Just a quick reminder
I thought to remind you all of this, as it came up rather unexpectedly in conversation with my Republican neighbor a bit ago.
He's a retired linesman now working as a second shift jailer - I guess out of boredom. He's a staunch Republican, and a really big guy physically, like 6'3", 250 pounds. He might be in his late fifties; I sure wouldn't mess with him.
He is also an avowed atheist. I know, I'd never met a Republican atheist before, either. He's like Pat Boone without the Pat Boone, but includes a side of Ronald Reagan - extra conservative. He's a likeable enough fellow though, even if he can be somewhat gruff and quite often stubbornly opinionated.
Anyway, he did not realize that Romney was a Mormon - he had never really heard it mentioned before, though he's not exactly a political junkie, like me. However, and quite interestingly, he does consider the Morman religion to be a cult, and will gladly explain why, if you have six hours to spare. I must add that my neighbor also thinks "Curves" is a woman's clothing store, and Anderson Cooper 360 is a brand of fancy golf balls...
Anyway, I just assumed he was fully behind the Republican nominee, and was likely deaf as a post as to who this person might actually be, beyond their name. After I told him about Romney being a bishop in the Mormon church and some kind of bigwig to boot, he suddenly had to get back to sitting on his back deck. But as he walked away, I told him I wouldn't be voting for Romney (saying Obama's name tends to set him off) and he mumbled something about having to re-think things. Don't get excited - he'll still vote for the Mittster - my neighbor is about as exciting as the technical manual for a leaf blower...
Oh, almost forgot - since the media is, I don't know, being "polite" about Romney being a Mormon and all, I just want to remind you not only is Romney religious; he is a wild-eyed fanatic. He's a fundamentalist, evangelical, Taliban-wanna-be, true believer, through and through Mormon, right down to his magic underwear.
This lonesome fact threw a little monkey into my neighbor's wrench this morning - so I thought it might come in handy for some of you, too.
