Separation of Church and State - A very necessary quality in elected officials

[star-warrior]

... in the US is needed.

First we had Todd Akin on legitimate rape, now this idiot, Richard Mourdock, a potential candidate that Mitt Romney just recently endorsed.

[refujiunderground]

none of these guys are going to win anyway. the american public isn't as stupid as people think.

[gsdx]

Please tell me that is not a direct quote.

[star-warrior]

Please tell me that is not a direct quote.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...t-8224231.html

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...-god-intended/

[gsdx]

Unbelievable:

"The only exception I have to have an abortion is in that case of the life of the mother," Mourdock said. "I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something God intended to happen."

It's amazing that Christians feel they can rule their country using their religious beliefs and literature, yet condemn other countries for doing so.

[Seasoned]

These so called Christians are radicals who want state control over everyone except themselves. And what's wrong with our electorate?

[pat grimshaw]

Please tell me that is not a direct quote.

So I cant see a direct quote.

But we have to accept the fact that politicians lie ... and the fact that democracies have to please majorities over minorities

[star-warrior]

So I cant see a direct quote.

The video contains Romney's endorsement for the candiate Mourdock, and the two links given below it contains the relevant news stories from which the quotation is obtained. I'm sorry if I've not spoonfed you the direct quote since you've bothered to complain about their invisiblity in this thread... *cough* see graphic in op *cough*

[Telstra]

Please tell me that is not a direct quote.

sadly yes

[pat grimshaw]

Thank you SW.
I know people think I'm cynical but, as I say, I work on the principle that ALL politicians lie and unfortunately the USA has this silly system where they choose pollies as though they were movie stars or messiahs.

[nycguydowntown]

none of these guys are going to win anyway. the american public isn't as stupid as people think.

Hope you are right but I actually think they are stupid----if they aren't as stupid then why is a small dicked neo-con, a vulture capitalist elitist, tied in polls after the catastrophe (not my words, 3 historians words) we went thru in this country for 8 years just 3 and a half years ago---stupid is not remembering.

[pat grimshaw]

…we went thru in this country for 8 years just 3 and a half years ago--

You make yourself sound so passive. Your fellow-Americans voted Bush in and I didn't hear much protest from your fellow-Americans when he invaded that place in the Middle East

[tombastep]

You make yourself sound so passive. Your fellow-Americans voted Bush in and I didn't hear much protest from your fellow-Americans when he invaded that place in the Middle East

Really? Cause i did. But of course we all know you are talking out of your ass.

[pat grimshaw]

^
Well the Occupy Movement got loads of publicity over here and we copied it and we still have a Occupy Movement stall in the main street of our capital. But, like I said, I didn't hear much protest from your fellow-Americans when Bush invaded that place in the Middle East.

[tombastep]

I dont think i have to repeat myself even though i know you need to have your hand held in conversations

[PreTTy PeTe]

none of these guys are going to win anyway. the american public isn't as stupid as people think.

really the same country that elected the same twat into two terms and gave us shock and awe.

damn that was a milestone

[refujiunderground]

Hope you are right but I actually think they are stupid----if they aren't as stupid then why is a small dicked neo-con, a vulture capitalist elitist, tied in polls after the catastrophe (not my words, 3 historians words) we went thru in this country for 8 years just 3 and a half years ago---stupid is not remembering.

i think what's going on now which is why romney is steadily losing in the polls close to election is that he pretty much has nothing else to go by other than "i will fix the economy". it sounds nice but when you hear him explaining it along with other issues outside the economy, he just fumbles and falls which comes off as a huge lack of confidence. he knows that he can't back it up other than "i have a small business and i was the governor 10 years ago". he can say whatever he wants to, people brought it for a while after the first debate but now everyone is starting to go like "is he really going to fix the economy or is he saying that to get into office". he raised people's doubts. i think him flip flopping in those last two debates may have fucked him over.

i predict that obama is going to win the election. he'll narrow win the popular vote but win big in the electoral college. what the news isn't saying is that romney is actually losing in the swing states that he needs to win. at this point next week, romney will be on the losing end like how he was before the election.

[refujiunderground]

really the same country that elected the same twat into two terms and gave us shock and awe.

damn that was a milestone

wouldn't that mean that there's a good chance obama could be reelected? i remember how people was all yapping about how bush sucked, how he was a bad president and the iraq war and how they were going to vote for john kerry. when it came down to poll day, bush won simply because people felt more confident with bush running the country. kerry sold a good plan but they felt like he was completely clueless. this is going to be a repeat of that. as much shit as people are saying about obama being a bad president, they're probably going to vote for him on november 6th because i don't think many people are confident with romney as a president.

they might think he's confident in bringing back the economy but as far as being a president and running the country, no.

this website is a good indicator of what's going on.

http://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/...#battlegrounds

looking @ this. how is romney going to win with the swing states looking like this? 7 swing states for obama and 2 for romney at this point. virginia on the verge of being obama's. romney is going to lose.

[gsdx]

I often wonder what it would be like if there were more than 2 parties trying to get the job.

[Kulindahr]

I often wonder what it would be like if there were more than 2 parties trying to get the job.

The Two spend a few billion every four years to make sure we don't get to find out.