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Fred on rivals, Guantanamo

Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:15 PM by Mark Murray

From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum
One day before Romney is set to deliver his faith speech, reporters pressed Thompson for an opinion on the speech. "Let's wait and see what he has to say without prejudging his comments," Thompson said after receiving an endorsement from the South Carolina Citizens for Life.
 
"I heard that he was going to make a speech outlining his views and the last couple of days, I heard where he made several statements what the speech will not be," Thompson continued in Columbia, SC. "But I'm not sure what it is going to be. So I'll let him make his statement as he needs to. If I have any comment about it, I'll make it after he makes his."
 
Reporters also asked Thompson about the allegations concerning Huckabee's parole of Wayne Dumond. While Thompson hesitated to make a firm comment, he did outline the difference between their two views on commuting the sentences of a large number of criminals. "You should not be thwarting the judgment of the court and a jury with regard to serious criminal offenders," he said. "When you have large numbers that are being set free, you have to wonder if that's the right thing to do. When I strictly look at it from a numbers standpoint in Arkansas, it certainly raises questions in my mind and it's something I'm looking at and might have something to say about it when I know more of the details."
 
Thompson also said people in Guantanamo should have habeas corpus rights because "they are not United States citizens." "The legislation that passed Congress and was enacted into law gives them the rights that are appropriate," he said. "But they do not have the same rights as United States citizens and they should not."

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The more I find out about Huck, the more I realize that he is not fit to be President.  I keep comming back to Romney as the only candidate I can fully support.  He is right on immigration and the economy.  I know that he had a problem with his lawn service, but how is that his fault.  He hired an American company, what is he suppose to do check all their employees?  I'm sure that we have all eaten at a restraunt that has had illegals working there.  I hope that the people in Iowa wake up and see that a vote for Huck is a vote for Rudy.  
I assume that you meant in the final paragraph-

"Thompson also said people in Guantanamo should [NOT] have habeas corpus rights....."

Seems that mostly Democrats only look at this site with a fine-tuned eye, since no one has provided this (rather important) edit.

Well, as a Democrat, shall I just say:

At least in the Democratic Party, no one cares (really) WHAT religion you adhere to. We took care of that issue 47 years ago. Read: JFK
With Lee Atwater dead, and Karl Rove retired, who is going to Hortonize Huckabee over this?
Fred's not running a serious campaign.  He's simply hedging his bets on who will nominate him as VP.
I wish I could say different, but I'm expecting Romney to do more of his songanddance routine, as he dances around any 'statement' he chooses to make about his 'faith.'

Romney is free to believe in little green martians flying by on a comet--Whatever he chooses to believe.

The issue with a lot of voters, including some LDS, is that Romney is Not being forthright in his claims. If he's gonna lay it out there, at LEAST be forthright regarding his 'God and Saviour.'

(LDSGod is "MAN" of flesh and bones as tangible as any man's, a god among many gods, with many wives bearing him many children to inhabit human bodies, and LDS are taught they too may become gods (eg Moses 6:57, 7:35, [LDS]Pearl of Great Price; Doctrine and Covenants 130:22; 132).

LDSChrist is "SPIRIT-BROTHER OF LUCIFER" and his name is "Ahman" (eg Moses 5:13, [LDS]Gospel Principles,revised 1979,ch3 and throughout LDS scriptures and teachings; Doctrine and Covenants 78:20,95:17).

Why is it so hard to be honest about it, instead of hiding behind the Bible/God and Christ of the Bible?

Count the times Romney refers to JFK and Reagan (or those Conservative/Christian groups he 'donated' $100s of $1,000s to just before his campaign--whom he'd Never supported before--NYTimes 03/11/07)!...

Looks like Romney would be ashamed to make a big televised deal out of donating just over $200--AND included the amount of CHANGE--in groceries to feed the hungry/homeless. Anybody here ever help out? That much groceries wouldn't go around the room. Where were the tv cameras while those $$Grand contributions were paid to "Conservative"/"Christian" groups who could show public support for his campaign?

There will be more Referrals to his church, their website and their books--for more prospective converts!--while Romney LIVES HIS RELIGION! and won't start to answer any unsolicitated questions, taking chances on being put on the spot with his vows of secrecy. If Romney candidly answers unsolicited questions that put him on the spot we can be Big Surprised!

Don't let him fool you about his religion not playing any role in his politics.

Will he explain any of the MANY POLITICAL scriptures, teachings, commands and oaths of LDS?

IF he claimed he would never distance himself from JIM JONES or DAVID KORESH and would do his best to live by Their teachings, voters would be concerned. More voters KNOW about Jones and/or Koresh. LDS make it a point that any member who starts learning their 'deep doctrine' and POLITICAL teachings are sworn to secrecy, on their lives. Voters Don't Know as much about LDS.

As Samuel Tayor, a LDS-Mormon writer claims, "[LDS] went to work busily on a new public image...They CONCOCTED A NEVER-NEVER LAND of Mormonism that PRESENTED a lovely, if UNREAL FACADE for the OUTSIDE world to admire and converts to embrace"(Denver Post, Special Reprint, Sunday Supplement, "Utah: Inside The Church State," Nov. 21-28, Dialogue, p.13).

As a Brigham Young University teacher put it, "The Mormons do intend to take over the world...There is no secret about that--it's in the writings of [founder] Joseph Smith right on down...ESTABLISHING A THEOCRACY" ("Saints Among Us," Rocky Mountain Magazine, Jan.Feb., 1980, pp.17-32).

I expect a show. that's all. probably throw in some "Un-American," "Religious Bigotry," "Intolerance," maybe some "Persecution," to keep up the martyr complex act. (the wound-tight name-calling is so unbecoming a presidential candidate, especially when his own beliefs are exactly those names he throws around)...

then on to the next act.
Thompson also said people in Guantanamo should have habeas corpus rights because "they are not United States citizens." "The legislation that passed Congress and was enacted into law gives them the rights that are appropriate," he said. "But they do not have the same rights as United States citizens and they should not."

HEY, Jowls... they're human beings aren't they????
USA Lets Get out of Debt.First Guantanamo Detaines have No Rights,thin World War two prisoners incamp,no habeas corpus
rights,Lets get them out of USA.We are already Indebt to Foreign countrys to the tune of, $30,000.00 For each USA Citizen Family. Something like $3trillion thats,$3000000000000.or$3thousand BILLIONS.so why not move Guantanmo detaines to Africa,Where its warm. Let them build there oun camp, with Nato Guard Detactment Of men,So they can work for Freedom. We have to pay for ours.That way they can help the black race,Our Buck is only worth 0.75c.allmost less then the Yen.    
Thank you much, hope you can use it. whats hyperlinked):?
Regarding habeus, I would suggest that every member of Congress and the Court read or re-read Franz Kafka's "The Trial".  The protagonist is arrested on page one and the entire remainder of the novel has him trying to find out what he is accused of, what evidence is being used to detain him, and who his accuser(s) are. Of course, this novel was written in pre-Hitler Germany so has no bearing on the situation of those being held in Guantanamo - much.


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