…and in the Church…should watch this entire video.
To sum up: Mitt Romney was secretly videotaped by an Iowa radio show host. The host then starts claiming Romney violated Church rules by at one time supporting abortion rights. Romney is visibly upset and gives some testy responses. Then, during a break, Romney gets into an incredible debate with the radio host that touches on Cleon Skousen, Mormon doctrine and many other interesting topics.
Could I please ask that nobody comment on this until they have watched the entire video, which is 20 minutes long? Some of the best bits are near the end. Thanks.
Some quick thoughts:
1)We get to see another side of Mitt in this video, the fired-up business leader debating the big issues.
2)Mitt is visibly upset that the host seems to be trying to peg him as “the Mormon candidate” as says several times he “not running as the Mormon candidate.”
3)Mitt points out several times that there are Church leaders who are pro-choice. His logic will be very reassuring to denizens of the Bloggernacle. He basically says that the Church allows people to have different views, including being pro-choice.
4)I doubt Cleon Skousen will ever get this much play in a media event ever again. Two of his books are mentioned!
5)Mitt’s campaign is promoting this video, but I am not convinced it is an overwhelmingly positive view of the candidate. It’s nice to see how knowledgeable and logical Mitt is on the issues, and it’s great to see him getting in the trenches to debate these issues, but I’m sure we’ll get people who react negatively to this video, perhaps even here on this blog!