As I look toward 2012, I realize that as a Romney guy I often feel like the kind of person who would have a party for Windows 7 . . . my candidate is very attractive, but safe as an Osmond.
But then I realized that if I become an Obama guy, I would be one of those people who buy Apple computers: vain, proud of a small market share, and desperate to look like I am young.
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I am not a Hilary (!) Clinton man, since that would make me a business desktop running Windows ME on the road always, because I have no real home, an antiquated operating system, with a sneaking suspicion that my time had passed.
And becoming a Palin guy is even worse, since then I would be a Blackberry guy managing fifteen things at once, but with no thought too complex for a Twitter feed or Facebook update.
But then I realized that becoming a Pawlenty guy would be like owning a beige desktop with a “jazzy” bumper sticker on the side of my CRT monitor: those whom history outran so the name died before the man.
And then I knew that if I became a Huckabee man, my problems would be even worse since I would be a Commodore 64 emulator on a Windows machine: just a guy trying to make old stuff run in a new environment.
So I guess I will stay a Romney man for now.
November 16th, 2009 | 1:12 pm | #1
Love to hear about “John Thune” guy, since he’s our next President.
November 16th, 2009 | 1:24 pm | #2
That’s great… But what about Jindal? Hopefully not something about customer support. :)
Romney fails one of my basic tests for presidential candidates I support. Any presidential candidate I support will have been pro-life longer than my ten-year-old daughter.
November 16th, 2009 | 1:25 pm | #3
Well my thoughts on Romney are that even though as a mormon he thinks he can become a god, he is still better than Obama who already thinks he is God.
November 16th, 2009 | 1:36 pm | #4
An Obama guy is really a Linux/Ubuntu guy: an expert on a thing which apparently makes him smart and makes everything free, except everything you actually want to do.
Everything you actually want to do costs money, and runs on a Mac.
(published my Master’s Thesis on a Mac in 1990, so I am old school).
November 16th, 2009 | 2:03 pm | #5
Frank,
Given my church, I should be typing this on a Commodore 64.
John Mark
November 16th, 2009 | 2:13 pm | #6
JMR:
You’re a Mennonite?
November 16th, 2009 | 2:22 pm | #7
Rich,
Any presidential candidate I support will have been pro-life longer than my ten-year-old daughter.
Awesome line, I may have to steal that one. I’ve always said there is something suspicious about a man who suddenly becomes a conservative at the age of 60 (and just in time for a Presidential primary).
I’ve never understood the appeal of Romney. Take away his good looks and money and he’s less than an empty suit. He has no core convictions that he’s not willing to change to get elected. And he will never, ever be President. Independent voters who have no love the GOP can’t find a reason to support him. (For what it’s worth, his Mormonism is the most appealing thing about him. Unlike his political views—which change with the polls—he seems to take those beliefs seriously.)
November 16th, 2009 | 2:24 pm | #8
“For what it’s worth, his Mormonism is the most appealing thing about him. Unlike his political views—which change with the polls—he seems to take those beliefs seriously”
And it’s never a good thing when the only appealing thing is the worst thing…
November 16th, 2009 | 3:20 pm | #9
JMR: “just a guy trying to make old stuff run in a new environment.”
And what’s wrong with preaching, applying, and living by the Bible, the Written Word of God, which is “old stuff” in this new environment?
;-)
Huckabee’s better than Romney. Not even close.
November 16th, 2009 | 3:35 pm | #10
Thanks, Joe. I’ve been using that line for a while but it was inspired by your writings on the subject back in ’07 on Evangelical Outpost. I’m trying to remember the specific post but you basically made the argument that the earliest he possibly converted was after being sworn in to the Governor’s office. My daughter was six at that point and very aware of the life inside a mother’s belly. Point being I wouldn’t call the use of it “stealing” if you inspired it. :)
I would add that I am ready and willing to believe him but before asking us to put him in the top position he should honor those he used to work against by proving himself in a lower office. That’s not an unreasonable request from us.
November 16th, 2009 | 4:02 pm | #11
Microsoft Works is obviously Catholic.
Or maybe Bill Gates is a Protestant who knows that Jesus works FOR us, and that’s why Microsoft doesn’t have to.
November 19th, 2009 | 7:31 am | #12
[...] And speaking of Romney, this is pretty funny. [...]
November 19th, 2009 | 11:15 am | #13
All the Mormons I’ve known have been very Christlike people. Always in the service of their fellow men and willing to sacrifice.
But the more important issue is whether or not Romney is qualified to be Presdient. Someone stated that he is an empty suit? Romney has a record of accomplishment and has actually been pro-life for nearly 10 years now. It was shortly after becoming governor that, when the actual bill came to his desk, that he wrote an op-ed stating his new position. By 2012, Romney will have been effectively pro-life for over 1o years.
November 19th, 2009 | 12:32 pm | #14
Competent Conservative,
Can someone who thinks Christ is a created being, the brother of Satan and the offspring of “heavenly parents” be a “Christlike” person?
November 19th, 2009 | 12:36 pm | #15
TeeHee. Love the OS comparisons. Very Clever John. I’ll stick with Windows 7, er, Romney too.
November 19th, 2009 | 1:34 pm | #16
Arthur Sido:
That question is a red herring of an argument, especially if you took the time to research the matter. You will find that these topics are easily covered by much research by people of all faiths, Christian or otherwise.
In any case, when does one’s religion qualify a person for the presidency.
p.s. I had a much longer response, but this post response is not the place for it… like I said, research the topic and you will find that it is not only those of the LDS faith that have these beliefs. (You just might find that the early Christians had these same beliefs.)
November 19th, 2009 | 5:46 pm | #17
Machtyn, I was not responding to the qualifications for Romney to be President. I was responding to the comment that mormons exhibit “Christlike” qualities and the points that I raised all demonstrate while someone who doesn’t know Christ can be a nice, sincere, kind person they cannot exhibit Christlikeness any more than a Muslim or a Hindu or an atheist can. As it happens, I know first hand what mormonism teaches.
November 20th, 2009 | 2:19 pm | #18
Would you define “first hand” for me? I sometimes find it hard to believe. If you want to know what the Mormons teach, why not just ask one? From what I understand and have studied, Mormon theology is a complex thing- something that news syndicates, talk shows, debates, youtube videos, and blog comments can’t cover. Summarizing it in a sarcastic tone doesn’t really help. Just look at the way the man lives his life, and you’ll get a good idea of the things his faith teaches- that’s true for many faiths. So “Christlike qualities” is not a comment on Mormon beliefs, but of the actions of Mormon people- doing this like Christ would do. So I know plenty of Christlike Muslims too.
November 20th, 2009 | 3:46 pm | #19
Sam,
Sure. By first hand I mean I was a member of the mormon church, went through the mormon temple in Washington, D.C. and know personally what mormonism teaches because I taught it as well. We have mormon missionaries in our home on a weekly basis and discuss mormonism and Christianity with them. Is that first hand enough?
For more details, see here:
http://thesidos.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-journey-out-of-mormonism-saved-by.html
November 22nd, 2009 | 3:24 pm | #20
Regardless of what you think of Romney, Huckabee is poison for the conservative movement!
November 23rd, 2009 | 4:19 am | #21
Trent Huckabee is poison for the conservative movement!
I agree. Because Huckabee is a real conservative, he contrasts starkly with the faux-conservative libertarian types. This causes people to sour on the libertarian-flavored nonsense, which threatens to ruin 30 years of fusionism.
Better to have a watered-down, lukewarm big-tent movement than a small core of real conservatism, right?
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