Was the olympic "save" by romney a setup?

[_Mercury]

Who decided who would take over the Olympics? And who had input into that decision?

Without that information, this theory is dead in the water.

True. Let me clarify that im fishing here and have no evidence to back it up.

[_quaker]

Romney probably had plans or intentions to run for the office of president since he was in high school.

Actually, rereading this it makes sense. If Romney associates with a lot of Church members and those members recognize his abilities, it would make sense for them to ask him to do the olympic thing. Infact, if they knew he was gunning for president, it would make sense to offer him the opportunity (if he had the qualifications). Was it President Hinckley's imposing 90 year old frame that made them make the decision so that a Mormon could be President 10 years down the road? Doubt it.

I think Mercury assumes that it is a superbad shady conspiracy. After reading his other posts I am confident that a shady conspiracy is implied. I doubt that is true. But I am quite sure that Romney being LDS and having lots of contacts in Utah, as well as his professional background, helped him get the job. I am sure he did it partly for publicity.

I think it's somewhere in between the conspiracy theory you're probably proposing and the idea that Romney and his friends were clueless that this would be good publicity down the road. The truth of their intentions is probably somewhere in the middle. I don't think the Church had any involvement or influence. But I think people who are members of the Church probably had influence.

But if you want to give Hinckley + co. credit for conspiring all the positive events that will help make Romney president, I think that is hilarious. Maybe they are conspiring to have armageddon occur in a couple years too.

[_Bryan Inks]

He knew that he was going to run for the presidency ten years ago, probably knew he was going to most of his life.

He did? He share this secret with you? Let me see, 10 years ago he had held no political office, I do not think he had run for the senate, the Olympic deal was not in the works on his radar screen.

Regardless, in interviews, he talked about his presidential and political goals as being a major driving force throughout his life, but his father's advice to not persue them until he was financially stable was the cause for the delay.

a setup to give Romney public face time and credibility within the hermetically sealed environment of Utah politics and power brokers?

Well let me see......NO.

So, you don't actually have anything to say but wanted to make certain that we all knew it? Why not give a reason for your disbelief?

Was his involement directly related to his presidential run and if so what role did the Mormon elite play in this happening?

Well let me see again........NO and......None.

Evidence? You're as bad as that nutjob in the White House.

That settles that. Any more conspiracy theories today you need to get off your chest?

Since you seem to be in the debunking mood today, wanna take a crack at the Bilderbergers, 911, UFOs, Moon Landing, Illuminati, Forced Eugenics and our current path towards fascism in America?

[_Jason Bourne]

He knew that he was going to run for the presidency ten years ago, probably knew he was going to most of his life.

He did? He share this secret with you? Let me see, 10 years ago he had held no political office, I do not think he had run for the senate, the Olympic deal was not in the works on his radar screen.

Romney ran against Kennedy for the Senate in 1994.

Mercury 1, Jason 0.

Hardly.

[_Jason Bourne]

Romney probably had plans or intentions to run for the office of president since he was in high school.

He did? You know this exactly how?

Actually, rereading this it makes sense. If Romney associates with a lot of Church members and those members recognize his abilities, it would make sense for them to ask him to do the olympic thing. Infact, if they knew he was gunning for president, it would make sense to offer him the opportunity (if he had the qualifications). Was it President Hinckley's imposing 90 year old frame that made them make the decision so that a Mormon could be President 10 years down the road? Doubt it.

There is no question that there was nothing to do with any presidential run and the Olympics. There was a scandal, big problems and they needed a talented person to solve the issue. Romney had the talent and it made sense for him to be asked. Now he may have felt that the public exposure, should he succeed would benefit political aspirations and that may have included president. So what?

I think Mercury assumes that it is a superbad shady conspiracy. After reading his other posts I am confident that a shady conspiracy is implied. I doubt that is true. But I am quite sure that Romney being LDS and having lots of contacts in Utah, as well as his professional background, helped him get the job. I am sure he did it partly for publicity.

Probably. And yes publicity was probably a motivator. No conspiracy or plans by LDS leaders. I doubt they had anything to do with choosing Romney.
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[_Trevor]

Probably. And yes publicity was probably a motivator. No conspiracy or plans by LDS leaders. I doubt they had anything to do with choosing Romney.

I would be very surprised if the LDS Church had absolutely nothing to do with Romney's Olympic rescue.

[_Mercury]

Heh...sure Jason. When I say Mormon leadership I mean official and unofficial leaders, IE the Mormon elite. This means the power brokers, thsi does not necessarily mean the official leadership. Mormon elitism extends to those who are rich and powerful, not just the official leaders.

And I did score the point. You were wrong about his political history.