How to get a Mormon's brain to implode

[_Dr. Shades]

Folks, I just had an epiphany.

I just thought of something that would confuse (American) Mormons so badly that they, quite literally, wouldn't know what to think. They'd be so desperately unable to come up with an opinion that their brains would implode, sort of like the android in the original Star Trek series who, when Captain Kirk told it, "I'm lying, I always lie, and I'm telling a lie right now," couldn't process the logic and suffered a circuitry meltdown.

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What if Barak Obama chose Harry Reid to be his running mate?


Hah! How's that? If the Mitt Romney phenomenon has taught us anything, it's that Mormons will, like Pavlov's dogs, positively salivate at the prospect of a Mormon in one of the highest offices in the land. Even now there's palpable hope that John McCain will choose Mitt as his running-mate.

ON THE OTHER HAND:

If bcspace--and the truckloads of hate mail to the First Presidency--have taught us anything, it's that Mormons positively, vituperously hate an elected Mormon who represents the interests of the people who elected him rather than (gasp) the narrow-minded agendas of the ecclesiastical suits operating from Salt Lake City.

So, in brief, Mormons absolutely love the concept of a Mormon in the U.S. Presidency, but absolutely hate Harry Reid. So, if Harry Reid was chosen as Barak Obama's running mate, how on earth would they know what opinion to hold? Would they even be able to function at all? Or, would their brains simply implode?

[_moksha]

Simple. Blood is thicker than water and politics more compelling than religion.
That is why many Mormons show palpable hate toward Harry Reid. They are
Republicans first. Doubt many would admit it though.

This is probably true for other religions as well.

[_bcspace]

If bcspace--and the truckloads of hate mail to the First Presidency--have taught us anything, it's that Mormons positively, vituperously hate an elected Mormon who represents the interests of the people who elected him rather than (gasp) the narrow-minded agendas of the ecclesiastical suits operating from Salt Lake City.

It's more accurate to say that Mormons typically vote based on doctrine and therefore would not support a Reid candidacy.

So, in brief, Mormons absolutely love the concept of a Mormon in the U.S. Presidency, but absolutely hate Harry Reid. So, if Harry Reid was chosen as Barak Obama's running mate, how on earth would they know what opinion to hold? Would they even be able to function at all? Or, would their brains simply implode?

There are some unthinking idiots out there so Reid would get a very loud and very small minority of LDS to support him.

They are Republicans first. Doubt many would admit it though.

I freely admit that I never vote for a democrat and mostly republicans. However, I think it is more accurate to say that most LDS are conservatives instead of Republicans. Just because one votes Republican doesn't mean they are one.

[_Inconceivable]

Folks, I just had an epiphany.
What if Barak Obama chose Harry Reid to be his running mate?

I just got one too.

What if Oblama chose Reid and McCain chose Romney?

Freaking hilarious VP debates?

Reminds me of a funny spaghetti western spoof, Rhustler's Rhapsody. The bad guys realize they can't win because they are bad, so they hire a good guy (Patrick Wayne) to fight the good guy (Tom Beringer) that works for the good guys.

One of the funniest scenes is when the two good guys are arguing over who of them is the goodest good guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZeS1b4QSVk

[_bcspace]

What if Oblama chose Reid and McCain chose Romney?

Freaking hilarious VP debates?

Reid would have to do far more shifting to look LDS than Romney. Romney could kill him from the LDS perspective by mentioning Reid's vitriolic statements against those who support a constitutional marriage amendment on the same day Ballard was in D.C. offering LDS support for such an ammendment.

[_Dr. Shades]

Simple. Blood is thicker than water and politics more compelling than religion. That is why many Mormons show palpable hate toward Harry Reid. They are Republicans first.

You know, I never would have thought so, but you make a compelling case. You have the evidence on your side: Mormons are positively tripping over themselves at the thought of McCain choosing Romney as his running-mate, but you hear nary a peep out of them when it comes to Obama choosing Harry Reid. (Of course, that could be because Reid never ran for President so he's therefore off the Mormons' radar.)

I just got one too.

What if Oblama chose Reid and McCain chose Romney?

Hey, you're right! That would amp up their meltdown potential by a factor of 10!

On the other hand, perhaps Moksha's prediction would hold true and Mormons would just CTR (choose the Republican).

[_The Nehor]

I'd still cast a write in vote for Mr. Potatohead.

[_Pokatator]

I'd still cast a write in vote for Mr. Potatohead.

I'm not running for office, I'm running from Mormonism.

[_The Nehor]

I'd still cast a write in vote for Mr. Potatohead.

I'm not running for office, I'm running from Mormonism.

Fine, I'll vote He-Man in instead.

[_Pokatator]

Fine, I'll vote He-Man in instead.

You sound like a "confident heterosexual", no girly men?