I've never cared much about the opinions of others

[_Equality]

I have other things to consider before I post anything. Namely the opinions of my lawyer and my wife.

When someone tells me I CAN'T do something, it just makes me MORE determined to do it.

I'm simply saying, "There ARE expenses involved in getting the temple movies made, edited and online. If you wish to toss a few bucks my way to help defray those costs and to advertise the videos online, it would be appreciated."

We're not doing this for money (it's cost more than you might think.) We're not doing it for "another 15 minutes of fame" (I'm not sure when you think I got my first 15 minutes of fame but whatever.) We're doing it to educate people about Mormonism and hopefully get the word out about Mitten's temple oaths that we feel conflicts with a potential oath of office he could swear to uphold on January 20, 2013.

I never said I was posting a video that clearly showed Mitt Romney in it on the 23rd.

As for the Mitt Romney issue, we (I'm not working alone here) are still discussing that issue and have not reached a decision yet. Nortinski MAY have made promises that the rest of us are not willing/able to keep.

You'll just have to wait till September 23rd like everyone else to see what we decide with the Romney footage. It IS real and we DO have the finances to fight any asinine legal action taken against us.

Edited to add:

And here is another quote from Nortinski from July 6, 2012, in a thread titled "I'm baaaaaaaack (and boy have I been up to no good)" (remember that thread that the mods here sent down the memory hole?):

I would LOVE a lawsuit. THAT'S when the video will REALLY go viral. I have ZERO fear of what the cult can/will do to me. A man without fear can be a dangerous man indeed.

That was in response to Kishkumen, who warned about a possible lawsuit. Nortinski also said the following:

No way a lawsuit comes of this. At least I don't think so. That's the last thing the church and Romney would want to happen.

No, if this gets dealt with at all, it will be dealt with quietly.

Maybe that's what really happened here. Is it possible Mitt has paid the ransom to keep the video under wraps?
From the same thread on July 7, Nortinksi again insisted that he was not afraid of the legal consequences:

I have no fear of legal repurcussions. I am not in this alone and I have resources available if they are needed. However, those resources are not in my name so they can't be taken from me through the legal system.

Now he is hiding behind his lawyer as an excuse for not putting up the video he probably never had in the first place.

Today Nortinski says he never claimed he would post the Romney video on September 23. Here is what he said on July 6:

Let's say I had in my possession a video, made with a hidden camera, of the entire endowment session as performed in the Salt Lake Temple. And, let's say for arguments sake that I were to release said video on the 25th anniversary of the beginning of my mission (September 23, 2012.)

And let's say that the video had Mitt Romney in it, performing all the silly handshakes and wearing the gay Irish baker outfit. Let's say it showed the Mittster swearing to obey the law of consecration, complete with his promise to consecrate all of his time, talents and everything with which he has been blessed with, OR WILL BE BLESSED WITH, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.

And, rather than post the entire boring ceremony online, let's say it was cleverly edited and whittled down to a nice 5-7 minute video to just show the really good stuff, like the law of consecration, the silly handshakes, Satan answering the prayer of Adam, even though he prayed using the "true order of prayer", Satan saying, "You can buy anything in this world with money", and other such fun things.

And:

September 23rd. You can see the video then.

So whatever else we can say about Nortinski, we can say this: he is no better at maintaining a consistent position than Mitt Romney.

[_3sheets2thewind]

Hahahahahahaha a flip flopper just like Mitt.

[_3sheets2thewind]

So now that he chickened out are the more going to reopen the thread nort started?

[_Madison54]

Pussy.

Yes, I would indeed like to continue to have access to my wife's...and if I blatantly ignore the advice of an attorney that I pay, my wife will have hers sewn shut.

Classy.
How completely and utterly disrespectful of you to post something like this about your wife. Really?

Nortinski,
I am not a fan of what you were doing and your crassness and angry manner, but I have watched and wondered if you'd make good on all your promises and your big, dramatic announcements of having Mitt Romney on video in the temple.

You have really completely destroyed any amount of credibility you had by doing what you did. Why make so much over September 23rd being a very important day to you and announcing that you chose this day for a reason? Also when you started asking for money, you really looked bad (especially if you knew you weren't going to make good on your promise).

[_Drifting]

*sigh*

I never said I was posting a video that clearly showed Mitt Romney in it on the 23rd. The video I HAD planned for the 23rd was posted about a week earlier than expected. There is still more videos to come. I'm baffled as to how seeking donations to help cover my expenses smacks of Joseph Smith in any way whatsoever. I'm not claiming to be running the only true church on earth and you must pay 10% of your income or spend eternity in hell without your family. I'm simply saying, "There ARE expenses involved in getting the temple movies made, edited and online. If you wish to toss a few bucks my way to help defray those costs and to advertise the videos online, it would be appreciated." Any comparison to Joseph Smith would only be made by a moron or someone who knows nothing of the behavior of Joseph Smith.

As stated before, you can call me a fraud, a con artist or whatever you wish. I will follow the advice of my attorney whom I trust very much and I will continue to make my wife as happy as possible. If that results in a few complete strangers getting their panties in a bunch, I couldn't care less.

*yawn*

[_Infymus]

You have really completely destroyed any amount of credibility you had by doing what you did. Why make so much over September 23rd being a very important day to you and announcing that you chose this day for a reason? Also when you started asking for money, you really looked bad (especially if you knew you weren't going to make good on your promise).

This combined with his multiple personality disorder - he's got Reddit so ticked with him they're asking to ban all of his "NewName_____" accounts he has created. I hope that any cash he received (through any of his aliases) will be returned.

This is the reason the Ex communities distanced themselves from him before, this is good reason to continue to keep that distance. Dealing with Norton is like dealing with a hornets nest.