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struggle4progress

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19. You need to polish your use of paralepsis. The proper approach is something like the following:

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 01:46 PM

Aug 2012

"Let's talk about the real reasons everyone should oppose Romney. We don't even want to mention his odd religious views or his magic underwear or his family's strange polygamist history in Mexico. We do intend to discuss his self-centeredness, his lack of empathy for ordinary people, the devastation he wrought as a corporate raider ..."

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Why is Mitt Romney's religion off limits [View all] bigdarryl Aug 2012 OP

No Idea, Sir: Most Evangelicals Believe Mormonism To Be a Satanic Cult The Magistrate Aug 2012 #1

Sir: I am an atheist and I think Mormonism is a Satanic Cult 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #4

Because... dennis4868 Aug 2012 #2

Because... kentuck Aug 2012 #3

it would look very mean on the part of the media NightWatcher Aug 2012 #5

Don't forget that the dems, also, have a Mormon who is quasi liberal and is the Senate Majority demosincebirth Aug 2012 #10

because he is a caucasian and beyond reproach.... spanone Aug 2012 #6

Why is any religion off limit? Odious justice Aug 2012 #7

I am starting to float this quote around Matt_in_STL Aug 2012 #8

I don't think Mormonism per se should be an issue, but Blue Meany Aug 2012 #9

It's Harry Reid's religion too YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #11

That was about Wright, not religion... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #12

But Obama is a muslin!!!1 Quantess Aug 2012 #13

Harry Reid is a Mormon too MrScorpio Aug 2012 #14

+1 Johonny Aug 2012 #18

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #15

there are plenty of stories about Romney's Mormonism Enrique Aug 2012 #16

Racism - Mormons mostly look like the media idealization from the 1950s of the American family karynnj Aug 2012 #17

You need to polish your use of paralepsis. The proper approach is something like the following: struggle4progress Aug 2012 #19