Thursday, January 5, 2012

Mitt Romney (Immigration and Racism)

Quick Internet Search on Immigration

ap Mitt Romney jt 110923 wblog Romney Immigration Plan: New Rules for Businesses, Wishful Thinking

  • He wants to make is so that illegal immigrants are unable to work in the US.
  • Article says bad idea
    • I don't agree with the article
      • The current policies making it difficult for illegal immigrants to work are having an incredible affect.
  • 70% percent of illegal immigrants have 
    • lived her for 10 years are more
    • have families with US citizens 
    • roots in community
  • bunch of quotes
  • doesn't support "amnesty"
Quick Internet Search on Romney and Racist

  • Racism - a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
  • Article claims that he is a racist because the Church to which he belong is racist.
    • As a member of the Church myself and actively studied its doctrine for over 40 year, I can declare without equivocation that this is false.
      • Moses 1:39 - Everyone is a child of God.  He loves them and seeks to have them return to live with him.  There are not exceptions.
  • Not a good article
    • Says that Brigham Young introduced the ideal that blacks are decedents of Cain.
      • Wrong, this is taught in the Pearl of Great Price, a revelation received by Joseph Smith, not Brigham Young
      • This is part of the Old Testament
    • Says the revelation on the priesthood came because of pressure from the Carter administration
      • Wrong.  I remember the time.  It was actually a lull in political pressure.  I don't remember any discussion of the policy by the press or the Church.
    • Says that Romney is racist because he refers to the Uncle Remiss story of the tar baby.
      • How he gets from 'tar baby' to racist is beyond me.
    • Says Romney is "anti-American and anti-Christian"
      • I don't see anything that would support this in his article.  Again, not a good article
  • some points that could be valid
    • missing Latinos and blacks from staff
  • another bad Romney article
    • simply attacks Romney character 
    • not much substance or thought
  • Does talk about the Republican policy of demonizing different groups for political advantage.
    • Sadly, I would have to agree with that.
  • Not a good article
  • The quotes of Romney are good.
  • The letters from Donald Jessee are excellent
  • Make assumptions that are incorrect
    • that denying blacks the priesthood was racially motivated
      • I was a missionary back than.  We were never taught we were 'better than them' or anything else that was racial in intent.
    • that Romney was evading the question with the answer he gave.
      • first this is basically a "when did you stop beating your wife question"
      • He did answer the question.
        • "there's no discrimination in the eyes of God"
          • i.e. the denial of priesthood was not racially motivated.
        • "I could not have been more pleased than to see the change that occurred."
          • i.e. I am not a racist.  I was very happy to see the priesthood extended to the blacks.