This may not be near as good as DL’s writings from the padded room as found over at TMH Bacon Bits; but I think he’s still off ice fishing or something. My apologies; but somebody’s got to say it. That reminded me, I just started reading Neal Boortz’ new book, Somebody’s gotta say it. WARNING: This article is not Politically Correct!
http://tmhbaconbits.net/
Romney Family Tree Has Polygamy Branch
By JENNIFER DOBNER and GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writers
Saturday, February 24, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/02/24/politics/p101652S30.DTL
“While Mitt Romney condemns polygamy and its prior practice by his Mormon church, the Republican presidential candidate's great-grandfather had five wives and at least one of his great-great grandfathers had 12.”
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“Romney's father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, where Mormons fled in the 1800s to escape religious persecution and U.S. laws forbidding polygamy. He and his family did not return to the United States until 1912, more than two decades after the church issued "The Manifesto" banning polygamy.”
Slavery Ties Sharpton to Thurmond
Associated Press writer Paige Ivey in Columbia, S.C., contributed to this report.
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/slavery-ties-sharpton-to-thurmond/20070225140509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
“NEW YORK (Feb. 25) - Genealogists have revealed that the Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond - a discovery the civil rights activist on Sunday called "shocking."”
Virginia Apologizes for Role in SlaveryBy LARRY O'DELLAssociated Press Writer
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/APA/702250600
“RICHMOND, Va. Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.”
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“The resolution says government-sanctioned slavery "ranks as the most horrendous of all depredations of human rights and violations of our founding ideals in our nation's history, and the abolition of slavery was followed by systematic discrimination, enforced segregation, and other insidious institutions and practices toward Americans of African descent that were rooted in racism, racial bias, and racial misunderstanding."”
To set the record straight, a few facts would be important before continuing:
Mitt Romney is the only front runner male candidate running for the office of President who has only had one wife. Think about that for a moment and it may grow on you as just a little funny.
Al Sharpton was never a slave.
In the Virginia legislation there is not one member who ever owned a slave.
Having established those three important facts; why would Mitt Romney have to condemn the act of polygamy which he had no control over, why would Al Sharpton be upset that a family member long ago passed away was a slave as if it would mandate a change in his present life style and how is it possible for any group of people to apologize with any degree of sincerity for actions which transpired a hundred years before they were born?
I’ll start with Mitt Romney’s individual situation. Historically it can be shown that somewhere in Mitt’s family polygamy was practiced. Anyone who claims to be a Christian would also have to admit the same. What’s that you say?
The Bible recorded that Abraham was instructed to take an additional wife in order to bear children. Abraham followed the Lord’s command; it was not a matter of Abraham lusting after a foxy looking woman while married to Sarah, he was following an approved union which authorized more than one wife. The Book of Abraham, found in the Pearl of Great Price, gives additional insight into the fact that such practices were “ordained before the foundation of the world”. The Doctrine and Covenants, section 132 goes on to explain the ordinance of marriage for time and all eternity as being part of the New and Everlasting Covenant which permits a husband and wife to advance to the highest degree of glory in the Celestial Kingdom.
I ask again, why would Mitt Romney condemn something which the Lord has proclaimed as not only acceptable but has placed it among some of the most sacred ordinances available to mortals? I have my own answer, “Politically Correct”. It does not matter that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints no longer condones polygamy, that is also a matter of historical fact.
The 12th Article of Faith of the LDS Church proclaims:
“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.”
Any discussion regarding polygamy in the United States of America in the year 2007 sounds like a moot point if you ask me, unless you just want to talk about it philosophically. Personally, I thank Abraham for having been obedient and for following the Lord’s instructions, that I might become so fortunate as to become one of his seed through my baptism.
Hey Al, why are you so upset about some ancestor who had been a slave, one you never even bothered to look up as part of your responsibility, being a close family member and all? What difference would it make if, for the sake of argument, that long ago slave had been owned my Thomas Jefferson or any other well known slave holder? I find this amazing, or should I have sung, Amazing Grace?
What kind of explaining are you going to have to come up with to justify your helping to enslave thousands; make that millions of folks by yoking them with various social programs rather than letting them rely on their own resources and truly becoming free? Haven’t you ever heard about the lesson provided by a baby chic as it gains it freedom from within its shell? The chick gains that strength necessary to survive in the world by accomplishing the “break out” all on its own. If assistance is given or provided which helps that process, the chick is doomed and will never survive long enough to attain that which it should have.
Socialism is no less a form of slavery than placing chains on someone’s ankles and preventing them from achieving all the rights and freedoms afforded to citizens of the United States of America. By spoon feeding via socialist programs, the redistribution of wealth, giving that which was not earned to those who did not earn it, such actions reduce the chance for true freedom, essentially making them slaves forever because they never develop the necessary character, skills and integrity required to stand on their own.
Unfortunately, media pimps like Al Sharpton have no clue as to how much damage they inflict on their fellow citizens in the name of equality for all. What that boils down to is that all citizens will be equally yoked with socialism while at the same time each citizen will lose a certain portion of their God given rights. Way to go Al!
Last in that group of pure hype, for there really is nothing worthy as news unless you simply wish to divide the citizenry further apart rather than move into the present or even the future, why would the Virginia legislature feel good about apologizing for actions which they had no control over? This isn’t the same as the Japanese government acknowledging the atrocities which were carried out during WWII to some who are still living and might accept such an apology. It might be a little better than those who claim that the Holocaust either never happened or that those who suffered should just get on with life. Haven’t the folks in the Virginia legislature heard about Global Warming; just a lot of hot air, not to mention all the heat generated each time they pat themselves on the back for;. . . just what exactly did they do anyway?
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