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Morning Briefing: April 24th, 2012

By Steve Deace

Ron Paul Makes His Move

Doug Wead is the evangelical outreach coordinator for the Ron Paul presidential campaign, and on his blog Monday he openly wrote about what folks like me have been reporting for months now — that Paul’s strategy all along was to use party rules to pick off caucus states at the convention level by placing their people as delegates. The rules allow this tactic, and the Paul people are simply exploiting those rules to their advantage as their entitled to do if they can pull it off. And it appears they have pulled it off in at least Iowa and Minnesota.

Newt Hints Delaware Could Be His Last Stand

To the squealing delight of the media that has been demanding Newt Gingrich drop out of the presidential race since last July, the former House Speaker is now saying he will re-evaluate his presence in the race if he has a poor showing in tonight’s Delaware winner-take-all primary.

Al Jazeera Takes on Mormonism

The well-known news source of the Muslim World takes a look at the theological and historical claims of Mormonism, and then analyzes what impact that could have on Mitt Romney’s chances to win the presidential election this fall. Considering the source, this is a fascinating read to get a through-the-looking-glass perspective.

  • Jill

    BBC Took on Mormonism FIRST!

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnrUWd_XLQI

  • Jill

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpW6LaS06L0

  • Jill

    Dr. James David Manning interviews former Mormon, Tricia Erickson, who reveals Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs.

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO9_3Cu8cEA

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  • Jill

    Sorry to have posted so many links. But this proves your point. And I believe this is only the beginning of the focus on Mormonism.  They haven’t even brought up the Meadows Mountain Massacre yet or the fact that it happened on 9-11 (of a different year of course).

    This will be the last video I will post!

    Conference on Mormonism and American Politics from Columbia University.

    Conference on Mormonism and American Politics (Part 1): Richard Lyman BushmanFriday,
    February 3rd, 2012 to Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 9am-5pm;
    9am-2pm
    
International Affairs Building, Room 1501
420 W 118th St.Columbia UniversityWith
    a Mormon candidate for the presidency and the unprecedented media
    attention given to Mormons recently, this conference takes a broad view
    of the history of Mormon participation in American political life, from
    Joseph Smith’s 1844 run for the presidency to the Reed Smoot trials of
    the early 20th century and to the rise of Ezra Taft Benson during the
    Eisenhower administration, which ushered in a new era of Mormon
    identification with the Republican Party.Speakers
    include Randall Balmer, Richard Bushman, Claudia Bushman, Joanna Brooks,
    Matthew Bowman,Sarah Barringer Gordon, Jan Shipps, Trevor Hill,
    Meredith LeSueur, David Campbell, Russel Arben Fox, Max Perry Mueller,
    Philip Barlow, and Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Religious Test, a
    documentary about American voters’ perceptions of Mormons, will also be
    screened.Moderated and organized by Randall Balmer and Jana Riess. Sponsored by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.Special thanks to Trevor Hill, director of The Religious Test.

    This is a 11 part video. Obviously I know I shouldn’t post the whole eleven parts here but for those who are interested they can search it out on YouTube.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3UNYwd9H5k

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