ANN'S Most Telling Statement: "You know, we find different ways of serving"

[kpete]

DIFFERENT THEN THESE GUYS?





Well, get a load of this one:

The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday said that her husband and sons had not joined the U.S. military but had found “different ways of serving” by going on religious missions in France, England, Australia and Chile as part of their obligation to the Mormon church.

...

“He was serving his mission, and my five sons have also served missions. None served in the military, but I do have one son that feels that he’s giving back to his country in a significant way where he is now a doctor and he is taking care of veterans.”

“So, you know, we find different ways of serving,” she added. “And my husband and my five boys did serve missions, did not serve in the military.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/18/ann-romney-mormon-missions-and-u-s-military-are-different-ways-of-serving/

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. ......ourselves"

What a selfish bunch of hypocrites.

[johnbslc]

30. Personal experience with this

I'm a non-mormon who lives in Utah. I'm also a Vietnam Veteran. I remember during the war when all the slimy mormon kids got to avoid the draft because the draft board was made up of mormons. All us "gentiles" as they call us, went to serve our country while the little mormon boys got to go hide on their missions. I am totally disgusted by anyone who did this. It's almost treasonous. And I know a lot of Vets and parents of dead soldiers who were really pissed off by it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. Thanks for sharing that. I understand your anger, and

Welcome to DU!

[lpbk2713]

2. They were serving a cult

She should be ashamed for even suggesting there is any comparison.
Proof that they live in a separate parallel universe.

[City Lights]

3. The Romney Clan is more offensive than the Bush Clan.

The nerve that woman has!

[Lucinda]

4. Fulfilling a church requirement is not the same as serving your country

Though you can be of service to your community through your church.

This woman really is out of touch...

[forestpath]

5. She means different ways of being SELF serving. I despise this woman.

[madmax]

9. Come sit by me.

My bp spikes 10 points and that's before she opens her mouth.
Welcome to DU

[forestpath]

20. Thank you! The thought of her as first lady makes my blood run cold!

[B Calm]

6. Running off to the French Riviera is not serving!

What cracked me up was she said they all came back as men, lol. .

[Donkees]

7. Mitt's Agenda:

[jsr]

8. While Mitt was in France

[JackN415]

10. Why complain? she said different serving - so different outcome is expected (not come back in bags)

[exboyfil]

11. At the end of the day Romney

stood at Stanford with a sign defending the privilege of the upper class. While he was a vocal supporter of the war, the counter-protest sign was in support of the change in DoD policy extending draft deferments on test scores and not limiting the number to particular institutions.

So his one example of protesting is to ensure that he extended a benefit to himself. The individuals in the initial protest which prompted Romney to the counter-protest were jeopardizing their own deferments and essentially protesting against their best interests (for those who were students at Stanford).

How anyone in the military can vote for this man is entirely beyond me.

[porphyrian]

12. If you're important enough, she has her staff serve you cookies! n/t

[Happyhippychick]

13. So says the snooty sorority girl with 10 servants.

[closeupready]

32. That is EXACTLY what she is.

On the money.

[randr]

14. The one time I can remember Mormons serving a military duty

they were killing American soldiers sent to enforce laws protecting children from polygamists.

[amuse bouche]

15. Whoopi

did a good thing asking the question but damn it brought out the vile bigots on Twitter yesterday

The old fashion racial hatred was front and center. They went after her like the vicious pigs they are

[sinkingfeeling]

16. And I call them all 'chicken hawks'.

[68 Rex]

39. "Cowards" is more succinct

[John2]

17. This is personal.

I'm a military veteran and was of Draft age during the Vietnam War. I am Black and our family was on government assistance. In, high school I watched guys ahead of me get Drafted, to go to Vietnam. We had to register for the Draft. And every day, we would watch the news with the names of those who died in Vietnam. A lot of my friends died and some in my family. Their names are on that Wall. Romney don't understand that. The survivors are part of that 47%. Everybody didn't have well to do parents like Senator McCain. Everybody weren't POWs like Senator McCain either. Those are the unforgotten heroes.

I also remember another Black male who didn't get the privilege mitt romney got because of his religion. That guy, was the Heavy weight Champion of the World. So there was a double standard. Cassius Clay went to jail and he objected to the the War. Mitt Romney is the opposite. He was for the War, even protested against those who protested against it. So he was excused because of his religion. As a veteran who had friends and family died in Vietnam, I cannot respect Mitt Romney as Commander-in-Chief. As far as their excuse for President Obama, He was only a kid at the time. So that excuse don't fly with me.

[crazylikafox]

18. +1000

[kpete]

19. thank you

for your comments.
You say SO much with your words.

peace for all of us,
kp

[librechik]

24. thank you John2 and welcome to DU

stick around!

[Johonny]

25. +1

[TBF]

36. Welcome to DU.

[midnight]

21. K&R

[GeorgeGist]

22. Serving whom, kpete?

[librechik]

23. yes--when you serve your country, you are not also serving God. They are separate.

Therefore, when you serve God on a mission, you are not also serving your country.

Nope, Ann, God and Country are not interchangeable. Not under the Constitution. And that was done for a reason, not to annoy people like you.

In the US of A, that is how the system is supposed to work. These people want to change all that forever.

The recent Texas high school cheerleader case is an early example of how they plan to sweep the nation with this Christianist BS.

Citizen's United made that decision possible apparently. If we don't get rid of that stuff ASAP we are done.

[begin_within]

26. Jenna Bush had the same excuse.

[IdaBriggs]

27. She's right, though. Some of us do it by paying taxes.

Maybe she and her husband could show us they do it that way, too?

[renate]

35. ding ding ding ding ding!

Good answer!

[barnabas63]

28. Her statements should really piss off a lot of people......"missions" - oh please!

How many votes did Ann lose for Mitt yesterday?? Plenty of people from families of those serving in the military.

[marlakay]

29. I don't put walking door to door forcing your religion on people

The same as protecting my country!

They come to my rural house at least 2 or 3 times a year even though we asked to be taken off their list. Last time a few months ago I was outside it my pool when they walked up and asked if I needed help.

I told them I was atheist and thought their church was a cult. I have never said that before just hoping they will give up.

[hfojvt]

31. How times have changed

It used to be that anti-war types like, say William Jefferson Clinton, might have agreed with such a sentiment, but I guess when you can use flag draped coffins for political purposes, then it time for every liberal to say hoo-rah.

My own way to serve, after all, was to rent a car and drive to the anti-war protest in Lawrence. Who knows, if a few thousand of my neighbors had chosen to serve in the same way, there might be a lot less flag draped coffns. (Not to mention this http://www.iraqbodycount.org/analysis/numbers/2011/)

[renate]

34. why couldn't they have done both military service and Mormon proselytizing?

Some Mormons did go to Vietnam. Presumably the Romney boys weren't actually prevented by their Mormonism from serving in the military, right? They chose not to, which is fine, so just admit it, Ann. "We find different ways of serving" is stupid and insulting.

[Hamlette]

37. I wouldn't have a problem if the "mission" was to help people like alternate service in VISTA

a friend of mine found his way to my state, Utah, to help migrant farmers in VISTA. It was his alternate service as a CO.

Many people think of missions as going to poor nations and helping build schools etc. Luckily most people have had Mormon missionaries knock on their doors so know what a Mormon mission is. Here's hoping they are as irritated as I am when they come calling.

BTW, atheist usually does work with Mormon missionaries. They look at you kind of stunned. And go away. Do not try it with 7th Day Adventists however. They see it as a challenge and don't go away.

[jsr]

38. Mitt Romney demonstrates in favor of Vietnam War draft for the 47%