ClydeR
03-05-2012, 04:18 PM
This may be old to some of you, but it's news to me.
Is this part of his plan to make himself look more human? What could be more human than someone who, as a teenager, took one sip of alcohol and never tasted it again?
BOSTON – In a candid interview slated to be printed in People magazine early next month, presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered a rare glimpse into his life away from the spotlight, sharing anecdotes about his childhood and giving some examples of where he thought President Obama had done right.
A practicing Mormon, Romney reiterated his belief that he should not be a spokesman for his church when asked what misunderstanding he’d like to clear about his religion.
“That’s not my responsibility as a candidate, and the church could do a better job describing that than I,” said Romney. “But perhaps the greatest is that the real name is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We consider Jesus the son of God without parallel.”
Romney, who doesn’t drink — not even caffeinated beverages — or smoke explained to the magazine that “it’s a religious thing.
“I tasted beer and tried a cigarette once, as a wayward teenager, and never did it again,” said Romney.
While many were shocked to learn that Romney had once tasted alcohol, this is an admission Romney has made before.
More... (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/romney-talks-again-about-childhood-mischief-in-people-interview/)
Imagine the waves of guilt that washed over young Romney after succumbing to the temptation of spirits.
Is this part of his plan to make himself look more human? What could be more human than someone who, as a teenager, took one sip of alcohol and never tasted it again?
BOSTON – In a candid interview slated to be printed in People magazine early next month, presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered a rare glimpse into his life away from the spotlight, sharing anecdotes about his childhood and giving some examples of where he thought President Obama had done right.
A practicing Mormon, Romney reiterated his belief that he should not be a spokesman for his church when asked what misunderstanding he’d like to clear about his religion.
“That’s not my responsibility as a candidate, and the church could do a better job describing that than I,” said Romney. “But perhaps the greatest is that the real name is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We consider Jesus the son of God without parallel.”
Romney, who doesn’t drink — not even caffeinated beverages — or smoke explained to the magazine that “it’s a religious thing.
“I tasted beer and tried a cigarette once, as a wayward teenager, and never did it again,” said Romney.
While many were shocked to learn that Romney had once tasted alcohol, this is an admission Romney has made before.
More... (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/romney-talks-again-about-childhood-mischief-in-people-interview/)
Imagine the waves of guilt that washed over young Romney after succumbing to the temptation of spirits.