I am writing to this several months after the election. I agree that I made some mistakes in my campaign. But if anybody were to ask me, I told them I was the Democrat. I will do it differently next time, I promise you this. But I still maintain that most people won’t even open the door if they think it is the Democrat knocking, and I *did* have the door slammed in my face more than once.

The only thing I wish… I you would have taken more opportunities to get to know me.

On Saturday, I was elected the chairman of the Iron county democrats. I don’t think there is *any* chance of me hiding now!

I found the above quote from Emily interesting. I received a mailer from her last week. On one side was a quote from Ronald Reagan. Nowhere on this flier was there any mention of her party affiliation. Would this qualify as “hiding from her own politics?” I think so. She’s lost my respect and my interest in her as a candidate.

Yo said “A large, clumsy, government making choices for us and taking care of us is exactly what we don’t need in our lives. Fortunatly most Mormons understand that and the Republican party is the obvious choice.”

I assume you are repeating the mantra that democrats are big gov’t tax and spend. Does that mean if it turned out the Bush adminstration oversaw the largest increase in the size of government since the new deal, that you would stop voting replublican?

Because that is the case.

And about tax and spend? Are you unaware that this adminstration has spent us into the ground?

As a conservative, it is expected that you will hold on to the past – yeah, past beliefs, and false ones.

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, the politics thing happens at church more than it should, even if it only happens a few times a year.

You are right about personal choice and responsibility, but I don’t think people make life decisions based on their political affiliations. They choose political affiliations based on their life experience.

The problem is illustrated in exactly what you sai d- “The Democratic Party is associated with far-left wing Hollywood liberals” – that’s a perception that we need to change, and the LDS Democrats and other “Democrats of Faith” unfortunately have the burden of changing the perception.

I am still hearing that the “left wing liberals” are the problem. I don’t need to remind anybody that there are plenty of Republicans who have made some interesting life choices. Ted Bundy was a Republican… but we don’t blame the republican party for his actions.

If church republicans cannot see the disaster of their choices with regards to politics by now, what on earth is a progressive blog like this attempting to do? Start a fight?

Anyway;

It is important for all of us — of all faiths — to recognize these four
Religious Truths:

1. Muslims do not recognize Jews as God’s chosen
people. (who does?)

2. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. (He was disguised as an anti capitalist commie)

3. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the
leader of the Christian world. (who would what with the ridiculous hat)?

4. Southern Baptists(Mormons?) do not recognize each other at Hooters. (remember avert your eyes, look to the left)

Now that ought to start a fight and we atheists can have SOME PEACE!!!!

Can you tell us how you *really* feel?

For the record, I’m not angry with the world or anybody else. I’m a pretty happy and well-grounded gal who does a LOT of deep thinking, contrary to what you might think. The fact that I’ve come to a different conclusion than you doesn’t mean I haven’t thought a lot about it.

For you, the teachings of the LDS church make the GOP the “obvious choice.” I get that, and I respect that. But I know lots of good LDS people who vehemently believe that the Democratic party is the obvious choice. So which is it? Is it possible that we could *both* be right? The whole point of my post was that Democrats should not be villified from the pulpit just because we’ve simply chosen a different political philosphy.

Really, I think you’re missing that point altogether… And so let me explain this to you one more time: When negative comments about Democrats or Liberals are preached over the pulpit, it is wrong. Most people don’t stop and think that there is any difference between a “Liberal Hollywood Type” and an LDS Democrat. We are always being throwin into the same big political pot, assuming that our politics must dictate a certain lifestyle that is incongruent with LDS teachings.  That’s the part that makes my blood boil.

The other problem is the assumption that all LDS membership is Republican. I have a dear friend who lives in a small Utah community. Last time she went to vote, the poll worker asked her if she knew that her political party was listed incorrectly on the records, and that they could “fix that right now.” My friend looked and saw that it said “Democrat” – she told the woman, “no — that is correct, I am a registered Democrat.” The woman told her that she assumed it was a mistake, and that there was no way this stake young women’s president could be a Democrat!

And thus, the struggle continues.

To sum it up, this post was written by a visitor to my blog:

I really appreciate your comments. I am very active in both the LDS Church and Republican Party leadership. However, I feel strongly that a two-party system is superior to a one-party system.

In a one-party system, the party no longer has to worry about whether its candidates embrace its platform principles. They take for granted that their candidate will win and they become less responsive to the electorate. Having a strong and viable Democratic party is not only in the best interest of Democrats, but also in the best interests of Republicans.

I, too, often hear comments from other members of my faith saying, “How can any good Mormon be a Democrat?”

As a Republican, I am still offended by such comments. The two parties embrace different philosophies of how to solve problems. But neither platform is incompatible with my religious principles.

You actually think OneUtah is a “liberal Mormon blog support groups.”?? You’re kidding, right? Now that’s ignorant. You may want to dig a little deeper and get a better understanding of where you are slinging your accusations. Take your head out of the sand and truly see why Mormon’s vote Republican; it’s because they are sheep, following their shepherd. They don’t need to think, feel, or know. It’s so easy and they never have to take the blame. I don’t get the feeling that Emily is angry; she is someone who has taken the time and energy to be informed and think for herself. Try it; you might learn something – for yourself.