By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives February 24, 2012
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“The revelation adds a new dimension to Rubio’s already-nuanced religious history--and could complicate his political future at a time when many Republicans see him as the odds-on favorite for the 2012 vice presidential nod. Vice presidential candidates are traditionally chosen to provide ethnic and religious balance to a ticket. Mitt Romney’s Mormonism and Rubio’s Catholic faith would already mean the first two members of minority traditions on a Republican ticket in American history. Rubio’s Mormon roots could further complicate that calculation.” (Buzzfeed, Feb.23, 2012)Amid the internecine fighting of the Republican presidential candidates, Obama seems to be somersaulting past them on his way his way to re-election. Meanwhile, it seems that Mitt prefers Rand Paul over Marco Rubio. Rubio’s roots in Mormonism were likely no more real at age 8 than the bottle blonde roots of the Auntie Ruthie who led the family to LDS church services. Despite popularity polls Rubio has said he is not interested in being anybody’s vice president. Rand Paul has said he would be honoured to be Romney’s. But to some, Libertarian Ron Paul’s joining up on a tag team with Mormon Mitt Romney is a conversion that pales to Rubio’s Mormon “roots”. Just as politics makes strange, if not freakish bedfellows, long ago conversions of little boys are more important than Libertarianism jumping between the sheets with Mormonism. Meanwhile, if the Way Back Machine School of Thinking prevails in election campaigns, it will be someday be held against babies for allowing themselves to be baptized.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.