As the election campaign moves closer to November, President Obama and his media allies will be seeking subjects other than Mitt Romney’s business credentials to use against him. It is virtually certain one of those subjects will be Romney’s Mormon religion. To that end, the New York Times has devoted several articles to the subject, even as — once again — the president’s 20 year association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright remains largely below the radar.
“Just as Ronald Reagan deployed acting skills on the trail and Barack Obama relied on the language of community organizing, Mitt Romney bears the marks of the theology and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” writes Times columnist Jodi Kantor before noting that Mr. Romney declined to be interviewed for the piece. Kantor then proceeds to establish the idea that Romney is extremely dogmatic, attempting to emphasize criticisms that undoubtedly resonate with the Times’ liberal readers. “Mr. Romney’s penchant for rules mirrors that of his church, where he once excommunicated adulterers and sometimes discouraged mothers from working outside the home,” writes Kantor. “He may have many reasons for abhorring debt, wanting to limit federal power, promoting self-reliance and stressing the unique destiny of the United States, but those are all traditionally Mormon traits as well.”
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