Did you know Mitt Romney has ties to Mexico? His great-grandfather, Miles Park Romney, moved to Mexico in 1885 because he had multiple wives (as Mormon law then permitted) and wanted to escape the anti-polygamy laws in the United States. Romney's own grandfather, Gaskell, and his father, George, were actually born in Mexico to U.S. citizens. The family moved back the states when the civil war broke out in Mexico inn 1911. George Romney eventually became Governor of Michigan and the rest is political history.
Does this make them Mexican? Not really. Well, at least not according to Gov. Mitt Romney himself. Back in January, Gov. Romney told Fox News, "You know, I wish I could claim that I'm Hispanic and it would help me with the Latino community here in Florida and around the country, but my dad was born of American parents living in Mexico."
These days, Romney sure does seem to wish he really was Mexican though. Think I'm crazy? Well, listen in for yourself....
Mitt Romney seems to be doubling down on what started as a blatant pander to the Latino voters in the U.S. Except now, he's using his family's history as a punchline, instead of an advantage. By telling the super-wealthy voters in attendance at his expensive fundraiser that if he were Latino, he'd have "a better shot at winning this [2012 Presidential election]," he's essentially poking fun at the fact that he believes we would all vote for him based solely on ethnicity.
Romney seems to have a fair-weather relationship with his ties to Mexico. Though he joked about being Latino at this fundraiser, he has touted his history in the past--most notably using his son, Craig, who is fluent in Spanish, to talk about the GOP candidate's bi-cultural past in a Spanish-language campaign ad.
"He greatly values that we are a nation of immigrants," Craig Romney said in the ad. "My grandfather, George, was born in Mexico. For my family, the greatness of America is how we all respect each other and help one another."
Funny how one second his family's Mexican past is a plus, and the next it's a joke. What do you think about Mitt Romney's joke about being Mexican?
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Editor's Note: This entry has been updated to reflect that, while polygamy was permitted under Mormon Law when Miles Park Romney moved to Mexico, that is not the case today
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| Obama | Romney | |
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| Electoral Votes (270 to win) |
332 | 206 |
| Obama | Romney | |
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| Total | 65,899,660 | 60,932,152 |
| Percent | 51.1% | 47.2% |
| Democrats* | Republicans | |
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| Current Senate | 53 | 47 |
| Seats gained or lost | +2 | -2 |
| New Total | 55 | 45 |
| Democrats | Republicans | |
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| Seats won | 201 | 234 |
Also, I read somewhere, there is a branch of the Romney family still living in Chihuahua, Mexico, which of course, still have US nationality. Just recently I saw in the news here in Mexico (unrelated to US elections) about some people (mainly Mormons and Mennonites) in Chihuahua state publicly complaining about racketeering perpetrated by customs officials and, among the people speaking on the microphone, there was this man with a lastname Romney.
because you are running for President of the United States.
Joseph F. Smith — 1906 — President of the LDS Church. Smith was brought to trial on a charge of unlawful cohabitation with four women in addition to his lawful wife; he pleaded guilty and was fined $300, the maximum penalty then permitted under the law
George Q. Cannon — 1888 — an Apostle of the church and former non-voting delegate for the Utah Territory in the United States Congress, prior to passage of the Edmunds Act. Cannon surrendered himself to authorities and pleaded guilty at trial to a charges of unlawful cohabitation. As a result, Cannon served nearly six months in Utah's federal penitentiary.
Abraham H. Cannon — 1886 — a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the Church and son of Apostle George Q. Cannon. Cannon was convicted of unlawful cohabitation in 1886 and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, which he served in full. In 1889 he became an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
More info: the Edmunds Act of 1882 was instituted by the Federal Government to give "teeth" to the Morrill Act of 1862 by a) making it a Federal felony to engage in polygamy and b) even went so far as to define unlawful cohabitation as illegal, thus removing the requirement to prove a marriage did or did not exist.
What is interesting, is how many prominent Mormons GA's continued to break the law, including a two even AFTER the 1890 manifesto. This is proof that it is STILL CONSIDERED DOCTRINAL, otherwise, why couldn't it stop immediately in 1890?
Here's the list:
So Joey's way out was to declare that God told him to be with other women.
Yep, and the dog ate my homework too.
George was a straight shooter..... Mitt not only doesn't shoot straight, I don't think he is bothering to aim at all (even after shooting).
i cringe at the thought of the US foreign policy under that kind of blustering (and blundering) "leadership"......
see the following http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/polygamy
Please check your facts for accuracy, I understand that in politics anything goes when talking about someone running for office but anything doesn't go when talking about a religion.
For a period of about 75 years starting in the 1830s, some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practiced plural marriage. Mormons believe this was one of the rare instances where God has commanded polygamy.
http://www.pbs.org/mormons/peopleevents/e_polygamy.html