Mormon Bloggers Response to The Election Thread

[lilwriter85]

I'm making this thread to discuss Mormon bloggers responses to the election. I'm going to start with well known Mormon mommy blogger Stephanie "NieNie" Nielson's response. ETA: Everyone please feel free to add the responses of Mormon bloggers that you follow.

nieniedialogues.com/

 

 

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Mitt,

You are loved. Thank you for the good and honest fight.

You would have been the most exceptional president our country could have right now.

Thank you for upholding and standing up for standards and the sacred things in life.

 

You are still the man.

 

Love you,

Stephanie

 

I have to also say that I'm happy about gay marriage passing in two states. Anti-gay Mormons are probably pissed about that.

[MyName]

I have to also say that I'm happy about gay marriage passing in two states. Anti-gay Mormons are probably pissed about that.

I can't bear to read the mo blogs yet. :roll:

Really, it passed in two states? Sweet. Civil rights takes another inch forward.

[DistantStar]

I think they're still counting in Washington, as it's an all-mail-in state (makes it really easy for people like my grandma, who TOTALLY voted for it). That'd make three. Three! By popular vote! Take that, bigots!

[lilwriter85]

I'm hoping it goes through in Washington. The thought of the Mormons who were involved in Prop 8 being butt-hurt by Maryland and Maine makes me happy. As for the Niester's response to Romney's loss the part about standards and sacred things in life shows that she will always be a bigot.

[Emme]

my mormon friend is THRILLED! She's an obama supporter and pro-gay marriage... so she's had a great day!! She messaged me gleefully when she found a facebook group called "mormons for marriage equality"

[lilwriter85]

This Mormon blogger Jenny posted today. She is also the mother of that asshole Mormon missionary that was discussed a few months back.

bjdentonfamily.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-day-after.html

I haven't waxed political here in quite some time.

In fact, I can't even remember the last time I addressed politics on my blog.

It's time. I want to remember how this election affected me and my family.

First, my kids. Let me tell you, it's not easy being a Mormon kid. Comedians, pundits, politicians, friends, and teachers occasionally will take punches at our religion, and my kids don't understand why we teach them tolerance and acceptance when they are not tolerated or accepted for their beliefs--why they hear inaccurate and sometimes cruel statements that are far from the truth coming from friends or off the TV screen.

Yet I wonder if this is how Catholic kids felt when John F. Kennedy was running for president. Suddenly, all was possible for them. If a Mormon could run for president, then it must be more than okay for them to be who they know they are.

I know they wanted Mitt Romney to be president soley based on his religion. They're kids, and they latched onto that one commonality with gusto, and who can blame them for lacking any understanding of the economy, national debt, or international affairs at their young ages?

All of my kids sat around and watched the election returns last night. Micah had been studying the electoral college with his third grade class, and he knew how many electoral votes were at stake for each state so he was our resident expert, spouting off 55 for California and 29 for New York. Lily kept asking about the tally in Florida and why it kept fluctuating from Obama to Romney and finally landing on Obama. Even Hyrum, at five years old, was aware of what the numbers and colors on the screen meant. I hope that this election will teach them how important it is to care who runs our country and to understand the issues and people in contention.

Second, Brad. Brad was always the voice of reason around here--the cynic and skeptic. The one with his feet on solid ground, not swayed by debates or polls or pundits.

As for me, I must admit to getting caught back on the political roller coaster over the last two months. For the record, I was never a die-hard Mitt fan. I have deep respect for him as a man--a man who stands up for his God and his religious beliefs with fervor, never shrinking from answering the tough questions posed to him about his religion. I can learn from that. His political views, however, bounced from one thing to the next for most of the campaign, but after the first debate, I finally felt like he came to a sound philosophy for where he wanted to take our country. He is a businessman with experience that I felt could help lift our country out of the economic hole in which we're languishing.

The bottom line for me was this: I had hope that Mitt would be able to take our country in a different direction from where it is headed now. Away from the out-of-control debt and spending. Away from insane levels of unemployment and underemployment. Away from standardized healthcare and higher taxes. Would he have been able to reach across the aisle and create his dream for our country? We will never know, but I was willing to give him a chance.

Now I face a future of standardized healthcare, higher taxes for my family, plus a national debt and government spending that will burden not only me and my children but my grandchildren as well. I see a future of a weakened view of the United States as a world leader, and what that means I'm sure we will find out. I predict a new generation of young people that feel even more entitled than the current generation--and that scares me for our future. If everyone feels entitled to handouts and free lunches, how am I supposed to teach my children the value of hard work and the satisfaction that comes from it?

Admittedly, I was quite depressed last night. What does all of this mean for me? for my children and grandchildren? for our country? for the world? No one knows. But one thing I know for sure . . .

[libmomj]

I saw this bumper sticker on the highway last Saturday: It was on a pick-up truck driven by a middle-aged white man. Granted, I was in a blue area of a traditionally blue state, but it still made me smile.

[TXDuck]

Honest? How, when was Romney honest? I'll spot you delusional. But that isn't the same as honest. As far issues sacred to life, that's partly why he lost. These issues have been settled in mainstream America for decades now. Concede defeat, extremists, and move on.

[lilwriter85]

Honest? How, when was Romney honest? I'll spot you delusional. But that isn't the same as honest. As far issues sacred to life, that's partly why he lost. These issues have been settled in mainstream America for decades now. Concede defeat, extremists, and move on.

I was thinking the same things too. But with NieNie and some of the other Mormon mommy bloggers they view Mittens as someone who can do no wrong. The fact that NieNie liked Mitt so much made me laugh at times because Mitt would have looked down NieNie if they he knew the whole story about what happened with her family finances afterr the plane crash she and her hubby were in.

[Emme]

I saw this bumper sticker on the highway last Saturday: It was on a pick-up truck driven by a middle-aged white man. Granted, I was in a blue area of a traditionally blue state, but it still made me smile.

my mormon friend has one of those! She was scared someone would yell at her at church, but she's a brave lady and she rocked that sticker!

[snarktastic]

Now I face a future of standardized healthcare, higher taxes for my family, plus a national debt and government spending that will burden not only me and my children but my grandchildren as well.

Oh no! She's having a basic healthcare safetynet forced on her!

[BlackHawk]

I saw this bumper sticker on the highway last Saturday: It was on a pick-up truck driven by a middle-aged white man. Granted, I was in a blue area of a traditionally blue state, but it still made me smile.

I have one of those (I'm RLDS, not LDS)! It was given to me by a couple Elders from the local LDS ward. And I live in a decidedly RED state (NBC basically called my state the min our polls closed.... it's that easy). Kinda makes you wonder...

[shesinsane]

Now I face a future of standardized healthcare, higher taxes for my family, plus a national debt and government spending that will burden not only me and my children but my grandchildren as well. I see a future of a weakened view of the United States as a world leader, and what that means I'm sure we will find out. I predict a new generation of young people that feel even more entitled than the current generation--and that scares me for our future. If everyone feels entitled to handouts and free lunches, how am I supposed to teach my children the value of hard work and the satisfaction that comes from it?

You homeskool your children and don't allow them friends outside the family, duh. ;) Easier to control their minds when you control all sources of information.

[Conuly]

Talking about entitlement, but she feels her kids are entitled to feel that the USA is the best and the top of the heap, just because?

[Witsec7]

I have one of those (I'm RLDS, not LDS)! It was given to me by a couple Elders from the local LDS ward. And I live in a decidedly RED state (NBC basically called my state the min our polls closed.... it's that easy). Kinda makes you wonder...

My area has a large Mormon population and I saw bunches of these on the roads locally. It was heartening.

[doggie]

Romney would not talk about his faith really so that's really false c

[ADoyle90815]

My youngest step sister is Mormon, and she was excited about voting for Obama, especially as this was her first Presidential election now that she's 18. She didn't have one of those bumper stickers, but she did volunteer with the campaign.

[ElphabaGalinda]

Oh no! She's having a basic healthcare safetynet forced on her!

I'm sure she wouldn't refuse that free basic healthcare once she gets it. They all take advantage of the things they claim to hate, and figure out a way to make it sound Godly. Let's hope her grandchildren some day become liberals.

[Beeks]

Nie is so weird. That sounds like a teenage love letter - bet she'd trade in Mr Nielson in a second.

I was actually sort Of surprised Nie didn't do more blog mentions of mitt in the run up to the election though.

[mystikchick17]

Nie is so weird. That sounds like a teenage love letter - bet she'd trade in Mr Nielson in a second.

I was actually sort Of surprised Nie didn't do more blog mentions of mitt in the run up to the election though.

Nie's been all over Romney for years (nieniedialogues . blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html)

Her sister, CJane, wrote a really lovely, well-thought out post. It's one of her best:

To My Children About the 2012 Election

Dear Children,

I tried to explain voting to you yesterday as we waited in the Rite Aid parking lot for Dad to buy some Advil (he's croaky and sore-throated). We counted all the people wearing red circle stickers declaring "I Voted" and we talked about how we vote for leaders of our country. Anson, I think you understood because of a recent viewing of Spy Kids wherein the spy kids help the President of the United States. Ever, you were concerned about stealing Squishy's sucker the bank teller gave us (you had already enjoyed your own) and Squishy, you were concerned because Ever was successful.

Dad had left us in the car because I was too tired to bring everyone in for a shopping trip so we waited in the parking lot. It was cold, I think Dad was worried about us because he left the car running. A couple minutes later, as we watched other sick people going in and out of Rite Aid--some coughing, some sneezing, some with red circular stickers on their sweaters and some without--I became worried about all the emissions our car was putting out into the air and I shut off the car. Moments later the sun came out and warmed us up through the windows.

You know--or you will know, when you study history--this election was important to us as Mormons. It was the first time we've been able to vote for a Mormon for the President of the United States. Gov. Romney didn't talk much about being a Mormon on the campaign trail, but there was a lot of discussion elsewhere, about who we are, what we represent, what is in our hearts. I've never been more proud, actually, to call myself a Mormon than this past year 2012.

But it was hard. We're not used to being in the limelight as a people. So there were some growing pains. Growing pains are those aches you get when you lie down at night in your bed--the stretchy ones in your legs and arms. That's sorta what it felt to be a Mormon this year, for me, stretched and stretched.

In that stretching I learned to pray and study, to think and to contemplate. I listened to my heart and my hopes. It seemed the more I asked to learn about the issues surrounding this election the more I was given by the way of articles, conversations, Book of Mormon passages and solid observations. And I thought a lot about you and your future, I thought about me--what feels good to my spirit.

I found that I worry about those emissions in the air. I worry about all those people coming and going out of Rite Aid--are they getting the care they need? I worry about teaching you, my children, about equality. (Ever, you had your sucker, it wasn't ok for you to steal Squishy's just because you're older!) I worry about people who have less than us, children who come from other countries where they are unsafe and I worry about parents who need help raising their families. I want to give my taxes to programs, places and people who need genuine help. I want to raise you, my children, in a clean environment (that's why we've been walking so much lately to the places we usually drive).

And after I assessed all these things in my heart. And after researching other subjects like women's rights and economic growth, I felt peace in my mind about which party addressed these needs in the same way I would address them. I do think all parties want to solve our pressing problems, there is a lot of good to see in our hopeful leaders. I voted with a clear conscience yesterday when I went to the booth.

On election night, after we put you to bed, I watched the totals come in downstairs in the den. I was nervous. I pulled and tugged at my hair until there was a nest of rejected hairs on the carpet below. In the end, I felt like a winner. The party I voted for won, and the religion I love--and I hope you'll love--won as well. We came through the "Mormon Moment" unscathed, for the most part. Gov. Romney was so genuine and sweet in his concession speech. I thought it was in his concession speech he best represented all of us Mormons (although, I am certain that wasn't his intention, he was just being himself).

Now one more thing, the one virtue I cherish most about the gospel is agency. The power to choose and act is the greatest power we have been given by God. When you are 18 you will have the ability to choose for yourself as a member of the United States. I only hope you'll spend the time and energy studying out the issues at hand, and act with your conscious. We may disagree, we may agree, it won't matter to me, as long as you see yourself intellectually independent from me and Dad. I hope I'll have the humility to accept that as well. I'll start praying today.

Mostly children, I hope you'll accept my invitation to explore the absolute pleasure of arriving at peace in your own heart about issues that speak to you and platforms that create a passion inside. Like I did in 2012.

Loves,

Mom

As a prominent Mormon blogger, that takes some serious guts. I wonder how much of her post was directed at the family who is undoubtedly judging her for voting for the liberal socialist commie.

[lilwriter85]

I give C.Jane credit she has been directing certain things at her family for awhile and she was revealed more about the Clark family wealth. I loved it when she said either twitter or on the blog that she was annoyed with the constant focus on Ann Romney when it came to parenting. She said something like, "fathers matter too.

[lilwriter85]

Heather from Paralyzed With Joy posted about the election awhile ago.

paralyzedwithjoy.blogspot.com/2012/11/election-wrap-up.html

So the election is finally over and the ballots have been tallied. President Barack Obama will serve a second term as president. Now that the election's over I'll tell you that I voted for Mitt Romney. My reasoning definitely wasn't because we belong to the same religion, but because I think he was more fit for the job. I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and I had high hopes for him, but I don't feel like he was as successful as I was hoping he would be and I was left disappointed. That's why I decided to vote for Mitt Romney this time around. I just had more confidence in Mitt Romney's ability to turn things around as far as the economy is concerned than I do in President Obama.

I have a few thoughts about the election… I think that race and religion had a lot more to do with this election than they should've. It's crazy to vote for someone because of the color of someone's skin or the religion that they practice. That shouldn't have anything to do with whether or not they would be a good leader. What matters is if they are a good, honest man. I can't help but wonder if a lot of people did or didn't vote for Obama because of his race, or if they did or didn't vote for Romney because of his religion. According to NPR, 93% of African-American people voted for Obama. Wow! I knew that the percentage of black voters that voted for Obama would be high, but I didn't think it would be that high!

I know I said that I voted for Romney, but it wasn't because of his religion. It was because of my belief that he would do a better job at president than Obama would. I wonder if the outcome of the election would've been any different if Obama were white or if Romney were Lutheran or Methodist (and if they both still had the exact same record/policies/beliefs). Of course there's no way to know, but it's interesting to speculate about.

When I was a kid I liked to read choose your own adventure books. Do you remember those? They are the kind of books where the story stops at a fork in the road and if you want scenario A to happen you turn to a certain page and if you want scenario B to happen you turn to a different page. Wouldn't it be interesting if life were a choose your own adventure book and we could read it one way to see how the story (a.k.a. the next four years) would go with Obama as president, or how things would go with Romney as president? That way we could read about both scenarios, compare them and then decide which scenario was more favorable in the end. Of course life isn't a choose your own adventure book, but it sure would be interesting if it were!

So what will the state of our country be in four more years? I sincerely hope that things have turned the corner and started to get a little better, but I have serious doubts. I have my sneaking suspicions that the government will continue getting worse just as a sign of the times. I hope that's not the case, but I'm mentally preparing myself for that. Regardless of who is president, compromise is key, and I think both Republicans and Democrats need to do a much better job of compromising and not being so rigid and unyielding so that they can come together for the good of the country.

I think deep down Heather knows that some people didn't vote for Mitt because of his religion. She won't admit it though. Heather has been a bit weird on her blog, she only recently started talking more about being Mormon. I wondered if Heather would ever comment on the Romney's 47% comment since she might be in that group.

[Witsec7]

Has ThatWife had anything to say on the subject?

[lilwriter85]

Nope ThatWife hasn't said anything yet.

[Jajajajulie]

I have to also say that I'm happy about gay marriage passing in two states. Anti-gay Mormons are probably pissed about that.

I'm very happy it passed in my birth-state, Maine. My old school friends and my family were posting the happy news and celebrating last night. One of my old friends from school and her fiancee can finally marry now. They've been fighting for this for years. So happy for them!