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December 14, 2007 4:32 PM

Romney: Don't Stop Believin'

By
Scott Conroy
Topics
Mitt Romney
(CBS)
From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

CARROLL, IOWA -- At the end of a town hall meeting, Mitt Romney told the crowd of about 100 that he would take one more question, and it turned out to be one that proved to be the most interesting of the event: "Are you going to put prayer back in school?"

"You know we ought to allow in ceremonies— graduation ceremonies and public events that we have— the ability to recognize the creator," Romney said.

"I'm not looking for us to have prayer in the classroom every day and to have teachers leading in prayers, but I don't think we should prohibit God from public places."

Religion has become one of the dominant topics swirling around the GOP race here, as Romney's Mormon faith has been an issue throughout the campaign, and the new frontrunner — Mike Huckabee — has made his own Baptist faith one of the cornerstones of his campaign.

Romney harkened back to the highly-publicized speech on religion he recently gave in College Station, Texas, when he said that nativity scenes and Menorahs ought to be kept in public places during the holiday season and that Americans should recognize that the United States was founded by men of deep-seated faith.

"The founders of this nation were fundamentally believing people," Romney said. "Oh they came from different faiths and different religions but they believed in a creator and they believed in the concept that if you do believe in a creator, you recognize that we're all equal and God loves us all."

After Romney thanked the small crowd and put down the microphone to shake some hands, Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" played over the PA system.

  • Scott Conroy

    Scott Conroy is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and a contributor for CBS News.

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by giantrobot2 December 15, 2007 1:22 AM EST
Mitt Romney is the Republican Howard Dean!!! Read all about it!

After the Iowa debate yesterday Mitt Romney stopped in Marion, Iowa to give a speech at Linn-Mar High School. He said the following:

%u201CAnd I%u2019m convinced the world will remember as well because you%u2019re going to do something which people don%u2019t expect, which is give me a victory,%u201D Romney said. %u201CAnd then I%u2019m going to New Hampshire where I%u2019m pretty solidly in the lead in New Hampshire, and I%u2019m gonna be in Nevada, and I%u2019m gonna win Nevada, and I%u2019m gonna be in Wyoming, and I%u2019ll win that one and Michigan. And we%u2019re gonna do pretty *** well%u2014that%u2019s at least what I plan."

.... Yahhh Hip Ha!!!

Everybody is reading all about this now. Mitt Romney is Howard Dean all over again. The media and the Democrats will now play this over and over and over and over.

This is what brought down Howard Dean and now is bringing down Mitt Romney. Republicans don''t need another Howard Dean.

.... Yahhh Hip Ha!!!
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by sleepdecay December 14, 2007 11:11 PM EST
Go Mitt!!
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by econprofssor December 14, 2007 8:08 PM EST
MITT ROMNEY IS SO AWESOME I CAN''T EVEN GET OVER IT . . . He''s like Huckabee, but with experience, success, intelligence, and a graduate education.
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