From Deseret News archives:
At last Mitt tackles top LDS issues
Somehow my religion has become the issue of my campaign. One Washington Post poll showed that people would vote for a woman and a black but not a Mormon.
So Gladys Knight just missed.
Ba-da-boom.
A Harvard professor called me the "most qualified" of all the candidates have I mentioned in the last five minutes that I saved the Salt Lake Olympics? but noted that my faith could prevent me from moving into the Oval Office. So I have called this press conference to address this issue. I am thankful for this opportunity, and I know that I'll get more out of this than you will. I'll take questions now.
No. 1. Why is this press conference starting 10 minutes late?
It was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. MST Mormon Standard Time. MST is about 10 minutes later than the rest of the world. Most BYU football fans, for instance, have never heard "The Star Spangled Banner."
No. 2. Can you discuss the widespread rumor that Mormon men are subjected to horrible violence and unspeakable ugliness regularly in the Mormon culture?
No. 3. If you win, will there be a Second Lady and Third Lady in the White House?
Listen, the only thing Mormons know about polygamy is what they learn on "Big Love" and the 10 o'clock news. We marry one partner of the opposite sex and have 3.5 kids and that's pretty much it.
No. 4. What about this Warren Jeffs guy we keep hearing about?
Warren Jeffs has about as much chance to become the president of the Mormon church as a Mormon has to become president of the United oh, wait; never mind.
No 5. Do Mormons have horns?
Yes, and they use them frequently in the traffic jams that form outside of general conference biannually. No, in all seriousness, we drop our horns at puberty.
No. 6. Do Mormons still drive wagons on the roads?
Please, that's the Amish gig! We do like vans and Suburbans, though aka the Mormon Cadillac.
No. 7. Is it difficult being a Mormon?
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