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Obama names Huntsman ambassador to China

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george | 2:21 a.m. May 19, 2009
re: Anonymous | 11:03 a.m. May 17, 2009
Let's just hope Huntsman is ambassador first, and a Mormon somewhere way down the line of priorities!

re: Anonymous | 6:33 p.m. May 17, 2009
To Arizona,
Keep your missionaries OUT of China! China has enough problems as it is without your cult preaching in there!


Easier said than done. Why? Because the mormon church teaches that ALL members are missionaries, it is a members responsibility to further teach and preach. This comes from the general authorities.

However, will Huntsman give a similiar "Kennedy" type-statement like what Romney did. Will Hunstman abandon the mormon teachings in order to become an ambassador?
Anonymous | 2:28 p.m. May 19, 2009
Huntsman is a competent leader and I like him. His only significant weakness is his religious affiliation, but he has shown that he won't let that influence him in a negative way.

Congratulations to the Huntsman family for receiving this wonderful opportunity! If I believed in god, my prayers would go with you.

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President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., center, to U.S. Ambassador to China in the Diplomatic Room at the White House Saturday in Washington. At right is Huntsman's wife Mary Kaye.

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