This begs the obvious question of what could be more embarrassing that reading a George W. Bush tome.

Tommy, you used to be fun to read, even though you are always wrong, but lately, you have become increasingly bitter and angry sounding.  I can’t say I blame you, since your dreams of a liberal utopia are coming to an end, but lighten up!

ps, Team Edward all the way!!

“…even though you are always wrong…Team Edward all the way!!”

I didn’t know 13 year-old girls cared so much about politics.  Although the fact that you admit you like Twilight does explain a lot.

Romney likes to read?  I always figured his robot brain automatically downloads upgrades whenever he’s near a wireless router.

“I am for a women’s right to choose what she should do with her own….please wait…syncing with GOP….I believe we should abolish abortion.”

I’m not ashamed to admit it.  I’m a hopeless romantic and love any romantic story.  Luckily, I married my Edward.  Judge away!!

Mormonism and Scientology share important similarities. I’m suprised he would show shame over his affection… Almost as if he is willing to become what he imagines others want… Very strange.

I believe he’s reading “Fodor’s Guide to Traveling Cross Country with Your Dog.”

I have a feeling you know next to nothing about the Mormon religion.  But if you are interested, their website is http://lds.org/?lang=eng.  Enjoy educating yourself!

Yikes! Scary stuff… Much worse than I imagined. Spirits and planets and progression oh my! American religions are super fantastical romps through the emerging nonsense scapes born of desire and the mystery of darkness. Heres some money… Help me pass to the next level… Beep bop boop beep… May the spirits guide me… Boop beep… Beam me up!

I’m pretty sure you are confusing the mormons and the scientologists. Mitt’s only connection to scientology is that he named L.Ron’s Battlefield Earth as a favorite book. Did you read the article, greg? But as for a guess as to the name of that un-named book that Mitt is reading, the fun one? I’m guessing its Reverend Moon’s new auto-biography, which is being given away like hotcakes recently at all the Washington Times events.

I am confusing the two… Intentionally. Both are distinctly American in origin, both are devoted to a planetary cosmology populated by eternal spirits, both depend on a theology of spiritiual progression that is managed by the institutions of the faith, and both are the products of charasmatic leaders/ authors who self proclaimed unique access to eternal truths. That seems to be an incredible core syncronicity. The dissimilar details are ornamental.

You are obsessed with Rev Moon and hating Mormons.  Get a life.

Lol at you liking you own posts first.  What’s that King? you aren’t buckdown? get a grip dude. You need to develop multiple writing styles to match your multiple personalities.

Tommy, sorry to nitpick but you have used “begs the question” incorrectly.  The phrase is often employed to indicate that an answer suggests another, obvious question.  That is not the meaning.  Begging the question sometimes referred to as circular argument, means a premise is included in the conclusion. 

I demure – I think this is a really good follow up by Tommy on Teh Great Unusual Interview.

Really, Mic: do you EVER have fun that doesn’t involve the deliberate causing of pain of some sort to another person? I think you were born out of your natural time: the Spanish Inquisition would have been perfect. You should go to Wikipedia and check up on all the creative ways that both the Spanish Inquisitors and their enemies used to treat prisoners – I expect it would warm your heart. The fellow who assassinated William of Orange and got the 80 Years War really up and going, his captors pulled his skin free of his body and poured boiling animal fat down the insides of his skin – which was for STARTERS. Seriously, you’re just the sort who could really get lost in that sort of stuff.

Man, Tommy does a real service reminding us of the PAST selections of Mittens, and also offering an explanation about why Willard won’t weveal what he’s weading now – probably another one of those weirdo reli-sci-fi nutbar novels by L. Ron, like a revelatory signal from L.Ron to W. Mitt.

I would have felt a lot better is Romney had just said “American Psycho”. Instead, he says “just a fun thing” and chills my blood. Willard the Weirdo is starting to surface more and more.

Romney’s ABILITY to read is unquestioned: he had terrific marks at Harvard Law-Harvard MBA, not as good as Obama’s but still very impressive, top 75%ile on teh Law side, top 80%ile on the MBA side, close to if not actually top in the short-lived combined program Harvard used to have. You don’t get those marks with reading difficulties or lack of cleverness. 

It’s the CHOICE of what he reads bothers me.

I don’t think “shame” is what he was feeling; I’m thinking he’s been burned on this in the past, thus the “fun thing” dismissal. L. Ron or worse piffle, me thinks. Fun …

I have just the opposite feeling. Greg’s observation is appropriate and correct. There’s a lot of cross-similaritiers there. Birds of cults flocking together, etc. The whole convergence creeps me out, almost as much as wandering around Salt Lake City between flights in and out. That’s a seriously creepy town.

Phwew! That’s a relief – nothing crazy creepy about Moonie stuff, nope, nothing at all.

You are on this site with an agenda – Get another job.

I was HOPING maybe The Restaurant At The End of The Universe.

Does anyone else suspect Brett Baier asked this question because MIttens brought a book in case he got bored and Baier SAW what the book was? I’m thinking we’re going to find out pretty soon.

This begs the question as to whether the term “this begs the question” can be pigeon-holed in the way you suggest, with the corollary of whether this use of it by Tommy is clearly inappropriate, which no amount of anal ointment criticism on your part can make it.

IOW  my own view is that how Tommy used the phrase here begs the question about the ‘begs the question’ phrase.

On the other hand, there’s no doubt in my mind that you are, aspirationally, a picker of nits.

I have fun teasing republicans about reverend moon, yes.

I certainly do not hate Mormons. My goodness, I’m a quarter mile from a Mormon temple. I’m almost an honorary member. As for Mitt’s religion, what he believes, etc., it seems like the Obama rules permits all kind of wild speculation and accusations about a candidate’s religion. I mean Jerry Wright was talking about chickens coming home to roost for the white man, the Mormons talk about the actual destruction of NYC, Philly, and Albany, and in general the virtual destruction of America. Shouldn’t Mitt be required to disavow such things? Obama was certainly forced to disavow Wright’s stuff.

You’re right.  I have to lean to curb my nits

You are probably right, but it would also include just about every other religion. I mean even Madonna is dancing the cosmos in her Kabballa gear

It obviously wasn’t “Mad’s Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” Something I heartily recommend to all interviewees.

I’m sorry, did you break into Harvard’s files and look at Obama’s grades? You may be the only one in the country. Well done.

“In McCain’s interview, Bachmann said when the founding fathers talked about the qualifications to be President, “they didn’t talk about wealth, they didn’t talk about property ownership…”

Perhaps she missed that whole part about “only-white-males-who-own-property-can-vote” thing.

Is that you, valhalis? Are you available for a perm on tuesday?

He needs to do this in a cbs or abc interview…did he not learn from sarah palin and her gotcha questions..geez mittens, arguing with fox aint helpin you brother!

Republicans don’t like to discuss what they read, just ask Couric.  

We know he is not reading a science book.
lol

That is just strange but I guess a guy that wears “magic underwear” because he’s convinced it will get him into heaven probably has bigger problems than his literature choices. 

So, are you a cult defender, Michelle? The Moonies? Really?

MItt should have asked for fellow scientologist and Palin pal, Greta Van Susteran, to interview him.
Not surprising that Mittens would dig L-Ron’s lunacy. After all, Mormonism is just 19th century Scientology at its core.
Hail Greta! 
Hail Mitt! 
Hail Xenu!

I’m still wondering if someone can give me the Google earth coordinates for that Garden of Eden they tell us is located in Missouri.

It is rather funny that the GOP, the party that goes around trying to ‘out-Christian’ everyone, has such a cozy relations ship with Scientologists and Moonies.

you and your ‘Gotcha” questions!

What’s underneath the magic Mormon underwear?  - Exposed http://www.squidoo.com/mormon-church