Ignorance and bigotry proudly displayed by RNC delegate

[highplainsdem]

You have to see the video with this Tampa Bay Times story:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article1248034.ece

At 1:03 in the video, you start hearing the voice of a woman later identified as Kansas delegate Vonda Wiedmer:

"You know, what I love about Romney. He's an American citizen, and this time I want an American citizen. He's a Christian, and this time I want a Christian. He's somebody that loves our military, and I want somebody that loves our military this time. I want somebody this time in the White House that I think cares about America and cares about me, and not somebody that I think is trying to hurt my country."

[bluestateguy]

1. The only thing she said that is true is that Romney is an American citizen.

I'll grant her that much

But everything else she said is false.

[Angry Dragon]

2. This woman is right on

Willard is the son of a Mexican born father
Mormons do not consider themselves Christians
The Romneys love the military so much that for 5 generations have not served in the military(no fighting during WWII)
Willard cares so much in America that he invests millions in other countries

[dimbear]

7. No offense. Some Mormons do, some do not. Most of the ones I know do consider

themselves Christian.

[Angry Dragon]

12. What does the church say??

I thought their main book was the Book of Mormon

[dimbear]

15. It is. Nevertheless they mostly consider themselves Christian. Others such as

evangelicals judge differently. Naturally the church itself says it is Christian, it is after all the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

I have no dog in the fight, but I lived many years in Salt Lake and know many Mormons.

[jillan]

3. And that my friends is the Republican base. The same people that thought Sarah Palin was fit to be

President.

[highplainsdem]

11. Yup. Quote from Wiedmer about Sarah Palin:

http://www.cbs19.tv/story/8947414/sarah-palin-takes-center-stage-at-the-rnc

This week's revelations about Palin's family life and public life aren't getting much traction here on the convention floor. In fact, they only seem to bolster support for the Republicans' first female vice presidential candidate.

"Think Sarah Palin's a pitbull. I think she can handle tough times, and I'm excited to turn her loose on Washington, D.C.," said Kansas Delegate Vonda Wiedmer.

[Arctic Dave]

4. A new, more viralant strain of Derp.

The host may have to be euthanized.

[JaneyVee]

5. People like that is the reason I wear Liberalism as a badge of honor.

[Tx4obama]

6. Oh yeah ...

" ... I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor. "

From The Debate episode, season seven of the West Wing
"The Debate" between Arnold Vinick and Matt Santos
Written by Lawrence O'Donnell

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Here's old Vonda in her teabagger outfit.

[MrSlayer]

9. I'm not going to say it.

But you are all thinking it.

[highplainsdem]

10. It wouldn't have anything to do with what boobs would say about taxes, would it?

[yardwork]

13. It looks to me like Vonda is not in great health. She's going to need Medicare and Social Security.

Just saying.

[gkhouston]

18. Vonda, you're backing the wrong dog if you think voting for Rmoney's gonna help

your taxes.

[JoePhilly]

14. "Vonda Wiedmer" ...?? That name doesn't sound American to me!!

[spanone]

16. you know you're a redneck when you're that fucking ignorant

you have to work hard to be that mis-informed

[steve2470]

17. Yo, Vonda, just in case you read the intertubes.....

"Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, in the state of Hawaii..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama

Anyone who knows about Wikipedia knows there's been a huge fight over this statement (probably) and yet it stands.

And, yes, Vonda, Hawai'i IS part of the United States of America:

"The Admission Act, formally An Act to Provide for the Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union (Pub.L. 86-3, enacted 1959-03-18) is a statute enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower which dissolved the Territory of Hawaii and established the State of Hawaii as the 50th state to be admitted into the Union. Hawaii remains the most recent state to join the United States."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Admission_Act

"Hawaii was admitted into the Union on August 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out below."

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/48C3.txt