“Mitt Romney Style”—A Virtually Religion Free 2012 Contest?

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Joanna Brooks
October 29, 2012 3:23am

I recently beheld what I believe to be confirming evidence that the 2012 general election has delivered far less religion drama than many of us expected:

The CollegeHumor video “Mitt Romney Style,” a political parody of South Korean PSY’s global mega K-pop hit “Gangnam Style,” which is itself a send up of the lifestyles of Seoul’s rich and famous.

“Mitt Romney Style” features a Romney impersonator obnoxiously flaunting his wealth. There are horses, golf, and dinner parties—complete with jokes at the expense of the 47%.

But in what is perhaps the most fully realized parody of Mitt Romney this season there is not even a glimpse of Romney’s Mormonism. No gratuitous references to polygamous wives, the Book of Mormon, dancing missionaries, LDS garments. For heavens sakes, the Romney impersonator curses and smokes a cigar--the latter especially being a major no-no for Mormons.

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