Have you see new Romney documentary on British Television / The Mormon Candidate?

BBC TV documentary on this week investigates the beliefs and business practices of Mitt Romney, and asks whether America is ready for a Mormon president.
Sweeney travels to Utah to visit stars of its expensive ad campaign 'I'm a Mormon', who tell him of their dedication to family and charity. He meets polygamists, the official Church has turned its back on, he talks to missionaries who recruit people around the world just like Mitt Romney in the sixties, finds ex-members, including Romney's cousin who claim they are cut off from their families, spied on by the FBI and accuse Mormonism of being a cult, He questions theses aspects with Holland a general authority.

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Permalink Reply by kentuckymudflap on March 30, 2012 at 8:15am

I like the part where Jeffrey Holland assures the interviewer he had read books, is educated and is not a dodo.

The not a dodo line should be added to every discussion that mentions him in the future.

Also interesting is that every time Holland was equivocating or lying he touched his scriptures on the desk.

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on March 31, 2012 at 9:39am

I have to admit to saying something dumb like that when I was on my mission. We were talking to two atheists and they irritated me with their knowledge and logic, so I said something like "I'm not stupid. I'm just as smart as you."

45 years later, I still sometimes think about that and once again become very embarrassed just thinking about my response.

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Permalink Reply by sallysunshine on March 31, 2012 at 8:51am

Thanks for posting about this watched it last night really enjoyed it.

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Permalink Reply by Dan on April 1, 2012 at 6:49am

Do you have a link to view the doumentary. I have not been ale to find one that will play.

Dan

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on April 1, 2012 at 8:36am

Here's what I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNHM7I1WJIk

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on April 1, 2012 at 8:42am

It looks like that video is 10 minutes of selected portions of the Documentary.

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on April 1, 2012 at 9:55am

I've now found a 6-part series on YouTube that appears to be the complete documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EVtPkafbcQ

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Permalink Reply by LauraElaine on July 10, 2012 at 10:06am

Im watching it now. I have been looking for the whole thing. Wonderful, thankyou Idaho spud. Laura from Pocatello.

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Permalink Reply by Phil on April 4, 2012 at 5:07pm

I put it on youtube, and Ithink several other people have too.

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Permalink Reply by Tall Man, Short Hair on April 1, 2012 at 11:09am

I just posted this elsewhere as well, but a number of us are responding to Holland's offer in the documentary to meet with ex-Mormons. We created a blog to ask that he set the time and place to meet with us: http://talkwithholland.blogspot.com/ Now, wouldn't that be an interesting event? It will be a grand opportunity for Holland to demonstrate he is not a Dodo.

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on April 1, 2012 at 12:11pm

As Dodo-like as he is, he just may fall into the trap. Let's hope.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Dubois on April 1, 2012 at 2:34pm

Just finished watching the documentary. Sweeney did a good job of covering the subject. He made a couple of mistakes, but not unlike mistakes make by others outside of the 'crutch.' The Boston temple is not a church and ward houses are not temples. Big deal!

Most revealing was Holland's discomfort when answering the hard questions put to him by Sweeney. But, of course, the bottom line was his employing the 'faith' card. Dodo comment notwithstanding, Holland is just as brainwashed as the other members. His challenge to meet with the nonmembers is empty and useless.

I don't think Romney has a snowball's chance in hades (I don't believe such a place exists) to win the election. I've never voted Democrat in my life, but this year I'm voting for Obama!