I really have to work on my dissertation, and the “Romney thing” is become increasingly tepid and overdone in the ‘Nacle –
BUT – (this is way too good to pass up) – Romney just revealed his favorite novel, and suddenly I just might vote for him after all (okay, not really). Find out what it is below the fold:
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I know there are discussions going on elsewhere on the Bloggernacle, but I wanted to offer a few quick thoughts and solicit some comments.
1)I was only going to watch the first night’s programming for a few minutes and then go to bed, but I was really drawn in by the quality of this production.
2)Terryl Givens got a very large percentage of face time. He is one of the most articulate people I have ever seen, member or non-member. Wow, what a way with words! (Yes, I read his book, but he is even more impressive on-screen).
3)There was too much emphasis on the Mountain Meadows Massacre and polygamy, but I expected worse. They did a good job of putting the MMM in its historical context. And ending with Elder Oaks expressing regret was a good closing.
4)Overall, looking at the first night’s show, this is about the best we can expect from a documentary done by non-members. Even the evangelical Mouw was mostly sympathetic to us (yes, I know he is one of the few, and he has a history of being sympathetic, but still his comments were quite good).