Alex Massie Alex Massie

What an embarrassment!

Mitt’s Mightiest Fan, K-Lo, on the speech:

I think a non-talking-head American watching the speech might be embarrassed at the thought that any American might be asked to prove he’s qualified to be president despite his religion.

Really? What if the candidate were a Scientologist? Or a Jehovah’s Witness? Or, shudder, a Muslim? I think most Americans would demand to know more about that candidate’s religious views in those circumstances.

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