Post by Eλευθερί on Feb 3, 2019 18:08:23 GMT
Allegedly. (I haven't seen the original 2007 article.)
bompolitic.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/robert-redford-knows-all-about-mormons-and-mitt-romney/
www.deseretnews.com/article/695231780/Redford-shows-little-class-with-LDS-comment.html
Redford's first wife was from a Mormon family. And one of the cofounders of the forerunner of the Sundance Film Festival was his wife's cousin Sterling Van Wagenen, a Mormon.
(Apparently, Mormon men are not required to serve on missions. In 2007, according to Wikipedia article, only about 1/3 of all 19yo Mormon men served on missions, although for those from families active in the church, the figure was over 80%.)
Mr. Redford may be staying out of the presidential race, but he makes some highly provocative comments about Republican Mitt Romney, based on his many years among the Mormons of Utah.
“They are very adept at not being fazed and speaking fluently and gracefully. Why? Because every single male who’s a Mormon goes on a mission for two years when they’re 19 or 20,” he says. “They learn how to deflect blows and stay on message. No wonder Utah is the place that all these Republican senators go. It’s perfect. So when you see Mitt Romney, he’s already been practicing how to deflect blows and stay on message. But it’s plastic.”
“They are very adept at not being fazed and speaking fluently and gracefully. Why? Because every single male who’s a Mormon goes on a mission for two years when they’re 19 or 20,” he says. “They learn how to deflect blows and stay on message. No wonder Utah is the place that all these Republican senators go. It’s perfect. So when you see Mitt Romney, he’s already been practicing how to deflect blows and stay on message. But it’s plastic.”
bompolitic.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/robert-redford-knows-all-about-mormons-and-mitt-romney/
www.deseretnews.com/article/695231780/Redford-shows-little-class-with-LDS-comment.html
Redford's first wife was from a Mormon family. And one of the cofounders of the forerunner of the Sundance Film Festival was his wife's cousin Sterling Van Wagenen, a Mormon.
(Apparently, Mormon men are not required to serve on missions. In 2007, according to Wikipedia article, only about 1/3 of all 19yo Mormon men served on missions, although for those from families active in the church, the figure was over 80%.)
