What Whoopie and Anne actually said: Mormons CAN serve in the

Anne's version: a young man's mandatory mission for the LDS church when he graduates high school (girls stay home and prepare for marriage) is service to the country too, equal to the ones that bring other mothers' sonshome in body bags. 

Given all Romney's war noise (he has hard-ons for powerful Russia, China, and Iran--no W-style schoolyard bullying of a little Iraq for him), the likelihood that he would be sending young men to war while his 5 sons stay home safe and rich SHOULD be discussed. A lot.

"Ann Romney corrected Whoopi Goldberg about military service and the Mormon faith after being pressed by “The View” co-host during Thursday’s show.

“As first lady, if you get the job, it’s going to entail a lot of things, and one of those things is going to be talking to the mothers whose children are coming home in bags, you know, from wars,” Goldberg said. “Now, I believe that your religion doesn’t allow you to go fight?”

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“No, that’s not correct,” said Romney, wife of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, also a Mormon. “We have many, many members of our faith that are serving in armed services.”

“Okay, um,” Goldberg said. “I say that because when I read about your husband, what I had read — and maybe you can correct this — is that the reason that he didn’t serve in Vietnam was because it was against the religion. That’s what I read.”

“No, that’s not correct,” Romney answered. “He was serving his mission and you know my five sons have also served missions. None served in the military. But I do have one son that feels that he’s giving back to his country in a significant way, where he is now a doctor and he is taking care of veterans. We find different ways of serving. My five boys and my husband did serve missions, but did not serve in the military.”

Goldberg then continued to press Romney.

“So when you’re facing these mothers whose children have not come back, how will you explain to them that your sons haven’t gone? Or will you talk about the missions that they’ve gone on?” Goldberg asked.

“I would say it’s probably the hardest thing that a president and a first lady probably do is to comfort those that have lost a loved one and have gone in harms way,” she said. “I have seen my husband when he was governor of Massachusetts and I went with him. I didn’t go to every funeral, but he went to every funeral of a returning veteran and it was the hardest thing that Mitt had to do. It is an amazing country. We have the most extraordinary fighting men and women. Of course it’s hard and I don’t think any of us can understand that sacrifices that are being made by families.”

I believe that one, or she wouldn't have the nerve to claim her sons also served.

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