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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:04 PM Jul 2012

Wow. H2 is really tearing into the Mormons right now.

Joseph Smith was a con man long before he found those famous tablets, Mormons once owned brothels in Salt Lake City, and bankrolled Mafia-owned casinos in Vegas, among other things. It's even worse than I thought.

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Wow. H2 is really tearing into the Mormons right now. (Original Post) Brigid Jul 2012 OP

E. Thomas Perry. Banker to the "mob." Cerridwen Jul 2012 #1

I was a devout Mormon at one time. liberalmuse Jul 2012 #2

Mitt received the Prophet's permission in 2005 for his presidential run launched in 2006. braddy Jul 2012 #12

sorry for ignorance oldhippydude Jul 2012 #3

I'm with you. I had Hubert Humphrey in my mind but.... Brother Buzz Jul 2012 #4

It used to be called History Channel International. Brigid Jul 2012 #5

bingo oldhippydude Jul 2012 #8

Ah, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which my g-g-g-grandfather appears to have kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #11

know what you mean.. oldhippydude Jul 2012 #14

Hell, I'm probably related to every other Utah Mormon family group out there, lol. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #20

I knew Allreds as a child growing up in Salt Lake City in the 1960s. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #21

SLC was a great place in the 60's oldhippydude Jul 2012 #23

So you're a Kenyan born Muslim? Poiuyt Jul 2012 #24

I was in and out, but did they discuss the incident of September Dawn or the occasion? demosincebirth Jul 2012 #6

Yes, the talked about that too. Brigid Jul 2012 #7

I seen it when it first came out about a year and a half ago. Not bad. I guess because of the demosincebirth Jul 2012 #13

Yet every time you turn around... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #9

Endorsed by H2O Man. H2O Man Jul 2012 #10

K&R burrowowl Jul 2012 #15

What's the name of the show on H2? B Calm Jul 2012 #16

It's called "Ten Things You Didn't Know About." Brigid Jul 2012 #18

They still own large pieces of Las Vegas. Why do you think Harry Reid converted? Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #17

Mountain Meadow Massacre obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #19

any goddamn sexual pervert cult datasuspect Jul 2012 #22

Cerridwen

(13,260 posts)

1. E. Thomas Perry. Banker to the "mob."

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:06 PM

Jul 2012

Uh, the "Sicilian Mafia" rather than the "mormon mafia".

Welcome to Nevada and...Utah.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)

2. I was a devout Mormon at one time.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:07 PM

Jul 2012

And I agree. JFK and the Catholic church? That is NOTHING compared to what a Romney Presidency will be. He will report directly to the Mormon "prophet". And let's be real - the Mormon church is one of the most oppressive institutions there is against women and minorities. AND gays. The Mormon church stance on Homosexuality is that gay people are "sick".

braddy

(3,585 posts)

12. Mitt received the Prophet's permission in 2005 for his presidential run launched in 2006.

Reply to liberalmuse (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:14 PM

Jul 2012

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

3. sorry for ignorance

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:11 PM

Jul 2012

im not familiar with H2..

Brother Buzz

(36,483 posts)

4. I'm with you. I had Hubert Humphrey in my mind but....

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:20 PM

Jul 2012

He was H3 and he's kinda dead: Hubert Horatio Humphrey

Howard Hughes was into casinos but I have it on good authority he's dead, too.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

5. It used to be called History Channel International.

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:22 PM

Jul 2012

Now they are showing not only some of History Channel better older stuff, but are taking over some of History Channel's series like "The Universe" and "Ancient Aliens." They are also developing series of their own, like this one: "Ten Things You Didn't Know About." It's better than a constant diet of pawnbrokers and alligator hunters.

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

8. bingo

Reply to Brigid (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:52 PM

Jul 2012

thanks... i remember when the History Channel was worth watching.. the only Mormon thing i remember was a program on the Mountain Meadows massacre

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

11. Ah, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which my g-g-g-grandfather appears to have

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:08 PM

Jul 2012

been largely in charge of, at Brigham Young's behest.........

The granddaddy of all family black sheep, lol.

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

14. know what you mean..

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #11)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:03 AM

Jul 2012

my bloodlines flow through Rexburg Idaho... when you mention my family surname in southern Idaho, its not a question if we are related, it's which wife? seems like you cant go anywhere in the west without having someone pop up from polygamous roots..

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

20. Hell, I'm probably related to every other Utah Mormon family group out there, lol.

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:35 PM

Jul 2012

My assistant AND President Obama are both seventh cousins of mine via the Allreds.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

21. I knew Allreds as a child growing up in Salt Lake City in the 1960s.

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #20)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:38 PM

Jul 2012

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

23. SLC was a great place in the 60's

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #21)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:53 PM

Jul 2012

remember cruising state street.. and scoring dope at sugar house park

Poiuyt

(18,131 posts)

24. So you're a Kenyan born Muslim?

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #20)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:59 PM

Jul 2012

demosincebirth

(12,549 posts)

6. I was in and out, but did they discuss the incident of September Dawn or the occasion?

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:42 PM

Jul 2012

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

7. Yes, the talked about that too.

Reply to demosincebirth (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:51 PM

Jul 2012

Not too log ago, there was a movie made about it. I need to see that sometime.

demosincebirth

(12,549 posts)

13. I seen it when it first came out about a year and a half ago. Not bad. I guess because of the

Reply to Brigid (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:20 PM

Jul 2012

content of the movie and pressure from the Mormon church on Hollywood moguls, it only lasted less than a week.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

9. Yet every time you turn around...

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:01 PM

Jul 2012

they have some Biblical show on. But the Mormons are the crazy ones, because they are a minority. Sorry, but a show about Noah's ark is just as crazy. History Channel sucks anymore.

H2O Man

(73,645 posts)

10. Endorsed by H2O Man.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:01 PM

Jul 2012

Recommended.

burrowowl

(17,653 posts)

15. K&R

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:28 AM

Jul 2012

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

16. What's the name of the show on H2?

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:38 AM

Jul 2012

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

18. It's called "Ten Things You Didn't Know About."

Reply to B Calm (Reply #16)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 08:00 AM

Jul 2012

They also had episodes about Eleanor and FDR, Patton and Eisenhower, and Ben Franklin.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

17. They still own large pieces of Las Vegas. Why do you think Harry Reid converted?

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 07:23 AM

Jul 2012

There's 3 paths to political power here, You're born into money and you buy your way in, you're mobbed up, or you're Mormon. Harry was born poor and prosecuted the mobs.

obamanut2012

(26,164 posts)

19. Mountain Meadow Massacre

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 08:20 AM

Jul 2012

Which they still blame on Indians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_massacre

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)

22. any goddamn sexual pervert cult

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:38 PM

Jul 2012

is worth tearing into.

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