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Here comes "The Speech"

The AP reports that Mitt Romney is going to the long awaited speech addressing mormonism...

The decision, made after months of debate at his Boston headquarters over whether to make a public address about his religion, comes as the former Massachusetts governor's bid is threatened in Iowa by underdog Mike Huckabee, a one-time Southern Baptist minister who has rallied influential Christian conservatives to erase Romney's months-long lead and turn the race into a dead-heat.

Romney will deliver a speech called "Faith in America" at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, on Thursday.

"This speech is an opportunity for Governor Romney to share his views on religious liberty, the grand tradition religious tolerance has played in the progress of our nation and how the governor's own faith would inform his presidency if he were elected," Kevin Madden, a campaign spokesman, said in a statement. "Governor Romney understands that faith is an important issue to many Americans, and he personally feels this moment is the right moment for him to share his views with the nation."

I wonder if he had to run it by Salt Lake and have them approve the message? I doubt anything substantive or specific will be addressed, more likely I expect Romney to give a bunch of vague platitudes about religious tolerance and shared values. Don't expect to hear anything about the temple ceremony or the mormon doctrine of exaltation. Should be interesting tho'...