Mitt Romney: Mormon

I don't care that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Just like I don't care that George Bush is a born-again Christian and Hilary is a phony-baloney "christian" who only enters a church now and again for a photo-op. That being said, how is it that the mainstream media can get away with talking about his faith and pointing to it as an understandable, acceptable reason to NOT vote for him. USA Today asks "Will Mormon faith hurt bid for White House?" ...CBS News trumpets "Romney's Mormonism May Be An Issue". The pundits on television discuss the issue of Romney's faith as if it is a grave handicap to his campaign. They seem to be saying "Gee, it's too bad about that Mormon thing...he seems like a nice guy". Why dont we start talking about Barrack's race or Hillary's sex as being obstacles to their winning? I know these issues have been brought up in the past, but they were quickly discounted as serious obstacles...after all, discrimination and bigotry based on RACE and SEX are just HORRIBLE. If those are obstacles to Hillary and Barrack, the people basing their decisions on these factors should be scourged and shunned...corrected, scolded and reeducated. Of course, discrimination and bigotry based on religion is understandable.