The South Park episode on Mormonism is particularly funny. Mormonism is no sillier in many ways than standard-label Christianity, but as you say, it is based on more recent prophets (the Lost Tribes of Israel came to North America), Mormons are admirable people for their cheerful demeanor and their friendliness. Salt Lake City is the best planned city in the nation. Mormons are clean, decent and honest, mostly. But the theology is seriously looney. would prefer a President Romney to a President Giulani, for sure. Not to Presidents Edwards, Hillary, Obama or Kucinich.
Before he headed off for Utah, Joseph Smith was thinking about a run for president, around the time of James Polk.