Courtesy The Blaze.
As The Blaze reported earlier today, possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has been taking some heat for saying that he would not appoint any Muslims to his cabinet:
No, I will not [appoint a Muslim to my cabinet]. And here’s why. There is this creeping attempt, there is this attempt to gradually ease Sharia law and the Muslim faith into our government. It does not belong in our government. This is what happened in Europe. And little by little, to try and be politically correct, they made this little change, they made this little change. And now they‘ve got a social problem that they don’t know what to do with hardly.
Appearing on Fox News’ Neil Cavuto show today, Cain doubled down on this claim.
Here’s what Cain said:
I did say no and here’s why…I would have to have people totally committed to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of this United States. And many of the Muslims – they are not totally dedicated to this country, they are not dedicated to our Constitution. Many of them are trying to force Sharia law on the people of this country.
He did back-peddle a little bit when he told Cavuto that he would consider appointing a Muslim to his cabinet, if that Muslim denounced the imposition of Shariah law in the U.S.
According to CNN, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was outraged by Cain’s remarks. CNN reports that to CAIR:
Cain’s words show how “right wing” conservatives are currently engaging in Muslim bashing….”Even post 9/11 you didn’t have this level of mainstreaming of anti-Muslim hate as you have now,” said Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for CAIR.
Cain also said on Fox News today that “being politically correct isn’t something I’m going to spend a whole lot of my time worrying about.”
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Many thanks to Melissa for bringing this article to the attention of Accessmilton.com.
9 comments:
So Herman lost 0.5% of the vote! VP with Romney - solid paring!
Who is "Melissa"? Curious about her connection to this website? Is she Ginger Enloe? Does this "Melissa" person live in Milton?
If Cain lost 0.5% of the vote, he lost every vote he would have gotten.
Herman Cain can do for our country what others have failed to do. Stand firm on what made America the greatest country ever. Just hope Mr. Cain holds firm on beliefs of a strong democracy.
No thank you.
Ah!! Another Obama fan.
No but you always blame a difference in opinion as "Obama". It's been a recurring theme of yours for almost two years. How about you let other Milton citizens have their own opinions for a change. Should we be referring to you as God of Politics.
Anonymous 9:30 a.m., I suspect many Milton citizens are tired of your political rhetoric.
No fan of Obama is gonna like Herman Cain.
Those still supporting Obama should do like the Ostriches do to avoid embarassment. Still got that bumper sticker on your car?, you might as well have a bumper sticker that says, "Yes, I am and Idiot".
That is what everyone is really reading as they look at the butt end of your vehicle.
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