The people in Murfreesboro, Tenn., must have missed the craziness that took over their town during the 2010 election season. That has to be the reason someone asked GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to visit the city where a battle over a planned Islamic Center dominated Tennessee politics a year ago.
According to Politico.com’s Alexander Burns, Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, came to Murfreesboro and promptly went on the warpath against the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Cain, you may remember, got into hot water when he unequivocally rejected the idea of naming any Muslims whatsoever to his administration or to any judgeships. After the roof caved in on him, Cain “explained” that he meant he wouldn’t appoint any “terrorists,” thus compounding public perception that he may not be the sharpest knife in the GOP drawer.
Yesterday, Cain upped the ante in the anti-Muslim prejudice sweepstakes when he told reporters in Murfreesboro that the Islamic Center there “is an infringement and an abuse of our freedom of religion.” (Wouldn’t that actually be an expression of freedom of religion? Never mind.) Cain continued by peddling another popular far-right paranoid fantasy; the real purpose of the Center, he said, is “to try to gradually sneak Shariah law into our laws.” Of course it is, you crazy ignoramus.
This kind of irrationality, or let’s be frank, craziness, has now become routine in the GOP, which has been taken over by the kind of people who used to spend their time wandering around town mumbling to themselves about dark conspiracies. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman has a terrific column today on the subject, titled “Getting to Crazy,” in which he points out that the GOP has been on a long road toward crazy for years and seems to have finally reached its destination. For once, I wish I didn’t have a reason to say Amen, brother. (Thanks to Special Research Correspondent Mike for the tip.)
This article appears in Jul 12-18, 2011.
Cain is not as crazy as the liberals would like to award him. There is serious concerns about the Tenn terrorist training center and whether Shariah law should be superimposed over the US Constitution. America was founded on religious principles. In order for another religious principle to be allowed, the origional principole would have to become subordinate and the new the dominate. Cain is as smart as a fox. He knows where the real threat is. Muslim’s are admonished to lie; cheat; still; kill for the cause of their religion. I would be very careful to put a muslim in the cabinet of the presidency. A fox in the hen house is unwise.
Thank you, Patriotson, for proving Mr. Groom’s point.
If Mr. Cain want to become President, He should read the Constitution of the United States of America:
Article Six: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
The Second Amendment states: ““Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”.
This country needs to purge its intellectually feeble if it wants to stay a world power.
I suggest we start with Patriotson, then move on to the rest of the right.
Cain is a good human being & only wants what is good for our country. I am glad he wants to protect this country & our freedoms from others that want to do us harm. Everyone must take an oath to uphold the constitution when they work for any government agency, but that doesn’t prevent them from lying through their teeth to get in. If you are sworn to kill infidels, then you can’t swear to protect them, but you can lie and say you will.
Support Herman Cain!
Do some more research on him- listen to what he has to say. You may realize that he is not crazy after all, but passionate and there’s nothing wrong with that. 🙂