If you are an American Muslim Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says you don’t count. Romney who has made many negative comments about so called “radical” or “extremist” Muslims fighting against us in the Middle East has now brought his racist tone to American Muslims.
At a campaign appearance in Nevada a few weeks back Romney made a comment that many consider a bigoted attack on Americans that happen to be Muslims. When asked about having a Muslim in his cabinet Romney responded by saying “I cannot see that a Cabinet position would be justified” based on the percentage of Muslims in the U.S. Most people that are elected president base their selections for Cabinet secretaries on a candidates qualifications not their religious affiliation.
Romney’s continued attacks against Muslims is a complete contradiction to how he wants the campaign to proceed. Romney has said that the campaign should not be a referendum on a candidate’s faith. Well, nice try. The GOP has always thrown faith and religion at the American voters and the only reason Romney doesn’t want to do that is because he is a Mormon. Romney knows that most Americans have a dim view Mormons to the point of not considering it to be a real religion. Many people see Mormonism as more of a cult.
Whatever America’s feelings might be Romney feels that it is fine and dandy to vilify an entire religion because a few extremists. What he can’t stand is applying the same rational to religion of presidential candidates. Unfortunately for Mitt, Mormon history is full of extremists behavior, including that of its founder. He knows Mormon history is a problem and doesn’t want you to know about it. Romney’s bigotry is obvious and sickening. Now that he has played the prejudice card expect him to be attacked for his less than mainstream religion.