I don't think Mitt Romney is a racist, I think he just plays one on TV. He has repeatedly said that he would not have a Muslim in his cabinet. Does this mean he hates Muslims? No, it means Republican primary voters hate Muslims.
Mitt Romney is the greasiest man in America. He is so greasy, he shines. And in that shine you can see the reflection of his audience.
Romney is desperate to please. He will say or do anything to win the crowd, whichever crowd he is trying to win over at the time. When it was a more liberal audience in Massachusetts, he loved gay rights, respected a woman's right to choose, was ambivalent about Reagan and was more liberal than Ted Kennedy. Now that it is a Republican primary audience, he is for doubling Guantanamo, enhanced interrogation techniques, more unnecessary wars and yes, hating Muslims.
Does Romney actually believe that gay Americans should have rights? Who knows? Is he pro-choice or pro-life? Who knows, who cares? He is whatever people want him to be. I don't think he particularly gives a shit. All he wants is that brass ring. He is the Gollum of American politics.
You think he won't change his stances again if he wins the Republican primary? Of course, he will! Of course, he will! All of a sudden, Mr. Grease will be the world's biggest moderate. He will be against war because the American population at large is sick and tired of war. He will rush and scramble and bumble and fumble towards the middle. Because he knows his crowd.
So, that brings us back to why he keeps making gratuitous anti-Muslim comments. Because he knows it works! The Republican primary voters are obsessed with fighting this mythical fight against Islamic fascism, or Maoism or whatever they're calling it these days. The name isn't important, the idea behind it is - we loathe these Muslims who are foreign, evil outsiders looking to destroy our way of life.
Running against "the others" has been the bread and butter of Republicans for at least four decades now. They sound like they're on an episode of Lost, constantly running away from the others (best said by the Korean character in his broken English, when he looks so frightened and appears to be saying "the otters").
Pick a group, demonize them and pretend you are here to save Americans from them. Blacks, Mexicans, gays, Muslims, whatever. The group de jour these days is mainly Muslims (playing against the M&M's (Muslims and Mexicans) never hurts a Republican candidate).
So, accordingly, the shiny, reflective grease pool known as Mitt Romney is anti-Muslim. Does he really believe it? Who knows? Does he really believe anything? I bet he'd be the most pro-Muslim man you ever met if he was running for mayor of Mecca. How does anyone know what is in the heart of a man who has no soul?
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Just look at the Bush administration, Christians and Muslims are as rare as hens teeth!
I personally don't think a "moderate" muslim will feel comfortable in a cabinet without there being other moderate folks to talk to. Only a religious fundalmentalist will feel like he is among his brothers in a cabinet in a White House full of religious fanatics blowing up the world - like the one we presently have.
It is quite startling to think in retrospect that Saddam's Ba'th Party was more tolerant and inclusive then Romney's imaginary old boys' club. Christians in Monseiur Hussein's gov't were among his strongest supporters (and I'm not talking about Bush and his extended texan clan). Even more ironic that the US decided it was time for a regime change there - so that tolerance and peace can replace those deviants.
And this is differant than Hillary how?
First, he actually replied that he did not and was never likely to store muslin in the cabinet. He has a moth problem.
When the question was reiterated, he thought it referred to the practice of placing detainees in cabinets too short to stand, too narrow to sit, as part of the classic torture technique. He was proud to respond that he would never keep a Muslim in his cabinet. He refused to answer questions concerning the humaneness and constitutionality of the enhanced interrogation technique sometimes known as "car-roofing".
The problem for Mitt is that a fair number of them hate Mormons as well. Just as "Muslim" is an automatic disqualifyer for anyone applying for a Job in Romney's Administration, so is "Mormon" a deal killer for many voters.
Islamic fascism' has been about all along?
No Muslims in the Cabinet? (Have there ever been?)
Go round some up! Put them in the Cabinet! Please!
If you look in the House and Senate you'll find a lot of swine just like mitt.
Not to insinuate that mitt is OK nor make excuses for his Zelig impression, but I wonder if having "no soul" is worse than having a malignant, evil soul like cheney and lieberman.
Then come back and tell me he's not a racist.
I like to call 'em like I see 'em. too.
Mitt Romney is a shape-shifting, fracking liar who uses way too much glossy crap on his hair.