Cain’s Contradiction

In recent weeks, Governor Rick Perry has been fending off criticism for not removing a racially offensive term from a rock outside a hunting camp his family once leased. One of the most prominent critics is fellow Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain. Cain accused Perry of being insensitive. Mind you, this is the same man who stated, a few months ago, that he would hire Muslims in his administration only if they took an oath to show their loyalty to the Constitution of the U.S. When asked if he would do that with a Catholic or a Mormon, he stated he would not, “because there is a greater dangerous part of the Muslim faith than there is in these other religions.
What these comments reveal about Cain is that he is not only insensitive, but he would intentionally discriminate against people simply because of their religious faith. In other words, he would act on his hidden biases if he were President of the U.S. His support of religious profiling, in a country that is becoming more religiously diverse each day, is troublesome to say the least. And yet, he has somehow garnered more public support in recent weeks by criticizing someone else’s bias. Does he understand this contradiction? Perhaps the press might ask him this question.