Mitt Romney will not appoint Muslims in his Administration.

[EdwardKingSolomon]

Here is the direct quote from Meet The Press in 2007:

"I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans of the Islamic faith in his Cabinet
as advisers on national security matters, given his position that 'jihadism' is the principal foreign policy threat
facing America today."

And Romney replied, "Based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a
percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a Cabinet position would
be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at
lower levels of my administration.'" [Politico.com, 11/27/2007; "A Muslim
Belongs on the Cabinet," Christian Science Monitor, 11/27/2007,
csmonitor.com]

The full transcript can be found here:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/massachusetts-mitt-meets-right-wing-romney-on-meet-the-press-58742272.html

I wonder if his views have changed since?

[madaboutharry]

1. He is a fucking bigot

Can you imagine if he made the same statement about any other group?

[Scootaloo]

9. There are certain groups whom it's "okay" to target with hate - even here on DU!

- Arabs
- Muslims in general
- Roma
- the mentally ill
- the addicted
- Women

[madaboutharry]

11. Sadly, that is true.

But, no one here is running for president.

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. well, yes even in the most liberal of circles - some people remain fair game no matter what

[kctim]

19. .

- Christians
- "rednecks"

[EdwardKingSolomon]

18. Actually...

I'm surprised no one has held his feet to the fire yet about this. Perhaps MSNBC and the Obama Administration has forgot this statement since it came from 2007 and John Mc/Sarah P were the nominees then? Going to e-mail the Ed Show.

[Bjorn Against]

2. Did Romney just endorse racial quotas?

Romney replied, "Based on the numbers of American Muslims percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a Cabinet position would be justified.

Is he saying that cabinet picks are justified based on the percentage a minority group has in a population? That sounds an awful lot like the "racial quotas" the right-wing is always screaming about.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Lower levels, hah? What has it to do with population

it doesn't matter what religion or race you are - it is whether you can do the job.

Besides this twit is never going to have an administration. The only administration Romney will have when he serves time for his dirty money.

[jberryhill]

5. He probably meant something like "caste" instead "level"

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. Romney thinks he's like the British Raj

[Blue Idaho]

4. But I'll bet Mormons are over-represented...

Welcome to the United States of Latter Day Saints.

[Big Orange Jeff]

6. I guess that means no Mormons would serve in his cabinet, either. nt

nt

[jberryhill]

7. Hey, he might not even appoint Christians, if you know what I mean

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, secret handshake...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I guess Romney didn't get around to reading the Constitution

while he was studying law at Harvard - or since then, for that matter. If he had, he might have run across this little gem in Article VI, paragraph 3: "...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

[Drunken Irishman]

10. So, since Mormons make up a small number of Americans, does that mean he will refuse to appoint one?

[kysrsoze]

12. He won't appoint anyone b/c he is going to LOSE.

[HopeHoops]

13. He probably won't appoint blacks either - might be Kenyan Muslim Communist Nazi's or something.

He'll have to check with Rush on that one.

[Lil Missy]

14. He's not going to have an administration. Obama will win. n/t

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

17. Well, to be fair...

since Mittens is going to be looking for a job come November 7, I'm pretty sure none of the governments in the Middle East would be having any of HIM, either...

[grantcart]

20. Well based on that he would appoint 10% of the cabinet with gay candidates.