Republican 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain, who was recently criticized for saying he wouldnt permit Muslims in his cabinet, says he wouldnt have a problem with openly gay appointees.
Nope, not at all. I wouldnt have a problem with that at all, Cain told ThinkProgress at an event in Iowa. I want them qualified, I want them to basically believe in the Constitution of the United States of America. So, yup, I dont have a problem with appointing an openly gay person.
Because they are not going to try to put Sharia law in our laws, he said, with a giggle.
Cain, the former CEO of Godfathers Pizza, has never held elected office, but he has recently surged in the Republican primary polls.
Watch the video, via ThinkProgresss Marie Diamond.