• Sections
  • The Latest
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • The Brief
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • The Franchise
  • Features
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips
TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

Shorn of Their Sharia-Lovin’ Ways

by Josh Marshall
03.29.11 | 12:18 pm

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain had told Think Progress that he would not appoint any Muslims to federal jobs. But it seems even this stalwart may be going soft. Cain now says he’d consider appointing Muslims who made a special pledge not to try to sneak any sharia in on the sly and keep extra special loyal to the Constitution.

Send Tips
Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.
LATEST
The Brief
Russ Vought’s Latest Scheme to Tighten His Grip on Federal Grants
09.21.26 | 8:09 am
The Weekender
How GOP Infighting Put the Spotlight on a Far-Right Secret Society of Influential Christian Men
09.19.26 | 8:00 am
News
In New York, Greg Bovino Says DHS’ ‘Light Touch’ Allowed Minneapolis ‘Lawlessness’
09.18.26 | 3:06 pm
Morning Memo
Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition — for Now
09.18.26 | 10:03 am
Talking Points Memo
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice