Dr. Ben Carson Has a Message for Critics Who Dismiss Him As an 'Uncle Tom' or 'Traitor to His Race

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson responded Wednesday in New York City to critics who dismiss him as an "Uncle Tom" or a "traitor to his race."

"I'd say they need to actually listen not only to what I'm saying, but look at my life and look at what's been done," the retired neurosurgeon told TheBlaze. "It is the things that have been done that elevate people. Not things that impress people and make them dependent."

As Carson's celebrity has risen in the Republican Party, he has been accused by many left-wing bloggers as an "Uncle Tom" figure. An article published on the Daily Kos said, "Dear Ben Carson, When a Person Has to Deny Being an Uncle Tom, It Usually Means They Are One."

Carson, who has surged in the polls following the first GOP primary debate last week, also told TheBlaze how he thinks Republicans can reach minorities.

"Well, I think it is because the Democratic Party has ascribed to the Lyndon Johnson philosophy. I don't know if you know, but Lyndon Johnson said, 'If you give those N-words such and such, they'll vote for us for the next 200 years.' What the Republican Party needs to do is come out and discuss more the kinds of relationships and the programs that will actually bring people out of poverty. That will also give them the ability to use their God-given talents to rise rather than to simply be satisfied in a dependent position in society," Carson said.

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