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Which Cable News Host Asked Guests If They Thought There Was ‘Anything Offensive’ in Ben Carson’s Speech?

World-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson grabbed headlines early this week when he gave a speech in front of President Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast attacking political correctness and many of the domestic policies that have expanded the federal government over the last four years. The 25-minute faith-filled address tackled issues from education to personal responsibility, with video of the event quickly going viral leading to praise from conservative audiences and column in the Wall Street Journal titled ‘Ben Carson for President.’ Among most publications considered to be left-leaning though, the buzz-worthy speech went underreported or ignored. Left-of-center Fox News commentators Bob Beckel and Kirsten Powers called the speech “disgraceful,” and “incredibly rude to the president.”

On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, host Candy Crowley went so far to ask guests if they found “anything offensive” from Carson’s speech considering the venue where he gave his remarks.

“I think that there is a political correctness that he was trying to use to appeal to a conservative audience,” Illinois Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky responded. “I think it’s really–not really an appropriate place to make this kind of political speech, and to invoke God as his support for that kind of view.

“But, I think most of all the kind of message that he was giving shows a real empathy gap of where the American people are right now, and I think it’s reflective of where many of the Republicans and Tea Parties are right now in that–we need to have an economy that works for everyone.”

Earlier in the segment former Republican Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson compared a Carson speech clip where he discussed taxation through a Biblical view, to a prayer breakfast in the 1990s she described as “uncomfortable” when Mother Theresa spoke out extensively against abortion in front of Bill and Hillary Clinton. However, Hutchinson said Carson’s point on political correctness was “a great message.” Watch a clip of the segment compiled by NewsBusters below:

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Comments (184)

  • RestoreCapitalism
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 3:00pm

    Well, we have enough evidence to convict Dr Carson of being a Christian, if that’s a crime (if not today, then soon no doubt). If he were not a black man, he would also be called a racist, by default, since he dared to disagree with the emperor. But he was not rude in any sense. He simply spoke the truth to power, and made a perfectly reasonable case for freedom.

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    • turkey13
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 4:58pm

      I’m glad you ran this story because in 2007 another black man spoke up an dtalked about Fox news and I went over to see what he was talking about and did some checking up and haven’t been back to CNN since. All smart full blood African Americans must be destroyed or you can’t use the race cards. On top of this you have a Dr. that is a nureosurgen. Money can buy a Law Degree and a Dr’s license but to actually use the license is a different story.

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    • turkey13
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 5:06pm

      Remember Herman Cain – he had to be destroyed or Obama would have lost . He was a CEO and had actually ran a company but he didn’t think the Democratic party would actually find his friend & lover and buy her off and she would even consider taking it. He was a full bloodied African American and was a CEO butsince he had a R beside his name his own race thru him under the bus for a cell phone.

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    • IntheDirt
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 5:14pm

      For some reason these lefties don’t understand that being free is a Christian principle. Christ didn’t come to earth and force the jews to believe. They chose to turn away and he let them be. Likewise trying force every person into one economic standard is not helpful to the individual. The lefties don’t get it. Being responsible, working hard to care for your family is Christian. Welfare/redistribution of wealth is simply legalized theft. It is robbing individuals of the rewards that come from being responsible and working hard.

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    • Miami
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 7:50pm

      Bob is a tool

      Their is no way he believes the crap he spouts, surrounded by truthful and loving people on the “FIVE” and he still sticks to the Progressive talking points.

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    • NewMedia
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 10:54pm

      So here we have another example of a liberal white woman questioning the comments made by a black man. This, according to the left is not racism. I’ve been called an Aunt Jemima several times in my life simply for supporting conservative values. I’m a sell out to them….and now we welcome Ben Carson to the club. Welcome Dr. Carson…..there is absolutely nothing wrong with you my friend!

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z85X6im-4Qs

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    • Keatonc33
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:13am

      how much more milk can ben Carson give?

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    • orionreplay6607
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 5:28am

      My neighbor, directly across the street, is a USMC veteran and now a successful contractor working for DoD. He is also black. He is also very conservative. Before the November elections he saw my Mitt sticker on my vehicle and commented how he wished he could put a Mitt sticker on his vehicle. I asked why he wouldn’t. His reply surprised me.

      He said he wouldn’t be able to take his vehicle home to visit family. He said as a Conservative black man, he can not express his conservatism where he grew up. He said “it must be nice” to be white and put whatever Conservative in my car. He didn’t say it with a smile. He was dead serious. He couldn’t put any Mitt signs in his yard. No Mitt stickers on his vehicle. His entire house was devoid of anything political.

      He didn’t do this because of what whites would think. He did this because of what blacks would think.

      It was eye opening to me.

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    • CABERNETQHS
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 8:23am

      How dare he invoke the name of God at a prayer breakfast(?)…libs would crack me up if I wasn’t so depressed.

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    • HKS
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 8:45am

      I suppose liberals would say “The truth is always offensive”.

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    • IndyGuy
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 9:33am

      “”Was ‘Anything Offensive’ in Ben Carson’s Speech?”"…..In other words…”What can we take from his speech to shame him out of existence”…

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    • Caniac Steve
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 9:38am

      agreed!! he is Guilty…of being honest,right and has NOTHING to be ashamed of

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 9:47am

      Why is it that Conservative Black Americans are some of the most successful, articulate and classy people you can see address any group of people? People complain all the time that stereotypes distort the true image of Black America, yet the first action is to discredit these freedom loving Americans as sellouts, Uncle Toms, and oreos.

      I have been thoroughly impressed with my fellow black conservatives. Too bad they will never be embraced by the EBT, saggy pants democrat crowd.

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    • 4BlueStars
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 12:44pm

      @ NEWMEDIA, I will never forget when a Prog radio host out of Madison, WI used that pejorative against Dr. Condoleeza Rice. When there was justifiable indignant push-back he offered a non-apology. Prog’s appear to be incapable of honest introspection.

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    • TIME_TO_DO_SOMETHING
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:13pm

      Well there is no such thing as a liberal Christian. Period. An impossiblilty, since the liberal party holds dear and glorifies EVERYTHING that the Christian faith finds fundamentally evil. 90% of so-called Christians are phonies … they talk the talk but do not walk the walk. There was no genuine Christian that cast a ballot for Obama … it could not happen and did not happen. God is on OUR side and all liberals will burn in hell eventually, even if they wasted their time by attending a phony Christian church for all their lives.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:24pm

      Someone has to get in O’Blamers FACE, this POS has
      had a FREE PASS far too long… I saw NOTHING in
      Dr. Carson’s speech, that strayed from the TRUTH,
      no lies, no BLAME..These thin skinned LIBOTARDS
      can F’OFF..
      But It’s OK for them to come out with their CRAP on a
      daily basis,

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    • FloraBelleza
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:37pm

      You know what I find offensive? Is this dishonest journalist from CNN, that she is think to be one. Offensive was when she help Obama cheat and lie in front of million during the first debate, and embarrassed Romney. And guess what? Some people in FOX news seems to agreed with her, I stop watch FOX because the political correctness. I see some many Liberals use the senate and congress floor just to make a point, they lie, they put Americans against each other, they used the Liberal TV like CSPAM, etc.etc. Enough, like Dr. Carson said, we need to speak up what we thing and debate. What democrats with MSM is trying is to silence those that disagreed with them, no more. GOD Bless Dr. Carson and his family, he is a good man, and not one of these liberals that criticize him don’t even come close to be what this man accomplish in life. Because GOD is with him, who going to be against?

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    • rightonthemoney
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:50pm

      Candy Crowley is a disgrase. Dr. Carson was right on target at the right place and the right time. with the right message. Dr Carson has qualities beyond medical competence … Candy Crowley is a joke .I never watch her or any show she is on a Paid lier is all she is

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    • Dougsopinion
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 3:16pm

      Dr. Carson explained that he wasn’t a democrat or a republican, but rather he was an independant from the logic party. I’ve already heard the attacks from the left, and the media. Anybody who threatens their way of life gets attacked. That should be a pretty good indication that what the man said was truthful. If you get attacked its because your a threat. The king looked pretty annoyed.

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    • Quester55
      Posted on February 12, 2013 at 12:27am

      DR. CARSON, had the nerve to take Obama too the Woodshed & applied the correct amount of Chastisement, that Obama, surely needs.

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  • SmarterThanTheAverageBear
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:57pm

    I think that there is something wrong with people like Beckel and Powers. Why do they consider it rude to the president? Can they be so brainwashed as to think that he knows everything. It’s about time that more people stand up to Odumbo and his idiocy. He is slowly destroying this republic. I can’t believe that all the people in the media truly believe him. They must be minions or sheep to blindly follow such an arrogant man that is almost always wrong. Perhaps as Dr. Carson mentioned it should be a requirement that for a job in the media that one must read two books per week. If we just educate these minions then maybe they could find and report the truth.

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    • EricStoner
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 4:44pm

      In answer to your question, because he’s a Democrat, at least by label.

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    • Mommy Venting
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 8:35pm

      I just DO NOT Understand how the Entire World Can NOT See Through this Guy! He is such an EGO-maniac and I cannot wait to get his ass out of my Whitehouse.

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    • toto
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 11:22pm

      There has been a systematic brainwashing, and unfortunately it has been very successful. People that I used to think had at least half a brain are either tuned out or willfully ignorant of the facts. They just don’t want to know them or hear them. Think it must have been a very similar situation in the late 30′s in Germany.

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    • toto
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 11:25pm

      The longer Obama is in office, the more I see him as just a political OJ. The consequences to America have been, and will continue to be devastating.

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    • FloraBelleza
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:24pm

      We call offensive when some one telling the truth in front of the president, but when the president invite Paul Ryan to a front seat and lie, it is perfect fine with democrats, please give a break.

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  • nzkiwi
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:55pm

    According to what I’ve seen on the left-wing sites, these sites have taken it apon themselves to try to bury this story and the speech. The people who comment on these sites, however, have been supportive of Dr Carson and sometimes critical of the blog’s actions.

    As a very rough overall estimate, I would say that support for Dr Carson would be around the 75% mark on these left-wing sites.

    This seems to indicate that ordinary people who normally support democrats are also getting fed up with the current state of affairs. It seems that many are also becoming frightened by the collossal level of debt and the unrestrained borrowing and spending.

    I think America, as a whole, is starting to react.

    My faith in your nation and your people remains undiminished

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 11:41pm

      @NZKIWI

      I believe you are correct, but I’d like to make a couple of observations.

      The level of disgust regarding debt levels is a two edged sword. It could mean the folks are coming around, or (if the media found it) it may be used to semi use the right wing – it’s Bush’s fault.

      The fact that the readers comments are favorable would be more satisfying if the blogs had it as a headline. This suggests the media hasn’t come around, and that us still concerting.

      We all know that the majority if the left is being used my the minority to get the agenda moving forward. The minority is Ms Piven, Mssrs Ayers, Soros, Jones, et al.

      It is possible that the system is already in place, mostly so, and that the ‘useful idiots’ are no longer needed.

      However, the arrogant always make a mistake and often over reach… We can only hope this is the case.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 12:34am

      *if the media ‘spins’ it

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:37am

      I agree with you entirely, Brother.

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    • FloraBelleza
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:58pm

      Liberals are destroy the new generation, we need to scream and alert all the young’s that democrat agenda going to destroy the future and affect the life’s forever.

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  • bummerh8tr
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:48pm

    Christie and Crowley are soul mates.

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    • tonypro
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 4:44pm

      I think candy @-s-s is a descendant of Aleister Crowley.

      You know….satan worshiper, ocommie worshiper, what’s the difference?

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  • Magyar
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:45pm

    As I predicted, it wouldn’t be but a heart beat after he spoke that the venamous hate speech would start—

    These morons didn’t disappoint…..!

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  • BubbaCoop
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:44pm

    “we need to have an economy that works for everyone”

    and presumably Obama’s plan is to make it work equally poorly for everyone?

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    • bonesiii
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 11:16am

      “Works for everyone” is defined as “is run based on the principles of liberals” basically. We conservatives are not counted under “everyone.” (Nor is anybody else other than certain elites, since liberalism ruins the economy for most of their constituents too.)

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  • PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:41pm

    There is a must read for pure enjoyment at http://www.sultanknish.blogspot.com/2013/02/friday-afternoon-roundup-so-god-made.html

    “So God Made a Democrat…

    God looked down on Washington D.C. and said ” I need someone who will steal morning, noon and night. Who will steal from the rich to give to the poor and steal from the poor to give to the rich and fool them all and keep all the loot”………So God Made a Democrat

    This goes on for 8 more paragraphs…wonderfully written by Daniel Greenfield!

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 3:06pm

      What a hoot

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    • TIME_TO_DO_SOMETHING
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:48pm

      I’m personally trying to make this little piece of honest humor go viral around the Internet. Hoping to post it on every liberal blog site today with an innocent-looking pro-liberal title so they will begin reading without knowing what it is : )

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  • 1HonestInjun
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:31pm

    All Dr. Carson was doing was voicing what the media should have been challenging the Obama administration over the last 4 years.

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  • UNALIEN
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:31pm

    In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
    George Orwell

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  • PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:27pm

    If only Bob Beckel, Kirsten Powers, and Candy Crowley would have had an early influence or father such as Dr. Ben Carson they would not have to slither out from the rocks the live under and would feel the sting of shame in their black hearts and ignorant cold souls.

    Dr. Carson was speaking from his loving experiences, depth of spirit and intelligent functioning mind to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear the reality of the situation in America and how easy I can be to fix. The politicians keep saying it’s hard and complicated, but it isn’t once all corruption is removed and the Constitution and Truth are applied. He is a blessed man and was sharing his blessings with all.

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  • SSN637
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:21pm

    How’s this for offensive: Since Benghazi, the President’s intelligence briefings are kept in a binder titled “While You Were Sleeping…”

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    • FloraBelleza
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:12pm

      Offensive was Hillary Clinton, asked a senator What difference make to know WHY, WHEN and HOW 4 Americans had been kill in Benghazi. Please, wake up America.

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  • womannextdoor
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:14pm

    People like Candy Crowley are what is wrong in this country…..

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  • grimmster
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:11pm

    Kay bailey hutchinson is NOT a repub or conservative,but a progressive commie like the rest in DC, wish that sorry b!tch would find another state to reside in……..

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    • VetMike
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 8:27am

      I think Ms Hutchinson introduced the bill that eased Texas carry laws after the Luby Cafeteria shootings in Killeen. I agree that she has become a Washington insider but she did some good. She is a good example of why we need to work at the local and state level to put conservatives in our legislatures and why we need term limits.

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  • AmericaMustBeFree
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:08pm

    I think Dr. Carson’s speech was the best one I have heard yet and that it was in front of our country killing president made it all the better! When will both sides realize.. that what Obama has done is divide Amerian’s.. a real President would be trying to bring us together and trying to heal our nation.. something Obama will not do ever. Really folks this about good and evil… and we are being called to decide who we stand with.. “Choose ye this day,whom ye will stand with”!

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  • grickm
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 2:03pm

    Candy Crowley, oh yeah, she’s the cheerleader who helped The One debate Romney. Come to think of it, in that debate, why wasn’t she wearing a cheerleader outfit with a big “O” on it? Perhaps afraid someone would take it for her IQ?

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  • e.galle
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:49pm

    I guess everyone forgets the rude assault obama did in his state of the union speech where he attacked the Justices of the Supreme Court. Or the speech he gave, invited Congressman Ryan to sit front row and then attacked him. Dr. Carson and his views have been around for many years. He is not a new black conservative on the scene, unless you are blind and deaf. He was invited to the prayer breakfast for a reason. Figure it out fans.

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  • michael48
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:48pm

    if it doesn’t come from the “carnie in chief’s” mouth, via a pitchmans spew…it isn’t so…typical dem-wits…children on thier first visit to a carnival…

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  • bdandsl
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:43pm

    I liked it and we need leaders with his common sense!

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  • EllieR
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:42pm

    It is very rude to criticize King’s policies, especially after the serfs are asked to exercise humility. Such a gap in empathy. Off with their heads!

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  • ladyda
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:42pm

    I suppose the left would not think this kind of talk was appropriate, not at the prayer breakfast…..not anywhere! Why, some of their indoctrinated and misinformed drones might have been listening and just might have had a tiny light come on in their oxygen deprived brains!

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    • barber2
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 3:18pm

      Yes. Guess Jesus wasn’t very politically correct when he criticized the money-changers in the temple and the other Jewish leaders for their arrogance and hypocrisy . Those two were traits which He seemed to be especially critical of !

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  • Lloyd Drako
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:41pm

    I see we have another Great Black Hope. Herman Cain proved to be a buffoon and a serial sexual harasser. Allen West flamed out when he ran for reelection. Perhaps Dr. Benjamin Carson?

    Really? Since when is it “challenging political correctness” to favor things like personal responsibility, a flat tax and personal health savings plans? It’s just plain vanilla conservatism, not the boldest act of defiance since the 95 Theses.

    But he has an inspiring personal history and black skin. I guess that’s good enough for the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Saff SGT
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:40pm

    Ill bet if Obama thought this guy would go against his regime, he would have poised his breakfast or later sent a Drone to kill him

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    • e.galle
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:54pm

      Obama knows Dr. Carson, he used him as a diversion to Benghazi, the hearing with Panetta, Dempsey. Who are we talking about this weekend? Not the hearings. MSM will turn a blind eye & ear to dr. Carson while the stupid republicans paint his speech as an attack on obama rather than an attack on the ISSUES. Poor Obama, victim again.

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    • ArmedPatriot
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:37pm

      Dr. Carson better keep his eyes peeled for drones overhead. You can bet Obama read the riot act to staffers who allowed him to appear. The MSM mostly ignored this as if it never happened. And last November the American voter voted for more deficits and debt as long as they get their “free” stuff. We are headed the way of Greece, Spain and France. Had Carson “spoken truth to power” at a Bush breakfast, Beckel and Powers would have been stoked. But Il Duce cannot be questioned. Ever.

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    • ArmedPatriot
      Posted on February 11, 2013 at 2:39pm

      SAFF SGT you are of course aware that the Obama litmus test for Penagon appointments is that the candidate must be willing to fire on American citizens.

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  • Chuck Stein
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:29pm

    Candy Crowley — always the fair-minded moderator type.

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  • RIGS
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:28pm

    Who cares what the liberal crap thinks……………….

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  • NHwinter
    Posted on February 10, 2013 at 1:28pm

    Only Mother Theresa and Dr. Carson could make progressives feel uncomfortable for they both spoke the truth.

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