By Thamiel Rosenkreuz Politicians Behaving Badly, Politics, The Tea Party, VideosSeptember 27, 2015

CNN Does Actual Journalism, Grills Carson Until Manager Steps In To Stop Them (VIDEO)

Most political interviews feature daring and tough individuals who aren’t afraid to ask politicians those important questions, like, “what is your favorite color?”

So when one comes up that’s the opposite, it stands above the rest. And that’s exactly what made Jake Tapper’s grilling of Dr. Ben Carson for his Muslim comments so remarkable. It’s also remarkable because Carson bungled it so poorly his campaign manager had to step in to save him.

“This interview is over”

Carson has been making rounds in the headlines recently, and is currently moving up in the polls to tie the Teflon Don. Between his belief that evolution was inspired by Satan to his attacks on Muslims, his outreach program to the xenophobic religious right is making headway.

And it’s those attacks on Muslims that earned Carson the heat he experienced on Sunday while sitting down with State of the Union host Jake Tapper.

Last week, Carson announced that he, “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.”

On Sunday, Tapper asked Carson about his comments. Carson responded by saying:

I would have problems with somebody who embraced all the doctrines associated with Islam. If they are not willing to reject Sharia and all the portions of it that are talked about in the Quran — if they are not willing to reject that, and subject that to American values and the Constitution, then of course, I would.

There are Christians who aren’t willing to reject the Bible and subject it to the Constitution. That Carson refuses to condemn them would be telling if he weren’t one of them to begin with.

Tapper and Carson had a sharp exchange of words, however, since Tapper wasn’t going to let Carson off the hook.

“You’re assuming that Muslim Americans put their religion ahead of the country,” Tapper said to Carson.

Carson rebutted:

I’m assuming that if you accept all the tenets of Islam that you would have a very difficult time abiding under the Constitution of the United State.

Again, there are Christians like this. They call themselves Sovereign Citizens.

The conversation came to an end, however, when a voice off camera — identified by CNN as Carson’s campaign manager, Armstrong Williams — announced rather sharply, “This interview is over.”

Armstrong Williams is a little known figure who was paid $241,000 by the Bush Administration to help push No Child Left Behind. He supported one disaster, why is it anyone’s surprise Williams would support a second?

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afgail

Ben Carson has a “tell” when he is lying. He closes his eyes and continues talking. It is a dead give away.
- Frank Castle
  
  So Hillary’s eyes are ALWAYS SHUT?
- Beth
  
  Good point. The eye closing thing isn’t accidental - - it’s a reaction when he is being pressed.
  - Gary D. Vaughn
    
    What did he do with the Steve Erkel glasses he used to wear? Loan them to Rick Perry? LMMFAO.
trueblue

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS is his campaign manager.
That says EVERYTHING.
- olinross
  
  ARMSTRONG IS THE CEO OF LAME BRAINWASHED HOUSEBOYS…..
  - trueblue
    
    you have my attention! Where can I find this?
    - Hakuri Odum
      
      you have an…. interesting face…
Joseph Mack

Carson specifically said several times that he wouldn’t endorse a Christian who wanted to put his beliefs above the Constitution, Point A. Point B, I’m curious who out there would feel comfortable supporting a member of Westborough Baptist church for a political office… Both sharia law following Muslims and Westborough church members share pretty similar beliefs when it comes to homosexuals and our nations military. Carson never said they shouldn’t be able to run, he said, rightfully so, those who would put their religious beliefs in front of the well being of the nation shouldn’t be in charge.
- Hector Flores
  
  You mean, “those who would put their religious beliefs in front of the well being of the nation shouldn’t be in charge” like Mike Huckabee?
  - olinross
    
    ALSO LIKE SISTER DAVIS THE COUNTY CLERK OF KENTUCKY WHO REFUSE TO ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENSE TO GAY COUPLES……
    - Joseph Mack
      
      And yes, Davis being an elected official I believe she failed in her responsibilities to the people. If she found herself in a position where she felt she couldn’t perform her duties, she should have stepped aside and let someone else take over. No one should be forced to do anything against their will (like baking a cake) but she had a responsibility to the people, and she couldn’t deliver.
  - Joseph Mack
    
    Yeah… I’m sure Carson doesn’t want Huckabee to be president for a few reasons. Because Carson wants to be president.
  - RedFaced1
    
    Or Ted Cruz…
- Taylor the Sturdy
  
  Carson wouldn’t vote for himself then? Because he is using his religious view on planned parenthood. We can’t allow politicians to bring their religion in to our politics.
  - Joseph Mack
    
    Not necessarily. You don’t have to be spiritual or religious to believe that the fetus should be considered human. I know many pro life athiests. Carson believes the fetus is just as living human as any one of us. I agree. And there is a lot of scientific evidence to support that belief if you’re honest with yourself.
    - BakoD
      
      You know ‘many pro life atheists’? That is hilarious! How many? Be honest with yourself, you’re full of shif.
      - Joseph Mack
        
        I’m full of shif? Well let me ask you, who the fuff are you to tell me who the fuff I fuffing know? 7, I know 7 fuffing pro life athiests. Wanna know their names, fufftard?
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        I’d like their names. Atheists tend to not want to force their beliefs on others. I mean, when was the last time an atheist knocked on your door to tell you about humanity?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Sure, I’ll give their names. David, Allan, Sean, Kristina, Gwen. Are those names real, yes. Do you believe that? Probably not. But if you were feeling ambitious you could Google athiest pro life groups. A few out there… And if the insinuation was that I was pushing my pro life beliefs on others, if you read back you’ll notice I’m not the one who brought up abortion. Someone was pushing their beliefs on me, not that I really care. And though I’ve never gotten any athiests knocking at my door to preach, they do like to push their agenda on social media to anyone who’ll listen. Again, their choice. I can always good elsewhere if I feel the need.
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        That’s only 5 names, you said you knew 7 people. At least lie competently.
        Let me clarify something for you. The word “atheist” means “does not believe in gods”, other than that atheists can believe whatever they want. Some atheists believe aliens came and put us here. Some believe vaccines give you autism, just because an atheist holds an idea doesn’t make it right or something that other atheists listen to. There is no scientific evidence that says the government should get between women and their doctors. Sorry.
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Well thank you for that uber cool math lesson AND clarification! That’s sweet of you. But earlier I was throwing a random number out to whatshisface. You want two more names? And what’s with the accusations of lying? Do you know who I know? Have we met? Probably not… Now you’re getting awfully butthurt over a little Internet discussion, are you OK? Do you need a tissue? And as I already stated above: the human fetus is just that, human. Living creature, human DNA, blablabla. Abortion is the ending of a human life. There was a being with human DNA, it was killed, no more baby. Those who are pro life aren’t trying to keep women from getting the proper medical care, they’re speaking out against the killing of a child.
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        Wait, the bible says that if you think your wife cheated on you, and she’s pregnant, you have to give her poison, if the baby dies (an abortion), then she cheated, if it doesn’t then she was faithful. I can provide the verse if you haven’t read the bible. That means if you think your wife is unfaithful, god thinks an abortion is ok. Do you agree?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        No I haven’t read the bible, especially the old testament. Obviously I don’t agree. Now you’re just being ridiculous. And that’s kind of off topic. We were discussing the non-religious aspect of abortion.
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        I’m trying to get a sense of why you think it’s OK for the government to get between a woman and her doctor and tell her what she can and cannot do. The only argument I’ve seen is biblical. You can’t provide evidence saying they should, so where do you get the idea that illegal abortion is a good thing?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Are you being intentionally dense? When was I talking about the Bible at any point during this discussion? I believe a mother killing her children should be illegal because that’s a sensible stance to take. The governments power should be limited, that’s true. But they should still be able to say murder is bad. A woman needs a doctor, that’s true. But neither the woman nor her doctor nor anyone else should be able to kill babies. I’m being non-discriminant here. Regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, etc., killing babies is wrong. You shouldn’t need a bible to tell you that and if you feel differently it might do you well to find a padded room to stay in for a while.
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        What you are saying is that you want women who need abortions to resort to coat hanger abortions. Have you ever been with a woman?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Also, what does being pro life have to do with forcing beliefs on others? Are you saying people can’t be pro life without forcing their beliefs on others? So weather or not you force your beliefs on others is decided by what you believe? Hmmm.
      - Joseph Mack
        
        I apologize for that. It was rude. However calling random people on the interweb liars when they say they know such-and-so is the argumentative equivalent to yelling “Nuh-uh!” Do you have anything to add to the conversation or are you just going to sharpshoot people from behind your keyboard like a damn chickenshit?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Rude again, I know. My bad.
    - Taylor the Sturdy
      
      What scientific evidence says that we have the right to get between a woman and her doctor?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        Well there’s no scientific evidence that states a woman shouldn’t see a doctor. That would be stupid. The evidence I’m referring to is that if you consider that as soon as the sperm and egg meet the outcome is undeniably a living being. That living being has human DNA. A living being with human DNA, in any other situation would be universally considered human, why not in this case? Those who are pro life aren’t trying to keep women from getting proper medical care, they support the lives of unborn children. Weather the world would like to admit it or not, abortion results in the ending of a human life.
      - Taylor the Sturdy
        
        But what you are saying is that if a woman and her doctor decide an abortion is her best option, they shouldn’t be allowed to do what is necessary. You’re saying you want big government to step in and tell the doctor and woman that they are wrong. You’re saying that you want it to be illegal to have an abortion, which means that you want to see a resurgence of back alley, coat hanger abortions, resulting in even more death. You’re saying that you should decide what women do, not them or their doctors. Should they be wearing a veil too? Do you think women should be allowed to drive? How misogynistic are you exactly?
      - Joseph Mack
        
        The argument can be made that if the situation is life threatening, if the mother dies, the baby does anyway. But with modern medicine those circumstances are fewer and farther between. Other than that, no. A mother should not be able to decide weather or not they can have their child killed. Again it comes down to human life. I’m not saying a woman’s rights should be less than a man’s, I’m saying that the unborn child is just as deserving of rights as any other human. Again, your driving and veil arguments are ridiculous. Is this the extent of your argument? Pouting and name calling? Whatev.
Bailey Wilson Cash

I am appalled by this article. Ben Carson was making himself QUITE clear- there are Muslims who are not extremists who are willing to put Sharia law before the constitution. They should not be in office. Same with people such as Kim Davis, who abuse their power to “act on God’s authority.” I believe your faith should influence the choices you make, but it shouldn’t destroy the laws set forth. That’s probably why Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they shouldn’t hold political office.
- Claire McWilliams
  
  You’re exactly right, but Carson is unfairly focusing on Muslims when his point should be inclusive of all extremists of all religions.
  - Bailey Wilson Cash
    
    Ok. Carson was asked over a week ago if he thinks faith would get in the way of holding the presidential office. To which he said, “It depends.” The reporter, whom I believe was Chuck Todd, responded with something along the lines of “So… You wouldn’t support a Muslim?” That’s how all of that started. He’s not focusing only on Muslims. He is addressing the controversy and answering the reporter’s questions. I would like to know… If liberals want attention drawn to religions other than Islam with these types of issues, why did Todd ask the question? He must have had the follow up question in mind. Stop laying blame on people.
    - Claire McWilliams
      
      Yes, but again, if he’s really presidential, he would take that reporter’s questions, which was clearly baiting, I agree, and turn it into the point that should be made about all religions. You’re blaming the reporter for Carson’s lack of diplomacy and applying the religious litmus test to all religious candidates. Carson missed a golden opportunity to be presidential and take a stand on an issue that is very important. Besides that he blinks too much.
      - p c
        
        He did say it- that was the preface to his original response. Problem is, most media isn’t playing the whole interaction. He emphasizes it in this article again, he repeated it on TV several times: if you go back and look at the whole recorded conversation of Todd’s interview, Dr. Carson states that he could not support anyone whose faith was contrary to the Constitution. This author’s comments implying that Christian beliefs (Biblical ones) don’t conform with the Constitution is simply false. The jails would be full of Christians if that were the case. I’d like him to give one instance where biblical Christians are operating outside of the bounds of what is Constitutionally allowed.
      - Moxx82
        
        The jails are full of Christians.
      - TransplantedTexan
        
        And Muslims
      - p c
        
        Definitely; my point was about the above issue, not whether Christians may end up in jail for breaking the law.
      - David Baerwald
        
        pc, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, George Washington — they would all disagree most strongly with you. The United States is not now, nor has it ever been a Christian nation.
      - p c
        
        I am afraid I don’t follow your statement about this being a Christian nation- not what I was saying in my comment. In this article, the author claimed that the Bible requires violation of the Constitution just as Sharia Law does: ‘There are Christians who aren’t willing to reject the Bible and subject it to the Constitution. That Carson refuses to condemn them would be telling if he weren’t one of them to begin with.’ That is a false and baseless comment. Convenient to his mudslinging article, but untrue.
      - Beth
        
        You nailed it! Claire McWilliams,
        
        He had a ‘golden opportunity’ he stumbled and fumbled and dug a deeper hole and blinked his way through it.
      - Dawn Marie Christiansen
        
        HE DID! Repeatedly, but the interviewer refused to accept his answers.
        
        But, he was absolutely presidential. Calm, polite is the face of extreme rudeness, concise, diplomatic, principled, clear and unwavering. Looks like perfect presidential material to me.
        
        And seriously, what was he supposed to do? Spend the next 20 minutes answering the same question over and over? The journalist was being a jerk and everyone in that room knew it.
        
        And you are going to pick a president over too much blinking? Seriously? What about the issues? Guess they don’t matter. Get us a guy who blinks less!
    - Bailey Wilson Cash
      
      He did mention that he would be opposed to a Christian wanting to establish a theocracy; I can understand if that’s not enough.
  - Dawn Marie Christiansen
    
    No. Carson is NOT unfairly focusing on Muslims. He said ALL faiths that are in conflict with the constitution could not hold the office. It is the MEDIA that is obsessed with Islam. And the reporter was NOT that dense. He knew what Carson was saying, but spent SIX MINUTES of an eight minute interview asking the same question over and over like a moron.
    - TransplantedTexan
      
      But you’re forgetting that Varson made the statement about Muslims prior to this interview. He opened the door.
djr417

So when will the media and public demand that all christian candidates reject the biblical claims of women not being in positions of power. The legality of owning slaves- and how to beat them. No mixing of ‘tribes’, and that rape, incest, polygamy are ok within certain rules. The earth is only 6000 years old and flat. All religions have some crazy crap in them, why pick on Islam only for theirs?
- Frank Castle
  
  Momma drop you on your head a lot?
  - DC 17
    
    How very Christian of you. You can’t defend your POV so you attack instead.
- Jay Star
  
  Because they have this crazy idea if you dont see things their way and convert to Islam, they will kill you! We Christians dont do that now, before you bring up the knights of old.
  - Robert Atallo
    
    Ok, I do not normally make Hitler references, but he WAS a Christian. So you don’t need to go back 1000 years, just 70 years.
    - Kevin McGrath
      
      That’s simply a lie.
      - Robert Atallo
        
        Right, I forgot. He was Jewish.
      - Kevin McGrath
        
        Yeah, play stupid. Comfortable?
      - Robert Atallo
        
        Very, thank you. Hindu? Buddhist? Zoroastrian? Ok, I’m stupid. So educate me.
      - talonts
        
        Gott Mit Uns
  - Andrew Jones
    
    fact: the number of Muslims the US has killed in the last 40 years is orders of magnitude great than the number of Americans killed by Muslims. We are far better at raining terror on people- we have the greatest killing machine on the planet (our military). This would be the case even if we discounted the hundreds of thousands of innocent women and children killed by drought and disease as an indirect result of our war games- we just want to “convert” their countries into gas stations. How civilized.
  - Gary D. Vaughn
    
    You might want to check out the news cycle now and again. They are still trying and killing abortion physicians and burning or bombing abortion clinics. Not the knight of old, the knights of new.
  - Sharon Brotman Salzberg
    
    The Crusades and the Inquisition committed horrendous acts against the Jews, my people. Then the pogroms in Europe and the Holocaust topped it off. All by Christians.
    - Robert Atallo
      
      Amen, fellow tribeswoman
- Kevin McGrath
  
  djr , do you live in a cave?
David Varnado

Actual journalism? Give me a break, Thamiel. He was doing his best for a gotcha and didn’t get it. Mr Carson made his point quite clear for anyone caring to actually listen.
- Frank Castle
  
  BINGO!!!
  - olinross
    
    ISN’T THAT WHAT SISTER DAVIS THE COUNTY CLERK OF KENTUCKY IS DOING PUTTING RELIGIOUS LAW BEFORE THE CONSTITUTION WHEN SHE REFUSE TO ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENSE TO GAY COUPLES???….UNDER ISLAMIC LAW(SHARIA LAW) THERE IS NO SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
- Erik Stehlar
  
  Yeah, he’s a bigot. Religion of a candidate or lack thereof SHOULD NOT MATTER.
  - http://www.rareformnewmedia.com Jean Paldan
    
    Religion of a candidate should matter, if they cannot separate their religious beliefs, and want to push them on the people they are governing…it matters.
    - Taylor the Sturdy
      
      Seriously, we need to stop allowing Christians to inject their religion in to our politics. Stop putting your imaginary god first, put America first. Nobody cares what your bible says, it’s a fairy tale.
- Garibaldi
  
  What exactly was the “gotcha” in the question he asked? I’m interested in what you mean.
  - Joe Langella
    
    The gotcha question was not wanting to acknowledge the qualifier that Carson answer first which was any religion that puts their religious beliefs ahead of the constitution should be disqualified.
    That’s the hit question and this was not even close to what journalism is it’s a hit peice from someone from the communist news network
    - Garibaldi
      
      I’d be interested to know which networks, to you, report well and are journalists.
      - Joe Langella
        
        Garibaldi
        Unfortunately none.
        There are no real journalist left since Walter Cronkite and David Sussken when they were on you could not tell what party they belonged too.
        That’s the way it should be if there was a real fair and balanced network that did not have a agenda.
        There is no integrity or ethics left in journalism.
      - Garibaldi
        
        I don’t agree that there is *no* integrity in journalism today, *but* I do agree that in the past there was a different form of journalism. You mention Cronkite and Susskind. Cronkite, very definitely more neutral, Susskind not so much. Nonetheless, you are correct. Two other factors that I liked in the past: 1) there was much more investigative reporting and 2) there was less of an emphasis on being “fair.” By this I mean if one person said that NASA landed on the moon and another said that it was a Hollywood hoax, journalists would not be afraid to call bullshit on the second person. Thanks for the response.
  - B4Cons
    
    Any question they don’t like is a gotcha question to them. Palin was asked ‘What do you take from this visit?” She put her foot in her mouth answering and later blamed the ‘gotcha question”
- TommyNIK
  
  The “point” about Carson is that he doesn’t know the USCON, US history, NOR science. He is unqualified for the highest office.
- disqus_LHbNFrf4o7
  
  I don’t like republicans Ideas that much but I have to agree with you David Varnado. Mr Carson did state his views clearly several times. I agree with him, Anyone from any religion whom can’t set their religious believes aside when acting as the president should not be in the office.
  
  However, that believe does disqualify a lot of reps and elected official like Davis…
  - B4Cons
    
    except Carson has no problem with Christian’s doing it.
    - disqus_LHbNFrf4o7
      
      If that’s the case he should be fried in the media along with all the other reps… -> “do as I say and not as I do”, another term “Hypocrite”..
      
      Question, Did he back Davis?
Frank Castle

asking the SAME THING 5 different ways isn’t “actual journalism”.. it’s looking to get a GAFFE to use to ding the Candidate later… the CM was right to end the “interview”.. they were fishing for a “hit piece” .
- David Varnado
  
  Absolutely…
- Claire McWilliams
  
  Or perhaps they were hoping he would say, as he should have from the beginning, that all extremists from any religion are not fit for public office from county clerk to POTUS.
  - p c
    
    Even the county Clerk believed that she was operating within the laws of her own state and was willing to pay the consequences of her actions by going to jail. Peaceful resistance is still allowed in this country. That is different than a President who would choose Sharia law over Constitutional law and have the power to enforce it.
    - Hector Flores
      
      Claire- NO president would EVER have the power to choose Sharia law over the Constitution. The president can ask for it, or recommend it, but it would have to be voted on and approved by Congress. Nothing but fear-mongering by people who would suggest that it would be so easy. Kind of like the way everyone thought Obama would take EVERYONE’S guns away from them. Hasn’t happened, has it? (By the way…if the County clerk had been willing to pay the consequences, she would still be in jail. She gave in so that she could get paid!)
      - TransplantedTexan
        
        Claire didn’t say they could. And I have more faith in the American people to not be duped into electing a man (because it couldn’t be a Muslim woman) who would want to impose Sharia law. We’re not all that dumb.
    - TransplantedTexan
      
      Or the right wing Christian fundamentalist who chooses to deny others their constitutional rights and has the power to enforce it.
    - David Baerwald
      
      pc, which President are you referring to? The one who would choose sharia law over constitutional law - who is that?
    - Taylor the Sturdy
      
      Why is it different?
  - Dawn Marie Christiansen
    
    HE DID!!!!! But no one wants to listen. He said ANY faith, inxluding Christianity, that did not support the constitution should be set aside or rejected before said person could take office. It is the MEDIA that is obsessed with Islam.
    
    *sigh* You must have either not watched the whole thing or watched a different interview altogether.
    - Taylor the Sturdy
      
      Then he wouldn’t support his own god inspired agenda of deciding planned parenthood right?
    - Gary D. Vaughn
      
      His original statement was NO MUSLIM period. He only came up with the latest crap after he was hounded by media.
    - sartoris13
      
      Actually, he initially said that he would not support any Moslems being elected as President. He did not qualify that by saying that he would not support just extremist Moslems. He meant ALL MOSLEMS. It was only after being pressed on his racist remarks that he qualified himself by saying that he would not support extremists of any religion. Most of the Republican running, of course, including Carson, are extremist Christians who would like to force their own versions of Sharia Law.
Iconoclastic Sage

Has any US Presidential candidate ever been required to rule on their opponent’s eligibility? Why then are “Journalists” twisting their underwear into oversized wedgies during their Ben Carson inquisitions?

He said he wouldn’t advocate for a Muslim President and as far as I know the Mainstream Media in their nasal/rectal connecting 2008 train to Africa and continuing fawning support of Obama is as close as anybody has ever come to advocation,
- David Baerwald
  
  Iconoclastic “Sage”: I assume by “sage”, you mean the plant. You poor, vicious sap.
  - Iconoclastic Sage
    
    David Baerwald: How many Iconoclastic “plants’ are you conversant with? I fear the minuscule number would match or exceed the measurement assigned to your Intelligence quotient.
Ligia Hamilton

Nothing about that interview was “actual journalism.” He stopped asking questions and kept trying to argue with him even though he already answered the question several times. That’s not an interview, that’s an interrogation. Dr. Carson deserves more respect than that. I thought it was very appropriate to stop the interview. Clearly the interviewer didn’t care about the truth. He was after headlines, he had an agenda. Well Dr. Carson didn’t play along. Too bad CNN.
Jaybird248

I think Carson was being reasonable. The situation was analogous to when JFK ran for president and had to publicly reject the idea that he would follow the doctrine that all Catholics are subject to the rules made by the pope. A Muslim candidate would be asked to reject those parts of Islam that conflict with American law and values, and would be unelectable if he or she didn’t. Tapper and the media are making something out of this that isn’t really there. I’m not surprised that the manager cut the interview off. It was becoming a broken record.
- Shakira Graham
  
  Why only Muslims? Why not Christians or Jews say we will not put Biblical law ahead of the Constitution? Amazing how its only Muslims when its the right wing Christians trying to force their religion on this nation.
pelao

The interviewer failed to make the point that if you are a Christian the same applies. You would have to reject the treatment of women as second class citizens, you have to exclude gays, unbilievers, etc. In fact you would have to reject most of the bible to be in office. Just look at Ted Cruz, Huckabee, Kim Davis, all of them putting their holy book ahead of the constitution.
Dawn Marie Christiansen

Ok. So I really don’t think the author watched the same interview as I did. Basically, out of and eight+ minute interview, SIX MINUTES of it is the playing dumb and asking the same question over and over trying to get Carson to, I don’t know, slip up? How could he possible hold the position he does as a journalist and be so all fired dense? He bandgered and badgered and REFUSED to accept the very clear and consise answer given. He also was very clear that ANY faith (including Christianity) got in the way of a president upholding the constitution of the United States, he could not agree with. There are patriotic Muslims, he concedes, and non-patriotic Christians. But ANYONE who thinks that Sharia law and the US constitution are compatible is delusional, or maybe hallucinating? They are polar opposites. NO MUSLIM should hold that office without rejecting Sharia law and the pilars of Islam.

Maybe the author of this article and the interviewer are both dumb? Or just not listening.

Ben Carson is an amazing person. He came from poverty and worked hard, put himself through college and medical school, went on the be the most renowned pediatric surgeon in the WORLD, and is gracious, diplomatic (that really comes in handy when dealing with other nations), patient and cares about American and its people. But the media despises him because he is a conservative, and he is so great for the job. He could stand a chance. And they hate that. So, if the ONLY thing they can find wrong is THIS? He is doing pretty good. But the media will make this very goid view of his seem bad because they are fools.
- Gary D. Vaughn
  
  You got it, Carson tiptoed around the question for 6 minutes with non-answers. Tapper wanted the question answered.
Ellis8118

No matter how hard “Dr” Carson tries to turn back the hands of time and suddenly qualify his blatantly bigoted statement, he CANNOT rewrite the history of his interview with Chuck Todd. That is a bell that cannot be “unrung”, no matter how hard he tries.
Robert Atallo

Poor Jack Kennedy is spinning in his grave.
Celia Nobles

Carson’s body language(eye movements) revealed his anger with Jake.Jake did a Great job on this nutcase!
Signal Pupett

A man who can’t keep his eyes open when he speaks, isn’t communicating the truth.
Karlo Buenaseda

he already answered the question not sure why he keeps repeating the same question.
RedState

Problem is that Mr. Carson doesn’t understand the difference between Muslim(ethnicity) and the Islam religion.
- Shakira Graham
  
  There is not a Muslim ethnicity, they are found all over the world. Unless you mean Arab which is still wrong.
mattyc415

if you abided by the laws of the bible - we’d all be stoned.
Kevin McGrath

Is this a joke? The Onion? CNN always goes after conservatives. If they get Hilary they’ll ask her about how wonderful it is to be a Grandma.
MailOrderLesbian

So his point is he’s against anyone putting their religion ahead of the Constitution. Unless their religion happens to be the same as his own.
Luanne Taylor

it went on for a long time before the manager stopped it….I am sure I have heard Carson say in the past that he was unsure which was more important for the country, the constitution or the bible, so …this seems like another odd statement from this man.
Dennis E. Amnott

How many times can you answer the same question only asked differently? This is quality journalism?
Zachary Turgeon

This guy isn’t just dull, he seems downright unintelligent. I don’t really care if he’s a “brain surgeon.” He has no polish, no charisma, no energy, and, to top it all off, his speaking ability borders on inarticulate.
KevinFitzz

kook
Abe Hashemi

Is he rejecting the following Biblical verses?

However, you may purchase male or female slaves from
among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of
such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You
may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent
inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel,
your relatives, must never be treated this way. (Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT)
If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for only
six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for
his freedom. If he was single when he became your slave and then married
afterward, only he will go free in the seventh year. But if he was married
before he became a slave, then his wife will be freed with him. If his master
gave him a wife while he was a slave, and they had sons or daughters, then the
man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still
belong to his master. But the slave may plainly declare, ‘I love my master, my
wife, and my children. I would rather not go free.’ If he does this, his
master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door
and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will belong to
his master forever. (Exodus 21:2-6 NLT)
When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will
not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the
man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not
allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract
with her. And if the slave girl’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he
may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter.
If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her
food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of
these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.
(Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
When a man strikes his male or female slave with a
rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If,
however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since
the slave is his own property. (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect
and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. (Ephesians 6:5
NLT)

Christians who are slaves should give their masters
full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed. If
your master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You
should work all the harder because you are helping another believer by your
efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them.
(1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT)

The servant will be severely punished, for though he
knew his duty, he refused to do it. “But people who are not aware that they are
doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom
much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given.”
(Luke 12:47-48 NLT)
David Robinson

Somebody give this guy a cup of coffee. He is slow and plodding, about as charismatic as a piece of lint.

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