TYT: Ben Carson Clarifies Stupid Comment

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Ben Carson was recently asked to elaborate on his comment that many Americans are stupid. It turns out the “many” he was referring to are those that support programs of social uplift… such as Martin Luther King Jr. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), and Mark Thompson, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"...at a videotaped event last year, while discussing the American people, he declared, "Many of them are stupid."

Carson made this observation while speaking at the Richard Nixon library on October 19, 2014, as part of a book tour. After a fifteen-minute talk—prior to a book-signing—Carson was asked if he might run for president as an independent...

The crowd laughed when Carson made that crack about dumb Americans, and Carson let out a loud guffaw.”*

Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/11/in-speech-ben-carson-says-many-americans-are-stupid

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1. "Gifted Hands" is a good title for Carson's work. He's jerking this country off this campaign season