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unhappycamper

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Fri Sep 12, 2014, 05:49 AM Sep 2014

Ben Carson tells Bill O’Reilly: ‘I’m not sure’ that domestic violence is widespread

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/11/ben-carson-tells-bill-oreilly-im-not-sure-that-domestic-violence-is-widespread/



Ben Carson tells Bill O’Reilly: ‘I’m not sure’ that domestic violence is widespread
By Arturo Garcia
Thursday, September 11, 2014 22:16 EDT

Fox News contributor Ben Carson drew raised eyebrows from Bill O’Reilly on Thursday when he expressed skepticism over the frequency of domestic violence in the U.S.

While discussing former NFL running back Ray Rice’s hitting his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer, this past February, O’Reilly asked, “You know how many millions of men do that? It’s not an isolated deal. It’s a terrible plague.”

“I’m not sure that’s true,” Carson told a surprised O’Reilly. “To have a man who is an NFL star who is very, very bulked up against a –”

“I’m telling you, battery against women in this country and around the world is just out of control, doc,” O’Reilly interjected.

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Ben Carson tells Bill O’Reilly: ‘I’m not sure’ that domestic violence is widespread (Original Post) unhappycamper Sep 2014 OP
Hey Mr. Carson... theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #1
you KNOW the man is spewing stupidity when even loofah boy has to correct him! niyad Sep 2014 #2
That was the part that struck me. Jim Lane Sep 2014 #3
 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
3. That was the part that struck me.
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 05:08 PM
Sep 2014

A prominent right-winger disputes a point made by people on the left, and Bill O'Reilly does not just automatically go along with the attack? Amazing.

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