Posted on 08/02/2015 11:41:46 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
On Sunday, presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” doubled down on his comments from a week before when he opined “all lives matter.” Carson stated on Sunday that all the fuss over the “Black Lives Matter” mantra is “political correctness going amok.” He added, “Of course all lives matter.”
Carson had said on Friday, at a conference put together by the black conservative group Freedom’s Journal Institute, “Of course all lives matter. I don’t want to get into it; it’s so silly.”
On Sunday, Carson amended his prior statements, asserting,”What I called silly is political correctness going amok. That’s what’s silly.”
Carson ameliorated his remarks a tad, saying, “[O]f course we should be very concerned about what’s going on, particularly in our inner cities. It’s a crime, you know, On Sunday, presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” doubled down on his comments from a week before when he opined “all lives matter.” Carson stated on Sunday that all the fuss over the “Black Lives Matter” mantra is “political correctness going amok.” He added, “Of course all lives matter.”
Carson had said on Friday, at a conference put together by the black conservative group Freedom’s Journal Institute, “Of course all lives matter. I don’t want to get into it; it’s so silly.”
On Sunday, Carson amended his prior statements, asserting,”What I called silly is political correctness going amok. That’s what’s silly.”
Carson ameliorated his remarks a tad, saying, “[O]f course we should be very concerned about what’s going on, particularly in our inner cities. It’s a crime, you know, for a young black man, the most likely cause of death is homicide. That is a huge problem that we need to address in a very serious way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Talk about taking away supporters from viable candidates. This guy only campaigns on weekends.
”What I called silly is political correctness going amok. That’s what’s silly.”
Wrong answer, Ben. It’s racism run amok.
So is stating that 2nd Amendment rights depend on your zip code...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.