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Ben Shapiro Vs Dan Savage

In a Townhall piece published today, wingnut commentator Ben Shapiro goes after Dan Savage for his recent invitation for Ben Carson to “suck my dick” and prove that homosexuality is a choice. That is an insipid argument; were the shoe on the other foot, Savage would have to demonstrate that being gay is involuntary by engaging in sexual behavior with …

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SNL Eviscerates Ben Carson

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Media Matters: Right Wing Rodeo

Ben Carson, Jan Mikelson, and Mark Levin.

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Glenn Beck Turns On Ben Carson

“Goodbye to his presidential career. It’s over. It’s over. There is no way to recover from that. That just sounds like a lunatic. That is just a ridiculous statement on a million fronts. A ridiculous statement. It’s not just that he didn’t see [the question] coming. It’s that he just thought that was a good answer. That was good enough …

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HomoQuotable – Dan Savage

“Dear Dr. Carson, If being gay is a choice, prove it. Choose it. Choose to be gay yourself. Show America how that’s done, Ben, show us how a man can choose to be gay. Suck my dick. Name the time and the place and I’ll bring my dick and a camera crew and you can suck me off and win …

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Maggie Gallagher Turns On Ben Carson

“Apparently the pounding from CNN led Dr. Carson not only to apologize but say he supports the right of states to choose gay marriage: ‘I support the right of individual states to sanction gay marriage, and I support the right of individual states to deny gay marriage in their respective jurisdictions.’ Only Dr. Carson knows why he chose to apologize. …

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Bryan Fisher Turns On Ben Carson

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Teabaggers Turn On Ben Carson

The Tea People are not very happy with Ben Carson following yesterday’s declaration that he’s done talking about gay rights. From the right wing site Hot Air: Okay, but that’s like Jeb Bush deciding he’s not going to talk about amnesty anymore. It’s one of his pet issues. He’s beloved by his supporters because of his opinion on that particular …

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Ben Carson To Sean Hannity: CNN Edited My Comments To Make Me Look Bad

Via Mediaite: During a radio discussion this afternoon with Sean Hannity, Carson blamed the ordeal on CNN. “It was a 25 minute interview they chopped, and you see what part they emphasized,” he said. “I did learn something very important: For certain networks, never do a pre-taped interview. Always do it live.” In the interview, flagged and cut down into …

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Fischer: Every GOP Candidate Should Be Asked If They Agree With Ben Carson

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Ben Carson Files For Presidential Bid

Tea Party darling Ben Carson has filed the Federal Elections Commission paperwork to formally announce his “potential” presidential candidacy. Here’s the first money beg: I’ve decided to explore a potential run for the office of President because I believe my values, life experience, and willingness to speak the truth and seek solutions, prepares me well to lead our nation toward …

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LIVE: GOP Leaders Speak At CPAC

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The First Oops Of CPAC 2015

Carson and Scott are the only African-Americans listed as featured speakers. UPDATE: CPAC is claiming that the Washington Post photoshopped the image. Ross Hemminger, a spokesman for CPAC, told The Hill that the photo is “not a real thing” and that it is a “Photoshopped” image. He forwarded technical emails that claim that there’s distortion around the sides of the …

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Sarah Palin To Headline CPAC 2015

Sarah Palin yesterday confirmed her headlining appearance at CPAC 2015 despite not-quiet grumbling from the far right after her bizarre, rambling speech at last month’s GOP 2016 Clown Car Revue in Iowa. Also on board for this year’s CPAC are Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Sean Hannity, Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Laura Ingraham, …

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Ben Carson Doubles Down On “Christians Might Poison Wedding Cakes” Comment

Tea Party darling Ben Carson appeared at the 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue on Sunday where he declared that if gay people don’t stop asking for equality, Christians might start poisoning their wedding cakes. Yesterday Carson called critics of that comment “immature,” adding, “Never make your waiter or your chef angry, because you don’t know what they’re gonna put in …

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Ben Carson: Gays Should Be Careful Or Someone Will Poison Their Wedding Cake

“What I have a problem with is when people try to force people to act against their beliefs because they say ‘they’re discriminating against me.’ So they can go right down the street and buy a cake, but no, let’s bring a suit against this person because I want them to make my cake even though they don’t believe in …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue

Rep. Steve King is holding his 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue in Iowa today and pretty much every right wing crackpot contender is there. The Des Moines Register is running a live stream and things are just now kicking off.

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Ben Carson: I’m Not Crazy

Via the National Journal: Ben Carson—a Washington outsider, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, a favorite among tea-party insurgents—had a message Thursday for the Republican Party’s most influential establishment figures: I’m not “crazy.” Speaking to the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting, Carson tried to challenge the caricature of him as a right-wing zealot by addressing—one by one—many of the individual controversies that have …

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National Review Slams Ben Carson For Hawking Quack Cures For Everything

The right-wing National Review today slammed potential 2016 presidential candidate and Tea Party darling Ben Carson for hawking a line of so-called “glyconutrients” whose maker claims will cure cancer, heart disease, autism, and pretty much everything else. In 2007, three years after Carson’s first dealings with Mannatech, Texas attorney general Greg Abbott sued the company and Caster, charging them with …

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Ben Carson: Gay Activists Hate America

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