It wasn’t long after pediatric surgeon
Dr. Ben Carson became an overnight star among conservatives for his epic
speech at the National Prayer Breakfast that the left began attacking
him. On Fox News Tuesday, Carson hit back.
Among his critics, far-left
commentators like MSNBC’s Touré have argued that Carson is just a
“token” for the GOP who is only helping conservatives “assuage their
guilt” because they are racist.
Carson’s popularity among conservatives
couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that not only is Dr. Carson a
brilliant neurosurgeon, but he also has common sense ideas that appeal
to a conservative base dying for real leaders, right? Not according to
Touré, who says Carson is benefiting from “the GOP’s version of
affirmative action.”
Responding very calmly — as he is known
to do — on Fox News Tuesday, Carson lectured his critics, saying “if
you don’t have anything useful to say, you attack people. If you feel
that your house of cards has been discovered and is starting to come
unraveled, you become very desperate.”
Though he would have arguably been
justified, Carson did not name-call or use any of the tactics leveled
against him. He also never called out Touré by name.
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