Carson has said many ignorant things, like comparing Obamacare to slavery. This specific quote, however, is disputed. I'm not sure he actually said it. Whatever the case, very few African Americans take him seriously.
kzs
On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 8:14:12 AM UTC-5, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:
-- kzs
On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 8:14:12 AM UTC-5, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:
It's outrageous that a Black man could see and if he wasn't a brain surgeon you'd think that he had a screw or two loose, up there. And this man wants to be elected president of the United States?
"Before Obama, people barely noticed skin color; that goes back 150 years. Blacks were happy and grateful for what we were given." (Benjamin Carson)
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