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Neurosurgeon becomes political lightning rod

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    Dr. Ben Carson diagnoses what's wrong with America

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He's a world renowned brain surgeon and a big philanthropist which is why we interviewed him last year.

But now he's also become a political lightning rod so what's it like a good time to revisit our power player of.

I think that it's the most appropriate venue.

To do with the weather is ripping our nation apart and the fact that we are moving away from our values and principles.

Then -- finished talking about the street his remarks at the national prayer breakfast two weeks ago.

With President Obama listening Carson diagnose what's wrong with what the country such as political correctness.

We've reached at -- People are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say.

And the benefits of a flat tax.

That's some people say thanks but that's not because it doesn't hurt the guy who make ten billion dollars as much of -- with the guy who made tent where does this.

The guy.

Why is that relevant at a prayer breakfast because it had a prayer breakfast.

We're talking about.

Fairness.

I think it's a perfect opportunity to talk about what this truly fair vs what is politically -- The responses in the electric.

Two and a half million people of -- partisan speech on long.

A wall street journal editorial proclaim to Ben Carson for president this is the kind of thing the Republican Party should have been saying for the past four years but liberals were -- -- Especially the Carson's side at at the prayer breakfast.

It is a way for people the commune with the -- of their choice and this guy turns into a Republican talking point political session human potential.

It's something that we don't really talk about Iraq.

We first sat down with -- a year ago at Johns Hopkins medical center in Baltimore.

He is legendary for taking on the toughest cases the so called hopeless patients.

In some -- it becomes clear that the only shot this person had left.

Is if you do something.

Carson knows all about human potential because he's a -- bit.

His mother got married at thirteen and was -- -- but he ended up going to Yale and becoming a brain surgeon.

And since 1994.

He and his wife candy have -- the Carson scholars fund giving millions to help kids go to college.

Why do you think your speech struck such an error the average American.

Once.

A nation that is for and by the people and now four -- -- -- carve outs for the critics they weren't listening.

They were looking to criticized.

Any thing that they don't necessarily agree what.

Carson doesn't think he'd be a good candidate for president to blunt he says -- -- seek the office but he doesn't rule -- And he isn't afraid of any child.

Do you have any qualms about the fact that in a sense you were lecturing the president of the United States story -- just had to sit.

Yeah well you know I serve.

God.

And my purpose is to please ma'am.

And -- -- before you who can be consumed.

You may want to keep Ben Carson on your political radar at age 61 he's retiring from surgery this -- So he's gonna need something that.

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