Ben Carson: Muslims Aren't Qualified To Be President
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- Ben Carson is a doctor, not a politician. When asked about the importance of faith while seeking the presidency, he sounded more like a pastor. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Calls are growing for Republican Ben Carson to quit the 2016 race after he said a Muslim should not be president.
Muslim-American groups, among others, have said these views make him unqualified to run himself.
Mr Carson, a Christian, made the comments on Sunday, adding that Islam was inconsistent with the Constitution.
Another Republican presidential candidate, Bobby Jindal, said on Monday a Muslim president should swear on a Bible to uphold the Constitution.”*
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People who are radical about their beliefs should not run for president. Any religion, don't do it.
+anitabelikov What about radical atheists?
+acostalot Personally I'd prefer that. Secular rule is more logical.
deenman23 How is it nonsensical? Good Examples are Mao, and Stalin. Not all atheists are liberal democratic progressives , you know? atheists, like all religious folk, come in different shapes and sizes
David Patterson Yea secular radical like Mao and Stalin who were atheists , right? they are better than Abraham Lincoln, who was a christian?
+David Patterson "Secular rule is more logical"
Saddam Hussein was more Logical? The Assad Family is more Logical?
He just had his biggest surge in popularity for his presidential run, the same day he makes these statements.
Merica
murica fuck yeah
+JCJ the sharia law doesn't comply with the u.s Constitution he is right tho
+JCJ I thought he was dropping out the polls.
+JCJ
That's because he made his stupid comment and got a lot of media coverage . A candidates polling is tied into how much media coverage they get and that's why candidate's deliberately say stupid shit. That's also why polling is propaganda and doesn't mean shit . Don't buy into it .
***** Yeah, he talks like he's doing brain surgery. So calm, so collected, yet at any moment you feel like he's going to kill you with his eyes.
"black Christians have short memory"
-Chris rock
To be fair people of color have been Christians just as long, if not longer than, white people.
David Patterson nope...whites created it(middle easterns are classified as white)
They forgot Islam is what had a major role in civil rights acts...
+David Patterson whaaaaat?!?!
+dapperdonmilli IKR!? . ..Christianity was forced on black people during slavery.
Why does Ben Carson always look like he's repulsed by something? Is that his reflection in the camera? He also speaks robotically, as if they're holding his family hostage right there. Jordan Peele would do great justice to this character.
+MérKjarúl TruG Well, he's a uncle tom so almost every word that comes out his mouth hurts him a little inside because, well, you got to do what you got to do to get those votes, right?
so true lol!!!
+MérKjarúl TruG hell yeah he would
+MérKjarúl TruG his face can't stand what his mouth is saying
+IamBetter ThanYou You're on to something!
Carson was not advocating for a "religious test." He was saying that he *personally* would not support a Muslim for president. Whether or not others agree, it is his prerogative to hold that position.
Yes why don't people get this?! I'm not a Republican by any stretch but why does tyt misrepresent things
+Daniel Jackson gimme a fucking break. you're saying that if you had 50 ben carsons at the top of government all holding this view, they'd all be like "welp, it's only my personal opinion! i guess ill just sit here!"
+Daniel Jackson Lol at this sophistry.
+jemimallah Everyone on earth can have the view of not electing Muslims, Muslims can still run.
How do I unsubscribe from this painfully stupid thread?
To alter a quote from Cornel West: "Ben Carson is Republican in blackface."
+Kevin “kcortes987” Cortes funny thing, a lot of the blackface minstrel actors were actually black.
+Coos Oorlog I can just see racists using that fact to say "See! How can blackface be racist?".
For anyone who doesn't get it, black performers were *not allowed* to perform without making themselves into grotesque caricatures of Africans.
+Kevin “kcortes987” Cortes Ok then, so whenever a black person does something wrong they're secretly white. Get over yourself
+David Cameron It's not because he's doing wrong but specifically because he works against African-Americans. Unrelated to the statement about Muslims (which is just something wrong, but not racial [whites can hate Muslims too])
+Kevin “kcortes987” Cortes ,
Ben Carson is all America need right now !
SANDERS 2016!!!
+Naked Solid Snake I thought he just pass her not a lot but still passed her. I saw that he's 41% and she's 40% like I said not a lot.
Naked Solid Snake he is beating Hilary by a wide margin in the first 2 primary states. I don't know what you're talking about.
Naked Solid Snake he hasn't catch up. He is winning.
Feel the bern
+Naked Solid Snake Too bad he is the current front runner.
coming from a black guy.. wut
***** lol i knew someone was going to take it the wrong way. im saying it because look how long it took to get a black president. it was an amazing accomplishment to get a minority as the president. for a minority to rip on other minorities, albeit a religion isnt really a race, is hilarious
***** and not ALL black people are bad either lol, are you really trying to agree with this bigot? damn. you really think a president would enforce his religious views? thats not how any of this works at all
+NaturallyNikki the point he's making is its hypocritical of Ben Carson to attempt to stop one group from becoming president when we faced the same discrimination. It's not that hard to understand........
Kay lol ok. im not being racist at all but he wants doesnt want america's "views" to change? lmao right.. the same original views which supported slavery
***** just because youre president doesnt mean you can spread your views like a preacher. it doesnt matter. this isnt a dictatorship.
Wow can't believe this man is a brain surgeon, he must've realized this gets bonus points amongst republican voters.
He must be great at it too. Whenever I listen to him I feel my brain being cut out piece by piece
+Amber Russel He is one of the best in the world. Which is pretty crazy given what he's saying. Honestly, I think he's pulling a Donald Trump. He's saying crazy/idiotic things for attention.
+Dijon Mastered LOL
+Amber Russel There are numerous wildly different forms of intelligence, wisdom has no bearing on mathematical or scientific ability.
Being able to discern between truth and falsehood, see through generalisations and overcome the innate mental tendency towards perceiving individuals as groups and generalising as a result - that's the intelligence I care about the most and you won't find that on any University curriculum (I forget the American word) or IQ test.
osama bin laden 2016!
Laden
Palin 2016
chapo
al capone 2016
+chingon711 So disrespectful to el chapo
+chingon711 Tony Montana 2016
Carlito Brigante 2016!!
Ben Carson is living proof that there is no correlation between education and intelligence.
"Read the constitution then go run for Pope." That quote made my day.
I ask this question to America :
What if the next President (who's Christian) converts to Islam during their term?
What would Americans do then?
you mean obama ...
jk
+HassanLuv78 IMPEACH HIM - first off no one smart enough to make it to the White House would convert to ISLAM. #ISLAMSUCKSBALLS
+HassanLuv78 Some of them would whine then swiftly go back to watching TV.
joebonsaipoland
That really sucks...What ever happened to America being the one country that tolerates all religions? I thought US presidents weren't suppose to lead by faith, but by fact.
Abdul Taha The sad part for you is there will never be a Muslim president of the USA unless and until Islam eliminates any verse in the Koran after Akmed (aka Mohammad) left Mecca.
Do some research IDIOT.
I bet they said the same about black ppl , why is he running then
That comment hit cenk in the heart
His family is Muslim.....
+The muslim Atheist so is yours
jojen jojen so?
Even if you're an ex-Muslim, if you hear someone saying nasty and evil things about your family you would be pissed as hell, otherwise there's something fundamentally wrong with you. That goes with ex-Jews and ex-Christians as well.
dude, can he speak his beliefs? or is that not allowed anymore?
+Sean Downs Jr. Yes he can. And he did and he does. And everyone and anyone also has the right to question what he says. Especially when the language is the same kind of hateful, dangerous language that was used against the Jews 100 years ago.
+Ryan Ferretti I agree, bit Islam is a faith Americans fear! He is stating his option of choice, how can a man speak his mind if everything is racist or makes them a bad person.
Just replace the word muslims for the word jews or blacks, and listen to how it sounds.
We've been through this before.
Yeah it's time to change all US currency to 'In Allah We Trust'. (Sarcasm)
Even though it says literally the same thing conservatives would lose their mind
ben & scary's hahah omg i fell out of my chair xD
Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help."
This is a small sample of what it says in their book. Do you want the President of the United States to be Muslim?
+Wallace “Felixine” Goromchevna the 6th Your example does not affect other people however the first does.
Wallace Goromchevna the 6th I totally agree bro. Just the example you used confused me.
+RexBot Cherry picking certain parts is stupid, you can do the same for the Bible and say Christian ideals conflict with the Constitution. When in reality Muslim AND Christian ideals really do conflict with the Constitution. But you also have to remember, we have Separation of Church and State.
It says reject faith , it did not specify which faith , u idiot
sameralli74 If it is in the Quran, do u think it would be referring to Christianity or Scientology? Don't call people an idiot until you check yourself, kid.
He didn't say they should *not be allowed,* he said that he personally wouldn't advocate it.
Voting for Ben Carson an (SDA) would be like voting for Benjamin Netanyahu
Not all of us are like that, I'm a very liberal Adventist. It's just the ones on the far right have the loudest voices and get the most attention. I'm voting for Bernie Sanders. :)
bellavita rox Yeah go Bernie!, he's the real deal.
fuck you
so what wrong Netanyahu has right to protect his nation and citizens from terrorists.
+Ladi Singh I agree with ladi singh
Clayton Bigsby I mean Ben Carson is a prime example of conservative christian hypocrisy.
+lola bigcups Carson: "Even if a Muslim says he won't implement sharia law, he is lying".
Carson: "If he swears on the Bible, I will believe him".
Height of idiocy!
These Christian conservatives are such hypocrites. One once told me freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion. So I said, "I need to pick one? Fine, I'll choose Islam." (I'm actually an atheist.)
No religion agrees with the constitution. When candidates say that they follow their god first how can they do the job they are seeking? If I was hiring someone for a job and they filled out the application and stated at the end if it agrees with my religion I would have to question the person to see if they were going to be able to do the job if not why would I hire them? If for some reason like federal law was changed and my worker didn't see fit to do their job because this new law was against their religion I would say go through the proper channels to get the law changed and do your job until resolved or put your notice in and I will find someone else to perform the job.
Still waiting for the Muslim country that doesn't use muslim laws, and dont even attempt to bring up Turkey or I might get some lol's out of it
What's your point?
Dijon Mastered Islam and Muslims who follow it suck.
malaysia?
fywolf Malaysia is only 55%-60% Muslim lol
Derek Bao I don't think any country is 100% one religion
Ben Carson was 100% right with what he said ...
medstudent84 Anyone who believes in ANY religion is clearly uneducated and subject to do crazy things.
+medstudent84: B.S.
On the streets, a guy like him is called either a "uncle tom" or a "sell out." And neither one is respected.
I love the fact that he thinks Bibles have exponential power when more than one is used at a time, like the Zords from power rangers
Why can't anyone hear what he says? He said and I quote... if you haven't heard it enough "...If it fits within the realm of the constitution, then I have no problem" and also "I would not ADVOCATE that we put a muslim in charge of this nation..."(two keys to this statement "I" and "would not advocate"
Now tell me again when he says and i'll quote you "No, Muslims should not be allowed to run for office." seriously this is why no one trusts the media. They play to what ever they want to play too and twist and falsify anything they want.
We agree that his beliefs are that Islam does not fit within the realm of the constitution, Okay. However, if you believe that is does.... then ben carson said "I have no problem with it". He gave the reason behind his belief and according to his reason, then you also should have no problem voting for someone that does fit within the realm of the constitution. SO i don't understand what everyone is so angry about.
He also said he wouldn't advocate a christian that wanted to turn the US into a democracy because it doesn't fit within the realm of the constitution...
Whoever comes up with these phrases and titles on the background images needs a raise now. The best part of TYT
Now because of the Bad Lip Reading Channel, every time I see Ben Carson, I just imagine this soft voice saying "I'm working on a puzzle."
Why is it so radical and controversial to express an opinion on who you would NOT support for President? What happened to the first amendment right to free speech?
Every religion is inconsistent with the constitution; you don't have to look much further than the establishment clause. I can't think of a single religious doctrine that doesn't promote the spreading of said religious doctrine or forbid the practice of others; hell, the 10 commandments in Christianity declare "though shalt have no other gods before me". In case you can't tell, that's at odds with the first amendment.
But yeah, no religious test for office. Beliefs have no weight or consequence, only actions.
We have several requirements a person must meet in order to qualify as a presidential candidate according to law. How could someone skip the requirement for potential candidates to be SANE in order to qualify! A typo??
He didn't say Muslims shouldn't be allowed to run for office- why did cenyk say he did?
Are these republican candidates looking to get the nomination to run for POTUS or is their a vacancy for White House pastor up for grabs?
6:15 "because I spoke very softly" HAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh so hard... :-D
I find it incredible that a black man, after everything black people have been through in America, can make such a statement.
He is homophobic as well….
I like Dr. Ben Carson he helps me out tremendously with my health. Whenever I can't sleep or my blood pressure is to high I just listen to Ben and he just meeeellllooooow's meeee oooouuuut...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I don't think he said they couldn't run for office. Pretty sure he just said he wouldn't advocate for one. Not advocating does not equal banning.
I wonder if the founding fathers would revise the constitution in any way if they knew what we were dealing with now?
For a neurosurgeon he seems kinda fried.
You have freedom of religion but your religious rights don't trump everyone elses rights.Can can believe people should be stoned to death for working on the sabbath but that doesn't mean you have the right to kill someone.
This makes me so sad. Here is why. When my older sister graduated at the university of Delaware Carson was the guest speaker. I was 13. He was just a Dr back then. And the man had charisma coming out his ass. His true stories of saving and successfully being one of the first surgeons to separate conjoined twins was amazing to me at the time. I remember feeling inspired back then. And now look at him. So sad what he has become. Should have stayed a Dr Ben.
Ben needs to have his degree taken from him.
The more I hear Ben Carson speak, the more I'm convinced he's less of an BRILLIANT INTELLIGENT COMPASSIONATE NEUROSURGEON and more of a Rainman 'idiot savant' genius..
It is not the people beliefs it's the heart of mankind that we need to worry about.
Fundamental to Islam is the support of sharia. This includes discrimination against women and homosexuals, and severe penalties for apostasy against Islam. These principles violate equality under the law, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
The Quran clearly endorses the use of force to impose sharia; And historically muslims have obliged. It is very easy to see muslims using the political process to impose these principles, as is now being seen in countries like Denmark. Islam principles are fundamentally opposed to liberty.
Every time Ben Carson says something, it reminds me of Samuel L. Jackson's character from Django Unchained.
has this guy even read the quran
Is it ok if it is a stack of chinese braile bibles with pages missing?
The Founding Fathers were aware of the possible divisiveness of religion since many people came to America to avoid religious persecution . They were smart enough to treat religion like a hand grenade . There was a reason they specified that people could have any religion that they wanted or the freedom to have no religion at all . They were certainly aware of Islam . Perhaps they needed to set up a presidential rotation with several different faiths so that Christians , Jews , Buddhists , Hindus , Islamists and Atheists all got a turn in the Oval Office .Its unfortunate that right now we have people like Trump and Carson studying from the Sarah Palin "Book of History " . They refer to the constitution but don`t have a clue what it says or what the intentions really were .
I wonder if Bernie Sanders would be willing to swear the oath of the Presidency on the U.S Constitution? I would love that.
Good idea! He would be our first real non-religious president, unless I'm mistaken. We should make that our new tradition, the bible has no place in official government ceremonies.
He said that he wouldn't support a Muslim. He wouldn't advocate it. That is his personal belief. He did not say the United States should ban Muslims from public office.
your character in action in how you treat people describe to me how smart you are and how much wisdom you have in also what God you serve. What goes into your mouth is not what defile's a person it is what comes out of the mouth that defile's a person.
"until the whole fabric of our harmonious society is ripped apart at a time of great national peril."
I'd prefer any day!!!! for an atheist to become a president. Decisions will then be dealt out on personal judgement, rather than what the voices ( God) tells them what to say or do.
man they're not even trying to hid it anymore.
So we're so politically correct now that we can't even ASK if a theology promotes violence?
Strictly speaking he wasn't saying that a Muslim can hold this power, just that he wished that none ever did.
The Council of Islamic-American Relations (CAIR) recently demanded that I withdraw as a candidate for the 2016 presidential race. By doing so, the organization has brazenly violated IRS rules prohibiting tax-exempt nonprofits like CAIR to intervene in a political campaign on behalf of - or in opposition to - a candidate. This is NOT the first time that CAIR has disrespected U.S. law of America. It has previously lost its tax-exempt status by failing to file taxes three years in a row.
It has also been named by federal prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal conspiracy to funnel money to HAMAS - a terrorist organization. The IRS should immediately revoke CAIR's tax-exempt status!
Any candidate who claims they're a person of (any)faith,should automatically be excluded,as deluded,and secluded so as to bring reason back forth.
"No, all religions are NOT equally violent. Some have never been violent, some gave it up centuries ago. One religion conspicuously didn’t." - Richard Dawkins
A portion of this interview was cut out ben Carson later explained his meaning when he said those comments he does not believe that religious beliefs are important so long as you hold the Constitution of the United States over your own religious beliefs and do not an act on the Constitution rather than your own religious beliefs he has a poor way of phrasing his opinions at times and I also believe the media is definitely biased towards him
What I find quixotic is that Carson is opposed to an orthodox Muslim being President but is not opposed to orthodox Muslims serving in the Congress.
That is not how you spell "Quran".
What is with Carson's voice in that clip?
There isn't a single claim you can make about the inconsistency of a literal interpretation of the Quran that you can't make about a literal interpretation of the Bible. Both texts are profoundly out of touch with the values Carson is talking about.
A minority group hating another minority group
He said a candidate's faith should matter to voters, not that it should disclude them from running.
So taqiyya turns you into a politician?
Carson never said muslims should not be allowed to run for office. He said he wouldnt support the idea...
Islam was also Outlawed in the USA in 1952
He said he wouldn't advocate it. He wouldn't vote for them . That's not saying the constitution says that they can't run. Stop trying to flip this around, he never said the constitution says anything. In a Muslim country country a christian would not be able to run period .
He's christian? His last name is Jindal right? or that's not his full name? I thought he was a Hindu.
How come this question or a question similar to it has not been posed to Bernie Sanders or Hiliary Clinton... anyways the question was irrelevant since there is no Muslim running for president
why don't you also Read Sharia Law. you know that part that say's Criticizing or denying any part of the Quran is punishable by death
I never heard Carson say we shouldn't ALLOW a Muslim to run for President, he just said he wouldn't advocate for it . Theres a difference
Why do people swear on bibles where is that a tradition of Christians
I don't think religion should dictate how you run the country, but comparing Christianity to Sharia? Wtf, dude?
I like how the question presented to Carson was "should it matter to voters what a candidates faith is?" and Cenk proceeded to present it as if he were saying it should be made law that muslims should not be allowed to be candidates. TYT does this all the time and yet still present themselves as journalists instead of commentators.
um.... Ben Carson did not mean, this I watched it live, he said if they embrace America values anyone can be president. young Turks seriously need to start getting it right
Why is TYT using wikipedia as a source?
will he demand that bernie sanders denounce halakha law, and "sworn in on a stack of bibles"
I think it's best to have a leader that isn't religious. All I want as a voter is my country to become more prosperous to create more jobs, improve health care, education, transportation and a safe border to protect us from terrorism.
What was it with Kennedy??? Something to the point of a american catholic or a catholic american!!!! Don't fully understand this fully, but sounds close...
You are actiually mixing up the question of whether a muslim is allowed to run for office and whether one would vote for a muslim. The latter seems to be a bit unlikely. One would only do that if the alternatives are worse. So it would depend on who the muslim actually was and who his or her main opponent was.
Polls have shown for years, atheists/Muslims by most people would be unwelcome as president. So he at least technically is in touch with many of the population who drives off those fears.
This guy on this show is such a strict constructionalist. He knows absolutely nothing about compromise at all.
It is a matter that is easily answered by common sense in legal interpretation. If your views are inconsistant with the constitution, incompatible with it, it logically follows that you do not respect the normative foundation of the country and its people. It would be paradoxical to suggest that one could derive authority from the text he himself reprimands.
Ironically, there is a test when you are "sworn in" to office. By placing your hand on the Bible you are affirming that the Christian God has your soul in hand if you decide to break your oath.
This man is a doctor? Damn, imagine going to him, and you are really sick. Without medicine, you will die. And he just says 'Eh, just pray the illness away'. Yes, because we all know THAT will work, eh? -_-
He also sounds like he's on drugs, or drunk. Slow speech, slurring his words. Not a good look there, Doc. The caption on this? I thought 'Doctor What'?
I bet he's more educated than u
Likely more than you too.
Thank heavens the founding fathers were more intelligent than this joke of a candidate.
Ben Carson didn't take the Hippocratic Oath, he took a Hypocritical one.
It shouldn't matter if ones "religion fits within the realm of America", but it does matter if one is born within the realm of America (see Ted "born in the Scotiabank Saddledome" Cruz).
don't know how true it is but I heard this ben Carson character wants to write a book on the Constitution of the United States
The good old 7th day Adventist -- can anyone name another 7th day Adventist besides Ben Carson? Remember Waco? Remember David Koresh. To be honest, I would much much prefer a Muslim president than a loony-toon 7th day Adventist.
They shouldn't be swearing presidents in on bibles, korans, or anything in between.
Ben Carson is a Seventh Day Adventist, not an Evangelical Christian. Please get your facts straight TYT.
he referenced the fact that he is a seventh day adventist
He said he wants a President that has beliefs that coincide with the constitution. People in this country sure enjoy being outraged.