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Dr. Ben Carson Uses San Bernardino Tragedy To Showcase His Ignorance

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Photo of Ben Carson by Gage Skidmore On Saturday, December 5, 2015, Ben Carson, M.D. , who currently is most well-known for his bid to become the GOP's nomination in the 2016 presidential election , published a statement on Facebook espousing the very worst of this nation: calling for Syrian refugees to be rejected by these greatest and most United States of America. In support of his call to abandon the plight of Syrian refugees , who are facing what perhaps are some of the worst atrocities we have seen in this 21st century, Dr. Carson summons fear to the forefront of his argument. In addition to using fear, he uses the tragedy of the December 2nd  terror attack in San Bernardino to bolster support: Today we learned that the female shooting suspect in California was apparently approved for a Visa from the Department of Homeland Security -- using a fake address on her application. If this does not cause an immediate stop to the President's Syrian Refugee Program, I...