This why no sane person should vote for GOP.
Ben Carson, GOP presidential candidate: We should never elect a Muslim president - Washington Times
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Sunday, September 20, 2015
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump fired back at the White House over the weekend and said he is under no obligation to defend President Obama from critics, even if those who repeat false claims that the president is a Muslim or wasn’t born in the U.S.
Mr. Trump has come under intense fire in recent days after failing to correct a questioner at a campaign rally who said Mr. Obama is a foreign-born Muslim. Mr. Trump — who leads the GOP presidential pack at 24 percent, according to a CNN poll released Sunday — fired back Saturday on Twitter, saying no one in the Obama administration would defend him from attacks.
He reiterated that position Sunday while also refusing to say unequivocally that Mr. Obama is a Christian and was indeed born in the U.S.
“I don’t get into it,” he said on ABC’s “This Week” program after being asked about the president’s religion and place of birth. “I think about jobs. I’m talking about the military. I don’t get into it. I mean, they ask that question, and I just want to talk about the things because, frankly, it’s no longer of interest to me. We’re beyond that, and it’s just something I don’t talk about … I don’t talk about other people’s faith. It’s not appropriate for me to talk about somebody else’s faith.”
But Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton said Mr. Trump does have a moral responsibility to correct the record and not allow his supporters to spread falsehoods.
“He is fueling a level of paranoia and prejudice against all kinds of people. When you light those fires, you better recognize they can get out of control, and he should start dampening them down and putting them out,” Mrs. Clinton said Sunday on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “To play into some of the worst impulses people have these days that are really being lit up by the Internet and other conspiracy-minded theories is irresponsible. It’s appalling.”
The incident and its political fallout have forced other candidates to address whether they believe Mr. Obama is a Christian and was born in America.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who sits in third place in the GOP presidential primary field, said Sunday that he has “no reason to doubt” Mr. Obama’s faith or place of birth.
He did, however, make clear that he does not believe a Muslim should be president of the United States.
“No, I do not,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program after being asked whether a Muslim should be president. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”
Mr. Carson added that he may be willing to support a Muslim for Congress, depending on the candidate’s specific record and views.
“If there is somebody who is of any faith but they say things and their life has been consistent with things that will elevate this nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed and bring peace and harmony, then I’m with them,” he said.
