Dr. Benjamin Carson’s rip-roaring speech Saturday had the Conservative Political Action Conference attendees all fired up — everyone except The Blaze’s Dana Loesch, who said Carson’s support for gun control is a deal killer for her.
Carson has been a darling of the right ever since his address at the National Prayer Breakfast last year, when he repeatedly attacked the president’s policies, with Obama seated less than 10 feet away.
Carson’s CPAC speech revived the same excitement, and elicited thoughts of a presidential run. Many took to Twitter using the hashtag #RunBenRun. Here are a few examples, the first from Independent Journal’s Kira Davis:
“@KiraAynDavis: So what do u think. Would you like to see Dr Carson run for president? #RunBenRun”He can actually say things that need sayin
— Clarisse Ediss (@ClarisseEdiss) March 8, 2014
That, in turn, brought suggestions on a running mate:
Carson-Rubio 2016……that's a ticket I would love to see
— Rj Diego (@RJ_Diego11) March 8, 2014
None of it was lost on Carson himself. National Review Online quoted him as saying:
Carson: I Don't Want to Run for President, but I Might Have To http://t.co/LUHiyvkCVW
— National Review (@NROcorner) March 8, 2014
But you could almost hear the tires squeal and smell the burning rubber as Loesch threw the brakes on all talk of a Carson presidential campaign. She tweeted:
A lot of ppl like Ben Carson. I've spoken with him before. His belief in restriction of gun rights is a deal killer for me, tho. #CPAC2014
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 8, 2014
Carson's past remarks on how gun rights should be determined by geographical location was unacceptable. http://t.co/7AS1ANsWx5 #CPAC2014
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 8, 2014
That drew at least one objection:
@DLoesch One issue does not a Politician define!
— Michael R. Wimberly (@Michaelmrw) March 8, 2014
But Loesch shot that down right away with this rejoinder:
Gun rights isn't an "issue." It's a freaking civil right.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 8, 2014
And she’s right. When a politician starts fooling around with a constitutional right, it’s time to move on. Surgeon general, perhaps?
The “tolerant” left, meanwhile, had a different complaint. Liberals used the occasion to renew cries of “Uncle Tom” and “token black.” Some things never change.
Check out more tweets in the Carson for President debate at Twitchy.
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