Cenk Uygur
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Ben Carson Puts Fifth Grader On Blast
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January 10, 2016
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4:33Now PlayingBen Carson’s life story continues to inspire people throughout the country. In fact this week it inspired some fifth graders to shame the stupidest one amongst them. John Iadarola (ThinkTank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), and Jayar Jackson, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson asked a group of fifth graders Thursday at a campaign rally in Iowa who the worst student in the class was and the students responded by singling out a classmate, The Des Moines Register reported.
Carson told the crowd that as a fifth grader, he was a "horrible student."
"Anybody here in fifth grade? Who's the worst student?" Carson asked, prompting a group of more than half a dozen students to point toward one boy, according to the report.
Carson then laughed and continued: "Well, let me tell you, if you had asked that question in my classroom, there would have been no doubt."
The student identified by his classmates told Katherine Faulders, a reporter for ABC News, that it didn't hurt his feelings. Faulders tweeted a video of Carson talking with the student after the speech…”*
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