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Donald Trump Goes After Ben Carson Over “Stabbing” Incident

Donald Trump asks “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” as he ranted and railed against the now infamous “stabbing incident” Dr. Ben Carson described in his biography.

From CNN:

Donald Trump on Thursday told Iowa’s voters that those who support Ben Carson are “stupid” to believe the “crap” that is his life story, part of a stunning 95-minute tirade that included his most aggressive attack yet on his closest competitor.

Toward the end of his wide-ranging complaints about the country and competition, Trump mocked Carson’s narrative about his violent temper as a youth that was calmed only when he prayed to God and asked for deliverance, an event that Carson describes as a miracle. That story of redemption has underpinned much of Carson’s support in the Hawkeye State.

Apparently, the rant went on for over an hour.

We were all wondering how long it would take for Trump to begin attacking Carson now that the good doctor has overtaken Trump in several polls.

File this under #InfightingIsFun

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Hillary Clinton Continues Strong Lead In National Poll

Results of a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the main beneficiary of Vice President Joe Biden’s decision to not make a run for president in 2016.

Based on a random sample of 1,495 adults (1,259 registered voters), 52% of those who identify as Democrats say they support Hillary Clinton versus 33% for Sen. Bernie Sanders – a 19 point lead.

This mirrors the RealClearPolitics poll average that shows in the most recent surveys (in the last month) Hillary’s average lead over Bernie is 21.6 points.

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Stephen Colbert Breaks Down The “Best” Of The 4th GOP Debate

Stephen Colbert breaks down Tuesday night’s GOP debate to hilarious results.

He basically hits the few points that stuck in my mind; although, I do remember waking up Wednesday morning and wondering, “Was anything of importance said on that stage?”

From Raw Story:

He mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who angrily declared he would cut five federal agencies but repeated the Department of Commerce twice after he could name only four that should be eliminated.

“I’m with Sen. Cruz here,” Colbert joked. “I mean, two Departments of Commerce? That is wasteful.”

He also ripped Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants that was modeled after Dwight Eisenhower’s controversial “Operation Wetback.”

“Trump is right — Eisenhower deported over 1 million illegal immigrants back in the 1950s,” Colbert said. “And it must have worked, because Mexicans were never seen here again.”

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Dr. Ben Carson: It’s Not Fair For Transgender People To “Make Everyone Else Feel Uncomfortable”

Speaking to Fusion, current GOP White House front-runner Dr. Ben Carson says he believes LGBTs can “do anything they want” but he doesn’t believe transgender folks should have the right to “make everyone else uncomfortable.”

Questioned about Houston voters’ rejection of a law banning LGBT discrimination this week, Carson said: “How about we have a transgender bathroom?” “It is not fair for them to make everybody else uncomfortable,” Carson said of transgender people.

“It’s one of the things that I don’t particularly like about the [LGBT] movement. I think everybody has equal rights, but I’m not sure that anybody should have extra rights—extra rights when it comes to redefining everything for everybody else and imposing your view on everybody else.”

“The way this country was designed was live and let live,” Carson said, as he sipped a tall glass of orange juice in Miami’s Moonlite Diner.

“I feel, gay people, they can do anything they want.”

“But you’re against gay marriage,” Ramos pointed out.

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Rick Santorum: Equal Rights For LGBTs Could Make Kids Want To Be Transgender

Virulently anti-gay GOP White House hopeful Rick Santorum recently called in to The Steve Malzberg Show with the inane idea that LGBT rights bills could lead children to consider “maybe” becoming transgender – as if being trans is something one “becomes” rather than something one is.

“I don’t know why children at that age — why this is even an issue, the idea that we are introducing this type of real dangerous confusion for young people at this early age, do we really care about what we’re doing to millions of children who don’t have gender confusion and basically introducing the subject and saying, ‘maybe you should, maybe this is something you should start thinking about at age seven.’ I mean this is really dangerous and it’s going too far because it is having an impact on not just folks who may be in a difficult situation at an early age but many who would never have been in that situation but now are being confronted with it.”

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Donald Trump Picks A Fight On CNN Over Network’s “Incompetent” Coverage

Donald Trump, speaking with CNN’s Chris Cuomo this morning, had a virtual meltdown over his media coverage as he sees his poll numbers dropping to number two as Dr. Ben Carson’s numbers rise.

From The Hill:

Moments into his more than 20-minute interview on CNN’s “New Day,” Trump offered a broadside against a CNN reporter who covered his book signing in New York the previous day.

“Sara Murray didn’t report it very well because she never flips the camera to show the lines. I think she’s absolutely terrible, your reporter,” Trump told host Chris Cuomo.

“Either she’s a very unemotional person or she’s not a very good reporter,” Trump continued, adding later, “Maybe she’s a low-key individual and doesn’t believe in showing the crowds.”

“I don’t know if that’s because she is incompetent, or she doesn’t like me or maybe she’s given instructions from up above. Who knows. I don’t really care,” Trump said.

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Poll: Hillary Clinton Increases Lead Over Sen. Bernie Sanders For Democratic Nomination

The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton increasing her lead to the tune of 2-1 over Democratic rival Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Via MSNBC:

In the new poll, conducted Oct. 25-29, 62% of Democrats chose Clinton as their top choice to win their party’s presidential nomination, while 31% picked Sanders. Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley received just 3% support.

That’s up from Clinton’s 25-point lead earlier in October, 58% to 33%.

Eighty-four percent of Dems see Clinton as the eventual nominee; only 12% expect Sanders to secure the nomination

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New National Poll Shows Ben Carson Leading Donald Trump For GOP Nomination

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows retired Dr. Ben Carson is leading former front runner Donald Trump of the Republican presidential nomination.

The new survey shows Carson getting 29% support versus Trump’s 23%.

Sen. Marco Rubio clocked in at 11%, Sen. Ted Cruz at 10% and former Florida governor Jeb Bush 8%.

This is the second national poll indicating Carson now leads the race.

Stay tuned for The Donald’s soon-to-come Twitter rant about how wrong the poll is.

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President Obama Crushes The 2016 GOP Candidates With One Joke

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Obama DESTROYS the 2016 Republicans with one joke!LOL. Here's a hilarious joke the President cracked tonight.Video by Occupy Democrats, LIKE our page for more!Posted by Occupy Democrats on Monday, November 2, 2015