Ben Carson: Prisons prove being gay is a choice

Yep!

I can no longer support this kind of thinking.

Mr. Carson just lost any hope of getting my vote. Sad thing is, up until this ignorant statement, I was at least hopeful......

Mar 4, 2015 15:40:51 GMT -6 adjensen said:

Mar 4, 2015 15:32:24 GMT -6 dirkgently said:

I went over this on another site. . .

If you are going to judge a person based on one aspect, then your field to choose from will be very small indeed.

To me, it is a sign of a) stupidity, in claiming that "prison proves being gay is a choice" and b) poor judgement, in not knowing to keep such a statement to himself.

Yes, my "standards" of "I don't want a stupid person who demonstrates poor judgement running the country" result in a small pool, which is probably why I have not voted for the office of President since 2004.

Sign of Stupidity?

That's an understatement!

People in prison are segregated by gender! So did they choose to have sex out of human needs/instinct or have a choice to have sex with the gender of their choice?

Pure DUMBASS!

Mar 4, 2015 16:03:34 GMT -6 @wrabbit2000 said:

At least he showed his stupidity early on and before too many had thrown too much behind him.

He was kind in that way, anyway.

Honesty is much appreciated!

For that I give him credit!

Mar 4, 2015 16:30:38 GMT -6 dirkgently said:

So saying something about the gay is grounds for dismissal in an election?

Why does it matter?

Isn't the division of freedoms of individuals and the choices we make the reason we are where we are today?

Call me jaded, but I think it is time to stop dividing ourselves by race, sexuality and any other thing that is being used to separate us from being the one thing we all are.

HUMAN BEINGS?

Mar 4, 2015 16:59:40 GMT -6 dirkgently said:

emotionallyincorrect,

I agree.

But I'm going to elect a president, not the king of the gay-pride parade.

Can he do the job as president?

I don't really care what his stance on gays is.

The Supreme Court will finish that issue this summer.

Any potential president who allows their sexual/religious/political ideologies to decide  whether or not others who live differently should not have that right?

Is a problem for me Dirk.

He may very well be a GREAT president, but his statement shows me he does not truly understand what freedom really means!

What's sad? He is a "Black Man"! Of all people who has experienced oppression because of their skin color, here he is using sexuality?

Just my twisted opinion, but I am tired of the separation and division.