Dr. Ben Carson likes to think of himself as a kind of "live and let live" libertarian. And so presumably, when he compared gays to pedophiles and people who have sex with animals last year during a discussion on gay marriage, he was really just trying to articulate that he doesn't like interfering with people who choose to love someone of the same sex, or molest a child, or f–k a horse – they just don't get to "redefine" marriage for the rest of society. Makes total sense…
Appearing on Larry King's show earlier this week, the right-wing neurosurgeon spoke about his libertarian political philosophy and why he doesn't see marriage equality as a civil rights issue. He also shared his thoughts on the 2016 presidential election and whether he'll enter the race.
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