Ben Carson Wades Into Hostile Territory at Al Sharpton Event
The retired neurosurgeon and Republican didn't shy away from his conservative positions.
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Ben Carson, the black Republican and potential presidential candidate who once told Barack Obama his health-insurance plan was the worst U.S. policy since slavery, was an unlikely guest speaker Wednesday at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.
Appearing in Manhattan at the annual meeting convened by Sharpton, the civil-rights leader and an Obama ally, the conservative Carson stood out in a crowd of progressive activists promoting housing subsidies, redistribution of wealth, gay rights and punishment for police brutality.