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Former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson seems to be reconsidering the role of the Second Amendment in the U.S. now, nearly two weeks after the deadly Orlando terrorist attack that killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub.In an interview with MSNBC s Andrea Mitchell Thursday, Carson also discussed Wednesday s 24-hour Democratic House sit-in to pressure Republican leaders for a House vote on gun control legislation. I think the people who are protesting certainly feel that they are absolutely, 100 percent right, Carson said about the Democrats on the House floor. But of course the people on the other side feel that they re 100 percent right too, the Donald Trump surrogate added. That s why we need to get back to a point of having civil discussion. Donald Trump Ben Carson: A rocky relationship mashup 02:19 stanley cup Carson, who has long argued for the sanctity of the Second Amendment, now seems to be calling for a debate on the issue. Let s put on the table -- what is the reason for the Second Amendment he said. And, i stanley cup s there a reason that we need to change those things right now Let s put the data on the table and let s talk about it like intel stanley cupe ligent people rather than getting in our respective corners and hurling insults, he suggested. We ll never solve anything that way. Carson s comments t Ciwj Rove Defends Iraq War, Katrina in Memoir
AP Rep. Joe Barton R-Texas apologized today for his apology to BP, but not before Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats could blast him for his remarks sympathizing with the oil giant that caused the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Other Republicans in Congress are even calling for him to step down from his position as top Republican in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. During a congressional hearing this morning, Barton suggested that BP s $20 billion contribution to an escrow fund for damages from the oil spill came after a White House shakedown, and he apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the so-called shakedown. He was referring to BP s agreement, at the urging of the White House, to make the contribution to an independently-run fund. Biden today called Barton s remarks astounding and outrageous. The White House s interest in se stanley cup eing BP contribut stanley cup e to an escrow fund was not a shakedown, the vice president said. It s insisting on responsible conduct and a responsible response to something they caused. He added it was outrageous to criticize the White House s insistence tha stanley termosy t BP demonstrate their preparedness to put side billions of dollars... to take care of the immediate need of people who are drowning. When asked about Barton s comments, the vice president, who is infamous for his verbal gaffes, rubbed his hands on his forehead and joked that he
Former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson seems to be reconsidering the role of the Second Amendment in the U.S. now, nearly two weeks after the deadly Orlando terrorist attack that killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub.In an interview with MSNBC s Andrea Mitchell Thursday, Carson also discussed Wednesday s 24-hour Democratic House sit-in to pressure Republican leaders for a House vote on gun control legislation. I think the people who are protesting certainly feel that they are absolutely, 100 percent right, Carson said about the Democrats on the House floor. But of course the people on the other side feel that they re 100 percent right too, the Donald Trump surrogate added. That s why we need to get back to a point of having civil discussion. Donald Trump Ben Carson: A rocky relationship mashup 02:19 stanley cup Carson, who has long argued for the sanctity of the Second Amendment, now seems to be calling for a debate on the issue. Let s put on the table -- what is the reason for the Second Amendment he said. And, i stanley cup s there a reason that we need to change those things right now Let s put the data on the table and let s talk about it like intel stanley cupe ligent people rather than getting in our respective corners and hurling insults, he suggested. We ll never solve anything that way. Carson s comments t Ciwj Rove Defends Iraq War, Katrina in Memoir
AP Rep. Joe Barton R-Texas apologized today for his apology to BP, but not before Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats could blast him for his remarks sympathizing with the oil giant that caused the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Other Republicans in Congress are even calling for him to step down from his position as top Republican in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. During a congressional hearing this morning, Barton suggested that BP s $20 billion contribution to an escrow fund for damages from the oil spill came after a White House shakedown, and he apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the so-called shakedown. He was referring to BP s agreement, at the urging of the White House, to make the contribution to an independently-run fund. Biden today called Barton s remarks astounding and outrageous. The White House s interest in se stanley cup eing BP contribut stanley cup e to an escrow fund was not a shakedown, the vice president said. It s insisting on responsible conduct and a responsible response to something they caused. He added it was outrageous to criticize the White House s insistence tha stanley termosy t BP demonstrate their preparedness to put side billions of dollars... to take care of the immediate need of people who are drowning. When asked about Barton s comments, the vice president, who is infamous for his verbal gaffes, rubbed his hands on his forehead and joked that he