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That ive been surprised it, it really seems to me, only three candidates right now are playing to win iowa. in some form, its trump, cruz, and to a lesser extent it was carson. i think hes got some issues right now. none of the other candidates are playing to win iowa. not jeb, not rubio, as brad pointed out. mistake? >> well, rick santorum called and he would like to remind you that hes still in this race. >> fair enough. touche. >> and he won four years ago. hes an afterthought this time, and ...

Uncontroversial, he has the right to want a president who doesnt profess sharia law which advocates cutting off ones hands that they steal. ben carson has a right to express that. and its an uncontroversial point, in my mind. and likewise, look, if iraq or iran or saudi arabia wants a muslim president, thats fine. >> not every muslim in the united states believes in sharia law, haley. >> im well aware of that. thats why ben carson made the distinction. if a muslim disavois sharia law, hes okay w...

The constitution, that there would be no distinction there. thats all part of it. does dr. carson not believe in that? >> no. you know, here is what i dont understand, don. youre a fair guy. you have a lot of respect. i dont understand why the media is going out of their way to make this about the constitution, to make this about article 6. dr. carson was not asked about the constitution of the united states. dr. carson was not asked about article 6. dr. carson was asked a very personal question...

Muslim shoornt be president of the u.s.? >> i think it takes time. the same way racism in against african-americans was made stream, john kennedy gave a famous speech and maybe it takes some of us and i have no problem giving that speech and john kennedy addresses it head on. that he was an actual absolute -- >> its not just encouple bent on muslims to do it. we all have to do it. thank you so much for joining me this evening. carsons remarks are a calculated political move. up next, our polit...

And if somebody can get elected, thats what its all about. its an electoral process. i would tend to go along with that. >> tend to go along with what? >> election. if you win an election, you know, in this country, if you win an election. but i would say this, ben was saying there are difficulties and i think everybody knows what those difficulties are and people want to be politically correct, but there have been difficulties and a lot of people agree with ben. i do think that ben would also a...

>> whats your reaction to what we just heard from mitt romney and donald trump? >> absolutely, there should be no religious test. the constitution makes it clear that it doesnt matter whether youre a socialist, it doesnt matter when youre an atheist. as long as youre an american citizen and you mead the 35-year-old mark, youre qualified to run for the presidency. and theres no question there should be no test of religion as it is laid out in our constitution by our founding fathers. >> but more ...

President. why dont you take a listen to this. this is whoopi goldberg this morning on dr. carsons response. >> ben carson, thats what they used to say about black candidates. thats what they said about shirley chisolm. she was a woman and she was black, so you know they went to town on her. so i know the person who is running is how you have to look at them. their religious -- thats like saying no jewish person could be president. why would you do that? >> we have a probable with the armstrong ...

No two individuals are alike and we perceive things quite different. and, obviously, when you come to these conclusions, like many americans, the majority, that feels just as strongly as dr. carson does about this issue, it pains us to feel and believe this, but theres a painful reality of whats happening in the world today. the world has changed. and people who, in their own way that embraced the islamic faith and the things that they do, they do these horrific things. i wish they would be more...

Denounced carsons comments. what ben carson said, though, is part of what weve heard from the right over and over, that being muslim somehow makes you less american and you have less rights. im a threat to this country, im an enemy to this country. these are things we hear over and over. were doing our best to fight against these ideas, to make it clear to our fellow americans that i dont want to impose islamic law, yet somehow we keep hearing this over and over. and its a fight. you know, its a...

And then it says no religious test shall ever be required as qualification to any office of public trust under the united states. so what does this have to do with religion? >> it shouldnt have anything to do. ben carson just made a blunder. but you dont want to demonize one group of americans or act like any american isnt good enough to be president of this land. so i think its the low moment of carsons campaign thus far, even though theres many fine qualities about him. this wasnt helpful to o...