carson slammed the press for asking questions about childhood stories that he tells in his autobiography. the stories include an incident in which he tried to stab a friend, and another incident in which he tried to attack his own mother with a hammer. last night during an appearance in florida, carson commented on how he thinks the media scrutiny will impact his campaign. >> and, here's my prediction, my prediction is that all of you guys trying to pile on is actually going to help me. because when i go out to these book signings, and i see these thousands of people, they say, don't let the media get you down. don't let them disturb you, please continue to fight for us. see, they understand that this is a witch hunt. >> and carson's visible frustration stems in part from an interview cnn maif resten conducted with people who knew him in detroit who never saw a