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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 6 Oct 2015

    Ben Carson supports arming kindergarten teachers to combat gun violence http://bit.ly/1MX4cZ5 pic.twitter.com/IXmiouHxck

    9:50 AM - 6 Oct 2015
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      2. Samuel B. Roberts‏ @maravillage44 6 Oct 2015
        Replying to @MotherJones

        @MotherJones They won't solve anything. Ben lives in a universe of his own making. Delusional.

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      3. Colette's Logic‏ @Colettemai 6 Oct 2015
        Replying to @maravillage44

        @maravillage44 @MotherJones He is controlled by the politics of the NRA and he has nothing but disdain for gun victims. Amazing.

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      1. Julia Ruth Roberts‏ @jrrgoad 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones well, duh! a gun in a room with 30 five-year-olds. What could go wrong?

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      1. Jimbo Dim the Lights  👻  🌘‏ @jimoutofbennies 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones Someone needs to tell him that article at The Onion was satire.http://www.theonion.com/article/nra-calls-for-teachers-to-keep-loaded-gun-pointed--34336 …

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      1. Colette's Logic‏ @Colettemai 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @DavidCornDC Add this to what he said this AM. Carson blames victims for getting shot, and absolves criminal punks with guns.

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      1. Edwin Flores‏ @EdwinFFlores 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones I agree. As long as they can shoot unruly kids, especially the ones who won't nap or eat their snacks. Moron.

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      1. Shona Gillens‏ @SheraqPhilbot 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones Guns don't protect. Guns kill. They were designed to do absolutely nothing else.

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      1. Lyndon Peters‏ @LPinAustin 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @DavidCornDC Ben Carson, easily the least qualified of all the GOP candidates, lives in a special fantasy land all his own.

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      1. Vote Nov 6-Vote Blue‏ @noybsk2017 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones - while he appears quiet & thoughtful I'm beginning to think he's seriously dilusional

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      1. (((bartnbeka)))‏ @bartnbeka 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones That's not what disturbed me. It's the 'no gunshot victim is more important than our freedom' part. Coming from a Dr., creepy.

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      1. Luke Keith‏ @luke_keith 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones Next, it will be kiddiekevlar. Why did we trade Maybury RFD for mayhem at 3?

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      1. Kay‏ @kaydotkay 6 Oct 2015
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        .....“@MotherJones: Ben Carson supports arming kindergarten teachers to combat gun violence http://bit.ly/1MX4cZ5  pic.twitter.com/eUtLX3OyVn”

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      1. Leon Africano‏ @juanjoph_73 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones where does GOP pick their candidates? among "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" patients?

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      1. Carey Frisch‏ @CareyFrisch 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @DavidCornDC Hillary is going to be an exceptionally magnificent 45th President of the United States!

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      1. sailonsilvergirl‏ @manton_jeanne 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @lafloran Battling onward to overtake Jebya in the wacked-out cluelessness department.

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      1. Stanley Bonk‏ @StanleyBonk 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @DavidCornDC This is what happens if you spend more than 15 minutes with your head up an elephant's hindquarters.

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      1. Michael Schooler‏ @MikeSchooler 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones If we want to keep guns away from the mentally ill, we should keep them from anyone proposing to arm kindergarten teachers.

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      1. Cesar G‏ @elmromro 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones doesn't go far enough. I support arming kindergarteners.

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      1. Jahmel Lee‏ @amahlee 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones I can't believe anyone would seriously consider #BenCarson for president. WAIT!! There WAS Sarah Palin!!!! Sh!t we're n trouble

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      1. Allan‏ @Believerinfacts 6 Oct 2015
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        @MotherJones @DavidCornDC that's like offering the people of SC free swimming pools. Last thing they need is water!https://twitter.com/MotherJones/status/651439432927715328 …

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        Mother JonesVerified account @MotherJones
        Ben Carson supports arming kindergarten teachers to combat gun violence http://bit.ly/1MX4cZ5  pic.twitter.com/IXmiouHxck
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