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To: joseffy who wrote (836214)2/12/2015 4:36:47 PM
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Southern Poverty Law Center Apologizes To Ben Carson For Putting Him On Its ‘Extremist’ List
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02/11/2015 by Chuck Ross
dailycaller.com


The Southern Poverty Law Center. has issued Ben Carson an apology.

The SPLC placed Carson on the list in October, but the designation was not widely noticed until last week when it was flagged by the blog Legal Insurrection.

“In October 2014, we posted an “Extremist File” of Dr. Ben Carson. This week, as we’ve come under intense criticism for doing so, we’ve reviewed our profile and have concluded that it did not meet our standards, so we have taken it down and apologize to Dr. Carson for having posted it,” SPLC’s statement reads. (RELATED: Southern Poverty Law Center Places Ben Carson On Its ‘Extremist Watch List’)

Though the group lauded Carson for his “contributions to medicine and philanthropic work” in its statement, the SPLC still included a list of comments Carson has made which it still maintains are extreme.

“We’ve also come to the conclusion that the question of whether a better-researched profile of Dr. Carson should or should not be included in our “Extremist Files” is taking attention from the fact that Dr. Carson has, in fact, made a number of statements that express views that we believe most people would conclude are extreme,” SPLC’s statement reads.

[h/t Legal Insurrection]




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