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Fischer: Ben Carson 'May Have Done Fatal Damage To His Campaign' By Apologizing For Anti-Gay Remarks

On his radio program yesterday, Bryan Fischer spent two segments heaping praise(link is external) upon Ben Carson for his statement that prison sex proves that homosexuality is a choice(link is external). But that was before Carson apologized for his remarks and declared(link is external) that he was simply not going to discuss the issue of gay rights any more.

Needless to say, Carson's retreat is not sitting well with Fischer, who spent two(link is external) segments(link is external) of his program today criticizing Carson for his refusal to defend his statement and saying that he may have fatally offended his base with his apology.

"Dr. Carson seems to be not considering the possibility that some people could be offended because he apologized," Fischer said. "They're disappointed in him because he apologized."

He went on to criticize Carson for listening "to the wrong people ... instead of worry about what the base thinks about what they have done and what they have said."

"He may have done fatal damage to his campaign with his apology last night," Fischer said(link is external). "The bottom line is that on homosexuality and maybe on everything else, Ben Carson needs to decide right now whether he is going to listen to God or his handlers. His career is in the balance":