Carson bails on "NJ Muslims cheering on 9/11" claim

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Carson initially told reporters gathered in Nevada that he did see celebrations of American Muslims in New Jersey after 9/11.

"I saw the film of it, yes," he said. Asked what kind of film, he said: "The news reels."

Carson's campaign walked that comment back later.

"Dr. Carson does not stand behind the statement attributed to him early today regarding events surrounding 9/11," said Carson communications director Doug Watts.

"He does not believe Muslim Americans in New Jersey were celebrating the fall of the Twin Towers, rather he recalls the ample news footage of crowds in the Middle East celebrating the tragic events of 9/11," he said. "He found their jubilation inappropriate and disturbing, but did not and does not consider it representative of the Muslim American population or the Muslim population at-large."


http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/23/politics/donald-trump-new-jersey-cheering-september-11/
 
Film news reels? Maybe he was getting it confused with the latest "news reels" about the Boxer Rebellion, the Wright Brothers, the Hindenburg Disaster, or the disappearance of the Lindbergh baby....

Since about 1985, I think film reels are only used for the kind of pornography you cannot buy South of the Mason Dixon line (except for Florida).
 
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