Punchlines: Ben Carson, a 'real black' antihero

The scene, as described by the GOP candidate, is one that would surely have frightened most of us: A guy walks into a Popeyes "organization" (more on the use of that word later), puts a gun to a customer's ribs and demands money.

The difference between this GOP candidate and the rest of us? Most people don't brag about how heroic they would be during situations like this. The antihero in this plot, Ben Carson, tells the robber to point his gun at the cashier instead — a statement that flies in the face of recent claims that he would lead the charge to fight such a gunman.

And Ben Carson isn't the only one who is making Ben Carson look bad these days. Now his supporters are getting in on the act.  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch managed to insult the president (and an entire community) by tweeting that Carson would be a "real black president," implying that President Obama isn't.  He later apologized.

So what did the late-night comics make of all this? Seth Meyers noted that there's at least one cashier who won't vote for Carson; The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore compared Murdoch's tweet to the Amistad; and The Daily Show's Trevor Noah solicited support for the apparently charitable "organization" known as Popeyes.

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