Carson: Scrutinize ‘real’ Issues

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Sunday that he’s facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny about the veracity of his life story and questioned whether the issues dogging him over his autobiography are important to the nation’s search for the next president. “Every single day, every other day or every week, you know, they’re going to come out with, ‘Well, you said this when you were 13,’ ” the retired neurosurgeon said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “The whole point is to distract the populace, to distract me,” Carson added.