He then connected this thinking to Clinton suggesting that Alinsky was a dangerous role model for a future president of the United States

Alinsky called Lucifer the original radical, something that Carson pointed out onstage

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson veered off his prepared remarks on tonight's Republican National Convention stage to link Democrat Hillary Clinton to liberal radical Saul Alinsky and link Alinsky to the devil.

First, Carson noted that Alinsky was one of Clinton's heroes. 'This is someone that she greatly admired,' he said.

Carson then pointed out that in Alinsky's 1971 book 'Rules for Radicals,' the writer acknowledged Lucifer on the tome's dedication page, calling the devil the original radical.

Clinton, Carson reckoned, was guilty by association.

'So are we willing to elect somebody for president who has, as their role model, somebody who acknowledges Lucifer?' Carson asked the crowd.

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Dr. Ben Carson went offscript at tonight's Republican National Convention linking Hillary Clinton to liberal Saul Alinsky and Alinsky to the devil

While Dr. Ben Carson touted Donald Trump too - he spoke of his concerns about draining God out of political life, suggesting the almighty would stop blessing the country

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'Think about that,' the retired brain surgeon scoffed.

Carson suggested that this kind of thinking was counter to the founders' thoughts.

'This is a nation where our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, talks about certain inalienable rights that come from our creator,' Carson said.

'This is a nation where our Pledge of Allegiance says, "we are one nation under God,"' he continued.

'This is a nation, this is a nation where every coin in our pocket and every bill in our wallet says, "In God We Trust,"' Carson noted.

The former presidential candidate than hammered the 'secular progressive agenda,' to which he believed Clinton was a part.

'If we continue to allow them to take God out of our lives, God will remove himself from us, we will not be blessed and our nation will go down the tubes,' Carson warned.

''We do not want that,' he added.

Enter Republican nominee Donald Trump,

'Now Donald Trump understands this very well,' Carson said.

He applauded The Donald for having a 'passion for the American worker' and being the 'right leader for a time such as this.'

'But, you know what, this is not about Donald Trump, it is not about me, it is about "We, the people,"' Carson said.

Like Trump, Carson had waged an outsider battle for the White House having spent the entirety of his career as a brain surgeon, known best for an operation that successfully separated conjoined twins.

Conservative Republicans took notice of him, however, in 2013 when he slammed some of President Obama's policies at the National Prayer Breakfast, which the president always attends.

Two years later Carson entered the presidential race being pressed by grassroots supporters to jump in.

Around Halloween Carson climbed ahead of Trump in the polls, but a series of missteps plagued the campaign. There were staff departures and gaffes. And by the time the Conservative Political Action Conference rolled around in early March, Carson officially confirmed that he was out.

A week later Carson surprised the political world by jumping behind Trump and has played an adviser role to the billionaire since.



