Ben carson wife sings national anthem

The latest news out of presidential candidate Ben Carson’s camp includes a video of his wife that has made the rounds.

For days I had intended to watch the video of Candy Carson singing the national anthem at a campaign event in Iowa.

I just had to brace myself first.

Ben Carson had a campaign event in Iowa recently.

Ben Carson had a campaign event in Iowa recently.

The video of Candy Carson singing the national anthem at a campaign event in Iowa.

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Rachel Maddow shares video of Ben Carson's wife, Candy, lending her musical abilities to her husband's campaign.

Candy Carson, Dr. Ben Carson's wife, sings the national anthem.

It helped.

The radio parodies, the mocking tweets, the headlines that read “Ben Carson’s wife is a terrible singer” all undervalue the full, soaring meaning of Mrs. Carson’s performance.

Don’t get me wrong.

It was bad. Painfully bad. Too high. Too screechy.

He is going to bring out his wife, Candy Carson, I have not seen her before.

Too emotive without the chops to carry it. If you’re thinking of watching it, don’t — those are 40 seconds you can never get back.

But it takes some chutzpah to get up there, doesn’t it?

Candy, 62 — born Lacena Rustin in inner-city Detroit — met her husband at Yale, where she majored in music, pre-medicine and psychology.

She later earned an MBA. She’s known for playing the violin and