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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:58 PM Nov 2015

Don't get your hopes up re: Gentle Ben Carson

Don't get your hopes up re: Gentle Ben Carson

The people who like him will continue to like him despite his obfuscations and obscurantism. The only consolation is they don't constitute a plurality or majority of voters...

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Don't get your hopes up re: Gentle Ben Carson (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 OP

Yeah but all this steals spotlight from the Dem debate underpants Nov 2015 #1

It is common for politicians to give themselves hard scrabble youths even when they don't have one. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #3

naaah EdwardBernays Nov 2015 #2

Rubio? Who is it gonna be? This is really weird. randys1 Nov 2015 #4

Rubio by process of elimination. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #9

Look back to 2000, when it was exposed that Bush was AWOL at Nat. Guard. liberal N proud Nov 2015 #5

it is a problem for the ones that 'don't' really know him though JCMach1 Nov 2015 #6

I know. bravenak Nov 2015 #7

Lying about military honors/record=Stolen Valor=toxic among Republicans nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #8

Did he do that? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #10

that's enough. his entire schtick is that he's not another lying politician while relying geek tragedy Nov 2015 #11

his supporters are not the most discerning of people renate Nov 2015 #12

Not even in their gerrymandered districts? nt valerief Nov 2015 #13

The lying about the military will hurt him. Rex Nov 2015 #14

underpants

(182,879 posts)

1. Yeah but all this steals spotlight from the Dem debate

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:59 PM

Nov 2015

Just saying

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

3. It is common for politicians to give themselves hard scrabble youths even when they don't have one.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:03 PM

Nov 2015

It reminds me of the old saw about having to walk five mile to school and back, uphill both ways...

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)

2. naaah

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:02 PM

Nov 2015

He's a flavour of the month... the GOP doesn't think he's electable, this flash in the pan is just fringers running their mouth for a few weeks... Carson is toast.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

4. Rubio? Who is it gonna be? This is really weird.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:07 PM

Nov 2015

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

9. Rubio by process of elimination.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:16 PM

Nov 2015

His main rival may be . . . Ted Cruz.

liberal N proud

(60,344 posts)

5. Look back to 2000, when it was exposed that Bush was AWOL at Nat. Guard.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:08 PM

Nov 2015

Didn't stop them from stealing an election or two.

JCMach1

(27,572 posts)

6. it is a problem for the ones that 'don't' really know him though

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:13 PM

Nov 2015

hardcore fundies don't care about reality anyway.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

7. I know.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:15 PM

Nov 2015

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

8. Lying about military honors/record=Stolen Valor=toxic among Republicans nt

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:15 PM

Nov 2015

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

10. Did he do that?

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:17 PM

Nov 2015

I know how he lied about getting accepted into West Point.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

11. that's enough. his entire schtick is that he's not another lying politician while relying

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:20 PM

Nov 2015

on his auto-hagiography.

Lying about being accepted to a military academy is something they won't tolerate.

He's done.

His campaign was a direct marketing scam and book promotion tour anyways.