Whoopi responds to Carson

[kpete]

Ben Carson..please read or watch Roots, most immigrants come here VOLUNTARILY,
cant't really say the same about the slaves..they were stolen

Link to tweet

[mainstreetonce]

1. Whoopi is so much smarter

than the brain surgeon.

[Siwsan]

2. I really think that brain surgeon has some serious brain issues

I'm eternally curious as to why he walked away from medicine. As far as I know, he's not even consulting. Pediatric Neurosurgery isn't exactly an overstaffed specialty. If, for some reason, he is no longer capable of performing surgery, it is surprising that he didn't, at least, keep his skills useful by consulting or teaching.

My job was credentialing physicians. If I still had access to the pertinent information sources, it would be very interesting to look for clues.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. 8 malpractice suits might have something about it. Left a sponge in the brain of a woman. . . nt

[Siwsan]

7. That number isn't really unusual for a neurosurgeon.

And the National Practitioner Data Bank reflects cases that are settled and dismissed, so I don't know his actual number of settlements, or their detail/amount without viewing the report. Part of my old job was reviewing malpractice cases, both settled and dismissed, and some of the situations reflected some pretty outrageous accusations against physicians by patients with documented non-compliant behavior, that were real head shakers.

However, there can be egregious and repeat errors and less than acceptable outcomes that would reflect on a diminishing skill. During my experience in the field, hospitals and insurance companies no longer 'overlook' physicians, especially neurosurgeons, when their performance shows problems.

[TheDebbieDee]

4. I saw him in a video becomplaining that he was

being harassed by the IRS (he implied that someone in the Obama Admin put the IRS up to it).

I saw the video sometime in late 2015, but it was several months old then...

[Siwsan]

8. He retired in 2013, so that timeline probably fits, nicely

I can appreciate that being in his early 60's, his fine motor skills are not what the were. But it still surprises me that he doesn't consult or teach. Hearing some of the completely inane stuff he's been spewing leads me to believe that he might not even be up to doing either of those jobs.

[DK504]

15. Is that why he quit practicing?

[Siwsan]

16. He said, in an interview, that he wanted to quit while he was 'on top'.

The more I read about him, the crazier he sounds so my suspicions remain very active.

[malaise]

5. Only five words needed

Shut your fucking ignorant mouth Ben

[Raster]

9. That's SIX words M... no worries, I spot you one word...

...and contribute two of my own: Shut your fucking ignorant mouth Ben, you stupid asshole. OK, more than two... got carried away.

[malaise]

10. Five words and his name

[lunatica]

14. You might enjoy my response to Raster

see the comment just below

[lunatica]

13. "fucking" is not a word

It's a pearl that turns the sentence into jewelry.

"Fukkity, fuck, fuking fuk fuking fukitty fuks" is a string of pearls.

[Raster]

17. I highly agree... one of my favorite words....

"Fukkity, fuck, fuking fuk fuking fukitty fuks" is a string of pearls.

[Mira]

11. I'm with your assessment and second it

Whoopi was kind. That idiot should be instructed to open his eyes and set out to wander in the Egyptian desert to find grain in the triangle shaped silos.

[malaise]

12. He was brainwashed with a heavy dose

of Adventist BS.

He's a total and complete ignoramus

[The Sand Reckoner]

6. I guess the phrase

"It's not brain surgery" will never quite mean the same thing again.