Campaign Collapsing, Carson Slams Adviser as ‘Not Epitome of Truth’

[brooklynite]

Source: Wall Street Journal

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ben Carson said his top outside adviser and longtime friend Armstrong Williams is dishonest – a failing he also attributed to political opponents and the media that has covered his campaign.

“Armstrong is not necessarily the epitome of truth,” Mr. Carson said during a breakfast with reporters hosted by Bloomberg. “He doesn’t speak all things that are correct. He often speaks without thinking. He has no official capacity in the campaign whatsoever. His influence has been vastly overrated.”

Of negative news coverage, he said, “That level of dishonesty in the press should be something that concerns all of you guys.”

Mr. Carson, who led public opinion polls in early November before his campaign sank amid internal dysfunction and questions about the accuracy of his vaunted biography and his command of foreign policy, said the turmoil in his political team doesn’t disqualify him from running the federal government.

Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/01/27/campaign-collapsing-carson-slams-adviser-as-not-epitome-of-truth/

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You know Ben, if you can't say something nice...

[Aristus]

1. "Often speaks without thinking"

As opposed to you, Ben, who always speaks without thinking?...

[Angry Dragon]

2. the republican blame game--it was the other guy

[HassleCat]

3. Too bad

One of the more unusual campaigns to come along in a while. Many of the cars driving around my area have those stickers that say, "America needs a doctor. Stat!"

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. I'm sure they were happy to buy his and the Mrs. books.

Carson learned from Palin......get free publicity cause you are in a political race, get a PAC, promote a book or 2 or 3, rake in the dough.
In her case, do it every chance you can.

[Android3.14]

4. Carson's still around?

i thought he was taking a nap until Nov. 7.

[hobbit709]

5. Carson is an expert on ‘Not Epitome of Truth’

[Gregorian]

6. It's back to sifting through brains. Hope he finds some.

Oh shoot, too soon.

[ashling]

7. I must say I was disappointed with this piece

I thought the subject line said that he "slapped" somebody

I assumed that he was going old school on Armstrong and that there would be news of a knife fight ...

or at least hitting somebody with a hammer

[yeoman6987]

8. I don't think he is going to be the nominee

It's trump most likely, Rubio maybe or Cruz long shot.

[Helen Borg]

9. Haha! Ben accusing someone else of being not truthful...

[jmowreader]

10. Secret video of the Carson Campaign's inner circle

[Tab]

19. Fortunately

they didn't all have AR-15's with high-capacity magazines.

[exboyfil]

11. Don't worry Dr. Carson

there is still the Surgeon General's position. Maybe Cruz will offer it to you for your support.

[Maeve]

13. People in politics LIE?!?!?!?! OMG!

[rpannier]

14. Might be true

After-all, who recognizes a liar better than another one

[Feeling the Bern]

16. Isn't his 15 minutes up?

[Kelvin Mace]

17. Another conservative takes personal responsibility

by blaming everyone but himself.

[yellowcanine]

18. Ben Carson is God. Can't he just smite him?

[Midnight Writer]

20. Whoa! Armstrong Williams, who took cash from The Bush Administration to shill their agenda?

That Armstrong Williams? The same guy who used his position as a journalist to take hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from President Bush to write articles praising Bush's policies? That same Armstrong Williams?

Who would have guessed that he is dishonest?

If you can't trust Armstrong Williams, who can you trust?

[pinboy3niner]

21. If I were Williams I'd start wearing a BIG belt buckle