Comments on: More thoughts on Ben Carson as candidate

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 20:20:50 +0000

That wouldn’t do anything if the anti Left and conservatives refused to attack the Left using the Left’s own rule book.

By: The Other Chuck

The Other Chuck — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:52:57 +0000

Dream ticket: Ben Carson and Ted Cruz. Let the left attack a brilliant brain surgeon and a Harvard Law grad as stupid. It won’t fly. And what Carson lacks in debate skills Cruz makes up for double. Identity politics is their game? We give them a black man and an Hispanic. As someone else said about the prospect of Carson winning, their heads would explode.

By: Orson

Orson — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:55:48 +0000

Missing above is the fact that Carson embodies and talks about his values. He appeals to American culture and America’s exceptional values – and therefore that anyone can “make it” and become successful, given proper habits and self-responsibility.

He is a paragon of Protestant values that uphold Americanism. Thus, in a quieter voice, much of Ronald Reagan.

By: Thomas Doubting

Thomas Doubting — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 05:11:29 +0000

The Left keeps branding conservatives as anti-science, or anti-intellectual, but then they believe Caitlyn Jenner is a woman. Kinda crazy.

By: parker

parker — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:38:51 +0000

BTW, anyone more scarded of Ben Carson than ISIS needs to be parachuted into ISIS territory bearing a tattoo on their forehead that states f*ck the prophet and the camel he rode in on. Lambs to the slaughter. I will donate $5000 for airfare.

By: parker

parker — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:30:19 +0000

Personally I don’t give a caca about anyone’s theories about the pyramids. I only care about the innate character of POTUS. Is he/she a good person or a scoundrel matters to me. We could do far worse than Carson.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:23:38 +0000

How exactly did the Pharoahs feed all these slaves that were supposed to have built the pyramids?

The kooks are the idiots who think the Authorities can tell them what happened in a past they never lived in, and are too incompetent to figure out for themselves.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:16:41 +0000

Polls are just propaganda designed to manipulate the masses.

By: expat

expat — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:00:04 +0000

If Carson and Fiorina can crack through some of the tribal loyalties of the left, it may be more important than their becoming president. Just as the people in Houston have told the transgender nuts to shut up, maybe Carson and Fiorina will inspire others to turn on the common sense lobe of their brains once in a while.
On the other hand, some people may be so sick of Trump’s bragging, they may just want someone quiet for a change.

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 01:11:39 +0000

neo-neocon, very good analysis. I haven’t seen anyone put this all together regarding Carson, like you have here.

It is for similar reasons that I think a lot of GOP folks would like to see Rubio get the nomination (does well with women and minorities).

Although she continues to be excellent it seems like Fiorina has peaked. I’ve often suspected many Americans are not accepting of strong, decisive women as leaders, and I think we are seeing that with her and Hillary.

Many years ago my father told me he suspected we would never have a black President in his or my lifetime. I laughed and told him I was certain we would have a black President within 20 years, but I thought it would be a long time before we saw a Jewish or female President. I’m glad to see I was right about Americans’ acceptance of blacks, but sad that my perception of anti-semitism and acceptance of female leaders appears to be correct.

Oddly, I think more women are leery of female leaders than men are.