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Ben Carson for President
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 02/08/2013 | Review and Outlook

Posted on 02/09/2013 9:37:14 AM PST by Katya

"Whether this weekend finds you blowing two feet of snow off the driveway or counting the hours until "Downton Abbey," make time to watch the video of Dr. Ben Carson speaking to the White House prayer breakfast this week.

Seated in view to his right are Senator Jeff Sessions and President Obama. One doesn't look happy. You know something's coming when Dr. Carson says, "It's not my intention to offend anyone. But it's hard not to. The PC police are out in force everywhere."

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; bencarson; carson2016; dsj; obama; obamacare; taxation
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Dr Carson covers Taxation and Health Care at the Prayer breakfast... He certainly made the left squirm.
1 posted on 02/09/2013 9:37:20 AM PST by Katya
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To: Katya

Do we have a new political Justin Beiber?


2 posted on 02/09/2013 9:40:32 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Katya

How dare that Uncle Tom, Oreo Cookie!


3 posted on 02/09/2013 9:44:05 AM PST by albie (`)
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To: Katya

Well, someone from the Odumbo circle is gonna get fired for this. How dare this peasant mock the Won?


4 posted on 02/09/2013 9:44:09 AM PST by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: cripplecreek

I’m seriously hoping you were in no way comparing Dr Carson with the bieber... Dr Carson is probably retiring in the next year.... so it will be interesting to see what he does next.


5 posted on 02/09/2013 9:48:21 AM PST by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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To: Katya

Really like what Dr.Carson said about politically correct speech and posturing. Essentially it is phony and deceptive behavior. It is meant to mask the true thoughts and position of those who practice it. At best it is meant to protect the feelings of people in a diverse and complex culture. At worst it is patronizing and offensive. Essentially politically correct people lie to people they engage. If they actually believe their lies, they are delusional and of course dangerous. Bring back honest discourse.


6 posted on 02/09/2013 9:49:13 AM PST by allendale
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To: Katya

Actually my comment was directed at people like you who find a new superstar every couple of weeks and suggest that they be president based on one speech.

Next week he might turn around and suggest that we ban guns.


7 posted on 02/09/2013 9:55:58 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Katya

Did you see the video of this? Obama is there playing angry birds or something on his blackberry while Carson was speaking. Rude.


8 posted on 02/09/2013 9:56:26 AM PST by mnehring
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To: Katya
For an interesting and enlightening experiment, view the complete video full screen, increase the screen magnitude to 200% or more, then focus solely on the president's eyes, facial muscles and body language throughout.
9 posted on 02/09/2013 10:00:29 AM PST by loveliberty2
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To: cripplecreek

I’m pretty sure the Ben Carson for President article title... was not very serious in the first place lol It was highlighting the fact that if we elected a BRAIN surgeon, he seemingly understands the economy much better than this group of dolts.


10 posted on 02/09/2013 10:00:37 AM PST by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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To: mnehring

Here’s the video for anyone interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PFb6NU1giRA


11 posted on 02/09/2013 10:02:47 AM PST by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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12 posted on 02/09/2013 10:10:59 AM PST by RedMDer (Support Free Republic)
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To: mnehring

It must have been very uncomfortable, Dr Carson is living proof of everything Obama does not stand for.


13 posted on 02/09/2013 10:19:15 AM PST by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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To: Katya

I’ve said before, a good black president would be great for America.


14 posted on 02/09/2013 10:25:36 AM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: Katya

I like the idea- but does he have any known political leanings? If he’s a Baltimore resident, do they have to register in a political party? I bet he is a Republican or Independent or a Conservative- (there IS a Conservative Party in MD). Does anyone know?


15 posted on 02/09/2013 10:29:50 AM PST by matthew fuller (Fast and Furious fizzled- Enter Sandy Hook.)
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To: Katya

Here is a C-Span discussion of his book, “America The Beautiful” by him. it is 73 minutes long, and I have not yet watched it.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305144-1


16 posted on 02/09/2013 10:36:15 AM PST by matthew fuller (Fast and Furious fizzled- Enter Sandy Hook.)
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To: cripplecreek
Thank you. I was just about to ask, does anyone know his stance on the Second Amendment? I will never support anyone who opposes it in the least, by even the most so-called "common sense" (as the left pretends) abridgemnt of those rights. People are again getting excited over one speech and not digging deeper first. If, after checking out his conservative bona fides on this issue and others, he still looks good, then get excited. Haven't we seen this before, more than once?
17 posted on 02/09/2013 10:37:46 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: cripplecreek

For that matter, what about his views on amnesty and illegal immigration? Everyone got all stirred up over Rubio, and look what happened, and his views were already out there, it’s just no one bothered to think about it and check first before jumping on his bandwagon. Same with Chris Christie. Everyone liked his tough talk to the unions, but he turned out to be an utter RINO, and a gun-grabber.


18 posted on 02/09/2013 10:40:40 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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It was a great speech and from what I’ve seen of him otherwise, I’m impressed but beyond that, I don’t know.


19 posted on 02/09/2013 10:40:40 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
Exactly. I also liked his speech, as far as it went, but it didn't go the limit (not that it was expected to do so). That's why we need to check further before jumping the gun, doing that has led to dissapointment manytimes in the past (Christie, Rubio, even long-established "conservatives" who suddenly came out of left field on conservative issues).
20 posted on 02/09/2013 10:43:21 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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