Posted on 11/22/2015 6:00:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
After several tough weeks on the campaign trail, Carson faces a ballroom full of voters in Des Moines who are looking for a reason to stick with him. “They want so badly to think he would be a great president.â€
DES MOINES, Iowa — About halfway through Friday night’s Presidential Family Forum — a Republican candidate roundtable that featured seven 2016 contenders — the moderator lobbed a softball question toward Ben Carson.
“Is President Obama an armchair quarterback?†Frank Luntz asked, referring to what conservatives widely view as the administration’s overly passive foreign policy.
“Are you asking me?†a momentarily confused Carson replied, which prompted friendly laughter to ripple across the ballroom of more than a thousand Iowa conservatives.
“Yes,†Luntz said.
“Yes,†Carson replied, “He is an armchair — an armchair quarterback.â€
This rhetorical regurgitation was greeted with a warm round of applause by many in the audience — not the loudest ovation of the night, but probably the most easily won. They may not have all been Carson 2016 supporters, but there was little doubt that this was a roomful of Carson fans.
Indeed, even as the candidate has begun to slide recently in national polls amid brutal media coverage and questions about his grasp of foreign policy, the gentle neurosurgeon has remained remarkably popular, with huge majorities of Republican voters reporting favorable impressions of him. And while there hasn’t yet been enough polling to measure how the recent terrorist attacks in Paris might effect Carson’s standing in this first-in-the-nation caucus state, voters interviewed Friday often seemed torn between wanting to support him, and doubting whether he is up to the job....
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[Yes, Carson replied, He is an armchair, an armchair quarterback]
[This rhetorical regurgitation was greeted with a warm round of applause by many in the audience]
Illustration of the depth of intelligence of CARSON supporters
No.
Recent polls show Carson slipping in Iowa and Trump now taking the lead.
I don’t want a nice guy for president, I want a President that will go out trumpeting America’s greatness and kicking the asses of America’s enemies to protect America’s citizens. I don’t want a nice guy, and I’m tired of a mealy mouthed prick that denigrates America and Americans on foreign soil.
We don’t need a nice guy, we need a fighter that will kick Hillary in the nuts.
Carson keeps making the blunders of a political novice. He is a lot more than just a nice guy, but his work experience, while awe inspiring, does not translate well to politics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOEIPrYj50#t=89
Don’t blame me if you feel like sticking an ice pick in your ear, now.
The muse struck him. He was in a metal mood ;)
Many of these dolts are the same “Christians” who put Jimmy Carter in office : )
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