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Ben Carson: White House wanted apology for ‘offending’ Obama
dailycaller.com ^ | April 14, 2014

Posted on 04/15/2014 5:18:58 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson says the White House wanted him to apologize for “offending” President Obama after he famously delivered a conservative message at the National Prayer Breakfast last year.

Carson, the former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, recalls the events surrounding his 2013 speech in his new book, One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America’s Future. The Daily Caller obtained an advance copy of the book, which is set for release May 20.

“He did not appear to be hostile or angry,” Carson writes of Obama, “but within a matter of minutes after the conclusion of the program, I received a call from some of the prayer breakfast organizers saying that the White House was upset and requesting that I call the president and apologize for offending him. I said that I did not think that he was offended and that I didn’t think that such a call was warranted.”

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: apology; carson; obama; offended; racist
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To: bert
Obama was shown up. Carson is what Obama claims to be.

Carson should be president, and the Dog-eater should be bringing The Rapist his coffee.

61 posted on 04/15/2014 6:57:12 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: originalbuckeye

“‘Republicans take it is good stride. Democrats are hurts that we would make fun of them’ “

I agree with what you’re saying.. and even further.. I’ve noticed that, to a liberal, criticism or ridicule of Obama cuts them to the bone. Since most don’t have a belief in God, their surrogate “god” is their blessed messiah, Obama. Any words deemed less than deferential or adoring in expression are considered the most serious form of blasphemy.


62 posted on 04/15/2014 6:58:03 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I would have made the call under the guise of apologizing, but then actually told Obama “if you like being offended, you can keep being offended” and hung up.


63 posted on 04/15/2014 7:13:18 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Any real American is offended by, and hates islamism.

“I will stand with the muslims....”

But for a nation of publically educated idiots and illegal aliens with the vote.


64 posted on 04/15/2014 7:29:52 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: ilovesarah2012

.........as Hannity would say .....”he’s a great American”


65 posted on 04/15/2014 8:02:52 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: liberalh8ter

“Sure sounds to me like Obama didn’t know he was offended until Valerie Jarrett told him he was. “

Yeah, Obama is just like Bufort T. Justice’ “son. If he gets up takes a pee and ties his shoes, Valerie is amazed.


66 posted on 04/15/2014 8:06:55 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: ilovesarah2012

Can you imagine getting that request?

(Phone rings; you answer it)

“Hello, please apologize to the Indonesian illegal alien gay prostitute Communist with seven stolen SSNs and forged birth certificate(s).”


67 posted on 04/15/2014 8:20:28 AM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

After last weekend with the BLM and the Cowboys, how long do you think it will be before the Rodeo Clowns are wearing Obama masks again.

Perhaps the Cowboys should be on horseback wearing the Obama masks the next time BLM shows up at the Bundy ranch.

You heard it hear first. :)


68 posted on 04/15/2014 8:21:09 AM PDT by Balata (Obama is a Lying Fraud, and so are his followers!)
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To: liberalh8ter
Carson...shook Obama's hand after the speech and Obama thanked him... Obama didn't know he was offended until Valerie Jarrett told him he was.

Post of the morning!!

69 posted on 04/15/2014 8:26:40 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Albion Wilde

I would agree with the statement that he would not know he was offended until he was told by another. Outside reality does not seem to impinge itself upon this poor creatures self awareness. He is too busy contemplating “the beauty” of himself.


70 posted on 04/15/2014 8:30:14 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Based on how many people Obama has screwed, I’m thinking he’s a pitcher rather than a catcher.


71 posted on 04/15/2014 8:45:45 AM PDT by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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To: Tulane

“There is no such thing as a real deal. All people are fallen, and the last and only perfect one died 2000 years ago. People make mistakes, including conservative politicians.”


Out of those “fallen”, there are MANY who have been ‘reconciled’ back to God, so there ARE the “real deal” here...but the “world” does not recognize them.


72 posted on 04/15/2014 9:20:17 AM PDT by ourworldawry
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To: Norm Lenhart

Interesting. How does not starting on time tie in to this?


73 posted on 04/15/2014 9:27:46 AM PDT by MissNomer
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To: nutmeg

bookmark


74 posted on 04/15/2014 9:28:58 AM PDT by nutmeg (ObamaCare: Yet another disaster brought to you by the democRATic party)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Moochelle needs to change little Barry’s big girl pullup training nappy and refill his sippy cup.


75 posted on 04/15/2014 9:31:44 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: MissNomer

Pure speculation of course, but they can’t put him out there if he’s shall we say, in a state?

Think about those times where he was put out there and been totally out of ‘character. Like when Romney ate his lunch in debate 1.

How it ties in is that it takes time for drugs to work. If he’s manic, they gotta bring him down. If he’s depressive, they gotta bring him up. And if he’s just stoned, they gotta get him sobered up to a usable level.


76 posted on 04/15/2014 9:35:59 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: MissNomer

Just to add...

China, Russia, Israel are not playing ball. One is returning to cold war era stuff, one wants payback and one refuses to march into the sea.

At home, support is evaporating as Mooch vacations weekly, Ocare is imploding with his own base, the news is reporting a likely midterm slaughter for the Dems, his congress is ‘retiring’ left and right...

His mind has to be on overload.

Plus, he has a bunch of power hungry Machivellians ready to step on him as they climb over him to save their own asses.

If he ain’t heavily medicated, he IS really superman. Because no normal human could deal with all that. But chemicals can do wonders.


77 posted on 04/15/2014 9:48:09 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Alberta's Child
I'm getting more convinced by the day that Barack Obama isn't bright enough to be offended even by things that any objective person would consider offensive.

I think Obama is an idiot savant. He has a prodigious capacity for remembering and regurgitating prepared texts fed to him, as well as acting out pre-planned motions, kind of like the Disney animatronic characters. That's why when he goes off-script, he is gaff-city, or in the case with Ben Carson, he walks up to shake his hand and thank him (pre-planned motion), having no idea what Carson actually said. Being the idiot savant, Obama probably hadn't the slightest idea what Carson's words were anyway - in his mind they were probably just a jumbled series of syllables. This is why Valerie Jarrett is with him constantly, to continuously program his moves and words.

78 posted on 04/15/2014 10:14:52 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: raybbr

Thank you for the heads up. I did not know that he was anti 2A.


79 posted on 04/15/2014 10:53:21 AM PDT by certrtwngnut (')
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To: Humal

:::“Glad to hear Obama was offended!” and that Dr. Carson didn’t apologize/back down.::

Oh yesh! The most important part is that Dr Carson DO NOT back down..............


80 posted on 04/15/2014 10:58:58 AM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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