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Ben Carson Hints At 2016 Run But Says: ‘I Won’t Become A Politician’
Daily Caller ^ | August 29, 2014 | Alex Pappas

Posted on 08/29/2014 5:06:38 PM PDT by NCjim

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is continuing to hint that he will run for president in 2016, though pledges that if elected he won’t become a “politician” in the traditional sense.

“I will tell you that I’m not a politician, and I don’t believe in political correctness,” Carson told the crowd Friday at a political summit in Texas. “So I may say something that will offend someone. And I frankly never plan on becoming a politician. It doesn’t mean that I won’t do something in public office, but I won’t be a politician in the process.”

Carson made the comments Friday afternoon in Dallas at Americans for Prosperity’s Defending the American Dream Summit.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; americans4prosperity; carson2016; kochbrothers
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To: manc

There you go, LOL. ;)


21 posted on 08/29/2014 5:25:18 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.)))
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To: CatherineofAragon

Cruz is my choice too.
Hope things are well with you Catherine.


22 posted on 08/29/2014 5:26:24 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Steelfish; Fungi

Ben Carson is a brilliant surgeon and a humanitarian. I know 2 families, personally, who have benefitted from his skill with pediatric cancer conditions. I dread that his success will be used by crappyass politicians (and “marketers”) to HINDER the conservative work that Carson actually supports.


23 posted on 08/29/2014 5:26:41 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is PUBLIC ENEMY #1)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Yup, understand. But he sure isn’t the choice of those who control the GOP money and machinery.


24 posted on 08/29/2014 5:31:13 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: manc

They are, manc...thank you, FRiend.

How are you, and how is your wife?


25 posted on 08/29/2014 5:36:13 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.)))
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To: bigbob

That’s true. They’ll foist Romney on us again if they can manage it.


26 posted on 08/29/2014 5:36:51 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.)))
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To: NCjim

The moment you run for office you’re a politician. We have made it a dirty word. Newt Gingrich says that politics is the romantic notion of how a free people govern themselves. I am proud to call myself a politician. It is the art of getting these done.


27 posted on 08/29/2014 5:39:44 PM PDT by Hildy (Falling down is how you grow. Staying down is how you die.)
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To: ansel12
These kind of guys annoy me.

LOL

Same here. Carson might be 2016s Cain.

Last week, one publication listed about 65 potential 2016 Republican contenders. Hardly any of them seem to be that much better than the rest of the herd. Most of the 2012 retreads are hinting at running again, as are some from 2008.


28 posted on 08/29/2014 5:40:04 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: CatherineofAragon

doing good, very busy with all the kids etc.
Have a nice weekend Catherine


29 posted on 08/29/2014 5:45:05 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: NCjim

As a Marylander I would definitely vote for him for senator, and I hope he runs. After a successful term as senator I would consider him for president. That being said, if he won the Republican nomination for president by some miracle, I would vote for him in a heartbeat over ANY Democrat.

And I mean ANY Democrat.


30 posted on 08/29/2014 5:45:55 PM PDT by scouter (As for me and my household... We will serve the LORD.)
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To: manc

You, too, manc.


31 posted on 08/29/2014 5:52:46 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.)))
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To: NCjim

Like the bumperstickers say - RunBen Run


32 posted on 08/29/2014 6:22:17 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: NCjim

President?

No.

The Nation’s Doctor, the Surgeon General?

Now that might work.

.


33 posted on 08/29/2014 6:26:57 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: NCjim

Ben Carson previously stated that the right to possess semi-automatic weapons should be dependent on location and should be banned in heavily populated areas.

“I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it,” he said in an earlier interview.

I can’t vote for that.


34 posted on 08/29/2014 6:34:41 PM PDT by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: NCjim

This morning he said there should be federally funded daycare. Ugh! Sonsa...


35 posted on 08/29/2014 6:50:33 PM PDT by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: Hildy

I wish Newt’s depth of knowledge, guts, and political insight could be transferred into another person who would run. As it is, Newt is old damaged goods.


36 posted on 08/29/2014 6:54:34 PM PDT by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: Vigilanteman

I like and respect Dr. Carson. I just don’t want to see him run. I don’t think he would be successful in politics. I simply don’t think he is suited to it temperamentally.

I could be wrong. God knows I have been before.


37 posted on 08/29/2014 7:01:28 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Anyone who will shift their stance so fluidly in the pursuit of support isn't worth supporting.")
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To: NCjim

Isn’t Ben Carson the guy buried next to the grave where the gold was buried?


38 posted on 08/29/2014 7:25:27 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: NCjim
It doesn’t mean that I won’t do something in public office, but I won’t be a politician in the process.

Spoken like a true politician.

I was opposed to him running, but I've changed my mind. He won't win, and the MSM will try to destroy him, but he will be a welcome addition to the primary debates. Running will increase his fame, and that's good. I just hope he understands the risks.

39 posted on 08/29/2014 7:41:25 PM PDT by TChad (The Obamacare motto: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.)
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To: rlmorel

There is a chance, albeit remote, that the sheeple might be ready for a non-politician who can talk through the enemedia bullish*t smokescreen. I am trying to imagine how the media whores can turn him into a monster the way they did Romney, Cain, McCain, etc.


40 posted on 08/29/2014 7:58:21 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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