Posted on 11/07/2014 11:52:08 AM PST by Din Maker
Dr. Ben Carson, the famous neurosurgeon and conservative super star, has made a major announcement: HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!
Officially, Carson who just became a Republican after spending years as an Independent is ready to challenge the policies of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. And it all begins with a 40-minute long television special he is sponsoring to introduce himself:
The documentary titled A Breath of Fresh Air: A New Prescription for America will air in 22 states and Washington, DC. The paid video will detail some of his biography and family life, including his rise from being born to a single mother with a poor childhood in Detroit to director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins for almost 40 years, known for his work separating conjoined twins, to potential 2016 presidential candidate.
Carson first became a conservative star when last year he created a buzz at the National Prayer Breakfast when in front of an audience that included President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden spoke out about political correctness, health care and taxes.
He also called for a private health care savings plan and a flat tax in a speech that went viral and led to an editorial in the Wall Street Journal titled Ben Carson for President. He is known as a fierce opponent of the presidents health care law known as Obamacare.
Bad on abortion.
Bad on guns.
And more.
Forget it.
Not sure about a run for presidency, but he should definitely have a position in the next Republican admin. He’s darn sure one of the smartest people in the room (if not the smartest).
I, for one, am quite pleased with his decision.
1. He is squeaky clean. No Michelle Bachmann or Herman Cain
2. He is deeply conservative. At a minimum, he will raise the bar for who will challenge him in the primaries.
3. Hate to bring up skin color, but it will provide him with protection from the GOP-e machine.
4. The dems will attack him with a vengence. They CANNOT let Ben Carson win. This will open a few eyes.
5. Yes, the lack of experience is an issue. But unlike Obama, who drew on academics and political lackeys for advice, Carson’s conservatism would have him call on experienced personnel for support. Would John Bolton make a great Secretary of State?
Another amnesty guy? NO!
I say he would make a Great VP. He could negotiate with Congress on behalf of the President and only ‘racist’ would fail to work with him.
The first bite in the all too predictable upcoming FR zombie war........
Republicans eating their own
The movie about his life was out long before there was ever a thought about him being President.
For anyone still under the hopeful illusion that Ben Carson is a real conservative:
“He comes back at her, essentially, with something similar to Mitch Danielss idea of a truce on social issues. We need a big tent right now because rescuing the country from fiscal unsustainability takes precedence over all other disagreements. Therell be time later to decide which cultural ideas are barnicles on the ship of state after its been turned around.”
So, with the first horse barely out of the gate, the balkanizing and factional fracturing of conservatives begins.
There is no perfect candidate and Reagan has not yet risen from the dead so why can’t a candidate play out for at least a period of time before the trashing begins?
The end result of this every four year process is a McCain or Romney and it should be obvious that the process as it is, is broken.
Observe, listen and thoughtfully evaluate before engaging in trashing the candidates.
Nope.
In 3, 2, 1...
Democrats will start calling him a BINO.
I like him, he’s not one to hyperventilate or get emotional.
He is smart, has a command of the issues and he is articulate...
That is about 100% improvement on most of the politicians you have heard lately :)
How does he overcome the fact that he knows very little about running a government. He is an accomplished, no a star surgeon, and he has the right views and values, but the next POTUS must have an accomplished record of running a govt of size and display a deep understanding of our situation in the world. Having good advisers is not enough.
Because the demoturds blow their arsenal early on and it becomes difficult to bring it up again within the two year period.
He is just a vain small timer, he isn’t the firewall for anything.
Worth a look as VP though...
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