Posted on 11/23/2014 2:22:07 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
One day after President Barack Obama announced his plan for executive action on immigration, potential GOP candidate Ben Carson compared the president’s actions to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Carson made the comments Friday to the Christian Broadcasting Network.
“You work for the people, they don’t work for you,” said Carson when asked what he would tell the president if he had the chance.
“Constitutional authority, you think he has overstepped that in many instances?” asked the CBN host to Carson.
“Without question. Hopefully the legislators in Congress will understand what they need to do…They need to have a spine, they need to stand up because once you allow someone to take liberties with the system, they’re not going to stop,” Carson answered.
“This is going to keep going until you stop them. Our president is very much like Putin,” said Carson, referring to the president’s alleged overreach on immigration.
Hey, Ben — stop insulting Putin.
No. Why should he stop insulting Putin?
There goes Carson trying to tickle the ears of conservatives.His waffling on the second amendment already disqualified him as far as I’m concerned.
Ouch. But accurate.
Obama's no Putin.
“Hey, Ben — stop insulting Putin.”
I’m with you. The difference being that Putin has THE SUPPORT OF HIS PEOPLE, whereas Obama does not.
He’s also squishy on illegal immigration, despite his qualms with Barry’s imperial action.
That’s gonna leave a mark...
Sorry, Its not like Putin. Putin actually get his version of congress to actually vote with him
It reads like sarcasm. ..
Yup. Unlike Obama, Putin actually loves his country and the Russian people. Emperor Obama on the other hand, spends 99% of his time, actively working to destroy America. No surprise Putin has a very high approval rating in Russia.
KGB Putin is the tyrant Obama only dreams of becoming.
Weird coincidence, that’s all. Another ping for more flexibility after the election.
I understand it reads like sarcasm. I don't agree with the premise of the sarcasm.
For example if I were to call Obama a jacka$$ and if somebody responded that I shouldn't insult jacka$$es, I would say good sarcasm. The jacka$$ is not as reprehensible as Obama.
However that would not the be case when comparing the two almost equally reprehensible tyrants, Obama and Putin.
Impeachment is the only solution. If it succeeds it helps save the nation and the Constitution. If it does not it will at least show who is a patriot and who is not in case there ever is another national election. JMHO..there must be some senators that are not yet full fledged Marxists, hopefully 67. In the interim keep flooding the presidents desk with bills to protect what is left of the nation. Everyday another one. Make him sign or veto and defend his actions. Keep Jarrett busy.
Putin is doing what he thinks is in the best interest of his country (right or wrong). Obama, however, is doing what he thinks will destroy the US.
Ben Carson is a lonely voice of truth crying in the wilderness.
What he needs to do now is to become less lonely by spending the next year or so meeting Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire, at speaking engagements, in diners, in their homes, on their farms.
If Dr. Ben is serious about winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, he will have put himself on a first-name basis with half the Republican voters in those two states by the time the crucial early primaries take place there.
Iowa and New Hampshire are relatively small states and it’s going to be a long year. Is Dr. Ben serious? Stay tuned.
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