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What Ben Carson Doesn't Know: Yes He's Very Smart, But 'Informed' is Another Story
National Review ^ | 11/19/2015 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 11/19/2015 6:58:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; bencarson; duaneclarridge
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1 posted on 11/19/2015 6:58:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Carson will need to schedule some time for continuing political education if he hopes to stay near the top of the GOP primary heap in the months ahead.

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The same can be said of Donald Trump.


2 posted on 11/19/2015 7:00:19 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: SeekAndFind

As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.


3 posted on 11/19/2015 7:05:35 AM PST by joesbucks
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To: SeekAndFind

In before the pyramid pictures.


4 posted on 11/19/2015 7:05:54 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Look around at what 80 years of "informed" leadership has done to America and our freedoms.
5 posted on 11/19/2015 7:06:38 AM PST by Iron Munro (<p> The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: SeekAndFind

The media didn’t examine Obama’s every word when he was running for POTUS. But they parse every syllable a Republican says.


6 posted on 11/19/2015 7:11:39 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Iron Munro

What I’d prefer is INFORMED and WISE leadership.

We cannot really stopped at simply being “informed”. Obama has been “informed” by his military advisers but he IGNORED them, replaces people he does not like with lackeys and ends up listening to Valerie Jarret.

That’s being a fool and despite being informed.


7 posted on 11/19/2015 7:12:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Responsibility2nd

No the same cannot be said of Donald Trump. Donald Trump has a 40 year history of international dealings and is on a first name basis with the top people of most foreign countries especially in China and the Mideast. He has a very good grasp of foreign policy as well and as a financial and business background that qualifies him to be President.


8 posted on 11/19/2015 7:12:42 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: MrEdd

In before the wide eyed picture of Ben Carson by the Trumpistas.


9 posted on 11/19/2015 7:13:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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What I'd prefer is INFORMED and WISE leadership.

I'd like to add HONEST and PATRIOTIC to the equation.

But that might be asking too much.

However, those two alone could save us from a lot of grief.


10 posted on 11/19/2015 7:20:47 AM PST by Iron Munro (<p> The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: SeekAndFind
Carson will need to schedule some time for continuing political education if he hopes to stay near the top of the GOP primary heap in the months ahead.

It is a little bit late to be scheduling him for remedial courses in Current Events 101.

11 posted on 11/19/2015 7:26:35 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind

for later


12 posted on 11/19/2015 7:31:05 AM PST by Don Hernando de Las Casas
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To: Iron Munro
What I'd prefer is INFORMED and WISE leadership.

I'd like to add HONEST and PATRIOTIC to the equation.

Dittos to that! And a Constitutionalist who believes in equal justice under the law.

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13 posted on 11/19/2015 7:50:21 AM PST by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis & Totalitarians: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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one of the secrets to success is being smart enough to know when/what you don’t know....


14 posted on 11/19/2015 8:07:26 AM PST by wny
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To: SeekAndFind

one of the secrets to success is being smart enough to know when/what you don’t know....


15 posted on 11/19/2015 8:07:45 AM PST by wny
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To: SeekAndFind

On Monday the Boston Globe ran a similar story. On Tuesday it was the New York Times turn. Here you have the same story from National Review. Is it a coincidence that all those reporters are saying the same thing at the same time? If you can find one story from any of those publications that question Obama’s foreign policy or competence in regards to the Mideast then I will for ever stop posting on this site. This is a coordinated attack looking to derail a candidate on unfounded information. What is Obama’s foreign policy? What is Obama’s plan for the Mideast? What is Obama’s plans for Syria? Carson is not the sitting U.S. President nor is he even an elected official. Hey National review why not ask the person in charge about his plan? Anything you are tarring Carson with goes double for the sitting President with one exception. It is proven true for Obama.


16 posted on 11/19/2015 8:08:36 AM PST by outpostinmass2
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Who paid for that chart?

Rubio?


17 posted on 11/19/2015 8:12:04 AM PST by Iron Munro (<p> The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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I’m no Rubio fan, but he does have an 80% “liberty score” based on his Senate voting record. - https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard

Cruz - 97%
Paul - 93%

My VA Senators:
Warner - 4%
Kaine - 0%


18 posted on 11/19/2015 8:25:20 AM PST by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis & Totalitarians: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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Policy missteps aside, though, Carson has contended that he's quickly getting up to speed.

Perhaps Carson should have taken the effort to "get up to speed" before seeking the highest office in the land? Instead, he has this arrogant attitude that says, "I'm smart, I'm Godly, therefore I don't have to bother with petty policy details like those other mere mortals who are running." Another part and parcel of this arrogance is the assumption that being black will help carry him through, which, unfortunately, seems to be working so far. The Democrats aren't the only ones with political affirmative action.

19 posted on 11/19/2015 8:59:15 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.

Well, don't keep us hanging. What comes after that?

20 posted on 11/19/2015 9:37:37 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
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