Posted on 09/03/2015 4:37:33 PM PDT by Steelfish
Ben Carson, the Superior Outsider By Rich Lowry 09/02/15 (snip) Carson's rise suggests that it's possible to catch the populist wave roiling Republican politics and yet not be an obnoxious braggart who abuses anyone who crosses him and will say or do anything as long as he's getting attention. Ben Carson is a superior outsider to Donald Trump.
He is more gentlemanly and more conservative, with a more compelling life story. Carson is a man of faith who, despite his manifest accomplishments, has a quiet dignity and winsome modesty about him. Ben Carson is a throwback, whereas Donald Trump is a bold-faced name straight out of our swinish celebrity culture.
What they have in common is that they are political neophytes light on policy details who are memorable communicators precisely because they speak and carry themselves so differently from other politicians. Although the similarities stop there — Carson is what Trump calls "low energy," and yet he makes it work for him.
At the Faith and Freedom event in Washington in June, Carson gave a speech that had no obvious applause lines, never rose above a conversational tone, had very little political content — and left perhaps the best impression of any presentation by a candidate.
Few politicians have ever wielded soft-spokeness to such rhetorical effect. Carson aced the Fox debate when in his closing statement he didn't puff himself up and attempt to soar like candidates always do, but gently said a few nice things about his background as a surgeon, with a touch of humor. It was a hit. (snip) Carson is a more natural fit for conservatives than Trump. If you like your outsider not to favor higher taxes, not to have once opposed the ban of partial birth abortion, not to speak favorably of socialized medicine, not to have been an erstwhile booster of Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton, and not to have experience buying off politicians, Ben Carson (or Carly Fiorina) is a much better bet than Donald Trump.
Thanks politico. I thought the plan was to wait until after Labor Day to start pushing Carson to take out Trump. Couldn’t keep their powder dry, I suppose.
Carson has jumped on board The Cheap Labor Express. He has removed himself from my consideration.
Right on!
I checked his website today and that is not so. That said, I remember a year ago him being more leftward in his views so this is an evolvement not a life long belief...
I used to like him until I read his amnesty statement - tells me he is no conservative.
Exactly. The new and improved vote-splitter. Now in black.
He’s also advocating going to backward African countries such as Cameroon and bringing their poorest over here and taking care of them. Where would it end?
Welll.....except that after 8 years he’ll still be anti-Second Amendment, and probably still pro amnesty, etc. No...after 8 years as Surgeon General, let him retire.
Clockwork. Freepers predicted the rinos would be pushing Carson hard the next two weeks in a divide and conquer strategy.
Sorry Jeb. I would vote for Hillary before you.
The man is a fraud, as much so as was/is Mitt Romney. But he said he wants to build a wall so nothing else matters.
” they don’t even care if he is a liberal”
Exactly, I get told that all the time too. By supposed conservatives.
Then when I argue enough they say “He can win”, the same argument we heard with Romney and McCain and every other RINO... “electability” trumps being right.
They sound exactly like the GOPE on the bottom line.
now thats a cohesive progression towards total inaction.......and utter confusion. yes.
I...The Other One.....promise to DO Something, Of that I can assure you, much
So who would be best in facing down rouge gomint departments, EPA /BATF / IRS etc and ISIS / Putin / Norks /Nuclear Iran....?
A) A world class neurosurgeon
or
B) A world class negotiator.....?
They do...and then they accuse us of being for the GOPe candidate or even more insanely, being a "DU plant". I can't remember how many n00bs have told me to go back to DU, all because I don't support liberal Donald Trump in this conservative forum.
I will never support a liberal for the GOP nomination. Yet they do. And that will live on in these threads forever.
Yep, but besides that, the likes of Harry Reid, Chuck Smuck and Nasty Pelosi will run over him like an Abrahams tank and leave him nothing but a greasy spot in the road.
He is not Uncle Ben. He is Dr Ben.
I agree. Dr. Carson is my top choice. He is addressing the same issues Trump is but without the braggadocios ego and over the top language (though there are time I think his explanations are right on point). He is also a true conservative unlike Trump. Finally he is a real Christian which forms the bases for all his viewpoints. He is not afraid to explain how his Christian views leads him to the decisions he makes. Great man.
Germane to all of this, we have a far left politician in office now who would love to take our guns. And he knows he cant do it for lack of support. I really wouldnt fear gun rights from Carson.
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