I would love to hear from Ben Carson supporters as to why they think he is Presidential material. What is it, about being a brain surgeon, that qualifies him to create jobs . . work internationally with foreign governments and laws . . negotiate contracts successfully, outsmarting competitors and bringing projects in, under budget and in record time . . maintaining classy country clubs/hotels,etc., over 20+ years, across several countries, with such expertise that the hotels/country clubs, etc., always seem to be the standard bearer of excellence in every category . . becoming a billionaire and yet maintaining a great relationship with blue collar workers to the extent that some labor unions are considering endorsing him. What does Ben Carson have in resume that even comes close to Trump? Ben is not self supporting his campaign . . he will owe something to someone at some point in time. I encourage any Ben Carson supporter to (please) tell me what he has in his years of experience that will be able to straighten out the American dream. How will he make America great again?
Carson was at Booksamillion here in Panama City, Florida where I live. He was having a book signing and there were only eight hundred people there. The population of Panama City was 36,877 as of 2013 and it is a pretty conservative area in the panhandle of Florida.
While true, it kind of bothers me, that line, “Make America Great Again”. That is right out of R. Reagan's campaign.
Yes, we need to kick start the nation again and bring ourselves up to par as a (former?) Superpower. The line sounds to hype, we need to be quiet and rebuild without proclamations even though this is an election campaign.
Just as Carter set America back a decade, so too President Ovomit has set us back, not a decade but 4 decades. The US needs a BOLD and yes, not PC-worried leader. The US needs a rough& tough style to bring us out of the muck. To restore the luster of the USA.
Trump is a brash, in your face New Yorker. He is a bragging, spoiled, self-centered S.O.B. but that appears to be the only way we will rebuild and get the ball moving again.
He is the ONLY candidate who shows that he has the guts to call it like it is and for that, he will get this writer's vote.
I've never actually met or posted with a Carson supporter.
I know they are there, the polls tell me that, but they don't show up at rallies, there are few here at FR and I've never seen one in person.
...What does Ben Carson have in resume that even comes close to Trump?
Well said, indeed.
Carson is a brilliant surgeon -- an expert at diagnosing study problems and understanding complex systems, in particular, the human body. His people-skills and lecturing skills are also extraordinary.
Even still, the scale of his experience cannot be compared to Trump’s. Imagine the political and managerial skills it requires to build a skyscraper in New York or Chicago!
And then there's the Turnberry golf course in Scotland where he patiently negotiated for several years with the local authorities about environmental and restricted zoning rules.
But more than that. Here is a man who has been in the public eye for decades — as an entrepreneur, best-selling business book author. He practically invented the category of business-reality-TV star.
A life-time of accomplishments and media coverage has led him to this point. America would be foolish to turn away a man of such extraordinary talent at such a dangerous moment in the life of the free republic.
What we need is someone who can begin right out of the gate and would not need to hold anyones hand. Ben is a real nice man, but not ready for prime time.