We Americans have higher standards than that…
While YOU might have higher standards, and I might - or might not - have higher standards, "Americans" have generally had low standards in these matters at least since Thomas Jefferson drank the French poison. My dad taught American History for 30+ years, and he always said that Americans really don't mind vituperation as long as they think it will work for "their guy." FWIW, anything said about Ben Carson so far pales into nearly transparent milquetoast blandness compared to what was said either about or on behalf of Andrew Jackson.
The powers that be are playing for bigger stakes, have a bigger bag of tricks, and are interconnected to an extent that would not have been possible in years past, but in may ways, the dirty tricks and the language are not nearly as robust as in the "good old days." Rick Wilson and Kevin Williamson (both nominally Republicans) have come close to the old, crude ways in their remarks about Trump (and I think Melania should be allowed to give Kevin a swift kick in the slats), but all of what is going on with Carson in the past 48 hours? It is pretty tame stuff, though not without benefit to the GOP-e.
Watch who benefits from this. In the long run, it will not be any of the "outsiders."
Mr. niteowl77
No, I'm sorry but America has better than this...America is the Greatest Nation in the World, hopefully to become THE Greatest...but this type of ‘witch hunt’ and ‘filthy reporting’ is way beneath Her standards and any one who lets this go by is no better than the scum that wrote it...
I'm not defending Carson, nor will I rally around him, he is a grown man and can do that on his own, but for us to let this go on with this writer is not right...he should be fired immediately....and I don't care all about this ‘first amendment’ right crap, this is way over the top on that...