Ben Carson Draft Effort Spends $9 Million … To Raise $12 Million

dailycaller.com ^ | 1/16/2015 | Alex Pappas

[rktman]

Well that was 9 mil wasted. Dr. Carson may be a good pediatric neuro surgeon(?) but he ain't the guy. Maybe surgeon Colonel or something but the top spot? Nope. If you ain't sure of your position on certain issues in the bill of rights and keep having to correct yourself, you're not the guy. It's a pretty simple yes or no question. KABA? Yes or no. 50-50 chance to get it right. I believe he failed out of the gate on this one therefore no-go.

[US Navy Vet]

Dr Carson is not ready for Prime Time.

[cripplecreek]

Just not ready for prime time.

He says too many well meaning things that need to be walked back.

I still want him to run for mayor of Detroit. He’s a hometown hero who could be a good addition on the inside to help the GOP.

[BlackAdderess]

Good guy, but please dodge this bullet.

[Michael.SF.]

Agree.

Often though 'running' for President is a fake, when the goal is actually the VP slot.

I would like for Carson to be part of the discussion, but you are right, Presidential material he is not (at this time).

[gimme1ibertee]

Maybe to head up the HHS,but not POTUS.

[Blood of Tyrants]

A lot of non-profits spend most of their budget raising money.

[rktman]

If you have to “walk back” statements that you should have known better than to make, it just shows poor skills to me. Or you hired a bunch of incompetent advisors. :>}

[rktman]

Roger that. It costs a lot to raise a lot. Or something.

[cripplecreek]

A guy I wish would run for local office in Detroit. (Rick Ector)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoRfAtjgEtk

[HiTech RedNeck]

We’re no longer able to think about things that require more than one minute.

People didn’t use to have the “walk back” problem because they walked forward. Necessary context was furnished later in their presentations. Now, the audience loses interest.

I doubt whether George Washington himself would make them happy.

[Vaquero]

Anti gun Carson needs a job out of the way. Surgeon general perhaps

[HiTech RedNeck]

I wish people would think for more than one minute about an issue before jumping to conclusions.

[rktman]

Hmmm. Would he be more or less anti-gun/undecided about guns than the current surgeon private vivek muthay or whatever his name is.

[ConservativeInPA]

Eyebrows raised? A $9 million investment to raise $12 million is not all that bad from a business perspective. If I could do that with a business, I’d be sitting pretty. It’s getting the first $9 million that’s the difficult part.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Whatever his personal misgivings, he would be stellar compared to whoever is in there now. He might not be thinking the way you like but he is thinking independently which is supposed to be a conservative virtue. It’s liberals who love and insist on lockstep thinking.

[House Atreides]

There are “interests” promoting Ben Carson for President SOLELY to help split the conservative vote by draining off “low information” conservatives from viable constitutional conservative candidates such as TED CRUZ.

[HiTech RedNeck]

He’s growing his money... I’d say this fellow understands capitalism well.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And some will hold a mirror up to you and say “Statement.”

This is the same absurd Kabuki dance that served up the flavorless John McCain and Mitt Romney as candidates. At least Barack had some zing, he was not dull.

[House Atreides]

“And some will hold a mirror up to you and say “Statement.”...”
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I guess I’m slow on the uptake this morning...what does that even mean?