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Dr. Ben Carson Attempts to Clarify His Second Amendment Stance at NRA Annual Meetings
townhall.com ^ | 4/10/2015 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 04/11/2015 8:17:13 AM PDT by rktman

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To: certrtwngnut

Keep in mind he is a doctor, and most doctors are conservative, but many many have a knee jerk reaction to guns (ER experiences they see).

While I normally don’t like candidates “evolving” - I’ll give him a tiny bit of slack on this one. But no, he’s not the answer.....


21 posted on 04/11/2015 8:36:42 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

You were late by fourteen seconds. You’re getting a bit slow in your old age........


22 posted on 04/11/2015 8:39:43 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: certrtwngnut; rktman

“Maybe he is “evolving”.”

LOL....McCain “evolves” 6 months before every election.


23 posted on 04/11/2015 8:40:27 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: TomGuy

“Obamaites and Clintonites entrenched in high government offices”..... Kinda like sleeper cells or moles. Not sure if anyone is capable of outing all these folks in high places.


24 posted on 04/11/2015 8:41:17 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

If he doesn’t understand the U.S. Constitution...

he will not get my vote for President of the United States.


25 posted on 04/11/2015 8:41:52 AM PDT by DavidLSpud ("Go and sin no more"-Rejoice always, pray continually...)
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To: Sooth2222
More to the point, which candidates never have the need to clarify their positions?

Ronald Reagan comes to mind. Can't recall him having to clarify his positions.

26 posted on 04/11/2015 8:44:28 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: Sasparilla

Yes; The position of Surgeon General (X2), or the head of all-things-education. He and his wife have immersed themselves in promoting good education and have set up a scholarship program. Considering his history, and his knowledge of how a GOOD education can change lives, this seems like a good position for him.


27 posted on 04/11/2015 8:45:03 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: dowcaet
Not presidential timber but an honorable man and person.

I agree.

He is honest, intelligent, has the right instincts and to his credit is not a politician.

He dedicated his life to perfecting skills far more difficult and far more beneficial than giving stem-winding political speeches full of lies, half-truths and platitudes.


28 posted on 04/11/2015 8:45:09 AM PDT by Iron Munro (It IS as BAD as you think and they ARE out to get you.)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Agreed. And I cut him even more slack considering he spent a good share of his career at John Hopkins in Baltimore.

Ever been to Baltimore? Other than a select few well-patrolled showcase or tourist magnet areas, it is a hellhole. Drugs and gang bangers up the wazoo. There are no shortage of convicted felons with firearms either.

BAFT would have a field day if they concentrated the multitude of agents spread about the country harassing gun shows and dealers rounding up gangsters in Baltimore who shouldn't be owning guns. And Baltimore isn't the only city like this, just one of the worst examples.

29 posted on 04/11/2015 8:46:14 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: certrtwngnut
Maybe he is “evolving”.

Quite possibly. His first position certainly wasn't intelligently designed.

30 posted on 04/11/2015 8:46:39 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: rktman

[If you have to keep clarifying your stance on the 2nd amendment, then you are NOT the candidate.]

Ben is not ready to be POTUS.


31 posted on 04/11/2015 8:48:29 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: rktman

Too late Ben...go home


32 posted on 04/11/2015 8:49:33 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: certrtwngnut
Maybe he is “evolving”

if he were to win the it would be a failed mutation. It will die three weeks after he gets into office. I think most of the base is not going to go for these carnival shows like Herman Cain anymore.

33 posted on 04/11/2015 8:52:37 AM PDT by BRL
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To: DavidLSpud

I was having a philosophical conversation, not asking you who you would, or would not, vote for. Oh, I did mention I was not supporting him - just understanding where he’s coming from.

Will he ultimately understand the constitution? Well, better than Chuck Schumer and Obama - but maybe not ever as good as Ted Cruz does. But he was watching people die from gun shots.....many times...over his career.


34 posted on 04/11/2015 8:53:22 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: Lakeshark

nah, holding back to let you look good.


35 posted on 04/11/2015 8:55:08 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: rktman
FLASHBACK:
Gas Tax Campaign Gets Ugly Fast (also Ben Carson and guns)

A couple weeks ago, Carson used a nationwide tele-townhall to walk back some comments he made on the Glenn Beck show. Carson said that people have the right to own firearms, but when asked about semi-automatic weapons Carson said, “It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it,” Carson elaborated. However, if you live “out in the country somewhere by yourself” and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, “I’ve no problem with that.”

12/6/2014:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3234379/posts

36 posted on 04/11/2015 8:56:55 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: C. Edmund Wright
:-)

Go Wings!

37 posted on 04/11/2015 8:57:14 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: Lakeshark

The fact that a person the caliber of Ben Carson is having trouble competing in the political arena says a lot about the GOP talent pool this time around. Four years ago he might well have been Romney’s main challenger had he developed his current reputation by then.

But while I don’t agree with his position on guns, but anyone criticizing his character is saying a lot more about their own character than about his.


38 posted on 04/11/2015 8:58:30 AM PDT by Norseman (Defund the Left-Completely!)
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To: Lakeshark
Who's character assassinating him?

We just believe he has no business running for President, period.

39 posted on 04/11/2015 8:58:30 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (ANYBODY BUT FRICKING JEB AND HILLARY)
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To: Norseman

Absolutely.


40 posted on 04/11/2015 8:59:25 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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