Posted on 11/05/2015 5:01:55 PM PST by jimbo123
Ben Carson was put on the defensive on Thursday, with reporters pressing him about a series of reports that have sprung up questioning the factual accuracy of his past statements.
As Carson has gained in the polls, so has media scrutiny of the 64-year-old retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, whose past and present statements have drawn no shortage of curiosity and interest.
On Thursday, during a stop on his book tour, Carson was pressed on everything from a report that questioned past claims of his physical violence toward others, an interview in which he appeared to struggle with the complexities of Cuban immigration policy in South Florida, and a rediscovered past speech in which he expressed his belief that the Great Pyramids of Giza were constructed by the biblical figure Joseph to store grain, not pharoahs' tombs.
A CNN reporter in particular tried to pry more details out of Carson after the network published a report titled "A tale of two Carsons" in which it could not corroborate the candidate's past claims in his books that he had acted violently in his childhood and adolescence toward his family and others - claims that are part of Carson's narrative of personal redemption.
Asked to be more specific about when the incidents occurred, Carson listed them in detail. "One of the ones where I threw a rock and broke someone's glasses, that occurred when I was maybe about 7 or 8, the stabbing, attempted stabbing incident occurred when I was 13 or 14, the - what's another incident? Give me another one," Carson asked a scrum of media on CNN in Miami during a book signing tour. "Trying to hit my mom in the head with a hammer? That was around the same time as the stabbing incident."
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well thanks for the advice. Considering my decade plus in the media and all. Since it’s bad advice in this ‘particular’ case I won’t be considering it. When I watch a man double down on stupid with my own eyes on a few occasions, that tells me the media isn’t the culprit. And I know, professionally, all the media’s tricks.
No beef, pork, chicken, fish, shell fish, wild game.
The building blocks of protein we need each day and have for 1,000’s of years.
I was just taking you up on your dare. Let’s not make a joke out of it.
The old tricks are the best tricks. Sorry you aren’t catching it this time round.
I have to admit I get the Jehovah’s Witnesses mixed up with the Seventh Day Adventists. I once knew a bunch of one or the other. Complete loons. I think it was the other ones I knew.
You just go on in your fantasy. I’ll be alright without you.
I once shot a man just to see him die!
‘If Trunp cam out and said Aliens make Pepsi cans by crocheting aluminium wire in zero gravity,’
Dude, that is a trade secret. I have been to Ball Metal Container and American Can and that is exactly how they make those cans. I was told if it wasn’t for Alien work rules and laws they could churn out more and sell every one they made.
You are in soooo much trouble!
No wonder he is on some kind of “calming” medication. Clearly he has anger issues.
As if. I got a union card bud. I’m untouchable.
He kicked my ass. I gave him, my food stamps/lunch credit tokens- and he said- “I’m goin’ to college- you white norwegian scot immigrant trash.” I prefer to not talk, about it, much. He was a horrible criminal.
Double standards from CNN. They would never question what Hilary claims.
Agree. What is most scary is the obvious character assassination from CNN.
You have no idea of the power of the alien union. Two words: Jimmy Hoffa!
Don’t give me that. I was a Republican for 30 years! I still know ‘people’ (well relatively speaking anyway) there. And believe me if you want something utterly screwed up, there is now power on earf or this galaxy that can stop a Republican from damaging something that works beyond repair.
Besides, I’ll just tell them the alien union contributed to the TEA party candidate. Then you will see power in raw form.
Don’t make me do it.
I’m telling you, these guys don’t play! As a matter of fact I shouldn’t be saying any of this. I am a little worried they might be watching me!
It’s best we stop now.
Fool. I’m one of them! BUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Why duck? You speak truth.
What happens in Reno stays in Reno...
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