Posted on 11/05/2015 6:41:48 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet
Ben Carson said Thursday that the names of two people he has previously identified as victims of his childhood violence are "fictitious."
"I don't like to generally bring them in, the names I used for instance are fictitious names because I don't want to bring people into something like this because I know what you guys do to their lives‎," Carson told reporters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Ben Carson's career in politics 13 photos: Ben Carson's career in politics Carson's comments follow a CNN investigation published earlier Thursday that probed his descriptions of his violent past. He has said he attacked a boy named Bob with a knife and hit another child named Jerry with a lock. Carson said Thursday that those names weren't real.
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I think it is fine to criticize him. I do. I, however, know he is a hell of a guy and a good man who saved more children than most people. If I had a child with a brain tumor I would hope that a man of his character, faith and skill worked on him.
I hope no one is falling for this drive-by assassination of Carson by CNN. “Carson’s a liar! Carson’s a liar! See, we the urinalists - the moral conscious of the nation - the ones everybody knows tells the truth (fake but accurate, Trayvon Martin and the white Hispanic, it was a video, etc., etc., etc.)!!! Come on folks, please don’t tell me you’re falling for this again. This is the voice of the LEFT. They LIE when their lips are moving and when they aren’t by the things they omit from their coverage. Carson isn’t my guy but Carson has way more credibility than any of these leftist LIARS!
Thank you for calling out the haters. FR should be better than this.
Carson said tonight on Megan Kelly that the person he stabbed when the knife broke, was a close relative and that person does not want to go public. Says he spoke to him today. Sounds like his story from decades ago is still evolving.
It’s time to go after Hillary and stop killing our own.
I can't find that story. It might be in Lexus-Nexus, but then again, Minor v. Happersett disappeared for awhile in 08.
Carson is a funny joke. Tammy likes him because he is so “soft”. GET OUT OF HERE!! Trump!!We want Trump to wreck the establishment! Carson is nothing!!
Was that done anywhere near Whitechapel?
Feel the gope.
As for asking 60 year olds what they recall about classmates 45 years ago...
Not much!!!!
8th grade classmates don’t even remember me from that year. They think we met in high school. (10th-12th for us)
You are right! If Carson stands or falls, let it happen on the merits of his ideas and a convincing campaign. Not based on media crap intended to destroy him in the same manner as Palin. He has a lot of good to offer, and I say that as one who is in Cruz’ camp.
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Agree. Thanks for speaking up. The responses on this thread sadden me greatly.
Too much weird stuff on the good doctor. Trump said he had stuff on Carson, but it looks like Carson may be sinking himself without the fine hand of, The Donald.
“That’s nothing, I once strangled a hooker after a night of binging on drugs and booze. “
Pshaw. You think that’s something? Turns out I’M the hooker you strangled!
Yeah, Obama has told plenty of lies, everyone knows that. But Obama’s not a current frontrunner for the GOP nomination. I’d like to have better standards for the people I’m voting for.
More than just “kinda”...
Yeah I think Dr Ben watched the Christmas story. Yes he did.
His enemies are really reaching now.
Often names are changed in books to protect people’s privacy.
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