Okay, I don’t like Carson and I don’t like Huckabee. Having said that, I’ve been listening to everyone saying the Republican candidates should support Carson on this.
What kind of honesty and integrity does that show? Supporting someone who is obviously dishonest, how dishonest is questionable, but still dishonest.
I haven’t been concerned about the West Point story. Having a lot of contact with ROTC officers and military officers in the late 60’s, I can see Westmoreland saying to a top cadet “if you want to go to West Point I can arrange it, full ride” and it being misunderstood by a kid as an offer with full scholarship.
Saying he was violent in his youth, - even if others will not confirm it. Not even his brother because he’s afraid of publicity? Stupid thing to say and that I would have issue with. Then his heroism at college?
When it keeps piling on and it starts to appear that his autobiography is fiction, not fact, I hope other candidates are not expected to accept that just because he’s Republican.
Good for Huckabee. (sleaze that I think he is :) )
I'm with you but his supporters (here and elsewhere) say that he didn't really "lie" about the whole WP thing he was just "misunderstood", or something similar. In other words, he never said he "applied" to WP (which is true he didn't say he applied there) and Politico said he did (apply) so this is all Politico's fault for accusing Carson of saying something he didn't. It doesn't matter (to his apologists) that he did in fact say that he was "offered a full scholarship" not only in his book but on TV. To such apologists saying one was "offered a full scholarship" is ok as long as he *might* have been told something "similar".
*shrug* What are ya gonna do? This story though, the whole thing from Huck, anyone can see it's a desperate attempt on Huck's part to steal some of Carson's thunder. So much for Huck's Christian ideals. Pfft
Frankly I've just about had it with the lot of 'em.