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Senior Ben Carson Adviser on Red State Snub: This ‘Smear and Outright Lie’ Will Not Stand
Breitbart ^ | August 9, 2015 | Alex Swoyer

Posted on 08/10/2015 7:02:25 AM PDT by don-o

GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s long-time business manager and friend told Breitbart News that Erick Erickson lied about his reasoning for not inviting Carson to the RedState event in Atlanta over the weekend.

RedState is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem Communications, although overseen by Erickson—who is a Fox News Contributor. Salem Communications radio host Hugh Hewitt will be co-hosting the next GOP primary debate in California at the Reagan Library.

Erickson told the Washington Examiner he did not invite Carson because he allegedly saw Carson speak at a veteran’s event where Erickson is saying Carson only talked about himself and President Obama.

“I was at two different events for military non-profits in the last year,” Erickson stated. “They were non-profits that had asked Dr. Carson to speak about military veterans and the work he did with the disabled and both times he spent the entire time talking about himself and his battle with the president and it just struck me wrong.

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Contacted in London, where he has traveled on business, Armstrong Williams, Dr. Carson’s longtime business manager and confidant said, “This is an outrage. When I heard what Erick Erickson said about his justification for not inviting Dr. Carson, I immediately thought it was a smear and outright lie. I dare Erick Erickson to show transcripts....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; carson; drama; election2016; erickerickson; megynkelly; politico; redstate; redstategathering
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To: exit82

It seems a paralysis of expectations. Barack Obama seems to be the Medusa whose look (or a look at whom) turns them to inert stone. When he spouts hypnotizing lies and refuses to budge, it’s like “aye aye sir.”


21 posted on 08/10/2015 7:42:06 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

You can duck’n and runn’n but you can’t hide’n. Good one, tho.


22 posted on 08/10/2015 7:43:47 AM PDT by jstaff
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Obama as Medusa—good analogy.

Between the “look” and the neuro-liguistic programming, the GOP folds like cheap suit everytime.


23 posted on 08/10/2015 7:44:35 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: don-o

Now I’ve got blood in my eyes.

The TPTB are going to take down the non-establishment candidates one at a time.

I noticed they are pushing Carly and hardly mentioning Dr. Carson. Carly was decent in her debate, but I didn’t like her comment about Trump taking Bill Clinton’s call and not mentioning the brotherly relationship of Jeb Bush and Bill Clinton. All the Bushes have said he is like a member of their family. But Jeb Bush gets a pass on his cozy relationship with the Clintons. That story came out the day of the debate. I think she was feed the info before the day of the debate.


24 posted on 08/10/2015 7:45:05 AM PDT by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
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To: Cubs Fan

Well also when he asked that Megyn Kelly hussy to take Donald’s place (though she did not). I guess it’s okay to be rude in his show if you are rude in the right way. Donald was rude in the wrong way.

But Carson. Now he has class. He could have been that fill had Erickson really meant it.


25 posted on 08/10/2015 7:45:43 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: exit82

It’s like they do not know how to deal with the situation of “President gone mad.”


26 posted on 08/10/2015 7:47:26 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: don-o

Erick Erickson was and is a nobody. Tried to imitate Free Republic and never could.


27 posted on 08/10/2015 7:52:21 AM PDT by McGruff (Trump/Cruz 2016 - My Dream Team)
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To: don-o

They will attempt to destroy Carson mostly by ignoring him. If that doesn’t work, and he moves up in the polls, they won’t hesitate for one second to lie to destroy him.


28 posted on 08/10/2015 8:00:50 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
The article's photo of Erickson says it all...


29 posted on 08/10/2015 8:04:13 AM PDT by drpix
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I never heard of Erickson before this week.

I am NOT impressed.


30 posted on 08/10/2015 8:31:04 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: McGruff

If we are the real article, why don’t we do a candidate forum? And disinvite anyone who panders to illegal aliens or supports Obamacare.


31 posted on 08/10/2015 8:31:59 AM PDT by Defiant (I will vote for the candidate that the GOPe and media hate the most.)
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To: don-o
... and it just struck me wrong.

Erickson is right about this; the snub just strikes me wrong.

32 posted on 08/10/2015 8:36:04 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (CA the sanctuary state for stupid.)
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To: don-o

America should be so blessed.


33 posted on 08/10/2015 8:38:57 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (CA the sanctuary state for stupid.)
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To: don-o

For any Republican to diss the only black candidate only confirms what “they” have said about us for decades, i.e., that we’re racist. One of the worst decisions in years. It appears that Erickson is racist.


34 posted on 08/10/2015 8:41:37 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: FR_addict

“I didn’t like her comment about Trump taking Bill Clinton’s call “

I understand there are photos with Carly chumming it up with the Clintons at one of the Clinton fundraising dinners. WTF? Now she’s all outraged about Clintons?


35 posted on 08/10/2015 8:44:07 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: MayflowerMadam

I was actually surprised in Thursday that the talking heads spoke well of Carson.

I really liked what he said about LISTENING to his military advisors (assuming they are American patriots) and not trying to micro manage them.


36 posted on 08/10/2015 8:46:23 AM PDT by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: Texas Eagle

Armstrong Williams knows that there are no transcripts because there was no recording.

He’s just doing what he is paid to do.
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37 posted on 08/10/2015 8:48:16 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: don-o

Carson seems to be dead set against Obamacare. The powers that be want to keep Obamacare.


38 posted on 08/10/2015 8:49:30 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

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>> “Erickson really blew this one.” <<

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No, he didn’t; Williams knows the orgs that held the events did no recordings, so he was safe with his retort.
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39 posted on 08/10/2015 8:50:58 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: ridesthemiles

He talks a good game...


40 posted on 08/10/2015 8:51:11 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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