“Carson should cut the intellectual preening.”
My BIL was a hospital executive and has attended meetings with Ben Carson before he got into politics. He said Carson was one of the most humble and unassuming people he’s met. Then when he heard about Carson’s successes he was even more impressed. If there is anyone who could cop an attitude and engage in “intellectual preening”, it would be Carson. He’s just not like that.
He seems like a nice man, but few surgeons are humble and a humble retired doctor does not run for president. His comment was somewhere between silly and offensive.