[MNJohnnie]

No what is a fabrication is try and twist his words to mean something they do not. Anyone who has been in the Military in that era knows full well that Recruiters will dangle impossible dreams in front of potential targets. I suspect what happened here was someone dangle bait to Carson about what a “great opportunity” he had in the US Army.

Point is the accusation is prove a lie. The real story about what happened is much less clear then the accusation.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/960/no-ben-carson-didnt-lie-about-west-point-its-ben-shapiro?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=110615-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro

At the end of my twelfth grade I marched at the head of the Memorial Day parade. I felt so proud, my chest bursting with ribbons and braids of every kind. To make it more wonderful, We had important visitors that day. Two soldiers who had won the Congressional Medal of Honor in Viet Nam were present. More exciting to me, General William Westmoreland (very prominent in the Viet Nam war) attended with an impressive entourage. Afterward, Sgt. Hunt introduced me to General Westmoreland, and I had dinner with him and the Congressional Medal winners. Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point. I didn’t refuse the scholarship outright, but I let them know that a military career wasn;t where I saw myself going.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Darlin’, I’m on your side. I’ve said the same things today.

This FB post bothers me. If his staffers wrote it, then my position remains unchanged. I simply don’t know at this point.

Please be objective. We’ve both argued that Carson (as a teenager) considered the offer of help and a highly likely appointment as a full scholarship offer. We cannot argue that any such confusion could exist regarding being offered a slot by West Point.

We need to know who wrote the FB post. It’s key.

[Sidebar Moderator]

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