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Politico Edits Ben Carson Hit Piece, Drops Claims of ‘Fabrication’
Breitbart ^ | October 6, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 11/06/2015 2:09:18 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Politico has rewritten the headline, lede, and several portions of the text of an article accusing Ben Carson of "fabricating" part of his personal biography involving the Military Academy at West Point.

The story, bearing the byline of reporter Kyle Cheney, now omits the original version's declarations that Carson's statements were false or fraudulent, as seen in an archive of the article.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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To: Parley Baer

The original claim will be the one dominating the rounds. AP reporters have been caught fabricating facts, and the initial fabrication overpowers the correction 10 to 1.


21 posted on 11/06/2015 2:18:31 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Parley Baer

They probably told Dr Carson that it would be a free ride and he, not knowing how the military academies work, thought it involved a scholarship.

It was most certainly an honor for them to show such interest in having him apply, and I’m sure he would have been a shoo-in if he had!


22 posted on 11/06/2015 2:18:46 PM PST by Chicory
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

And they need to do a little more backtracking in the article...


23 posted on 11/06/2015 2:19:31 PM PST by Chicory
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Mainstream Media Modus Operandi:

"When in doubt Lie! Lie Until You Cannot Lie Anymore!"

24 posted on 11/06/2015 2:22:39 PM PST by KC_Lion (The fences are going up all over Europe. We shall not see them down again in our lifetime.)
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To: traderrob6

Note to Politico : run, bitches. You’ll only die tired.


25 posted on 11/06/2015 2:23:35 PM PST by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Carson wins this one. Politico caved. Bwahahahahaha!


26 posted on 11/06/2015 2:25:00 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: detective

“Trump also needs to recognize he was wrong in repeating the story and apologize.o”

There is nothing to apologize for. Carson is lying through his teeth. There’s more to come folks, lots more. The truth will out. Westmoreland’s widow’s statement; the Army’s statement; Carson’s own words in his autobiography and on Facebook. The knife stabbing and hammer to his mom’s head fabrications. There’s a whole world of exaggeration and Carson lies for the media and others to explore here, and they are all researching away this very moment. This is the beginning of the Carson fiasco, not the end.


27 posted on 11/06/2015 2:27:19 PM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS)
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To: detective

Oh, and don’t forget the Pyramids used as grainaries and built by Joseph garbage.


28 posted on 11/06/2015 2:28:30 PM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Carson lied like hell when he said he was offered a “full scholarship”. He needs to explain why he thought it was necessary to embellish his record. Let me correct it.

“Ben Carson lies about being offered a West Point scholarship.”

CARSON: But I did hear a lot of what you can’t do. Like when I joined the ROTC and I joined late so I wouldn’t have the full six semesters, I would only have five. And you know, I had a goal of achieving the office of city executive officer. Well no one had ever done that in that amount of time and everybody told me, you can’t do that. But long story short, it worked — I did it. I was offered a full scholarship to West Point, got to meet General Westmoreland, go to Congressional Medal of Honor dinners. But decided really my pathway would be medicine. [PBS, Charlie Rose, 10/9/15]


29 posted on 11/06/2015 2:28:48 PM PST by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

They are nothing but pieces of $h!t at politico. Bastards. No self respect. Willing to lie to turn this country into a $h!thole.


30 posted on 11/06/2015 2:28:53 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: Responsibility2nd
What pisses me off is FReepers who ought to know better.

Me too. Really burned my biscuits how quick they were to swallow a load from people they know to be liars.

Every comment should have begun:"If this turns out to be true...."

31 posted on 11/06/2015 2:29:19 PM PST by eddie willers
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So here we go ... Threw some sh_t at the wall and it didn’t stick. Now on to the next pile of feces.


32 posted on 11/06/2015 2:30:08 PM PST by IronJack
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To: Chicory

Did he actually receive an offer? That is still unanswered for me. It’s one thing to say it...


33 posted on 11/06/2015 2:30:16 PM PST by jimbo807
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

How do you spell S.O.B.’s?


34 posted on 11/06/2015 2:31:07 PM PST by oldplayer
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To: eddie willers
From the get go, I was on that thread advising... For now - we should all refrain from panty wadding.
35 posted on 11/06/2015 2:31:17 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

A fabrication about a fabrication - what a surprise....


36 posted on 11/06/2015 2:33:50 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: EQAndyBuzz

That would be great on SNL!!


37 posted on 11/06/2015 2:33:58 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: NKP_Vet

Ya, that’ll burnish the old resume. Say you were accepted to West Point and decline it.


38 posted on 11/06/2015 2:34:25 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Obama = ISIS Fanboy)
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To: South40

Yeah, the “so when did you stop beating your wife” method.

Scum.


39 posted on 11/06/2015 2:34:31 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Drive-by media; whack and run. The question is ... who was their real target? Were they really trying to hit Carson? Or were they providing bait for Bush, Trump, Cruz to start in-fighting? Trump took the bait. I have not heard anything from the Bush or Cruz camps.


40 posted on 11/06/2015 2:34:46 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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