Politico was able to do an in depth investigation and confirm what Carson has always said - that he didn’t apply to West Point.
They also confirmed a Westmoreland visit and event in Detroit that Carson would have attended - when I think their whole idea was to prove that false.
These guys are great journalists.
This was back in the dawn of the “Affirmative Action” concept when the Army and Westpoint were trying to increase the percentage of black cadets from 2% to 10%.
Carson was an excellent prospect and I can understand a four-star general telling him he could get a scholarship to Westpoint. Westpoint even advertised “scholarships” in the day.
Take a look
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii533/ken3690/WstpointScholarship_zpsu7r34dqv.jpg
