This clearly sounds like Carson was being actively recruited by West Point and even sounds as if Carson felt he was "special" in being offered a "full scholarship." In other words, almost as if Carson himself doesn't know that everyone who is accepted gets the "full scholarship" in the first place. And, secondly, the language certainly implies that it was a sure thing.
But then, the Carson campaign then characterizes the conversation with the General as "brief." Then in the press conference, he starts talking about being introduced to a bunch of unnamed West Point bigwigs saying that they could get him in.
What this sounds like to me is that Carson is probably exaggerating at minimum, or outright inventing details and conversations that never happened. Why focus on the General if they only had a brief conversation, when Carson's book refers to it as having "dinner" with the man? It moves from sitting at a table with the General to standing at the buffet line.
Carson’s account was written how long ago? How much more detail could he recall back then? There is absolutely *nothing* about his description of events surrounding his ROTC service and encounter with West Point that merits the magnifying glass journalists refuse to apply to folks like Obama. There is absolutely *nothing* about his account that gives pause as if he had to fabricate. What? Do we want to go back a look at all the brain surgeries he’s done to see if those are fake, too?
Yeah. Something is not right when Carson’s statements.