I like Trump and have my issues with Carson. But this is a pretty low blow.
Say what you want about Dr. Carson, but he is clearly not a “violent criminal”.
I wish he would attack the REAL ENEMY-—the DEMS!! This will not reflect well. Sorry (not sorry), Trump is losing me step by step.
Wonder what Trump has up his sleeve.
You don’t bring a knife to a gunfight, comes to mind. ;-)
I think it’s about time we got down to brass tacks...
Carson has done himself in with writing what he did in his books, and all the other stuff that has come out about him, by himself I might add....
Good for Trump!!!
And if people are upset with Trump for saying what he did, you might want to read this:
http://addiction.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Pathological_Lying_Symptoms
and this:
Then why is he saying all these thing? PATHOLICAL IS WHAT HE IS:
Defining characteristics of pathological lying include:
The stories told are usually dazzling or fantastical, but never breach the limits of plausibility, which is key to the pathological liar’s tact. The tales are not a manifestation of delusion or some broader type of psychosis; upon confrontation, the teller can admit them to be untrue, even if unwillingly.
The fabricative tendency is chronic; it is not provoked by the immediate situation or social pressure so much as it is an innate trait of the personality. There is some element of dyscontrol present.
A definitely internal, not an external, motive for the behavior can be discerned clinically: e.g., long-lasting extortion or habitual spousal battery might cause a person to lie repeatedly, without the lying being a pathological symptom.[2]
The stories told tend toward presenting the liar favorably. The liar “decorates their own personâ€Â[3] by telling stories that present them as the hero or the victim. For example, the person might be presented as being fantastically brave, as knowing or being related to many famous people, or as having great power, position, or wealth.
Pathological lying may also present as false memory syndrome, where the sufferer genuinely believes that fictitious (imagined) events have taken place. The sufferer may believe that he or she has accomplished superhuman feats or awe-inspiring acts of altruism and love  or has committed equally grandiose acts of diabolical evil, for which the sufferer must atone, or indeed has already atoned in her/his fantasies.
Fact of the matter is, Trump is screwing up.
I say this as one who likes what he has done and how he has shaped the race.
In saying this doesn’t help him I say it because we need the on target Trump. Not this fluff.
Source link?
Dare I say that he's acting like the Romney campaign against his Republican opponents a campaign which, as we all recall, suddenly turned soft and squishy once the nomination was secured?
My biggest fear with Trump and also the reason I'm still backing Ted Cruz.
Why didn’t the Brave and Powerful Donald have the balls to ask this of Carson on Tuesday night?
The beginning of the end of Trump for me. As cool as a trump victory would be, I always felt, deep down, that he would never make it to the finish line.
It’s likely an embellishment by Carson over his series of so called attacks. Try to stick someone with a camp knife that breaks on a buckle. He hit someone with a lock. Another story that he tried to stab someone else, and attempted to hit his mom with a hammer. Mostly failures in his attacks?
It makes for a more compelling story to sell his book back in 90s. Yeah BS.
It’s on now.
Carson’s manager is going to stop giving him his tranks, and Carson is going to get medieval on Trump.
I have posted this to every Trump FB and other site to which I have access. If you are also a supporter and can help, please do so.
PLEASE — if anyone with the Trump campaign is monitoring these sites — tell the candidate to back down the invective and ridicule. It is really hurting the campaign and causing some folks to rethink their support for one of the two men who can clear out the wreckage Obama is leaving behind! PLEASE?!?!
I understand. But The Donald needs to do what nearly every past candidate has done with that sort of factual info: Let other folks put it out there! I respect Trump’s honesty in doing so himself but it makes this otherwise good man seem petty and small to those who are not following these campaigns, candidates and issues as closely as we wonks are.
Trump is in the process of labeling Carson. He was effective with Bush and Fiorina. My guess is he will be just as effective with Carson.
It looks like a bunch of people are suffering from Safe Space-itus, which is an acute inflammation of the Safe Space.
I see the usual Trump is done for sure this time types are right on time...
Crass.
A few questions:
(1) Who would lie about trying to stab someone?
(2) Don’t you need to lie more than once to be a “pathological liar”?
(3) Before you accuse Carson of lying about an incident in his adolescence, shouldn’t you have more evidence than an “old neighbor” with absolutely no involvement in the incident?
Trump up 5 points today from 2 weeks ago.
Carson starting to slide.
November 13, 2015
Businessman Donald Trump 34.0%
Surgeon and author Ben Carson 19.6%
Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio 9.7%
Tex. Sen. Ted Cruz 7.7%
Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush 6.4%
http://polling.reuters.com/#poll/TR130/filters/PARTY_ID_:2/dates/20151107-20151113/type/day
The ad, released in honor of Friday the 13th, features an old Carson interview where he describes an incident in his childhood when he tried to stab someone in the abdomen.
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He was just showing the aptitude to be a surgeon.
Does anyone think what Trump is doing wouldn’t happen if Carson was the Republican Nominee? The DNC would do worse to Carson and everyone knows it.
Personally, I don’t think it’s a good tact for Trump, but it would be praised by the Media if the DNC was doing it.
The supposed outrage would disappear like Hillary’s Emails.
JMHO, your Mileage may vary.
Give Trump the nomination and the media will destroy him the next day. Trump fanboys/fangirls will be stunned as Trump the mumbling/stammering/rambling twit gets exposed as a mumbling/stammering/rambling twit. Shocking!
Carson may not be Presidential material, but you can’t “BS” you way into being a respected Neurosurgeon. You can BS your way into being a famous TV personality (most have).
I’m glad Trump is there, but people who think the US needs him to be President need a reality check on who this guy was only 3 years ago.