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Carson says, wrongly, that Thomas Jefferson crafted the Constitution
Politico ^ | November 23, 2015 | Nolan D. McCaskill

Posted on 11/23/2015 9:52:10 AM PST by C19fan

Of America’s Founding Fathers, Ben Carson is most moved by Thomas Jefferson, partly because of the way he “tried to craft our Constitution,” the retired neurosurgeon said this weekend. In a Sunday interview on C-SPAN as part of its “Road to the White House” series, Carson said he was “impressed by a lot of them,” referring to the Founding Fathers.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; bizarre; carson; clownsforsanders; dailysmear; elections; freepersforhillary; gopeattackbots; niceguybut; potus; trump; trumpwasright
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To: SeekAndFind

Corps man


61 posted on 11/23/2015 12:09:52 PM PST by subterfuge (TED CRUZ FOR POTUS!)
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To: C19fan

Carson is not one of my top choices, but knowing trivia from history is not at the top of my priority list. Like most on FR, I know a lot about the writing of the Declaration and of the Constitution, and I know Carson’s answer was imperfect, but I don’t consider knowledge of that sort of detail important in a president. What matters to me is whether the candidate values the Constitution (Cruz) or wants to trash it (Obama).


62 posted on 11/23/2015 12:21:38 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Hawthorn

” Sorta like a death by a thousand cuts.”

That’s what Carson is dealing with.

In contrast Trump weathers all the attacks coming at him and even seems to grow stronger.


63 posted on 11/23/2015 12:39:58 PM PST by Pelham (A refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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DOES ANYONE HERE UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORD “INFLUENCED”????????????

I’m guessing not.

[eyeroll]


64 posted on 11/23/2015 12:59:05 PM PST by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefffed.html

“Although Thomas Jefferson was in France serving as United States minister when the Federal Constitution was written in 1787, he was able to influence the development of the federal government through his correspondence.”


65 posted on 11/23/2015 1:01:10 PM PST by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The usurper doesn’t know his own birth date.


66 posted on 11/23/2015 1:04:43 PM PST by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Hawthorn

Do not agree. Genius’ are normally quick in thought, and thus, can communicate well. O$hithead looses on both counts.


67 posted on 11/23/2015 1:08:22 PM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: bgill

RE: The usurper doesn’t know his own birth date.

Let’s put it this way, Carson is not the best candidate for President, but to call him a usurper (dictionary definition: an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power ) is saying too much.


68 posted on 11/23/2015 1:11:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: C19fan

Carson is a nice guy, but...


69 posted on 11/23/2015 1:45:57 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: C19fan

Obvious slip of the tongue, each candidate has every little word they speak parsed, especially Republicans. We don’t need to help the enemy...Carson is without a doubt very well educated...he made a simple mistake.


70 posted on 11/24/2015 4:24:32 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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