Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Ben Carson’
Descent into perdition
A Muslim president
Dr. Ben Carson has been politically incorrect with recent remarks like these:
“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”
Read MorePerhaps Ben Carson was right
The Trump effect
Republican debates are typically sleepy affairs with 3 to 5 million viewers.
The party faithful and policy wonks tune in while the rest of the country tunes out.
The addition of Donald Trump with his potent disdain for the establishment and political correctness changed things.
Last month, the Fox debate had well over 20 million viewers. Last night’s CNN debate had nearly as many. That’s a lot of people who got exposed to some lively, and frequently intelligent exchanges (less so when Trump was speaking).
Read More5 reactions to last night’s debate
Fiorina is a formidable debater. Even more, she is establishing the persona of a formidable leader. Her put down of Trump for his insufferable remarks about her appearance will live in debate lore forever. I am certain Saturday Night Live writers are at work on a sketch based on this exchange.
Read MoreDr. Ben Carson speaks about abortion
If the issue of human abortion is a big issue to you, you should read what Dr. Ben Carson has said on the subject.
Dr. Carson polls strongly with pro life conservatives. I post his remarks on the subject without comment…
Read MoreContempt for government
Donald Trump is not the story.
Yes, Mr. Trump is an entertaining character. He has struck a chord, that’s for sure, with his contemptuous, tell-it-like-it-is approach to campaigning. But the story is the rest of the polling…
Read MoreDr. Ben Carson smears Margaret Sanger
Dr. Ben Carson: “Maybe I am not objective when it comes to Planned Parenthood, but, you know, I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and one of the reasons you find most of their clinics in black neighborhoods is so that you can find a way to control that population.” Don’t you think Dr. Carson is twisting Ms. Sanger’s legacy?
Read MorePerhaps the plan isn’t working?
“Since the 60s, we’ve spent over 19 trillion dollars on the war on poverty. What do we have? 10 times more people on food stamps, more welfare, more incarceration and crime, broken families, out of wedlock birth.” DR. BEN CARSON
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