Is Ben Carson starting to look even more weird?

[gimmethesimplelife]

It's not a "lie." He is using a word, scholarship, in a way different than your narrower definition of the word. No buildings were bombed, no one was tortured or blown up or riddled with bullets due to his misuse of the conventional meaning of this word.

But but you are welcome to continue to Ifocus on this single point.

It would appear as if not only myself but much of the rest of America will indeed continue to focus on this single point as it's a deal breaker..........I don't see how he can recover from this one. And if he ends out at the next GOP debate? OMG. Built in mudslinging that won't hurt anyone but Mr. Carson himself. I hope he has the common sense to fold up the circus tent but I wouldn't count on it.

[gimmethesimplelife]

It embarrasses me also, though I will say that in the recently held elections in Canada the conservatives there made a spectacle of themselves by making an issue of a few Muslim immigrant women wearing facial hiding garments during their citizenship ceremonies.......this when Canada faces real issues due to the fall in commodities prices. My point is that it's not just the US where this happens.

Came back to add this was supposed to attach to Catherine's comment about embarrassment regarding the GOP race.

[jp1]

What I don't understand here is why did Mr. Carson think he could get away with lying about a scholarship to West Point in this era of the Internet and instant fact checking? Did he think he was above being found out or ? I just don't get it but I say it's time for him to fold up the circus tent and go home.

He wrote the book almost 20 years ago, before google existed, and presumably before he had thought about running for president.

[jp1]

It would appear as if not only myself but much of the rest of America will indeed continue to focus on this single point as it's a deal breaker..........I don't see how he can recover from this one. And if he ends out at the next GOP debate? OMG. Built in mudslinging that won't hurt anyone but Mr. Carson himself. I hope he has the common sense to fold up the circus tent but I wouldn't count on it.

There are plenty of deal breakers with this guy. Like the fact that he doesn't know jack about the constitution and fully admits that he doesn't know about policy.

On the other hand, he's probably right about the pyramids... [/snark]

[Rogar]

Ben believes that the Darwin theory of evolution was encouraged by satin and the big bang theory a fairy tale. While that has little to do politics, it's among the deal breakers for me.

[JaneV2.0]

I don't know why so many accomplished people have a need to embellish and outright lie about their deeds, derring-do, and achievements. It makes me less likely to vote for them--unless the alternative is worse yet.

I agree with Roger that Carson's idiosyncratic religious views are more troublesome to me than his embroidered autobiography. Hey, by his standards I was once offered a scholarship to Bryn Mawr..

[CathyA]

It's sort of like Brian Williams "embellishing" things that he had done. It was lying plain and simple. Why would someone like that feel the need to do that? Seems like a very curious thing to need to do.
And I agree Rogar......some of Carson's beliefs are just too far out. Is there any way on earth this guy could actually be elected president?

[jp1]

Is there any way on earth this guy could actually be elected president?

No. If by some freaky circumstance he does become the republican nominee he'll get ripped to shreds and the general election will be a landslide for the democrat. Hope you're a fan of Bernie or HIllary... :-)

[lessisbest]

Dr. Carson just committed the Howard Dean scream - Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! His, nothing to see here, let's just move on stance, is even more telling.

[pinkytoe]

Someone on this board recommended a book called The Sociopath Next Door which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Some of our candidates fit the profile.