Just a couple of observations about Republican presidential
candidate Ben Carson.
Carson has said some very strange and troubling things during
this campaign. He has also, so it appears, lied about parts of his life story,
and was in full defense mode all of last week after the media checked into some
of his claims. But here’s the thing that gets to me: Who makes a serious run
for the presidency and DOESN’T expect his or her background to be investigated?
It was the same thing for Bush, who apparently thought his personal history
should be off limits to journalists. Yet
Carson is shocked, shocked I tell you, that his past is being scrutinized by
the media. WTF? You’re a freakin’ brain surgeon and you don’t have the ability
to understand that as a presidential candidate your past will be investigated?
Something’s off here and it’s either the size of his ego or IQ.
The second issue relating to Carson is truly a fundamental
one. As mentioned above, Carson has said some seriously batty stuff during this
campaign, like the biblical Joseph built the pyramids to store grain and that
being in prison can turn you gay. The way I see it there are only two situations
that can explain Ben Carson’s loony beliefs: Either he really believes what
he’s saying, which is a serious indictment of our education system in America,
or that he is only saying crazy things to appeal to the Right’s lunatic fringe,
which makes him one of the most disingenuous, manipulative people to ever run
for office. I don’t really know the answer to this conundrum, but as more and
more evidence emerges that he is a pathological liar, I might cast my vote for
the latter.
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