Ben Carson's own advisers admit he cannot grasp "intelligent information" about Middle East

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Ben Carson's own advisers admit he cannot grasp "intelligent information" about Middle East

[h=1]Ben Carson's own advisers admit he cannot grasp "intelligent information" about Middle East[/h]Source: New Republic

"It is apparently impossible for Ben Carson to grasp even "one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East."That’s according to Carson’s own national security and terrorism adviser, Duane R. Clarridge, who decided to reveal to The New York Times that Carson is struggling mightily with the basics of foreign policy. Clarridge said Carson needs weekly tutorials so “we can make him smart,” but to no avail. Another adviser, Armstrong Williams, told the Times that the lessons aren’t just getting through. “He’s been briefed on it so many times,” Williams said of a recent flub in which Carson was unable to name the countries he would call on to join a coalition against ISIS. “I guess he just froze.”
While we appreciate their honesty, it’s still pretty amazing that Clarridge and Williams would just offer these details to the paper of record. We can only surmise that they considered it their patriotic duty to make sure the public is informed.

Update: The Carson campaign says the Times, in speaking to Clarridge, had “taken advantage of an elderly gentleman,” who has “incomplete knowledge” of the “daily briefings” Carson receives."

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/minutes/124...l-slur-ben-carsons-foreign-policy-adviser-use
 

Not surprised. I'll never figure out how his supporters think his ignorance and lies make him a good candidate for prez!
 
Ameriscot said:
Not surprised. I'll never figure out how his supporters think his ignorance and lies make him a good candidate for prez!
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I suppose those are the same people that might consult a plumber to do their taxes.. or accountant to fix their leaky pipes..

Beats the hell out of me how folks believe someone with absolutely NO political experience is capable of holding the highest office in the land. Like it or not.. politics is a profession... and someone venturing in has to have a certain grasp with what it entails. Carson has none of the.. and is proving it.
 
QuickSilver said:
I suppose those are the same people that might consult a plumber to do their taxes.. or accountant to fix their leaky pipes..

Beats the hell out of me how folks believe someone with absolutely NO political experience is capable of holding the highest office in the land. Like it or not.. politics is a profession... and someone venturing in has to have a certain grasp with what it entails. Carson has none of the.. and is proving it.
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Is he still ahead in the polls or has Mr Combover taken back over?
 
Carson epitomizes the GOP electorate. Him being on top it the polls along with Trump speaks volumes, about the extremist far right. One, who tried to hit his mother in the head with a hammer and stab his "friend" with a knife. The other, a self centered ego maniac, that thinks he's never been wrong about anything in his life.
 
Hmm. Kinda reminds me of the old days of self-induced Schizophenia, brought about my indulgence in the best windowpane ever! If I were younger, I would be tempted to reprise my purple haze days. Sadly, my aging body probably would not like the
strain---interesting that acid makes more sense at times than an increasingly bizarre reality! Time for an early 4:20. Lol.
 
BobF said:
And if you folks will just wait till spring .... oops .... April, most will be gone and we can then decide who should be the candidate for President.
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A statement from a "master of the obvious"! BTW Bob, if we wait for Dec. 2016 we will also know who was elected.
 
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"This is NOT a democratic board, when someone said anything good (or even neutral) about Republicans or anything bad about Democrats, the replies are always sarcasms or attacks to the posters, every time! It's been like this for a long time, now we put a stop to it.

People actually have the rights to say good things about Republicans here. If you can't accept that, you may want to find a democratic board."

This was my first timid attempt to join in a political chat since Matrix posted this. I see I made a mistake.
 
hangover said:
Carson epitomizes the GOP electorate. Him being on top it the polls along with Trump speaks volumes, about the extremist far right. One, who tried to hit his mother in the head with a hammer and stab his "friend" with a knife. The other, a self centered ego maniac, that thinks he's never been wrong about anything in his life.
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In WHAT alternate universe do we have a presidential candidate claiming to hit his mother in the head with a hammer.. and getting angry with people argue with him.. and people thinking he would be just a fine president..
 
Shirley said:
This is NOT a democratic board, when someone said anything good (or even neutral) about Republicans or anything bad about Democrats, the replies are always sarcasms or attacks to the posters, every time! It's been like this for a long time, now we put a stop to it.

People actually have the rights to say good things about Republicans here. If you can't accept that, you may want to find a democratic board.
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You are free to say good things... are we not free to disagree? No one said anything to you that was personally incendiary.. if they did.. I sure missed it.

Do people NOT say horrible things about the Democratic candidates? Why yes.. they do... and it's debated....Have you seen the things said about Clinton and Obama? NOW IMO that is what an opinion/debate forum is.. Or is this a board where people are only allowed to say good things about their chosen candidate or party, and it should not be countered? End of thread? If that's the case.. How boring would that be?

You can say whatever you think about the Democratic candidates Shirley... and people can come back with a rebuttal.. unless of course Matrix states that no disagreement or debate is allowed... in that case.... see what happens.
 
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Shalimar said:
Hmm. Kinda reminds me of the old days of self-induced Schizophenia, brought about my indulgence in the best windowpane ever! If I were younger, I would be tempted to reprise my purple haze days. Sadly, my aging body probably would not like the
strain---interesting that acid makes more sense at times than an increasingly bizarre reality! Time for an early 4:20. Lol.
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I did windowpane once...tripped for three days. The guy that discovered LSD did thousands of hits and lived to be 102.
 
AZ Jim said:
A statement from a "master of the obvious"! BTW Bob, if we wait for Dec. 2016 we will also know who was elected.
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Well, then it will be OK for you to predict.

It is the constant hammering of the many soon to be gone candidates that is unreal. I am just suggesting save your breath, all, and wait till we have the real candidates aligned. To bad the Democrats did not have more willing to try for this big job. I still think the VP would have been a better choice. For him, he made the right choice.
 

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