TimG Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Yes, but you questioned why he's getting so much bad press. You do see the difference though, don't you?I get your point. I was getting at the point that there is a lot of crazy out there and people react differently to it depending on their biases. Quote
BC_chick Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 I get your point. I was getting at the point that there is a lot of crazy out there and people react differently to it depending on their biases. Fair enough but one side is the old true and tested crazy and the new one is still up for debate. That's perhaps another big difference. Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 He may be the most 'intelligent' brain surgeon in the world, I've never researched otherwise to dispute. He's still a big dummy when it comes to common sense. And that's OK too...you don't have to vote for him. Americans will pick their next president with or without "common sense". IMHO, Dr. Carson has a lot more intelligence and common sense than some of the dim bulbs that Canadians send to Ottawa, but that's OK. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
BC_chick Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 And that's OK too...you don't have to vote for him. Americans will pick their next president with or without "common sense". IMHO, Dr. Carson has a lot more intelligence and common sense than some of the dim bulbs that Canadians send to Ottawa, but that's OK. Only the American electorate can discuss American politics. Got it. Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Only the American electorate can discuss American politics. Got it. Discuss all you wish...but don't be surprised if another member disagrees. Dr. Ben Carson is not "insane" or "least intelligent" no matter how upset Canadians might be at the prospect of a Carson presidency. I hope Carson gets nominated just so I can watch his haters in Canada flip out. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Argus Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 And that's OK too...you don't have to vote for him. Americans will pick their next president with or without "common sense". IMHO, Dr. Carson has a lot more intelligence and common sense than some of the dim bulbs that Canadians send to Ottawa, but that's OK. He does? Which? I might not have always approved of our previous Prime Ministers, but I can't think of any of them unless I reach back to Mackenzie King, who was as much a loon as Carson. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 He does? Which? I might not have always approved of our previous Prime Ministers, but I can't think of any of them unless I reach back to Mackenzie King, who was as much a loon as Carson. Carson hasn't been elected to anything yet. The list of morons elected in Canada is easy to Google. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Argus Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Carson hasn't been elected to anything yet. The list of morons elected in Canada is easy to Google. If you want to cast the net wide enough I'm fairly sure we can find a lot more morons in the present congress than in the last several Houses. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) If you want to cast the net wide enough I'm fairly sure we can find a lot more morons in the present congress than in the last several Houses. I guess, but our "morons" are smarter than your "morons" and matter a whole lot more to people scared about "launch codes". Hell, I'm no genius, but had plenty of "launch codes" back in the day. Edited November 6, 2015 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
ReeferMadness Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 A lot on otherwise intelligent scientists are completely obsessed wit the CAGW religion. There is not al ot of difference between Carson and Hansen except Hanson gets the liberal stamp of approval because his crazy happens to align with what liberals want. So you think that Hansen's belief in peer reviewed science is exactly the same as Carson claiming that pyramids were granaries because that's his interpretation of a bible story. I can see now why you don't think Carson is crazy. Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
BC_chick Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Discuss all you wish...but don't be surprised if another member disagrees. Dr. Ben Carson is not "insane" or "least intelligent" no matter how upset Canadians might be at the prospect of a Carson presidency. I hope Carson gets nominated just so I can watch his haters in Canada flip out. You want a crackpot as your president to piss off Canadians? Wow, your obsession with Canada knows no bounds. Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 You want a crackpot as your president to piss off Canadians? Wow, your obsession with Canada knows no bounds. Looks like any American president "pisses off" Canadians....too bad. Dr. Carson will do just fine. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
BC_chick Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Looks like any American president "pisses off" Canadians....too bad. Dr. Carson will do just fine. This is what you said: "I hope Carson gets nominated just so I can watch his haters in Canada flip out." You want a Creationist as your president because you think it'll piss off Canadians. You're obsessed with Canadians. :lol: Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 ....You want a Creationist as your president because you think it'll piss off Canadians. You're obsessed with Canadians. :lol: I want an American as our next president....his/her religion is not a concern. It's fun obsessing on Canadians who obsess on Americans. I don't think Dr. Carson really cares how he polls "north of the border". Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Moonlight Graham Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Now it's come out that Carson has lied about past accomplishments: "The campaign of Republican Presidential hopeful Ben Carson told Politico on Friday that details in Carson’s book Gifted Hands stating that he was offered a full scholarship to West Point may have been fabricated. The story in question focused on a 17-year-old Carson meeting former Vietnam commander General William Westmoreland in 1969 at an event. According to the story, Westmoreland then had dinner with Carson and at the end of it offered the young man a full scholarship to West Point. The campaign is now saying that some or all of this story is inaccurate, though it is unclear exactly how or why it was fabricated." Edited November 6, 2015 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
ReeferMadness Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 You want a Creationist as your president because you think it'll piss off Canadians. Now, now. Just because Dr. Carson is unable to distinguish between his delusional religious beliefs and objective reality, that's no reason to deny him his dream of being president. Sure, maybe his foreign policy will be guided by the Book of Revelations... and he might mistake some foreign leader for the antichrist.... and he may even think that some massive war is necessary to kick off the rapture.... :wacko: :ph34r: #timetodigabunker Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
ReeferMadness Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Now it's come out that Carson has lied about past accomplishments: Huh. Maybe he does have the stuff to be president. :P Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Moonlight Graham Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Posted November 6, 2015 Now, now. Just because Dr. Carson is unable to distinguish between his delusional religious beliefs and objective reality, that's no reason to deny him his dream of being president. Sure, maybe his foreign policy will be guided by the Book of Revelations... and he might mistake some foreign leader for the antichrist.... and he may even think that some massive war is necessary to kick off the rapture.... #timetodigabunker What if Carson starts to think that the pyramids that were designed to store Joseph's grain are now being used to store terrorist WMD's? Invasion! Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
ReeferMadness Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 What if Carson starts to think that the pyramids that were designed to store Joseph's grain are now being used to store terrorist WMD's? Invasion! Only if he can find a bible passage that tells him that. Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Now it's come out that Carson has lied about past accomplishments: That's not how service academy appointments worked back then...candidates had to be nominated after a rigorous vetting process and then granted an appointment by members of Congress, alumni veterans, and a few other specialized channels. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 Only if he can find a bible passage that tells him that. U.S. presidents don't need the Bible to open up a can of whoop ass. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
kimmy Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 Personally, I think it's hilarious that Elephant Team cheerleaders have to pretend that this guy and Trump are credible candidates until somebody normal takes over the lead. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
ReeferMadness Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 Personally, I think it's hilarious that Elephant Team cheerleaders have to pretend that this guy and Trump are credible candidates until somebody normal takes over the lead. -k It's hilarious right up to the time when all of the "normal" candidates are out of the running and suddenly, there's a very real chance that one of these wingnuts will wind up with the launch codes. How many "normal" candidates are even left? Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
BC_chick Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 Isn't it kind of a blessing for the Democrats though if one of the crackpots gets the ticket. Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
Big Guy Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 The fact that a person has separted Siamese twins should be as much an asset to someone looking to be the president of the USA as someone who is running to be a surgeon submits a run as a candidate for president of the USA as an asset for this position as surgeon. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
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