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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBen Carson
Seriously, where did this guy come from? How did he reach the national political stage?
Just a while ago I looked at all of the main candidates (on both sides) and tried to imagine them giving a State of the Union speech (irrespective of content). I could see all of them doing this until I came to Ben Carson...my reaction was between laughing out loud and shaking my head...
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Ben Carson (Original Post)
lordsummerisle
Oct 2015
OP
He's an independent that is glomming on to a major political party for personal gain.
onehandle
Oct 2015
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. He's an odd one
The elevator doesn't quite seem to go to the top floor.
FSogol
(45,487 posts)2. He was a happy discovery for Fox News. An African American that would criticize
Obama using RW terminology.
You hit the nail on the head!
onehandle
(51,122 posts)3. He's an independent that is glomming on to a major political party for personal gain.
Not a unique story.