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lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts)
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:23 PM Oct 2015

Ben 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 odd one jberryhill Oct 2015 #1
He was a happy discovery for Fox News. An African American that would criticize FSogol Oct 2015 #2
Bingo! Punkingal Oct 2015 #4
He's an independent that is glomming on to a major political party for personal gain. onehandle Oct 2015 #3

FSogol

(45,487 posts)
2. He was a happy discovery for Fox News. An African American that would criticize
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:29 PM
Oct 2015

Obama using RW terminology.

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