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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwitter Explodes When Carson Says He'll Look at 'Fruit Salad of Their Life' to Decide SCOTUS Nominee
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/ben_carson_will_examine_the_fruit_salad_of_their_life_to_choose_a_supreme_court_nominee_videoBen Carson was asked at Thursday night's GOP debate what criteria he would use to choose a nominee for the Supreme Court, how he would evaluate the record of a potential candidate.
The question was based on same-sex marriage and choosing a candidate that would be a true conservative. Carson, after his usual attack on same-sex marriage, calling it "extra rights," came up with this response:
"I would look at what a person's life has been," Carson said. "What have they done in the past, what kind of judgments have they made, what kind of association have they had. That will tell you a lot more than an interview will tell you," Carson claimed.
"The fruit salad of their life is what I will look at," he concluded, sparking immediate mockery and hysterics on Twitter.
The question was based on same-sex marriage and choosing a candidate that would be a true conservative. Carson, after his usual attack on same-sex marriage, calling it "extra rights," came up with this response:
"I would look at what a person's life has been," Carson said. "What have they done in the past, what kind of judgments have they made, what kind of association have they had. That will tell you a lot more than an interview will tell you," Carson claimed.
"The fruit salad of their life is what I will look at," he concluded, sparking immediate mockery and hysterics on Twitter.
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Twitter Explodes When Carson Says He'll Look at 'Fruit Salad of Their Life' to Decide SCOTUS Nominee (Original Post)
KamaAina
Feb 2016
OP
I truly think it is sad .... he will only be remembered for the "bat-$hit crazy" stuff
etherealtruth
Feb 2016
#7
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)1. I might actually miss this guy
when he eventually wakes up and quits the race.
Then again I think he needs to detox from all the Valium he's ingested during the campaign.
beac
(9,992 posts)11. I hope he's stays in for a LONG time yet.
This election cycle desperately needs the comedy relief.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)2. ha has been good for entertainment value
Rex
(65,616 posts)9. He will have to pry my fruit salad out of my cold dead hands.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)12. lol nt
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)3. I ALMOST feel sorry for Carson
He is clearly deranged.
I wish he would have left his legacy as a renowned pediatric neuro-surgeon .... and not done things that will have him remembered as deranged right wing nut job
hatrack
(59,593 posts)5. Now the only things they'll remember are random weirdness on stage . . .
And, of course, Klingon Jesus:
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)7. I truly think it is sad .... he will only be remembered for the "bat-$hit crazy" stuff
Poor deranged fellow
AxionExcel
(755 posts)4. Carson is speaking truth to power
The entire Republican Party is a freakin
evil "fruit salad" of fear, ignorance,
degenerate ethics, and ignoble motivation.
Rex
(65,616 posts)6. I don't feel comfortable with him looking at the fruit salad of my life.
Did he want to toss salad? His jenus has lost me on this one.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)8. Good idea, I hear he tosses salad quite well
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)10. Someone should just lead him off
to a soft room where he can get the meds he so badly needs and play with his mush.
Rex
(65,616 posts)13. Stick him in a round room and tell him to go stand in the corner.
That should do it.