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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:08 PM Oct 2016

Carson defends Trump: Tape release a 'scheme' to cover for Clinton

Source: The Hill

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In a statement, Carson said he condemns the language Trump used in a video from 2005 that the Washington Post reported Friday, but questioned the timing of the news and added that Democrats may have more “material” to use against Trump.

“I feel fairly certain that the progressives have had knowledge of this conversation for a long time and dropped it at this point in time in an effort to obscure the release of damaging information about Hillary Clinton and her desire for open borders,” Carson said.

“I believe that they have more material that they will release periodically up until the election to keep a negative focus on Donald Trump.” Carson added that it is important to recognize the “scheme” being used to delegitimize Trump and said the race should instead focus on policy issues.

“We must demand not only that the issues be discussed but also that we make our decisions based on issues and not on personalities or decade old statements and behavior by Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump,” the former neurosurgeon said.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300012-carson-defends-trump-says-video-was-used-to-distract-from

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liberal N proud

(60,335 posts)
1. They have known how bad Trump is for a long time
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:11 PM
Oct 2016

But they really didn't think anyone would expose him.

When you do offensive things, expect someone to use it against you.

Grins

(7,217 posts)
3. They beat is to it!
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:28 PM
Oct 2016
“I feel fairly certain that the progressives have had knowledge of this conversation for a long time and dropped it at this point in time in an effort to obscure the release of damaging information about Hillary Clinton..." - World-renown knife-fighter and noted amateur Egyptologist, Bennie "The-Blade" Carson, crying that progressives got their hit-piece out before the Reich could get their hit-piece out. If they had one.

Hey Bennie. Unlike the bogus bullshit R's try to pull, your guy admitted to it! Just like he never denied that the tax records published by the NY Times were his.

And what is this "damaging information" you have about Hillary Clinton...?

canetoad

(17,164 posts)
6. Ben Carson
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:38 PM
Oct 2016

Once was a candidate for GOP nomination. Should stick to cutting brains apart with a microscope.

bobGandolf

(871 posts)
8. OMG! Holy crap, I can not believe.....
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:50 PM
Oct 2016

I drew a total blank. That is not good, me forgetting Ben Carson. It is not like I'm a teabagger, I actually enjoy learning. I followed the repubs nomination from beginning to end, though I do not like to talk about it

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
9. Hoefully the now 14 year olds will be asking the question
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:50 PM
Oct 2016

in 2020 " who was Donald Trump"
Or maybe even a few months from now

4lbs

(6,858 posts)
16. Ben Carson rose to fame as the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:45 PM
Oct 2016

that were joined at the head, in the 1980s.

A movie was made about his life and his groundbreaking surgery.

"Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"

played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.

The movie is actually quite good. The candidate..... ummm... no.

While a great neurosurgeon, that's about all he has. No other knowledge.

BumRushDaShow

(129,053 posts)
20. "A movie was made about his life and his groundbreaking surgery. "
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:08 PM
Oct 2016

The movie was based on Carson's own book "Gifted Hands" published in 1990 (that many of us bought back then).

I knew many many older black women who (before they passed away) closely followed him while he was still a surgeon, and I expect they are rolling in their graves because of what has happened to him now.

R Merm

(405 posts)
10. Carson, it's ok for the GOP to use information the Russians obtained from hacking the DNC.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 03:53 PM
Oct 2016

It is ok to add Putin in deciding who will be our next president. Carson the f__king traitor.

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)
12. This is exactly how the hate radio folk are framing this today
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:23 PM
Oct 2016

1) The media is liable for illegally releasing the contents of a private conversation

2) The media is covering for Hillary Clinton by not focusing on material hacked by Russian dictator Putin

3) The Clinton campaign and the media are colluding in this way to rig the election

So, material captured over the microphone of Trump should not be released.

Material illegally hacked and released by a foreign despot needs more attention.

William Seger

(10,778 posts)
13. I'm beginning to see the pattern: "he condemns the language"
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:24 PM
Oct 2016

Donald apologized for his "words" but not his misogynistic sexual behavior. I hope these guys don't get away with making this about the lewd "banter" rather than about the sexual assault, but that appears to be the strategy.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
17. This part is friggin' rich, coming from him:
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:51 PM
Oct 2016
“I believe that they have more material that they will release periodically up until the election to keep a negative focus on Donald Trump.”


Like they aren't bringing up Whitewater, the Rose Law Firm, Benghazi, Vince Foster, ect every hour on the hour? Like Trump has been an otherwise saintly person that hasn't done anything questionable at all in the past 11 years.
The recording doesn't expose anything that we didn't know about him. It just gels it and displays it in an easy to digest manner.

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