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Ben Carson can't name a single US Ally (Original Post) zebonaut Nov 2015 OP
I can't really fault him 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #1
LOL, and then we'll all be having 2015DejaVu about this post! PatrickforO Nov 2015 #2
Just look to the north, Ben! rurallib Nov 2015 #3
He's the 2016 edition of the pizza guy. jalan48 Nov 2015 #4
With that ability to dance around the... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #5
He sure can get crazy look in his eyes (:54-:57)...nt 63splitwindow Nov 2015 #6
The Sarah Palin answer Mendocino Nov 2015 #7
Well you have both the Arab and non Arab states ...... Botany Nov 2015 #11
Ben would Mendocino Nov 2015 #12
I bet if he had to put LiberalElite Nov 2015 #8
Alabama, or maybe Texas. They like fighting. Oops -- they like footballing. /nt NCjack Nov 2015 #9
After another Republican in the White House, we won't have any allies Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #10
Even after this week lobodons Nov 2015 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Nov 2015 #14
And the talking heads who indoctrinate them 24/7/365... 63splitwindow Nov 2015 #16
If terrorists come, just point them to somebody else Midnight Writer Nov 2015 #15
... trusty elf Nov 2015 #17

jalan48

(13,879 posts)
4. He's the 2016 edition of the pizza guy.
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 09:41 PM
Nov 2015

He's there to distract and push the political spectrum further to the right. If he did manage to get elected he would be a figurehead, like Reagan and George Jr., turning the governing part over to neo-cons.

3catwoman3

(24,026 posts)
5. With that ability to dance around the...
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 09:47 PM
Nov 2015

...question, maybe he should consider going on Dancing With The Stars.

Botany

(70,552 posts)
11. Well you have both the Arab and non Arab states ......
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 10:55 PM
Nov 2015


I would go for the Swiss because they have the ultimate weapon ...




LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
8. I bet if he had to put
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 10:00 PM
Nov 2015

this nonanswer in writing, he'd dress it up with a nice binder and special tabs and labels - just like a kid who hasn't done their homework but hopes a fancy wrapper will prevent the teacher from noticing.

Response to zebonaut (Original post)

Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)
15. If terrorists come, just point them to somebody else
Tue Nov 17, 2015, 12:59 AM
Nov 2015

You just say with a hypnotic gesture and calming tone "I think you really want that guy over there". You know, just like he describes the time he almost got robbed.

Or just get everybody to rush the bomb wearing terrorist who is firing a machine gun. You know he can't get you all.

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