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Judi Lynn

(160,627 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2015, 06:48 PM Nov 2015

Cuba policy stumps Ben Carson in South Florida

Cuba policy stumps Ben Carson in South Florida
By Patricia Mazzei and Amy Sherman, Miami Herald
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 4:09pm

Ben Carson has defied the traditional presidential playbook, taking time off from the campaign trail to promote his latest book and sign copies for hundreds of fans.

He heads to unusual ground in South Florida on Thursday: West Kendall, a Hispanic bastion, and Fort Lauderdale, the seat of the bluest county in Florida. Carson leads hometown Republican candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush in the latest Florida polls, behind Donald Trump.

"I'm a little different than most of the candidates," Carson told the Miami Herald in a phone interview Wednesday.

Before Carson campaigns to Miami-Dade County's Cuban-American Republicans, though, he might have a little catching up to do.

In the Herald interview, Carson appeared stumped by questions about the so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy, which allows Cubans who reach U.S. soil to remain here, and about the Cuban Adjustment Act, which allows Cubans who arrive in the U.S. to apply for legal residency after 366 days.

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Cuba policy stumps Ben Carson in South Florida (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2015 OP

Better title: Wet Foot, Dry Foot stomp Ben Carson in South Florida nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

Carson - uninformed, misinformed, ill-informed. nt No Vested Interest Nov 2015 #2

not only is he clueless drray23 Nov 2015 #3

Which also speaks poorly of his staff. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #4

You don't understand. He is the Great Dr. Ben Carson. COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #5

Xipe Totec

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1. Better title: Wet Foot, Dry Foot stomp Ben Carson in South Florida nt

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 06:53 PM

Nov 2015

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)

2. Carson - uninformed, misinformed, ill-informed. nt

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 06:55 PM

Nov 2015

drray23

(7,637 posts)

3. not only is he clueless

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:04 PM

Nov 2015

he is also lazy. You would think that if you are running for president you at least take the time to get briefed and learn about the issues instead of making it up on the campaign trail..

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

4. Which also speaks poorly of his staff.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:21 PM

Nov 2015

Why on earth do they even let him out without briefing him on the issues important in the area?

COLGATE4

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5. You don't understand. He is the Great Dr. Ben Carson.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:24 PM

Nov 2015

The sheer force and breadth of his intellect is so awesome as to be intelligible to mere mortals. Because he's so awesome he doesn't need to study or prep any given question - his awesomeness (along with a little guidance from Jesus) will make it all hunky-dory.

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