Carson: I've Been Criticized Because I'm A Threat To 'The Progressives'

[riversedge]

Source: Talking points memo.com





.............Jansing continued to press him on the subject.

"You don't think that Bill Clinton or the president with his birth certificate, people who still--" she asked.

"No, not like this," Carson repeatedly said.

"So what do you think is going on? Why you?" Jansing asked.

"Because I'm a threat," Carson said.

"To?" she asked him to clarify.

"To the progressives, the secular progressive movement in this country," Carson replied. "I'm a very big threat because they can look at the polling data and they can see that I'm the candidate who's most likely to be able to beat Hillary Clinton. They see that."

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Carson: media has scrutinized me because I'm a threat to 'the progressives' http://bit.ly/1WHdoZM

[Thor_MN]

1. Oh Ben... Don't sell yourself short. You being president would be a threat to everyfuckingbody...

You are crazy.

[lastlib]

2. No, Ben, you're being scrutinized because......

...you show every sign of being a sociopathic f*cking LIAR!!

[humbled_opinion]

3. Isn't it telling that he didn't say...

".... I'm the candidate who's most likely to be able to beat Senator Sanders..." I mean the title specifically states he is a threat to the Progressives, as far as I know Progressives are supporting Bernie Sanders....

[FSogol]

4. LOL, No Carson, just like Baby Jesus, we love you more than anyone else!

We hope you get the GOP nomination, you deserve it.

[Skittles]

5. heaven forbid anyone be PROGRESSIVE

[NonMetro]

6. For a Christian who is supposed to be humble, he's conceited to the max!

He doesn't know the first thing about being an elected official of any kind. The thought of this horses ass being the leader of this nation is beyond the pale!

[appalachiablue]

16. Delusional, egotist, grandiose sense of self worth, attention needing, classic Narcissist/Psychopath

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Dr. Carson is not a threat to progressives, and neither is any other Republican

If Hillary Clinton, with all her faults, can beat Dr. Carson of any one of the other morons the GOP offers, anybody can.

[redstateblues]

11. especially the perfect one

[dawn frenzy adams]

8. Oh Dear.

The psychopathy! It just keeps getting worse.

[jmowreader]

9. No Ben, that's not it

You're being scrutinized because you're a threat to all life on this planet.

[houston16revival]

10. GOP Are Playing the Infotainment game

One exaggerates his resume

The other exaggerates his hair

All of them tell tall tales to grab attention

They are using the media which is not doing its job

[w0nderer]

12. So

Heinlein (despite his weird libertarian stuff) predicted a religious freak leader

the problems are
voter participation ...

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2012 235,248 129,235 54.9%
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copied on: Sun Nov 08 2015 20:35:32 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
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54.9 percent
half the country is disenfranchised!
assuming half n half (repub/democrat) 25% or so percent of the people decide 100% of the people's lives

i see the major thing in ...GET THE VOTE THE FRACK OUT!

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. Notorious progressive organs "The Wall Street Journal" and "Politico"

This guy's missing something.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

45. I simply cannot understand how he can consider himself

presidential fodder. His religious beliefs are out of the 16th century, right at the end of the Dark Ages, as some call it. For all his allegedly meek and quiet demeanor, I can easily see him inflicting torture on nonbelievers, or even folks who simply follow the wrong saint.

[PatSeg]

46. I think he initially

was just trying to sell books, but when he started to go up in the polls, he began to believe his own hype. This is one strange, strange man.

[sadoldgirl]

14. No, Dr. Carson, not a threat to progressives.

You are a threat even to the Republican Party.

[GeorgeGist]

15. He's a threat to himself.

[L. Coyote]

17. The media is just a tool of the secular progressive movement, just ask Fox.

Lots of people are rising in his defense, and he's got some old pals:

[47of74]

18. No Carson, you've been criticized because you're a freaking idiot.

[WestSeattle2]

19. No, Mr. Carson. You're being criticized because you're a lying

sociopath who seemingly lives in a fabricated fantasy world. You sir, do not fall within the normal spectrum of mental health. Your predilection for lying disqualifies you from holding any public office. You can not be trusted.

It's no one's fault but your own. When even the Wall Street Journal is calling you out, you can't deflect using the "liberal media" canard.

You're a liar. Withdraw from the presidential campaign, and shirk off to relative obscurity with at least a small shred of dignity.

[keithbvadu2]

20. Ben is only a threat to the GOP elite who fear

that he is taking votes from the 'real' candidates.

To the 'progressives', Ben is a joke.

Please run Ben and for an added bonus, run Sarah Palin with him.

Please! Please! Please!

[Little Tich]

21. Surely there must be other reasons for criticizing Ben Carson... n/t

[truthisfreedom]

22. He lies in such strange ways!

What a weirdo.

[Zorro]

23. It's sad, really

Going from a role model for disadvantaged youth to a political joke.

[mcar]

24. What a loon

[NYCButterfinger]

25. Knock it off, Carson.

[tonekat]

26. Carson really needs to

...stop self-medicating.

[sakabatou]

27. I'd hate to be anyone on his staff

They must all be groaning and facepalming all the time.

[longship]

33. No, I suspect that they are all just as barking mad as Ben.

It's too bad that we cannot just get a big net and sweep them all up at one time.

So many loons, so little time. So few straight jackets. Tsk, tsk.

[longship]

28. Pbeh-buh pbeh-buh pbeh-buh pbeh-buh pbeh-buh!

Get the straight jacket and rubber room ready.

"Honestly, Dr. Carson. These men are your friends. We were told by Jesus to take you to pbeh-buh pbeh-buh land. Don't worry, Dr. Carson. Stop resisting. This is just to help you to be more comfortable. Now, isn't that better. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself."

Take him away, boys!

[trusty elf]

32. .....

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[gregcrawford]

37. HA! Another good one!

Did I miss something? I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is the significance of the neon pink crabs?

[trusty elf]

40. It's just a silly joke.

"Neon crabs" is an anagram for "Ben Carson". In case you were wondering about the title of his book in that other pic, "Shedding Fat" is an anagram for "Gifted Hands"



I really enjoyed your Dr. Carson vs Truth cartoon. Bravo

[gregcrawford]

43. Anagrams! Totally cool!

I'll bet you listen to Will Shortz, on NPR every Sunday morning, too!

And thanks for the compliment; I really appreciate it.

[riversedge]

44. REC

[Half-Century Man]

29. It's because you're an asshole Dr. Carson

In it's simplest form, you are fucking batshit crazy.

Putting you anywhere near being able to authorize any sort of military force is insane.
Putting you anywhere near the burden of protecting the religious rights of people who believe something in direct opposition to your DEEPLY held beliefs, will result in pogroms.

[MrScorpio]

30. I'm hoping that he'll become the GOP nominee…

He's completely unelectable!

[rpannier]

31. He couldn't beat Leibermann

He has zero chance against Clinton

[Nonhlanhla]

34. He needs

He needs to go see a good doctor to find out what on earth is going on in his head. Perhaps he should see a..

...brain surgeon?

[gregcrawford]

35. We've seen the palatial mansion Carson built for his ego...

... but where does his poor wife live?

[ismnotwasm]

36. Yawn

He is the same threat all of them are, but not a different threat. That man has a painting of him and Jesus as BFF's--probably had it commissioned--narricistic only begins to decribe him.

[Javaman]

38. delusions of grandeur nt

[Sunlei]

39. Republicans are such complainers & whiners. One would think a rich, famous, retired surgeon would ha

would have a more positive attitude.

[vadermike]

41. lol

Welll i think u are totally wrong Mr Carson... and a liar and you are crazy... Shit even Chris Christie is not defending you, or Joe Scar, or Nicole Wallace... or even Maria Baratromo.. if you cant stand the heat, don't run for President... I think the establishment GOP wants this guy gone as much as we do but for different reasons... then again.. i don't want him anywhere near the Presidency even he were easier to beat just in case... hes too nuts...

[Paladin]

42. Carson's a threat to "the sane." (nt)

[MADem]

47. Naah--he's a threat because he thinks Every Mouse Has a Weenie!

*An excerpt from BAD LIP READING of the GOP debate....