Fox's Eric Bolling Criticizes Fellow Conservatives For "Desperately" Pushing Ben Carson

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During an April 1 appearance on Cumulus Media Networks' Geraldo, Bolling was asked to respond to the controversy over Carson's recent remarks on Fox News and replied:

BOLLING: As far as Dr. Carson, yes, a lot of people are saying he's the, you know, he should be the Republican candidate for president in 2016. I've said from the very beginning, on The Five and anywhere else, he's a great conservative. He has a role somewhere in a Republican administration, and a conservative voice, but how in the world can you take a guy who's really had no political experience, maybe just a couple of speeches, and say he's going to be the next Republican candidate for president? The right is just so desperately grasping for anyone that makes sense, they threw this poor guy into the fire.

Now he probably didn't realize that he was walking into the same sort of buzzsaw that some of the other Republicans over, you know, over the last cycle ran into. Look, these aren't the issues. What every Republican should, or conservative should do is focus on the economy. Focus on jobs. Focus on -- the government is taking more and more of your hard-earned tax money and wasting it. Those are the issues that Republicans need to worry about, not the social issues. But he didn't -- again, if he wants to make a run for president, he better get some very, very smart handlers.

Full story with audio of Bolling's comments to Geraldo Rivera: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/01/foxs-eric-bolling-criticizes-fellow-conservativ/193400

[Cali_Democrat]

1. I think Toure said it best:

Touré: Ben Carson Is The GOP’s ‘Black Friend,’ Enjoying GOP’s ‘Affirmative Action’ And ‘Assuaging Their Guilt’

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/toure-ben-carson-is-the-gops-black-friend-enjoying-gops-affirmative-action-and-assuaging-their-guilt/

[wandy]

2. What we need is a weekley feature/contest/poll.............

Who will be this weeks Teapublican hero!

It would be simple. Take all of the rabblings of the Cruzs, Carsons and the rest from the previous week and guess who will be this weeks Teapublican "best person for President".
We could keep a running list of former winners along with the bit of right wing dribble that won them the award.

This would be extra fun during primarys. Wait! They are already doing it.
Is it still Rand Paul or has Dr. Carson taken the top spot....

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. It's almost like the Republican primary last year.

Some person says something inflammatory against President Obama or liberals in public and suddenly they're on the radar as a conservative Republican superstar #1 but then they fall apart and say something utterly ridiculous and they wither under more scrutiny and then the RWNJs move on find a new "hero" to save them from the left

[Yavin4]

4. I feel sorry for Allen West

He was the Republican Black Teen Idol.

[Cha]

6. Yeah I know.. I said on another ben carson thread that

carson sounded like allan west. Wah wah wah.

[Yavin4]

7. As Beiber replaced The Jonas Brothers

So has Dr. Carson replaced West.

It's the circle jerk of life.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. It just sticks in my craw how these black conservatives think they'll be embraced by these racists

in the Republican Party that they are willing to sell their very souls in order to be accepted. I think it's incredibly sad. These are the same black conservatives who claim that black liberals like me are trapped on some plantation. They make me ill.

[Cha]

8. I can imagine, Liberal Stalwart. They lie

like rugs. Yes, everyone should join them in the fascist, austerity party. Where they don't give a crap about babies, kids, or people.. just the fetus.