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TexasTowelie

(112,465 posts)
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 08:31 AM Dec 2015

Ben Carson screws up and says Hillary Clinton is the only candidate qualified to be President

Did Ben Carson just screw up and admit that neither he nor any of his republican counterparts is qualified to be President, or was he trying to make the argument that a total lack of foreign policy should count as a plus? Come to think of it, did he just endorse Hillary Clinton by name? It’s always difficult to figure out what Ben Carson was trying to say, at least until one of his advisors comes along the next day and offer a translation. But his latest quote suggests he may be aware he isn’t suited for the job.

“There’s nobody running who has a great deal of international experience except for Hillary Clinton,” blurted out Carson on Fox News by way of trying to justify his own lack of experience by pointing to the total lack of experience of his republican primary opponents. He then appeared to have realized the error of practically endorsing Clinton for the job.

Carson hastily added “You see where that has led” in an attempt to criticize Hillary Clinton’s performance as Secretary of State, without bothering to offer any explanation. When asked what made him qualified on foreign policy despite consistently having no knowledge or experience on foreign policy, Ben Carson’s reply was “logical policies.”

http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/ben-carson-admits-hillary-clinton-is-the-only-candidate-whos-qualified-on-foreign-policy/23175/

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Cha

(297,733 posts)
1. I feel good knowing he's not getting anywhere near the White House! He's not big on "logic".
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 08:43 AM
Dec 2015

But, he got it right about Hillary knowing Foreign Policy.

Thank you, TexasT~

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
4. Given Carson's record on ... anything else,
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 11:23 AM
Dec 2015

I'd say he just put another nail in the Clinton campaign's coffin.

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
5. Rubio also said in the 1st debate that Clinton was better qualified than the whole Republican field
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 11:36 AM
Dec 2015

I think Rubio and now Carson are making the argument that "experienced politicians" have led us where we are and so maybe we ought to give candidates who lack experience a try.

Sounds crazy, but Trump (with zero experience) is leading the Republican pack, and Carson and Fiorina (both with zero experience) as well as Cruz and Rubio (mere 1st term senators) are doing and have done much better than the Republican candidates with actual governing experience.

I think Carson and Rubio are actually arguing that experience is a negative, and not a positive attribute, and -- frankly -- I don't see any evidence that the Republican primary voters disagree with that moronic argument.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
6. President Carson: "Just bomb Iran now. Wait, did I say 'bomb'? Hold on, I didn't mean that! Stop!"
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:23 PM
Dec 2015

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