Will Dr. Benjamin Carson run for president in 2016? Appearing on a special edition of Sean Hannity′s ′Saving America′ this weekend, the answer may very well be, YES! Dr. Carson caused quite a stir two weeks ago when he spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. With Barack Hussein Obama sitting just a few feet away, Dr. Carson lectured our nation′s first Anti-President on how to properly run the country. The good doctor warned of our growing National Debt, the ill effects of Big Government and the folly of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a., ObamaCare. Being Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Dr. Carson knows a thing or two about our health care system. Struggling from poverty in Detroit, Michigan to become one of the nation′s top 20 scientists and physicians shows that he also knows a thing or two about life in general, especially how to succeed at it!
Dr. Caron′s biography reads like a movie. In fact, his autobiography, Gifted Hands, was made into a movie! He′s won numerous awards, such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the NAACP′s Springarn Medal, was named a ′Living Legend′ by the Library of Congress and is a member of the Horatio Alger Society of Distinguished Americans. Dr. Carson pioneered surgical procedures for separating conjoined twins, operates on some 300 children per year and defeated prostrate cancer which threatened his own life.
This June, he′ll be retiring as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and given his background and life′s story, I find it difficult to believe that he will go quietly into the dusk fly fishing or taking up some other hobby. When pressed by Hannity during his appearance on Fox News, Dr. Carson replied that he would only go into politics if God grabbed him by the collar. Well, I think that has already happened.
Dr. Carson spoke ′truth to power′ during his speech before the National Prayer Breakfast. In about 25 minutes, he laid out the entire ′Common Sense Conservative′ ideology in a way we have not seen since…, you guessed it…, Ronald Reagan! Forget about Marco Rubio! Even Frank Luntz and his infamous dial-meters of swing voters showed that Dr. Carson got high scores from both Republicans and Democrats.
Naturally, the Far-Left gangs of Liberals, Progressives, Marxists and Socialists of all ilks have already begun trashing Dr. Benjamin Carson. But, with his biography, about all they can pin on him is that he may have been a tad rude for verbally beating up Barack Obama in person at what usually is thought to be a friendly, bipartisan affair of the National Prayer Breakfast. However, I think it was a proper setting, since it will require a great deal of prayer to right the wrongs of the Obama administration.
Good thing Dr. Benjamin Carson is on our side! I look forward to hearing Dr. Carson announcing his intentions to run for president in 2016, which I suspect we shall hear sometime by next summer. I would not wait too long if I were him. Certainly not till the 2014 mid-terms are over. If he really wants to do this and succeed, Dr. Carson will need an early jump start over the expected crowd of contenders. But there is no doubt that once he begins, his clear message and ability to communicate it will make him a front runner. He′s got my vote already! He′s just the man we need to give Big Government a lobotomy!
February 17th, 2013 at 11:03 pm
Mmmhmm. Has he ever managed anything? Last thing we need is another incompetent president.
February 17th, 2013 at 11:55 pm
Well Romney was more than qualified for President and he didn’t win, so qualifications don’t really matter. It’s whoever the media seems their messiah.
February 18th, 2013 at 12:56 am
“…Socialists of all ilks…”
By “all ilk,” may we presume that you mean to include every Republican who will run in 2016, such as Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan?
Is there some definition of “Socialist” that includes any major political figure in the U.S. but excludes those two? I would like to hear it.
February 18th, 2013 at 8:51 am
If you look back into history, God always sent someone to his people,after they turned away from Him, in His great love and mercy,calling a nation to turn back to Him before it is to late.I suspect Carson is that man and would vote for him in a heartbeat.
February 18th, 2013 at 8:57 am
Dr. Carson does sit on the board of directors to several businesses. He is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at John Hopkins and therefore ‘manages’ a staff of more than 100 doctors, nurses, scientists, technicians, etc. He was in fact the youngest division head ever appointed by the famous hospital.
As Logan points out, Romney could be said to have been extremely qualified, particularly with dealing with the economy, but failed in winning votes. Herman Cain also scored on this point but we saw what happened to him. If we are talking about executive skills in running a large government organization by way of sound principles, then either Gingrich or Perry were probably better options than Romney.
The key quality with Dr. Carson is that he is very principled, understands the complexities of the problems we face, and can articulate solutions in ways that most conventional politicians have failed to do. There is a school of thought that nobody can save what remains of America. That Progressive programs of the past century have bankrupted and corrupted the nation already into oblivion. That Obama is kicking a dead horse to make certain that it remains dead.
In this respect, I have to say if we have only one shot left save the country, I’d rather give a man who has genuine convictions in his soul like Dr. Carson rather than just put another hack-slob in the Big Chair.
February 18th, 2013 at 9:03 am
It is very simple BTT, a Socialist is anyone who thinks that government has some claim on or to your life. A non-Socialist is someone who believes that all human interaction is based on choice and enters such exchanges voluntarily, fully aware of the responsibilities of such choices. Whereas a Socialist believes that you are compelled to comply at some level because The State requires involuntary cooperation, usually claiming that it is for the ‘Good’ of all.
February 18th, 2013 at 9:45 am
Logan Jacobs is right. Once Carson explains the nature of the malignant cancer he’d have to deal with, and the treatment it requires, too many will be tempted to repeat the leftist pot treatment and hope the tumor will magically disappear by ignoring it.
The media will again trumpet the greatness of the pot treatment and vilify the surgery recommended.
February 18th, 2013 at 11:28 am
“It is very simple BTT, a Socialist is anyone who thinks that government has some claim on or to your life. A non-Socialist is someone who believes that all human interaction is based on choice and enters such exchanges voluntarily, fully aware of the responsibilities of such choices. Whereas a Socialist believes that you are compelled to comply at some level because The State requires involuntary cooperation, usually claiming that it is for the ‘Good’ of all.”
OK, I’ll bite. It is implicit that you believe that your definition excludes Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio. How so? You have equated non-Socialism with libertarian extremism. Both of these gentlemen would deny being libertarian extremists So according to you they must be Socialists. Even Ron Paul is a Socialist by your odd definition.
It is too easy to come up with examples proving that the red state Republican base is largely Socialist by your definition. Here is one:
10 million foreigners sneaking across our border, and getting hired by employers, is an example of “voluntary exchange”. Kicking them out, and penalizing the employers who hired them, is “involuntary exchange” (and would seem to be “Socialism” by your odd definition).
So are you a Socialist too, Andy?
Nice try.
February 18th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
BTTs an idiot, with another idiot red herring argument
All of our elected officials support some form of socialism, if not in one form, but at least a few of its many applications.
The question is, at what point have we lost the majority of individual choice that makes us reasonably
free men ?
“10 million foreigners sneaking across our border, and getting hired by employers, is an example of “voluntary exchange”. Kicking them out, and penalizing the employers who hired them, is “involuntary exchange” (and would seem to be “Socialism” by your odd definition).”
Illegals cost the US taxpayer 380 billion a year, a trillion every three years.
These people are coming here due to socialist/marxist policies and not because of these voluntary exchanges you meandered outcher ass.
They are here to take advantage of re-distributive wealth on a scale you’ll find in no other country.
Barack Obama;
“At some point you’ve made enough money”
These are the words of a devout socialist.
Not a republican who supports medicare.
February 18th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
I like Dr. Carson but these candidates always end the same way. Always and it isn’t good. Worse case for the R’s and you have a Perot. For the D’s, you have a Nader or Anderson.
February 18th, 2013 at 7:07 pm
From Micky: “These people are coming here due to socialist/marxist policies and not because of these voluntary exchanges you meandered outcher ass. They are here to take advantage of re-distributive wealth on a scale you’ll find in no other country.”
Republican “Latino outreach” is doomed because it cannot mask the divisiveness and hate that folks will see whenever they get a glimpse of the Republican base. And Republican leaders can’t do a damn thing about it.
Micky: “All of our elected officials support some form of socialism.”
So you agree with me, but somehow could not bring yourself to say “thank you”. Bad manners, Micky!
More from Micky: “The question is, at what point have we lost the majority of individual choice that makes us reasonably free men ?”
Can Mexicans choose to come and work in the United States, for instance? And can American employers choose to hire them? Is that the sort of freedom of choice that you want more of, or maybe less?
February 18th, 2013 at 7:59 pm
“From Micky: “These people are coming here due to socialist/marxist policies and not because of these voluntary exchanges you meandered outcher ass. They are here to take advantage of re-distributive wealth on a scale you’ll find in no other country.”
Republican “Latino outreach” is doomed because it cannot mask the divisiveness and hate that folks will see whenever they get a glimpse of the Republican base. And Republican leaders can’t do a damn thing about it.”
Latinos to “punish their enemies” ?
You mean like the time he told the Latino community that other Americans were their enemies ?
That kind of divisiveness ?
People used to want to come to America to be free of government.
Now they come here to take advantage of the largest welfare state upon the planet supported by a party who doesnt give a flying fck about anyone’s ethnicity or immigration status as long as their vote can be bought.
Which reminds me, you failed to approach the trillion dollars these votes cost all of us every three years.
My tax dollars are going to fund you candidates campaign.
So please, spare me your bullsht righteous indignation over “divisiveness” when its your party that insists on dividing every freak of every nature into their own special category to eventually have exceptional rights legislated in their favor because theres no one else like them o the face of the planet.
The left has separated, divided, categorized, every deviation from “normal” people only to convince them they are victims of republicans,… to convince them that only a one party democratic state (ironically)funded by two parties.
Wise up ass hole.
You call people “RACIST” because they’re not ideologically inclined to your view, and you call other people “DIVISIVE” ?
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Micky: “All of our elected officials support some form of socialism.”
So you agree with me, but somehow could not bring yourself to say “thank you”. Bad manners, Micky!”
Nooooo….
You could not bring yourself to be honest and include the last half, vital component to the context of my point which you used below for some strange red herring bullsht argument like “does congress have the power to make the president eat broccoli”
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“More from Micky: “The question is, at what point have we lost the majority of individual choice that makes us reasonably free men ?”
Can Mexicans choose to come and work in the United States, for instance? And can American employers choose to hire them? Is that the sort of freedom of choice that you want more of, or maybe less?”
HUH ?
Here, maybe you’ll understand things at this level…
I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHOS PICKING MY FCKING LETTUCE SO THE NEXT TIME I GET THE HERSHEY SQUIRTS I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE GUY AND FIRE HIS ASS !
More from micky;
“You have an awful lot to learn about who is guaranteed our constitutional rights,why, and where, yours/theirs and my rights begin and end.
A breach in our security could nullify every right we cherish.
Would you mind another 3000 dead Americans in exchange for additional democratic votes.
Are you talking about that kind of freedom ? Cheaper tortillas ? What ?
Wise up you partisan clown
February 18th, 2013 at 11:47 pm
A lot of ranting, Micky. But it seems like you agreed with everything I said. Right?
Good luck with that Latino outreach, Republicans!
I can’t let this pass: Per Micky: “Illegals cost the US taxpayer 380 billion a year, a trillion every three years.”
Let’s see: 11 million illegals, makes roughly $35,000 per person, per year, for every man, woman, and child! A family of four is raking in $140,000 per year in taxpayer perks in Micky’s amazing world. With perks like that, it makes you wonder why these folks are working in lettuce fields and giving Micky “hershey squirts”?
February 19th, 2013 at 1:20 am
Hug a liberal today, that’s my motto. Angry people need love too.
February 19th, 2013 at 6:54 am
In all honesty, BTT, I do have some doubts about Rubio. Paul Ryan knows better and I can at least understand his motives, which is to gently apply the brakes to prevent a horrific crash. Back when Jeffrey Sachs was trying to help post-Soviet countries like Poland switch over to a market-based economy, he understood that sometimes the best medicine is the most radical. To do a total reorganizing in one fell swoop and let the Devil have his day.
In aviation terms, I think we have already passed the ‘point of no return’, there is too little fuel left in the tanks for a safe landing anywhere. I may expound on this more in my piece today about “Atlas Shrugged II – The Strike.”
February 19th, 2013 at 11:04 am
” But it seems like you agreed with everything I said. Right?”
Yes, and you tell all the girls you’re 18 inches, gotcha.
No one said these costs are going directly to illegals pockets you moron.
Its the load on the system, you idiot
February 19th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
“Good luck with that Latino outreach, Republicans!”
Yeah, ask Reagan.
“I can’t let this pass: Per Micky: “Illegals cost the US taxpayer 380 billion a year, a trillion every three years.””
So, you say you cant let it pass, but…then…you let it pass, and you answer this with some smart ass bullsht that proves nothing.
Theres low ends and high ends.
Some estimates account for taxes paid by illegals, which dont relieve the system much at all.
The low ends after these adjustments range fro 80 billion a year to 150 billion a year.
Before any mitigating revenues are subtracted the high ends are between 300 to 380 billion a year, more than a trillion every three years.
Taking into consideration the levels we borrow money at in volume and interest its safe to say that the few taxes these illegals pay do not compensate for that cost to the budget.
http://www.fairus.org/publications/the-fiscal-burden-of-illegal-immigration-on-u-s-taxpayers
The 340-80 billion figure can be found at many reputable sites.
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Staggering Cost Of Illegal
Aliens In America
Taxpayers Taken To The Cleaners
By Frosty Wooldridge
4-10-8
Illegal alien migration into the United States costs American taxpayers $346 billion annually reported by the National Research Council. While employers of illegal aliens rake-in billions of dollars, the US citizens subsidize what may be called organized “Slavery in 21st Century America.”
By the way…
no one ever said the right wanted to court votes from 12 million illegal Latinos.
So, how you connect that to the American Latino vote will take some explaining on your part
You actually think that every Latino will vote dem if the borders are left open ?
That laxed immigration will garner more dem votes ?
Really ? You guys dont give a sht about national security ? You’d exchange that security for votes ?
Whats an acceptable cost to the taxpayer ?
100 billion annually ?
Help me out here man, you’re scaring me
February 19th, 2013 at 3:56 pm
Someone like me;
“Its our responsibility to make a difference in the world of those who cant help themselves.
Do you want the government deciding who, what, where and when makes this difference, or would you rather be the one in control, deciding this ?”
Someone like a liberal;
“Uh, gee, I dunno, I’m gonna let the government answer that for me so I dont offend anyone.
Did you know that public union employees are the most abused and mistreated employees there are ?
Yup, everyone hates them, but mostly the republicans.
But, they’re becoming irrelevant and obsolete, theres not too many more of them, and less everyday.
During elections theres not enough of them old white farts to win.
But when something goes wrong somewhere, its their fault because theres just too many of them.”
Someone like me;
” bye “
February 19th, 2013 at 11:54 pm
Micky doubles down on his preposterous $380 billion figure. He defends it by saying he found it in a source!
Really! The equivalent of maybe two full-time government employees are needed to pick up after the average illegal family of four! One government employee for every two aliens!
To put it in perspective, the inmate-to-staff ratio in Federal minimum security prisons is 8-to-1. And Micky would have us thinking that the average lettuce picker needs 4 times as much attention from the taxpayers? How is it that Micky’s B.S. detector did not clang like a fire bell?
Micky, after your CRA foolishness and this nonsense, it should be obvious that you need to find some new “reputable sources.” Start by finding some that are not trying to push your buttons.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
“Micky doubles down on his preposterous $380 billion figure. He defends it by saying he found it in a source!”
Hey ass hole, what dont you understand about studying links supplied to you ?
Seriously, your returns are hardly worthy of a response, but to only let you know they’re stupid.
As follows.
“Really! The equivalent of maybe two full-time government employees are needed to pick up after the average illegal family of four! One government employee for every two aliens!”
Not even close.
The 16,238,227,775 dollars paid out annually to fed workers wont even cut it
“To put it in perspective, the inmate-to-staff ratio in Federal minimum security prisons is 8-to-1. And Micky would have us thinking that the average lettuce picker needs 4 times as much attention from the taxpayers? How is it that Micky’s B.S. detector did not clang like a fire bell?”
Too bad your perspective is clouded with idiocy.
What a stupid argument, constructed like a fckin moron.
So, tell me, by your scenario we also need to pay that guard four times more ?
Are all those in prison paying taxes ?
Good grief man, just how fcking dumb are you ?
“Illegal immigration” (not the illegals themselves, alone)is what costs us anywhere from 150 billion to 380 billion a year depending on who you ask, and what mitigating revenues were applied.
When those mitigating revenues are applied they are quickly offset by the money we spend upfront, which is borrowed, at ridiculous interest rates.
Theres more to this than prisons and incarceration costs.
Drugs
Care to discuss the cost of gangs and smuggling due to lousy immigration policies and borders ?
Jobs.
Care to discuss that job the high school grad got passed up for so some wetback could get paid 5.00 an hour under the table ?
Care to discuss Medicare and emergency room costs passed on to the citizen ?
Care to discuss the cost of educating illegal kids ?
Seriously, are you so fcking dumb that you cant see the cumulative effect of our crappy borders and all the costs it spawns ?
You think its just prison costs ?
All 11 million illegals are in jail ?
REALLY ? NO FCKIN WAY !
“Micky, after your CRA foolishness and this nonsense, it should be obvious that you need to find some new “reputable sources.” Start by finding some that are not trying to push your buttons.”
Hate to break this to you ass hopper.
But you never proved otherwise and thought somehow calling it “foolish” won the debate.
Any idjut, of course you’re the exception, knows the impact the CRAs pressure on the banks created an unsustainable bubble to which both Bush and McCain issued concerns in congressional hearings.
Now, before you bite your tongue off remember this.
I’m also on record stating that it was both Bush and many conservatives, not only liberals, who took advantage of the CRA in its many amended forms since its Carter conception.
Concerns were voiced in 2008, by those politicians who benefited from the CRA.
Whether or not those concerns were legit, or sincere, remains to be seen.
Maybe not so much by this administration whos placing the same regulations on banks and the housing industry that helped get us in this mess in the first place.
Soooooooooooo….
You think saying “the CRA thing was foolish” ?
Thinking your opinion is what wins arguments is about as damn foolish as it gets !
I may need sources that dont push my buttons ?
Fck man ! You need some sources “”PERIOD”" !
YOU MAY NEED TO CHANGE YOU MONIKER.
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU QUIT BLOGGING ALL TOGETHER.
YOU REALLY SUCK AT THIS.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:35 pm
Ever notice how Micky’s posts get longer, and angrier, when he knows he is having his arse handed to him?
Micky triples down on his absurd $380 billion claim, which is to say that the average illegal alien costs the equivalent in man-hours (for policemen, firemen, nurses, teachers, garbage collectors, whatever) to the taxpayers as FOUR inmates in a Federal prison. It is apparent that Micky understands the difficulty of his claim, as he seeks to backpedal (it’s the upper end of a range!) and pretends to misunderstand (it’s not all prison costs!). The lower end of his range is absurd too, for similar reasons.
Micky: “what dont you understand about studying links supplied to you ?”
Let me explain: “Look at the graph, moron!”
Micky on the CRA: “I’m also on record stating…” blah blah
Micky is on record having his arse handed to him (by me) on his CRA foolishness. If one of the employees here wants to post discredited nonsense about the CRA sometime, maybe I will bother responding.
February 21st, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Speaking of arses, has anyone seen a recent picture of Michelle Obama’s fat butt?
February 21st, 2013 at 1:50 pm
“Ever notice how Micky’s posts get longer, and angrier, when he knows he is having his arse handed to him?”
They only get longer because,compiled with new data, everything previously discussed always needs to be repeated to you.
Go ahead, dig up the CRA debate.
You’ll see that I’m the only one with facts that handed asses to anyone.
I’ve had the debate many times with morons not quite as dense as you who saw the congressional transcripts, B. Franks denial of the impending and now factual burst etc… and had nothing to say.
As far as immigration goes, you got nothing but “thats foolish” “doubled down, tripled down” bullsht.
No facts, no numbers to contradict me, just bullsht scenarios that put all 11-12 million illegals in the hands of prison guards, for some strange reason.
Heres a simple one.
What levels of cost to the taxpayers are acceptable to you ?
50 billion a year ?
100 billion a year ?
Do you believe our borders are functional ?
Do you think the stupid war on drugs is made more effective or less effective due to present immigration and border policies.
Are you saying illegals are not a problem ?
Do you seriously believe illegals and the collateral damage they cause are not a viable concern ?
Answer one, maybe two of these questions and we’ll be onto a discussion that has some rhyme and reason.
Until then, you’re just doing what you always do.
As was discussed with Patrick on the powers of Congress, you’re just jacking people off in circles.
Theres tons of sources linking the CRA to being one of the largest components of the recession.
Theres tons of proof that illegals are a burden to taxpayers and the economy,and cost more than they’re worth.
Anyone who denies these basic realities is no better than birthers or truthers.
When you want to act “half sane” we’ll have a conversation.
Until then I’ll just continue to post facts that make you and those supporting dickead look stupid-er.
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(2010)
” U.S. taxpayers are spending at least $18.6 million per day to house an estimated 300,000 to 450,000 illegal immigrants who are incarcerated and eligible for deportation from the United States, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).”
Incarceration alone costs us 73 billion a year..
Is that acceptable ?
February 21st, 2013 at 1:56 pm
“Speaking of arses, has anyone seen a recent picture of Michelle Obama’s fat butt? ”
Yeah, shes got a tattoo on her left cheek… “BTT”.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
“Best thinking thinker”? Who the hell gave you that title? Some derelict “driving” a wheel-chair no doubt… up and down the aisles at WalMart screaming “George Bush is the devil”. Poor dyslexic bastard; he was perfectly wrong both times.