Carson Now Says He Didn't See U.S. Muslims Cheer 9/11

[struggle4progress]

NOV 23 2015, 6:53 PM ET
by SHAQUILLE BREWSTER
... "Dr. Carson does not stand by the statements that were reported today. He was hearing and thinking something differently at the the time," Carson communications director Doug Watts said in a statement on Monday. "He does, however, recall and had his mind focused on the celebrations in the Middle East. He is not suggesting that American Muslims were in New Jersey celebrating the fall of the twin towers" ... Earlier in the day, Carson said that he, like fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump has claimed, has seen "newsreels" of American Muslims celebrating the attack in New Jersey ...
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-carson-says-he-saw-video-u-s-muslims-cheering-n468486

"Well, I saw it, and so I said I saw it, but when I said I saw it I didn't actually mean I saw it: I meant I was just seeing thing I heard, which is different than hearing things I saw. So I inadvertently misquoted myself but then the media made the whole thing up to embarrass me, like that I was seeing things. But no, I've never ever said I saw things that weren't there"

[RKP5637]

1. What outrageous fools we often have as presidential candidates! n/t

[randys1]

2. His team realized he couldnt prove it, that he was totally wrong, etc

Carson is a dumb person on every single issue and part of life other than medicine

dont know how that is possible but it absolutely is true

[struggle4progress]

6. Shall we their fond pageant see?

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

[uppityperson]

3. WTF does this statement mean....?

"Dr. Carson does not stand by the statements that were reported today. He was hearing and thinking something differently at the the time,"

[freeplessinseattle]

10. "I meant I was just seeing thing I heard, which is different than hearing things I saw."

Crystal clear

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I'd like to know what newsreels Trump was watching, because in NYC, there weren't any broadcast.

I was transfixed to the television like most everyone who wasn't working on 9/11. All you saw was repeated loops of the two planes hitting the two towers, both towers coming down, the streets with people running ahead of the smoke and dust from the towers coming down, and the throngs of police, fire fighters, and EMP, with some shots of Giuliani walking with a surgical mask over his nose and mouth.

I watched obsessively the local NYC channels, going from one to another, seeing the same thing for hours.

Even if there was one Middle Eastern person jumping up and down for joy, there were no cameras interested in capturing that Kodak moment and no local or network programs that showed it.

There was no such newsreel also the next day (9/12), or the next day.

(BTW, although Trump does have a residential block of flats in Jersey City, I'd like some proof he was in JC at the time of the attack(s)).

[hifiguy]

5. The hallucinogens he HAS to be ingesting

must result in an interesting outlook on life. Like Syd Barrett's in his immediate post-Pink Floyd years

[NightWatcher]

7. Who would let this fool crack open their kid's skull?

This guy isn't qualified to sling burgers and fries out a burger joint drive thru.

[Skittles]

9. I would not trust this guy to catsit for me

he is a fucking IDIOT

[tanyev]

8. Wow, he speaks fluent Palinese.

[sorefeet]

11. Very early in the race Trump

was bragging how honest he is and how much he can't stand a liar. It's on film some where. He has told lots of lies from the start.

[City Lights]

12. He's wacko. nt

[LiberalElite]

13. WTFF!?!?!?!!???

"Well, I saw it, and so I said I saw it, but when I said I saw it I didn't actually mean I saw it: I meant I was just seeing thing I heard, which is different than hearing things I saw. So I inadvertently misquoted myself but then the media made the whole thing up to embarrass me, like that I was seeing things. But no, I've never ever said I saw things that weren't there"