Pic Of The Moment: Hey Republicans, If You're Looking For A Candidate With No Gov't Experience...

[EarlG]

Ben Carson Cannot Say How He Would Tackle Hurricane Joaquin

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[yellowcanine]

1. Ben Carson knows he will never be President.

This is all about setting himself up for fame and fortune as a conservative pundit.

[yuiyoshida]

2. With the way he is, I am surprised there are no

malpractice lawsuits against him. Surely he had to botch up one or two operations! I wouldn't trust him to remove a thorn from my finger!

[libodem]

6. Maybe he settled?

And why if you discontinued your surgerical practice could you not retrain and just practice something noninvasive like general neurology? Or teach?

Just because he's educated and can conjugate verbs doesnt mean he has one ounce of political acumen.

He really is the 'house negro' Uncle Tom character, you've been warned about. If you thought GWB was just a puppet mouth piece, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. Brings a whole new meaning to, "I have half a mind to sue you."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. He has, in fact, been sued for malpractice - a number of times.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/04/ben-carson-malpractice-claims-doctor-for-president

"...even with a legacy as one of the world’s most-respected neurosurgeons, Maryland court records show Carson has been involved in at least a half-dozen malpractice cases, some of which remain pending, while others were either settled or dismissed for untold sums.

That ratio is typical in Carson’s field, experts say, but a number of Carson’s former patients and their families involved in the claims offered the Guardian a conflicting account of his near-perfect medical path toward presidential politics, detailing their continued suffering from paralysis, seizure, an uncontrollable bladder and more life-altering ordeals....

Since he was doing some high-risk procedures it's likely not all of them were successful, and such procedures also tend to result in a certain number of malpractice claims, and confidential settlements are common. He may have been a good surgeon, but his skills in that area obviously have not carried over to his intended political career.

[jkbRN]

31. He's actually had a lot of them

And its pretty rare when doctors are actually convicted or have a settlement. Probably why he retired early, he was probably too much of a liability.

[libodem]

3. Because when Republican lips move they lie

Better to keep your mouth shut rather than to remove all doubt...

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[progressoid]

4. Just like W.

[SoapBox]

5. He's an idiot.

[L. Coyote]

7. Detracting from the eventual candidate facing questions. Just like the mine-sweepers did for Mitt.

Never underestimate the organizational capability of the Republican political machine, no matter the appearances.

[Initech]

8. He doesn't know until the Heritage Foundation tells him what to think.

[NonMetro]

9. Well, I'm Sure He'll Talk To his Imaginary Friend About It For Guidance?

Right after he goes to prayer meeting today! And he doesn't just talk to his imaginary friend - that he trusts with the fate our our country, and thinks you should, too - like Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, he hears his imaginary friend say things to him, which he then passes on to you!

[treestar]

10. giggle

[olenaua]

11. nice

[patsimp]

12. doesn't know anything - just like any other republican oaf.

[slumcamper]

13. I suspect he's trying really hard to create a way out for himself.

He fails to recognize that lies, bluster, nonsense and ignorance (feigned or otherwise) are attractive to the GOP base!

Or perhaps I have it ass-backwards and this is a strategy to actually gain support...

Whatever the case, LOL!

[Turbineguy]

14. Ironic.

They would not want a surgeon with experience either.

[AlbertCat]

15. As a DUer once put it on this very site: "He's just so lovable!"

Uh.... no.






I think it was after they had seen some self-serving film about how great he was and he saved children so... ya know. Lovable... like a cocker spaniel? Maybe?

[George II]

16. "You'd do a heck of a job, Bennie!"

[Fritz Walter]

17. He'd give Kris P Kreme (Christie) a big bear hug.

3 seconds. No more. No less.
Check for knife wounds in his back.

Then a 3-hour-long shower, just to try to get close to feeling clean after the experience.

[valerief]

18. I'd rather have someone's pet dog for president than this nitwit.

Yeah, yeah, he can slice and dice a brain, but he has trouble using his own for the simplest of political tasks.

[6chars]

19. Everyone says CEO is so hard a job you need to pay $30M to get a good one

so how is it that we figure anyone can jump in and be president.

[tymorial]

20. I don't support the guy but there is an elephant in the room...

our current president had very little political experience of his own when he decided to run for president. Quite frankly, if we are being honest, he was under-qualified.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. But he did have some experience. He'd been a state legislator and a US Senator.

More importantly, he was a lawyer who taught constitutional law, so he had good knowledge of how the government is supposed to work. Carson, on the other hand, clearly hasn't the faintest idea what the federal government does or how the constitution controls it - when he talks about government you have to think he'd flunked out of 10th-grade civics.

[d_legendary1]

22. Looks like crisis planning isn't the same as brain surgery

[Major Hogwash]

23. Wow, he wouldn't even think of praying for it go away?!

I'm surprised Carson said that he didn't know what he would do.
No, I'm amazed.
No, no, I'm totally shocked, that's how I am.
Well, maybe not, but his comment took me off guard.
Completely off guard.
Yeah, that's how I am.
I had no idea what an unbeliever he truly is.
What an asshole!!
Where's his Bible??
Did he forget to carry it with him to the interview?
Jesus isn't going to like this.

[MADem]

24. Well, TEE HEE HEE!! This guy was a fricken neurosurgeon?

I can't believe it. I wouldn't let him make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!

[YOHABLO]

25. He's just like Fiorina; milking the system for notoriety, book deals and more.

They are all doing this. Such a cynical maneuver on their behalf, trying to hood wink the public into believing they're serious candidates. Absolutely incompetent .. all of them.

[Thor_MN]

26. The Republics howl that Obama is not tough enough.

Ben Carson would get his lunch money stolen if he had to eat with an eight grade class for the next week.

[immoderate]

29. "We 'mobilize resources,' 'activate agencies,' and 'maximize potentialities'..."

Politicians know how to deflect those nearly nonsensical questions. Carson is a wacko, though. He cannot redirect his thoughts.

--imm

[PatrickforO]

30. You've gotta be kidding me.

This idiot would be worse than W.

Hey, Carson, can you spell I...N...C...O...M...P...E...T...E...N...C...E???