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Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
63. I think Ben is trying to say that winning is more important than being right
Sat Jan 17, 2015, 06:46 AM
Jan 2015

This is his advice to his base.

So lets ask Ben Carson is HE willing to die for whatever it is HE believes in? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #1
This is coded language to the nut-jobs he speaks to randys1 Jan 2015 #2
I don't believe I KNOW they do....they believe that America was created by God.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #4
BUt how does that work for the tens of millions of christians, do they die? randys1 Jan 2015 #6
no they live in Peace for 1000 yrs ruled by Jesus! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #34
What happens when the thousand years is up? daleo Jan 2015 #37
Oh then Judgement day comes... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #41
It sounds like 1000 years of paranoia daleo Jan 2015 #58
they give this supposedly omnipotent old guy who lives in the clouds..... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #62
We must fight back with more than pens...something more is needed, but what, they control the media? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #7
SDA's, of whom Carson is one in good standing, are very, very conservative Adsos Letter Jan 2015 #33
Oh yeah. shenmue Jan 2015 #5
He is willing to send others in to die for him...how much further is the line crossed into sedition? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #3
I can respect a guy who is in it for the money, in one way, at least that person randys1 Jan 2015 #11
Die for Money? Cryptoad Jan 2015 #8
Snap!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #16
Ben Carson is a WACKO!* immoderate Jan 2015 #9
I hope he runs for Prez Cryptoad Jan 2015 #10
Idiot Savant? bravenak Jan 2015 #12
As PM Cameron said of a Fox News Islamaphobe, just plain "Idiot". Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #13
But he is a DOCTOR dammit!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #15
Could you demonstrate that please? n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #14
Holy freakin' crap, Lois! KamaAina Jan 2015 #17
Well, in his defense, ISIS did print and distribute a pamphlet explaining tblue37 Jan 2015 #28
Oh no you di'int! KamaAina Jan 2015 #47
Ughhhh.... Let's see..... Turbineguy Jan 2015 #18
This statement rtracey Jan 2015 #19
Why wouldn't everyone love the Constitution? pocoloco Jan 2015 #30
missed the point rtracey Jan 2015 #53
Carson the hypocrite who used every govt program in the book to get his Degrees... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #42
Should we tell the Dr. about Baron von Steuben being gay? Botany Jan 2015 #20
Someone should tell the Dr. about the French... Johnyawl Jan 2015 #22
Does he even know that there were "non-Americans" helping to fight the Revolutionary War? Like... Moonwalk Jan 2015 #29
Nope! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #43
Or Alan Turing? KamaAina Jan 2015 #48
Stinkin hypocrite ErikJ Jan 2015 #21
CAIN! Miles Archer Jan 2015 #23
Carson just dissed the ENTIRE AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT KeepItReal Jan 2015 #24
Is that supposed to be the measure of who's right? FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #25
I think Ben is trying to say that winning is more important than being right Ash_F Jan 2015 #63
Imagine what would happen if a prominent Democrat said the same thing. Paladin Jan 2015 #26
RWers love Putin for his toughness, too. nt tblue37 Jan 2015 #27
This BS did remind me of Rudy Giuliani's... 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #46
I guess the comparison works if you consider that both had sex slaves.... Moonwalk Jan 2015 #31
Founding Fathers didn't kill women and children to make a statement Fearless Jan 2015 #32
He doesn't know the difference between "willing to die for your beliefs" and "willing to kill those Boomerproud Jan 2015 #35
Put on your 'reg-tags' Benny El Shaman Jan 2015 #36
And Reagan said the Taliban daleo Jan 2015 #38
and the Contras--same death toll as ISIS, but without the legitimacy MisterP Jan 2015 #40
Reagan was a deluded nut daleo Jan 2015 #59
heck, it's probably only thanks to his astrologer that we're all still breathing, since she tricked MisterP Jan 2015 #60
He may be a brillant surgeon Iliyah Jan 2015 #39
oh come now. Nobody riversedge Jan 2015 #49
Teabaggers equal ISIS workinclasszero Jan 2015 #44
Gun culture fights the same fight as ISIS. onehandle Jan 2015 #45
vote for Ben Carson to restore America Enrique Jan 2015 #50
This guy is crazier than I thought . . . and that's saying something. Vinca Jan 2015 #51
I wouldn't disagree with him on his facial statement...... RationalMan Jan 2015 #52
I hope that Ben is a better retired neurosurgeon than historian LibertyLover Jan 2015 #54
Ok fair enough booley Jan 2015 #55
His message backs up the believes of many conservatives and Republicans. I really think that many sammy750 Jan 2015 #56
"Ben Carson Shilled For Notorious Company That Promoted Quack Aids, Cancer Cures" red dog 1 Jan 2015 #57
Republican shill who wants to be POTUS workinclasszero Jan 2015 #61
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