Ben Carson's own advisers admit he cannot grasp "intelligent information" about Middle East

[M.G.]

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Source: New Republic

"It is apparently impossible for Ben Carson to grasp even "one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East."That’s according to Carson’s own national security and terrorism adviser, Duane R. Clarridge, who decided to reveal to The New York Times that Carson is struggling mightily with the basics of foreign policy. Clarridge said Carson needs weekly tutorials so “we can make him smart,” but to no avail. Another adviser, Armstrong Williams, told the Times that the lessons aren’t just getting through. “He’s been briefed on it so many times,” Williams said of a recent flub in which Carson was unable to name the countries he would call on to join a coalition against ISIS. “I guess he just froze.”
While we appreciate their honesty, it’s still pretty amazing that Clarridge and Williams would just offer these details to the paper of record. We can only surmise that they considered it their patriotic duty to make sure the public is informed.

Update: The Carson campaign says the Times, in speaking to Clarridge, had “taken advantage of an elderly gentleman,” who has “incomplete knowledge” of the “daily briefings” Carson receives."

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/minutes/124070/anti-chinese-racial-slur-ben-carsons-foreign-policy-adviser-use

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Ben Carson's own advisers think he's too stupid to do the job.

Not just a liar, a dumb liar!

Where does the GOP find its frontrunners, anyway?

[Wilms]

1. Duane R. Clarridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Clarridge

[M.G.]

2. What a charming fellow

Carson sure can pick a trustworthy team!

[PeoViejo]

9. There's a special place in Hell for Dewey

Knight of Malta, Gladio ramrod and all around asshole.

He had to leave Rome Station because he was wanted for questioning about the Bologna Train Station Bombing..then went to Central America, where he was very involved with the war and Death Squads there.

https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Strategy_of_tension


I knew him.

[gregcrawford]

10. It would appear that...

... even a bloodthirsty sociopath with the moral compass of a hyena can look at the careening juggernaut of the Carson campaign and say, "Okay, this is where I get off! A lifetime of committing murder and mayhem for the most evil agency America has ever produced in one thing, but this guy's just batshit CRAZY!"

[Buzz Clik]

14. Wow. As much as I dislike Carson, that was quite a string of insults for Clarridge.

even a bloodthirsty sociopath with the moral compass of a hyena

damn

[GOLGO 13]

3. Hillary has more foreign policy experience in her little finger than this Dr

could ever begin to understand. He's even less prepared than TRUMP to be president. What an ego to think he can just be president with never having served his country in any capacity.

[tanyev]

4. The grand tradition of Palinesque statesmanship continues.

[groundloop]

5. My question is how does Clarridge benefit from making these statements?

I can't believe someone like him would be telling these things about his employer unless he had already been fired and was using it as payback, or else there was some ulterior motive.

In any case, yeah, Ben Carson is an absolute moron and doesn't belong within a thousand miles of the White House.

[WestSeattle2]

12. It seems that Carson's ignorance and inability to grasp moderately complex

concepts, has scared even his closest advisers. Now they're warning the country that Carson is seriously lacking in areas of knowledge that are required for being the president.

This kind of thing occurred after McCain/Palin lost - close advisers relayed insider stories that confirmed that yes, Sarah Palin is dumber than a box of rocks and is mentally unstable.

Now it seems like advisers realize how close they came to inflicting catastrophic leadership on this country, and are now being forthcoming about fatal flaws in their candidates PRIOR to voting.

[groundloop]

16. After reading Clarridge's bio I doubt that he's thinking about anyone but himself

Still, it's telling that even people like him are coming out about what a horrible mistake Carson would be.

[gregcrawford]

6. "Where does the GOP find its frontrunners, anyway?"

I think they buy a mailing list from Insufferable Egomaniacs Anonymous.

[Augiedog]

7. This is the GOP's intelligent option to the morally challenged Trump(et)?

[M.G.]

8. If I absolutely had to pick....

If I absolutely had to pick between Trump and Carson, I'd swallow my pride and...

Nah, screw it. I'd shoot myself before picking either.

[nruthie]

11. Ditto.

[Buzz Clik]

13. Carson needs to fire Mr. Clarridge immediately.

This is interesting info, but why would Clarridge leak this incredibly damaging information?

We can only surmise that they considered it their patriotic duty to make sure the public is informed.

That would be rare.

[NCjack]

15. Appears that Dr. Carson is as ignorant as Chimpy. That would make him the perfect

tool for a "Cheney-Rumsfeld-Rice" type team. If he were elected, USA can expect similar results, such as invading and destroying the wrong countries.

[valerief]

19. Yes, and if Carson misbehaved, they'd just take him out.

Cuz that's what those types of people do.

[get the red out]

17. I guess his advisers have discovered a well-known fact

You can't fix stupid.

[HomerRamone]

18. This is a riot, especially since a plurality of Republicans WANT HIM TO BE PRESIDENT

unless he gets elected...

[M.G.]

21. Political knowledge optional

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Actual knowledge of, ahem, world politics would seem to be a merely optional requirement for Republican candidates seeking the Presidency.

Honestly, I've never seen even the wildest political satire present a scenario where someone seeking the Presidency as an entry level political job whose own advisors admit he's an ignoramus emerges as a frontrunner candidate.

[Javaman]

20. I've come to the conclusion that ben carson is a psychotic robot. nt

[M.G.]

23. That or a religious con artist

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has speculated that Carson's candidacy may be a fundraising scheme disguised as a political bid which went horribly wrong - or horribly right - and ended up producing a frontrunner candidate.

[elmac]

22. Most surgeons are very smart at one thing

and that is their medical profession, they prepare, educate on that one subject all their adult life, everything else outside that world they are like babes in the woods. Con men target them just for that reason. He would be a dangerous president.

[M.G.]

24. Carson's crack team can't even put out an accurate map of the United States

Ben Carson literally doesn't even know what the United States looks like.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-refugee-map-fail

[Sissyk]

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