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sharp_stick

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41. He's a genius

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:15 PM

Sep 2015

and a surgeon. I know a lot of surgeons and they are almost all total egomaniacs and that makes for a great surgeon. They are incredibly smart when it comes to anatomy, physiology and the mechanics of surgery. Many but not all, some are pretty nice, are also pretty much social rejects who can't carry on a conversation with people outside of their area of expertise.

I think Ben Carson is like that, if you wanted to discuss neurology or surgery with him he'd be a fantastic communicator. Get him out of his comfort zone to discuss something that he doesn't know and he turn into a mealy mouthed idiot because he can't believe that someone else could know more than him so he starts spouting bullshit.

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How did D-O-C-T-O-R Ben Carson get past 3rd grade? [View all] pangaia Sep 2015 OP

Social Promotion? stage left Sep 2015 #1

That's ridiculous yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #5

He's VERY intelligent. However, madamesilverspurs Sep 2015 #7

Well I can go with that yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #8

No, he's very good at memorizing what he needs for his job, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #12

"MY' olpthamologist is not so hot at people skills, either. pangaia Sep 2015 #23

Exactly. Not a good president. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #29

There are different kinds of intelligence. pangaia Sep 2015 #13

Is the performance you refer to recorded, and have you a link? nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #16

Well.. interesting you should ask. pangaia Sep 2015 #27

Oh wow. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #30

Yeah, that's gratuitous. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #66

He told several lies as well. Martha at least pointed that out onecaliberal Sep 2015 #2

Wow! What's the world coming to?? SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #14

Holy cow. Maybe even these idiots realize onecaliberal Sep 2015 #17

A brain doctor with brain issues safeinOhio Sep 2015 #3

what the f*ck is he talking about....gibberish...SNL doesn't write this good anymore. spanone Sep 2015 #4

That's what I mean.. pangaia Sep 2015 #11

Said it before, will say it again -- madamesilverspurs Sep 2015 #6

I don't think he's stupid. Mz Pip Sep 2015 #9

So there are different intelligences. pangaia Sep 2015 #18

he is playing for right wing votes JI7 Sep 2015 #10

Do you think so? I can't really tell. pangaia Sep 2015 #21

the video is very choppy hfojvt Sep 2015 #15

No, definitely not. pangaia Sep 2015 #20

he's against abortion yet he was happy to experiment on fetuses Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #19

Really? Now there's some cognitive dissonance for ya! nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #32

I wonder did he get permission from the parents? Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #54

I've met people like him. Especially in my field. They can be brilliant in one field yet sorely .. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #22

I'm not a brain surgeon and not qualified to do on-line diagnoses but Retrograde Sep 2015 #24

Which could answer the question of why he "retired" fro being a surgeon. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #39

I was going to say he looked high. But those two could look alike Maraya1969 Sep 2015 #40

He unglued his scissors and paper from the desk and called it sturgery. Rex Sep 2015 #25

This guy is supposed to be brilliant? PearliePoo2 Sep 2015 #26

Why, what a wonderful idea! jmowreader Sep 2015 #28

It wouldn't take much to remove the anti-gay. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #33

There are a few jmowreader Sep 2015 #42

I bow to your superior knowledge....! nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #46

surgeons are basically technicians Mosby Sep 2015 #31

Bingo. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #34

When my cousin was in medical school she told me the ones Maraya1969 Sep 2015 #38

But I am grateful. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #47

Bingo! Paka Sep 2015 #44

Exactly. GPs need a lot more skills. They should be at the top of the pyramid. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #52

In my first hospital/bedside nursing job, we had... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #35

In your guts you know he's nuts n/t n2doc Sep 2015 #36

Be nice. What do you have against Barry Goldwater? jmowreader Sep 2015 #43

Hey, I had an AuH2O bumper sticker, just like Hillary! SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #48

I could hardly watch. He has gunk on the sides of his Maraya1969 Sep 2015 #37

He's a genius sharp_stick Sep 2015 #41

What makes him a 'genius,' whatever that really is? pangaia Sep 2015 #45

What he does as a surgeon sharp_stick Sep 2015 #51

Except for the death part, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #53

He has some legitimate cred as a neurosurgeon Retrograde Sep 2015 #65

Yes, of course. pangaia Sep 2015 #67

I had to stop watching after a minute or so jmowreader Sep 2015 #49

Really? pangaia Sep 2015 #50

Uh, not in this country. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #55

Hey, wait, he said that? SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #58

There are all kinds of intelligence. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #56

Completely agree. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #57

I don't want him to be president either, of course. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #59

Really?! SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #60

Here DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #62

Very interesting, thanks. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #64

I think you can just copy and paste my Bravenak pic. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #69

"I wonder what changed" awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #70

Hmm LiberalElite Sep 2015 #61

Funny he never considered that. pangaia Sep 2015 #63

In his world of devide and conquer he needs to look up the Sunni element underpants Sep 2015 #68