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15. Yeah, there are a lot of things to not like about Carson. This isn't one of them

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:34 PM

Oct 2015

There is a reason why Carson and Sanders are doing so well and getting so many small donations. They speak for the people they represent and the message resonates with that base.

The DUMBEST thing either side can do is attack w the "Ben's message is for simpletons" route. That is the trap that is being set and many very, very intelligent people fall into. Because by trying to win your argument (which does have more rationale), you're just adding fuel to why their base likes him and doesn't like HRC. You win the battle and get to massage your intellect, but lose the war because so many are attracted to his humility (or the appearance of), and are unattracted to the "we know what's better for the simpletons" vibe.

His message is naive, and will derail his campaign...as LONG AS THE MSM DOESNT TRY TO DO IT. Do that and you make him a martyr, and all bets are off.

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Ben Carson: the ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals [View all] KamaAina Oct 2015 OP

Nice discussion abhi123 Oct 2015 #1

Welcome to DU ... surrealAmerican Oct 2015 #16

Welcome aboard. It sometimes gets rough in here especially during primary season. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #35

That sort of thinking is part and parcel of the modern republican party. hollowdweller Oct 2015 #2

Never forget — Ben Carson is a wacko! immoderate Oct 2015 #3

Ignorance gabeana Oct 2015 #4

I hear the place that scores truth in statements gave ZERO percent to both Carson and Trump randys1 Oct 2015 #51

Yes conservatives do like to harken back to the 19th century underpants Oct 2015 #5

My dad was an amateur boat builder Maeve Oct 2015 #6

Does Carson also think amateurs should try brain surgery? BINGO! B Calm Oct 2015 #7

"X-Ray of (Dizzy) Dean's Head Reveals Nothing." Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #9

I don't think Carson should attempt brain surgery since the one he did on himself did not go well. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #37

I had a friend years ago who tried to build his own boat Warpy Oct 2015 #60

Joseph Goebbels was a doctor; Jesus was a community organizer gratuitous Oct 2015 #8

Goebbels wasn't a doctor although he had a doctorate. COLGATE4 Oct 2015 #10

Yup. Ph.D. in German Literature. hifiguy Oct 2015 #30

That the Professional Political Class has screwed over the American Voter is somehow... Shandris Oct 2015 #11

Yeah, there are a lot of things to not like about Carson. This isn't one of them LettuceSea Oct 2015 #15

The dolts and rubes back Trump and Carson hifiguy Oct 2015 #31

I agree LettuceSea Oct 2015 #45

Unfortunately we seem to have more dolts and rubes in this country smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #73

Dolts and rubes are now evenly split between Carson and Trump. But Sanders supporter are NOT that. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #80

I was making no comparisons. hifiguy Oct 2015 #83

What? I don't think you really understood my post. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #84

But, the ark was built at the direction of God... TreasonousBastard Oct 2015 #12

I'm pretty sure the last time I checked more people die in that Ark myth than the Titanic reality. Johonny Oct 2015 #22

Yeah, there is that. BUT, they deserved it. TreasonousBastard Oct 2015 #58

Jethro Bodine Mendocino Oct 2015 #13

I thought Louie Gohmert said that? (nm) Elwood P Dowd Oct 2015 #17

I have to give a thumbs up hifiguy Oct 2015 #33

Do you remember Mendocino Oct 2015 #81

Vividly. hifiguy Oct 2015 #82

Tomorrow Never Knows Mendocino Oct 2015 #87

Did the Ark sink on its maiden voyage? edbermac Oct 2015 #14

That would be what he was saying, yes. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #18

No and that is his point, you leave thing to the pros and they fuck it up. Rex Oct 2015 #20

Ben Carson of course, was baked by Elves in a large tree. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #19

He thinks evolution was created by the devil. Because we are made out of dirt and a spare rib. Rex Oct 2015 #21

"It is just as dignified to be a modified monkey as it is to be modified dirt" A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #24

What gets me really Rex Oct 2015 #26

rock lobster! 0rganism Oct 2015 #46

I've seen an entire damn biosphere in an erstwhile shrimp container before Fumesucker Oct 2015 #86

DUzy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2015 #25

Defintely a DUzy! hifiguy Oct 2015 #36

He's this kind of brain surgeon SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #71

OMG, hifiguy Oct 2015 #72

The imaginary starship I built in my backyard Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #27

Ooh. I want a ride! hifiguy Oct 2015 #29

Of course it does. Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #32

All I can say is hifiguy Oct 2015 #39

Please! ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #34

Dude, you missed the hangar Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #66

Yeah, well... NuclearDem Oct 2015 #38

Anyone who seriously believes a hifiguy Oct 2015 #28

Not sure Carson isn't self-medicating on thorazine. GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #75

He has the zombie shuffle hifiguy Oct 2015 #76

"Critics have questioned whether it makes sense to elect him president." Yavin4 Oct 2015 #40

No Ben, the Titanic was built by people who didn't fully understand the SCIENCE of metallurgy. tanyev Oct 2015 #41

Disney isn't true? hifiguy Oct 2015 #42

Sorry, no. And this didn't happen, either. tanyev Oct 2015 #43

LOL! hifiguy Oct 2015 #47

Shhhhhh! Don't ever say that out loud! Rex Oct 2015 #48

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'He sounds like some twentysomething hack blogger.' Rex Oct 2015 #49

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That was...and interesting sub-thread. Rex Oct 2015 #52

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It is all in understanding the difference between X and XY. Rex Oct 2015 #57

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Now you done it! Red crayon for you! Rex Oct 2015 #61

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Meanwhile they all have been in timeoutland at one time or another. Rex Oct 2015 #64

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I think some of us are in agreement that honest discussion and fun replies Rex Oct 2015 #67

Pssst...nobody tell Ben the Ark is just pretend. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #54

Hey, Ben! The Ark is a fairy story. The Titanic was built by capitalists who cut corners Warpy Oct 2015 #55

Funny, I don't remember any of that from the movie KamaAina Oct 2015 #56

this may be true of his career as professional pediatric neurosurgeon, after all TheSarcastinator Oct 2015 #63

0rganism: the ark is a Bronze Age Myth, the Titanic was built 0rganism Oct 2015 #68

The builders of the Titanic are mostly irrelevant to its sinking VMA131Marine Oct 2015 #69

this seems to indicate he is purposely dumbing it down for a certain crowd JI7 Oct 2015 #70

The dude seriously believes the Noah's Ark crap?!! You just WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #74

So that means when I need brain surgery I should go to an amateur brain surgeon? Huh? nt thereismore Oct 2015 #77

It's so good to see Dr Carson taking a stand on important current issues like this! struggle4progress Oct 2015 #78

The "Titanic" worked just find until it hit an iceberg. krispos42 Oct 2015 #79

There are an estimated Mendocino Oct 2015 #85

Well, most of those species are insects KamaAina Oct 2015 #88

Well Mendocino Oct 2015 #89