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sharp_stick

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3. He probably convinced himself

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:37 PM

Nov 2015

that his bullshit history is fact. Ben Carson is totally unhinged from reality.

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Ben Carson Fabricated Violent Juvenile Past, CNN Investigation Suggests [View all] applegrove Nov 2015 OP

Ben is a real goofy man. Very very goofy. randys1 Nov 2015 #1

I look for him to say that he use to be Amish before becoming a Quaker. B Calm Nov 2015 #14

Walter Mitty Carson olegramps Nov 2015 #16

why do we let MSM owned by the oligarchy take our focus daybranch Nov 2015 #52

What is wrong with the folks on the right, that the way to gain popularity with them Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #2

Because if you can be on the side of the bully, OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #6

The Grover Dill party. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #9

Yeah But Look What Happened To Grover ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #15

I thought.. cannabis_flower Nov 2015 #35

Neither being a liar nor a crazy psychopathic felon are major problems for Republican candidates. nt lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #7

That is what I find most disturbing. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #29

Because most republicans were juvenile psychopaths. He is trying to gain voters. Rex Nov 2015 #39

He probably convinced himself sharp_stick Nov 2015 #3

I have to agree.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #11

That being the case, VWolf Nov 2015 #17

YES bravenak Nov 2015 #51

So he lied about being a crazy violent felon? n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #4

Hey, it makes for a dramatic "How I came to Jesus" story... JHB Nov 2015 #13

This is both funny and sad. yardwork Nov 2015 #5

it's more about having the christian redemption story to appeal JI7 Nov 2015 #10

he wants people to believe he overcame being one of THOSE people Skittles Nov 2015 #41

Just look at his house, I mean, his shrine to himself. valerief Nov 2015 #46

he made up the story about guy with gun JI7 Nov 2015 #8

Only one thing about this character is real. hifiguy Nov 2015 #12

But wait! MyOwnPeace Nov 2015 #18

I think Carson is just playing with us. RichGirl Nov 2015 #19

What about his story that he almost attacked his mother with a hammer? Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #20

Fabricated erpowers Nov 2015 #21

so this was all a ruse to make him seem more appealing? thesquanderer Nov 2015 #22

He's such a calm person. Why would fundies all these years just ASSUME he used to be a thug? Bucky Nov 2015 #23

After the most egregious bottom feeders chapdrum Nov 2015 #24

This guy lies for the sake of lying NastyRiffraff Nov 2015 #25

why would anyone do this? stage left Nov 2015 #26

Simple: A black man attacking Obama is nirvana for them. nt ErikJ Nov 2015 #45

Carson Says He did Those Things, If So, They Were Crimes, So Of Course, No One Else NonMetro Nov 2015 #27

Ben Carson Fabricated Violent Juvenile Past, CNN Investigation Suggests tcbrola Nov 2015 #28

What HASN'T Ben Carson lied about? Lionel Mandrake Nov 2015 #30

Christian redemption stories of quiet nerd to quiet brain surgeon aren't that interesting alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #31

+1 applegrove Nov 2015 #32

yup he grew up where people knew each other and adults all looked out for JI7 Nov 2015 #33

+1. DawgHouse Nov 2015 #36

LOL kwolf68 Nov 2015 #42

CORRECT Skittles Nov 2015 #43

been arguing all night with local Carson supporters. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2015 #34

I guess this means they are going to have to move his autobiography to the fiction section. nt cstanleytech Nov 2015 #37

Repukes are such horrible people, the only way to get creds with them is to have a horrible past. Rex Nov 2015 #38

geesh, just being a poor kid who became head of J. Hopkins pediatric neurorsurgery is enough wordpix Nov 2015 #40

Publisher told him, "Ben, come back when u got something exciting to tell...... ErikJ Nov 2015 #44

wonder why he Fabricated & is not proud about how well he actually did as a youth in a poverty sit Sunlei Nov 2015 #47

The fake aggression story is important to his political pitch because... hay rick Nov 2015 #49

He has zero machoismo "cred" with repukes. GOLGO 13 Nov 2015 #48

Maybe he's trying to get votes from republican jailbirds. Turbineguy Nov 2015 #50