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2016 Postmortem

Adrahil

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4. Thing is he's clearly NOT dumb. What he is...

Reply to newfie11 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:41 AM

Oct 2015

Is a perfect example of outcome-based thinking. He decides on an answer and then interprets or ignore evidence as necessary to support the answer.

It's what the entire Republican party does all the time. It's how they manage to believe in supply-side economincs. Joe Scar doesn't want to admit that, of course, but in many ways, Carson is their perfect candidate since he exemplifies their basis of thought.

Some Democrats do it too.... It's a plague on humanity.

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Poor Morning Joe is befuddled about Ben Carson's lead in the polls. He is dumbstruck and has no [View all] monmouth4 Oct 2015 OP

Dumbfounded in a racist sense? LakeVermilion Oct 2015 #1

No, not racist. I think Carsons's stupidity is what bothers him. I agree..LOL...n/t monmouth4 Oct 2015 #2

I agree with him newfie11 Oct 2015 #3

Thing is he's clearly NOT dumb. What he is... Adrahil Oct 2015 #4

Your right, it is a plague on humanity. Nt newfie11 Oct 2015 #6

Two points... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #5

Carson is highly intelligent, but the GOP voters are dumb and he has to play to idiot base. JRLeft Oct 2015 #7