Posted on 11/16/2015 3:35:35 PM PST by conservativejoy
Fox News Sunday tried to ask Ben Carson some policy questions about the terrorist attack in Paris, and the result was a dose of insanity that include a lectured on brain sizes, and Carson's support for a shooting war with Russia.
Carson was asked four times by host Chris Wallace what his response to the Paris attacks would be if he were president, and he couldn't answer, but the real crazy was yet to come.
In response to the question about whether the US should accept refugees from Syria, Carson went on a rant about the human brain:
WALLACE: The Obama administration has said before that it would accept up to 10,000 Syrian refugees as part of the humanitarian crisis. We now learn that one of these attackers had a Syrian passport that indicated he had been part of the refugee flood into Europe in October. Would you continue that policy?
CARSON: Well, you know, as I've said all along, you know, bringing people into this country from that area of the world I think is a huge mistake. Because why wouldn't they infiltrate them with people who are ideologically opposed to us? It would be foolish for them not to do that. So, we need to be very compassionate to understand that these people have been displaced and we should use our expertise and resources to help get them resettle over there, and to support them over there, but to bring them here under these circumstances is a suspension of intellect.
You know, the reason that the human brain has these big frontal lobes as opposed to other animals, because we can engage in rational thought processing, we can, you know, extract information from the past, the present, process it and project it into a plan. Animals, on the other hand, have big brain stems and rudimentary things, because they react. We don't have to just react, we can think.
Carson took crazy to another level when he suggested getting into a shooting war with Russia in Syria:
WALLACE: Dr. Carson what happens if the Russians respond to that by shooting down one of our planes?
CARSON: I would do that in conjunction with the Turkish forces along the Syrian/Turkish border where a huge number of those refugees located. It's a humanitarian thing to try to provide them a safe haven for now.
WALLACE: But sir, if I may press my-
CARSON: And I would make sure that the Russians understood that we are going to do that.
WALLACE: If I may press my point, what do you do if – after we shoot down a Russian plane, they shoot down one of ours?
CARSON: If they violate it, we will, in fact, enforce it. And, you know, we'll see what happened. You know, too, for us to always be backing down because we are afraid of a conflict, that's not how we became a great nation, Chris.
WALLACE: But you're talking about getting potentially into a shooting war with Russia over Syria?
CARSON: Well, if we established a no fly zone and we make clear the rules, if they violate it, that's why you have a no-fly zone. That's the very definition of a no fly zone. You can't fly there.
Ben Carson was asked policy question about the kind of unexpected crisis that all presidents must deal with, and he showed that he is completely unfit for office.
Rambling about the size of the human brain is not answer to a question about continuing the policy of accepting Syrian refugees. The idea that the United States could get into a shooting war with Russia to protect a no fly zone in Syria was flat out insane.
Over the weekend, top Republicans privately admitted that they viewed both Carson and Trump as unfit to be Commander In Chief. Republicans are terrified that Trump or Carson will win their party's nomination and lead the party to a crushing defeat. After Carson's appearance on Fox News, he appears to be even less sane than Trump.
Ben Carson's success as a presidential candidate demonstrates just how crazy Republican voters have become.
Cue theme music from “Shaft.”
The loon strikes again.
Facepalm.
PoliticusUSA makes Salon look like CATO.
I believe i predicted this failure to connect to reality issue, and people are supporting this guy? THEY need help!
I’m no Carson fan. I don’t think he’s qualified.
But his answers were reasonable to someone who has the intellect to understand them. I can understand. The reporter is too stupid to get it.
His comments regarding the brain were basically a rip against democrats who are currently failing to use their full brain capacity.
I don't know about establishing a no fly zone, but if we do then we have to treat it as such. Carson is basically saying I'm not going to do what Obama did and draw a red line and then do nothing when someone crosses it.
And of course the democrats lead by Hillary Clinton totally supportive of Black Lives Matter (aka nutter lives irrelevant) are going to win hands down. Doubt it very seriously. There is no more democrat party just anarchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJAuVQlLxD0
So Trumps numbers will go up to....52-63%??
Well, that’s one web site that needs a visit from ISIS.
The article was almost entirely the transcript of the interview. I think it demonstrates in Carson’s own words why he is dangerously unprepared for POTUS.
PoliticusUSA doesn’t even deserve to be called a left-wing rag.
They probably have ISIS on staff already.
Go big or go home, I want at least 80% for Trump.
Full blown Nutter?
har, har
Looks folks, I’m sure he was just misremembering his cue card answers from his pre-show prep. Nothing to see here.
The problem is, Syria has given Russia permission to fly there. Russia is currently doing the job Obama won’t do.
The Carson/SDA food pyramid from Loma Linda.
There are many causes for vitamin B12 deficiency.
Surprisingly, two of them are practices often undertaken to improve health:
1. Vegetarian diet
2. weight-loss surgery.
http://chriskresser.com/b12-deficiency-a-silent-epidemic-with-serious-consequences/
A primary sign of low B12 levels is a constant lack of energy.
Oct 26, 2015 - On Friday in Miami, Trump had ripped Carson for having even less energy than Jeb Bush, whom Trump has called low-energy.
The Russians push Obama boy around and Carson said we can't allow that.
And I say this as someone opposed to Carson's policies. I do not want him as President. It would be a disaster.
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