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.
No. It wasn't. And you know it. So do I.
Carson and Hillary also have the same foreign policy on Russia.
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Donald Trump is FORCING Dr. Ben Carson’s Exit : Why ? To KEEP Ted Cruz at Number Two !
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3357204/posts?page=1
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I am not a Carson supporter, but he was obviously emphasizing how stupid it is to allow Syrian refugees into the country.
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If you read this carefully, Carson was not so loony.
Wallace is the loon, and he is on a mission.
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“top Republicans”
They misspelled GOPe. However, I will say that Carson is clearly not fit to President.
I was on a conservative site that linked to that article. I clicked on it to find out what Carson said. If it hadn’t had transcript and a video, I wouldn’t have posted it.
I have yet to have a Carson supporter give any substantive reason for supporting him.
Carson scares you. I wonder why. Or, is it something else. Carson explained the difference between thinking creatures and reactionary creatures. That was the essence of the brain analogy. Many people are capable of seeing that comment for what it is. At least, those with developed frontal lobes.
Well, I did not say that...and besides, I have never considered Carson to be a serious candidate. That should be more clear when we get into the primary’s.
But I do understand what Carson was trying to convey. It reminded me of my Mother who always told me to use my head, and that many people “did not have the sense that God gave a Billy goat.”
I think when further pressed to answer some more ridiculous questions, Carson said he’s ask face book or something....lol. It was dripping sarcasm, but it’s true that many people can’t tell the difference. I wonder if Billy goats would laugh at it..
Now you’re just trying to throw reason into the discussion. LOL!
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You've nailed it perfectly.
“Carson shares this particular idea with Kasich, Bush, Rubio, Fiorina, Christie, Graham and Clinton. IMHO it’s a stupid idea. So if this makes Carson an inexperienced idiot then it makes all of them inexperienced idiots. “
76 posted on ‎11‎/‎16‎/‎2015‎ ‎6‎:‎13‎:‎03‎ ‎PM by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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>> “I believe i predicted this failure to connect to reality issue...” <<
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That failure may be your own.
Did you read the article carefully?
I’m no Cason fan, but Carson said nothing Loony.
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Ruissia is not engaging ISIS; they are fighting the Syrian rebels that Obama is supporting.
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I posted an article earlier today. I found the info on a blog that I'd never heard of and it contained unsubstantiated info so I searched for a reputable source and posted it. Get it?
I have yet to have a Carson supporter give any substantive reason for supporting him.
I wouldn't know. I said in my first post that I don't support him but neither do I support flame bait on FR.
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>> “On what planet is sparking WWIII by provoking a shooting war with Russia a good idea?” <<
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Nothing Carson suggested would spark WW III.
You’re being hysterical.
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What do u expect from a semi cultist? (Sda)
I don’t know what I was thinking. (eye roll)
He said, “So if this makes Carson an inexperienced idiot....”
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