The 1st Black Republican President?

The Root ^ | March 17, 2013

[nickcarraway]

Famed surgeon and Obama critic Ben Carson fires up the Republican base gathered at CPAC.

While Sarah Palin and her Big Gulp stunt generated the most laughs at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, the event made clear that she is no longer the GOP's rising star. Only five short years after she burst onto the national scene, Palin was overshadowed by those perceived as representing the GOP's best hope at reclaiming the White House. Among them was Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. But there was another rising star who emerged at this year's gathering. Only he's not a politician -- yet: Dr. Benjamin Carson.

Carson is one of the best-known black doctors ever; so well known, in fact, that his life story was the subject of a film starring Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr., titled Gifted Hands. The title refers to Carson's gifts as a surgeon. He became the youngest division head in the history of Johns Hopkins Hospital when he became director of pediatric neurosurgery at age 33.

He is known for executing some of the most groundbreaking surgeries of the last two decades, among them separating two conjoined twins. His rapid ascension followed his graduation from the University of Michigan Medical School and Yale University as an undergraduate. But what makes his accomplishments particularly impressive and compelling is that he grew up in poverty. Carson is the embodiment of the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mantra that so many conservatives espouse.

A devout Christian, he has made no secret of some of his socially conservative positions, among them opposing abortion. Though Carson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2008, it was not until earlier this year that he first began to be considered a political contender.

[nickcarraway]

I didn’t eve know he was black. But I thought it was interesting the media would even bring this up. Usually they would hide someone like this at all costs.

[Carry_Okie]

Usually they would hide someone like this at all costs.

Yup. That's what has me so suspicious.

At the National Prayer Breakfast, he gave Obama a licking on C-SPAN; so there was no way they could ignore it then, and then it was followed up by Hannity and BOR. Bad sign.

[GraceG]

I don’t think there will be another Republic President, black or otherwise...

I wouldn’t mind it if the next Tea Party or whatever the conservative party’s name ends up being is black man.

A black man with the fiscal common sense of Herman Cain, the Constitutionality of Rand Paul, and the Faith of Sarah Palin!

[onyx]

The author

Sarah Palin is NEVER over shadowed

She made no claims nor even hinted at a run for the presidency. She was very complimentary of other young, rising stars whom she helped get elected and Senator Cruz, who introduced her made sure to say that he owed his election to her!


Thank you, Kolath for this picture!

[MaxMax]

Black Male Presidents are so yesterday. The GOP needs to find a Black Lesbian Transvestite Vegetarian
with an Environmental PHD. Yea, that's the ticket.

[JSteff]

So once again the 4 million NON VOTING conservatives from the last election show us again what they will NOT do.... like vote for what is conservative. Yep they certainly are showing their little tantrum ways.

We saw lots of that here on FR and they certainly are about to show us again.... just like when they would not vote for the republican and instead ELECTED obama. Again thank you children.

[IrishBrigade]

...Good Lord, but Sarah Palin looks sweet in that picture...

[vox_freedom]

LOLOL