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Dr. Ben Carson really doesn’t want to be president
Hotair ^ | 07/05/2014 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 07/06/2014 6:41:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 07/06/2014 6:41:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

He isn’t ready. I would love to see him as a Senator, though. He could bring a lot to the table when it comes to health care—and getting government out of the market.


2 posted on 07/06/2014 6:45:09 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SeekAndFind

I like him, I admire him, but I do not want Dr. Carson to run for President.


3 posted on 07/06/2014 6:46:08 PM PDT by Argus
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have you noticed that everybody who goes in that office after about three years looks like they’ve been there 20 years.

Reagan didn't.

4 posted on 07/06/2014 6:47:58 PM PDT by Maceman
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To: SeekAndFind

He does not have enough political experience to run for president. (I really want a governor) But there is a Maryland senate seat coping up for grabs, and I think he could do a good job as a senator.


5 posted on 07/06/2014 6:51:00 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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Maceman:" have you noticed that everybody who goes in that office after about three years looks like they’ve been there 20 years.
Reagan didn't."

He was used to working with 'actors" and comedians !!

6 posted on 07/06/2014 6:53:00 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Political Correctness is Tyranny .. with manners ! Charlton Heston)
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To: SoFloFreeper
“He isn’t ready.”

I respect the intent of your comment, but have a somewhat different view. IMHO, pretty much anyone who cares about the US and who has a modest amount of common sense could be a good President. Without the slightest question. On the other hand, you could take a bunch of ‘geniuses’ and have disasters in that office. It's not that you are asked to do high level theoretical physics. You are asked to pick trustable and competent advisors, and weigh their advice in making common sense decisions that are in the best interest of the country.

Carson may not be ready, but it would be because he hasn't learned to be exactly what we don't want in a President - a dishonest manipulative political operative.

7 posted on 07/06/2014 6:54:15 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: SeekAndFind

I think the good doctor is a perceptive man. We live in absurd times. Presidential politics as we know it today is a whole other level of absurdity. If whatever enthusiasm you might have for the job, whatever willingness and desire you might have to serve your country in that position, isn’t mixed with at least some trepidation about that, you are not sane enough to be allowed in it.


8 posted on 07/06/2014 6:56:30 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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“Dr. Ben Carson really doesn’t want to be president”

How about Surgeon General of the US?

Has a nice ring to it. . . .


9 posted on 07/06/2014 6:57:05 PM PDT by Hulka
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Well the chief dangers seem to be

(1) You will age quickly
(2) You might get shot

That’s about it. People of good will (in the Lord) ought to consider such a sacrifice.


10 posted on 07/06/2014 6:57:49 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Hulka

That would explode lefty heads.


11 posted on 07/06/2014 6:58:12 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The fact that he doesn’t want the job makes him a better choice for the presidency.

IMO, anyone who would actively seek the presidency is immediately suspect...the pay isn’t all that great and the anal exam required to run is painful.

Anyone who wants the presidency for the power the position grants is likely to be an evil sonofabitch.


12 posted on 07/06/2014 6:59:56 PM PDT by Bobalu (Israel is the most long-suffering and peace loving nation on Earth.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

My point is the best Presidents in modern times are executive branch men....governors to be specific.

Carson has much to contribute, I like him very much.


13 posted on 07/06/2014 7:00:00 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Generally, an ex-governor will be a more skilled president.


14 posted on 07/06/2014 7:01:11 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Certainly there could be room for Carson in a presidential cabinet.


15 posted on 07/06/2014 7:02:16 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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“My point is the best Presidents in modern times are executive branch men....governors to be specific.”

I understand, and I absolutely appreciate your perspective. I guess I'm just so sick of the press propping up Obama as a genius. From my perspective Carson is so much more qualified.

16 posted on 07/06/2014 7:05:28 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: SoFloFreeper
My point is the best Presidents in modern times are executive branch men....governors to be specific.

Big Dawg excepted, right? :)

17 posted on 07/06/2014 7:06:24 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: SeekAndFind
George Washington didn't want to be POTUS either. He served because a new nation needed him.

(I am not comparing Ben Carson to George Washington.)

18 posted on 07/06/2014 7:09:03 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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Interesting timing. I just finished watching Gifted hands 2 minutes ago. Great film


19 posted on 07/06/2014 7:18:05 PM PDT by cyclotic (America's premier outdoor adventure association for boys-traillifeusa.com)
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RE: I would love to see him as a Senator, though

How about Secretary of Health and Human Services?


20 posted on 07/06/2014 7:19:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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