The beginning of the end. Too bad. He’s accomplished so much in his life that he really didn’t need to fabricate or embellish.
Bummer.
now it becomes: “what else has he lied about ?”
That is what gets me! Why do people who are indeed successful feel the need to lie about their past in this way? Down and out people do it to make themselves look/feel better; but often it is someone like Carson- he was a brain surgeon- where is the need to make things up?
I have to say when I heard him tell the story of being accepted at West Point, and turning it down I felt he was saying he didn’t accept because that wasn’t good enough for him- as if he was too good for West Point or the Army. It made me think twice at the time, did not impress me.
Not sure what his intention was with this story, but to me it was not impressive when he told it, and now that it comes out it is a lie, really not good.
Too close to stolen valor to me. I know I am quite touchy about that subject but pretty sure I am not the only one.
Exactly! Why embellish your record when you are such a well accomplished man already? I just don’t get it man.