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While many of his GOP colleagues would love to do away with the Department of Education, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson wants to keep it around and for a special reason. Carsons refusal to eliminate the federal agency contains a sinister ulterior motive he wants to use the Dept. of Education to police extreme political bias at colleges around the United States.
Carson announced these self-serving plans in an appearance on Glenn Becks radio show on Wednesday morning during a rapid-fire Q&A. Beck asked the candidate if part of Carsons educational policy would include eliminating the department. Smirking, Carson answered:
I actually have something I would use the Department of Education to do.
It would be to monitor our institutions of higher education for extreme political bias and deny funding if it exists.
Of course, the conservative radio host agreed with Carsons position and said, I like that.
So basically, one of the most politically incorrect Republican presidential candidates supports having a government agency rule over what is/isnt politically extreme speech on college campuses. This is in stark contrast to his rivals positions on the subject. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) supports abolishing the department, and front-runner Donald Trump is in favor of significantly cutting back to empower local districts.
Read more: http://www.occupydemocrats.com/ben-carson-as-president-i-will-deny-federal-funding-to-liberal-colleges-6/
drm604
(16,230 posts)Reality has a liberal bias.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)trusty elf
(7,391 posts)two of whom are staunch lefties, but the third, my sister, is a "conservative" reshrublican/jayzus freak who loves this guy. I think she must have fallen on her head when she was little.
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TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)trusty elf
(7,391 posts)The current crop of GOP hopefuls is so fookin' nuts that I've gotten inspired again.
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In case you're wondering about the crabs, "ben carson" is an anagram for "neon crabs".
TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)I thought that he was born under the sign of Cancer so the explanation does help and I didn't unscramble that anagram. Usually I catch on to those things since I'm pretty decent at puzzles due to my math background.
I also need to work on improving my Photoshop skills I was a layout editor on my college newspaper so I know a lot of the technical terms and have a decent eye for art, but I can't draw or paint worth a hoot.
tblue37
(65,340 posts)Does anyone know what happened to him?
trusty elf
(7,391 posts)I really enjoyed his zany, uninhibited and colorful graphics. We used to pm each other from time to time. As I recall he was in Latin America for a while, but I lost track of him. He was a well-loved character here on DU.
pampango
(24,692 posts)that they are catering to.