Ben Carson Is Proving To Be the Bizarre And Incompetent Secretary Of HUD We Expected Him To Be

[DonViejo]

Alex Kotch

Ben Carson Is Proving To Be the Bizarre And Incompetent Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development We Expected Him To Be


April 27, 2017 11:00 am

Since neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on March 2, we’ve barely heard a peep from him. Is it because he’s adjusting to his new position, for which he has no relevant experience? Probably. Is it because, as his surrogate said, that he’s not qualified to run a federal agency? Could be that, too.

Apparently there’s been “an atmosphere of paranoia and guardedness that has enveloped HUD since Trump’s inauguration,” according to a former HUD official under Barack Obama, as reported by Next City.

In his first public remarks as head of HUD in early March, Carson tragically stumbled by referring to slaves as “immigrants.” On March 15, Carson began a “listening tour,” dipping his toes into public scrutiny by traveling to cities in Florida, Michigan and Texas to visit buildings and programs that HUD played a hand in creating. In several awkward cases, Carson has praised an initiative only to find out that Donald Trump’s budget blueprint would eliminate the programs that funded those very projects.

According to a trustee for Dallas County Schools, Carson “and his staff have avoided widely advertising the trip.” His trip to Texas wasn’t announced until hours before his first event, according to CityLab. Carson’s secrecy “may have something to do with the fact that Secretary Carson would rather not have to answer to the public and defend the outrageous budget cuts he and Donald Trump are trying to ram through Congress,” the trustee wrote.

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[RKP5637]

1. Ben's still wondering what he's doing there and WTF HUD means. n/t

[MFM008]

2. Like Ross Perots VP choice.....

Who am I? Why am I here?

A younger Grampa Simpson...

Stick to sweeping grain out of pyramids.

[oberliner]

5. Admiral Stockdale was actually a really smart guy

The "who am I, why am I here" was quite funny (and meant to be).

[MFM008]

6. I watched it live

and it didn't seem like it to me, he seemed addled, confused as to WHY he was there, what was his purpose.

[exboyfil]

3. I can't helping thinking

of the scene in Batman Begins where Rutger Hauer asks Morgan Freeman if he got the memo. Then the later reverse of the roles scene.

I can't find the first, but here is the second.

Secretary Carson obviously did not get the memo.

[BigmanPigman]

4. When is he going on "Dancing With the Stars"?

[Blue_Tires]

7. what... someone's surprised at this outcome??