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Shoulders of Giants

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8. I hope he is their nominee.

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Sun Oct 11, 2015, 01:01 AM

Oct 2015

He would be the easiest candidate to beat. He has very extremist positions on the issues, very little charisma, and almost no knowledge of how government operates. He makes Sarah Palin seem like Plato in comparison.

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Ben Carson is unfit for public office [View all] -none Oct 2015 OP

Indeed, Dr. Squinty is... JCMach1 Oct 2015 #1

Non sequitur ryan_cats Oct 2015 #2

I agree. elleng Oct 2015 #3

We hold this truth to be self-evident. KeepItReal Oct 2015 #4

I hope he is joking olddots Oct 2015 #5

Absolutely the worst thing I have ever heard a presidential candidate say.... Punkingal Oct 2015 #6

His unfitness is exactly why the extreme right wants him. Kablooie Oct 2015 #7

I hope he is their nominee. Shoulders of Giants Oct 2015 #8

He won't be. 840high Oct 2015 #13

He is a fine example of a Glib Sociopath™ who went into medicine instead of business school. nt Electric Monk Oct 2015 #9

Bingo, someone finally got it. -none Oct 2015 #10

Yep - LiberalElite Oct 2015 #16

pretty bad when you sound nuttier than Trump and Jindal and Cruz Skittles Oct 2015 #11

All of them running for the republican nomination are a bunch of akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #12

I know a lot of doctors learn to look at dead bodies with scientific detachment nxylas Oct 2015 #14

He's just creepy. Does anyone else see this? ms liberty Oct 2015 #15

Carson is a nut case Gothmog Oct 2015 #17

To paraphrase Che, the life of one human being is worth more than KingCharlemagne Oct 2015 #18

Noah Ponzer took 11 bullets at Sandy Hook. HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #19

OMG.... Punkingal Oct 2015 #20

So horrifying XemaSab Oct 2015 #22

Oh god, I can't imagine what it must have been like for her. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #23

It is frightening to contemplate..... DFW Oct 2015 #21

the man is vile napkinz Oct 2015 #24