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Nice discussion abhi123 Oct 2015 #1
Welcome to DU ... surrealAmerican Oct 2015 #16
Welcome aboard. It sometimes gets rough in here especially during primary season. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #35
That sort of thinking is part and parcel of the modern republican party. hollowdweller Oct 2015 #2
Never forget — Ben Carson is a wacko! immoderate Oct 2015 #3
Ignorance gabeana Oct 2015 #4
I hear the place that scores truth in statements gave ZERO percent to both Carson and Trump randys1 Oct 2015 #51
Yes conservatives do like to harken back to the 19th century underpants Oct 2015 #5
My dad was an amateur boat builder Maeve Oct 2015 #6
Does Carson also think amateurs should try brain surgery? BINGO! B Calm Oct 2015 #7
"X-Ray of (Dizzy) Dean's Head Reveals Nothing." Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #9
I don't think Carson should attempt brain surgery since the one he did on himself did not go well. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #37
I had a friend years ago who tried to build his own boat Warpy Oct 2015 #60
Joseph Goebbels was a doctor; Jesus was a community organizer gratuitous Oct 2015 #8
Goebbels wasn't a doctor although he had a doctorate. COLGATE4 Oct 2015 #10
Yup. Ph.D. in German Literature. hifiguy Oct 2015 #30
That the Professional Political Class has screwed over the American Voter is somehow... Shandris Oct 2015 #11
Yeah, there are a lot of things to not like about Carson. This isn't one of them LettuceSea Oct 2015 #15
The dolts and rubes back Trump and Carson hifiguy Oct 2015 #31
I agree LettuceSea Oct 2015 #45
Unfortunately we seem to have more dolts and rubes in this country smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #73
Dolts and rubes are now evenly split between Carson and Trump. But Sanders supporter are NOT that. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #80
I was making no comparisons. hifiguy Oct 2015 #83
What? I don't think you really understood my post. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #84
But, the ark was built at the direction of God... TreasonousBastard Oct 2015 #12
I'm pretty sure the last time I checked more people die in that Ark myth than the Titanic reality. Johonny Oct 2015 #22
Yeah, there is that. BUT, they deserved it. TreasonousBastard Oct 2015 #58
Jethro Bodine Mendocino Oct 2015 #13
I thought Louie Gohmert said that? (nm) Elwood P Dowd Oct 2015 #17
I have to give a thumbs up hifiguy Oct 2015 #33
Do you remember Mendocino Oct 2015 #81
Vividly. hifiguy Oct 2015 #82
Tomorrow Never Knows Mendocino Oct 2015 #87
Did the Ark sink on its maiden voyage? edbermac Oct 2015 #14
That would be what he was saying, yes. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #18
No and that is his point, you leave thing to the pros and they fuck it up. Rex Oct 2015 #20
Ben Carson of course, was baked by Elves in a large tree. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #19
He thinks evolution was created by the devil. Because we are made out of dirt and a spare rib. Rex Oct 2015 #21
"It is just as dignified to be a modified monkey as it is to be modified dirt" A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #23
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What gets me really Rex Oct 2015 #26
rock lobster! 0rganism Oct 2015 #46
I've seen an entire damn biosphere in an erstwhile shrimp container before Fumesucker Oct 2015 #86
DUzy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2015 #25
Defintely a DUzy! hifiguy Oct 2015 #36
He's this kind of brain surgeon SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #71
OMG, hifiguy Oct 2015 #72
The imaginary starship I built in my backyard Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #27
Ooh. I want a ride! hifiguy Oct 2015 #29
Of course it does. Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #32
All I can say is hifiguy Oct 2015 #39
Please! ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #34
Dude, you missed the hangar Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #66
Yeah, well... NuclearDem Oct 2015 #38
Anyone who seriously believes a hifiguy Oct 2015 #28
Not sure Carson isn't self-medicating on thorazine. GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #75
He has the zombie shuffle hifiguy Oct 2015 #76
"Critics have questioned whether it makes sense to elect him president." Yavin4 Oct 2015 #40
No Ben, the Titanic was built by people who didn't fully understand the SCIENCE of metallurgy. tanyev Oct 2015 #41
Disney isn't true? hifiguy Oct 2015 #42
Sorry, no. And this didn't happen, either. tanyev Oct 2015 #43
LOL! hifiguy Oct 2015 #47
Shhhhhh! Don't ever say that out loud! Rex Oct 2015 #48
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'He sounds like some twentysomething hack blogger.' Rex Oct 2015 #49
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That was...and interesting sub-thread. Rex Oct 2015 #52
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It is all in understanding the difference between X and XY. Rex Oct 2015 #57
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Now you done it! Red crayon for you! Rex Oct 2015 #61
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Meanwhile they all have been in timeoutland at one time or another. Rex Oct 2015 #64
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I think some of us are in agreement that honest discussion and fun replies Rex Oct 2015 #67
Pssst...nobody tell Ben the Ark is just pretend. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #54
Hey, Ben! The Ark is a fairy story. The Titanic was built by capitalists who cut corners Warpy Oct 2015 #55
Funny, I don't remember any of that from the movie KamaAina Oct 2015 #56
this may be true of his career as professional pediatric neurosurgeon, after all TheSarcastinator Oct 2015 #63
0rganism: the ark is a Bronze Age Myth, the Titanic was built 0rganism Oct 2015 #68
The builders of the Titanic are mostly irrelevant to its sinking VMA131Marine Oct 2015 #69
this seems to indicate he is purposely dumbing it down for a certain crowd JI7 Oct 2015 #70
The dude seriously believes the Noah's Ark crap?!! You just WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #74
So that means when I need brain surgery I should go to an amateur brain surgeon? Huh? nt thereismore Oct 2015 #77
It's so good to see Dr Carson taking a stand on important current issues like this! struggle4progress Oct 2015 #78
The "Titanic" worked just find until it hit an iceberg. krispos42 Oct 2015 #79
There are an estimated Mendocino Oct 2015 #85
Well, most of those species are insects KamaAina Oct 2015 #88
Well Mendocino Oct 2015 #89
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