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Showing Original Post only (View all)Ben Carson admits making up West Point scholarship: report [View all]
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's campaign admitted Friday that the former neurosurgeon fabricated a story about applying to and being accepted at West Point. Carson's campaign made the admission in response to an inquiry from Politico. West Point has no record of Carson applying for admission, Politico said. In Carson's book "Gifted Hands," he says he got a "full scholarship" to the military academy.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ben-carson-admits-making-up-west-point-scholarship-report-2015-11-06
The beginning of the end for Dr. Ben Carson.
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I think the Christitian Right will ignore this, as they have a history of ignoring stuff because God
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2015
#6
But he's still standing by his account of being the first teenager on the moon, right?
Bucky
Nov 2015
#7
Excellent point. The Koch brothers may spend a billion dollars this time, for all we know. (eom)
StevieM
Nov 2015
#18
Funny just the other day I was thinking - is it really going winnow down to Trump?
underpants
Nov 2015
#38
Clearly the elite liberal media is trying to tear down their hero
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2015
#61
There was a guy on Stephanie Miller this am from Mississippi defending him and saying us liburals
kimbutgar
Nov 2015
#37
the problem with padding a resume, putting it into book form and publishing it prior to elections
Sheepshank
Nov 2015
#51
Attending West Point implies a full scholarship. There is no cost involved.
The_Casual_Observer
Nov 2015
#52
No. But there is now competition for being the biggest joke in the clown car. /nt
NCjack
Nov 2015
#68
Dr. Carson discovered America! This man needs to be evaluated in a psyche ward!
mfcorey1
Nov 2015
#69
Shit everyone accepted to the USMA gets a "full scholarship" + a monthly stipend. Duh. eom
mrmpa
Nov 2015
#73
I never thought of Carson as anything more than a conman and a snakeoil salesman
prouddemfromaustin44
Nov 2015
#91
his base isn't going to care, will find some way to blame this on the "librul media"
niyad
Nov 2015
#100
That is all he had to do up front. Instead he continued to push the lie, and thus dig himself in a
still_one
Nov 2015
#109
Why do we let the oligarchy's Mian Stream Media focus our attention on idiots
daybranch
Nov 2015
#112