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M.G.

(250 posts)
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 12:27 PM Nov 2015

Ben Carson literally does not know what the United States looks like [View all]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday expressed his support for a growing contingent of governors who are against allowing Syrian refugees into the United States — but he shared an incorrect graphic of the lower 48 states in the process.

Carson's campaign shared the botched map, which transposed much of New England above New Hampshire, on Twitter and Facebook.

"I am standing with the 31 Governors who are fighting to keep our nation safe," the Facebook post, which has since been deleted, read. "We do not currently have the means to adequately vet the thousands of refugees that the Obama Administration wants to bring into the United States."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-refugee-map-fail



Ben Carson's crack team of advisors literally can't identify what the United States looks like:

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Don't know much about ge-o-gra-phy... nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1
Based on his logic less ramblings lark Nov 2015 #2
Ben Carson don't know much about history. Initech Nov 2015 #25
You get me. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #41
I saw my first heaven05 Nov 2015 #3
I've seen two, one next to a Stop Planned Parenthood sticker mountain grammy Nov 2015 #29
I think that the Republicans missed their chance when the intellectual giant Sarah Palin wasn't LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #30
yep heaven05 Nov 2015 #37
How the heck did they do that?? DCBob Nov 2015 #4
Here's one of the comments NV Whino Nov 2015 #5
LOL livetohike Nov 2015 #7
oh lordy hibbing Nov 2015 #8
Geography ain't brain surgery C_U_L8R Nov 2015 #6
Vermonnecticut is lovely in the fall. nt. Greg K Nov 2015 #9
Surrender monkeys can't figure out where they are. truthisfreedom Nov 2015 #10
What in the world? alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #11
I don't understand either! yardwork Nov 2015 #18
What they are saying is - In Pres. Carson's America we all get shrimp!!! underpants Nov 2015 #27
he thought Vermont and NH were conjoined twins Enrique Nov 2015 #36
Here you go KamaAina Nov 2015 #12
JFC romanic Nov 2015 #14
New England's making a run for it. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #22
Celebrity Jeopardy! Ben Carson, GW Bush and Donald Trump mdbl Nov 2015 #13
What is wrong with this man? Beacool Nov 2015 #15
I hope he was able to tell where the pancreas was supposed to be as opposed to the spleen. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #21
I honestly think he's whacked out on dope. Frank Cannon Nov 2015 #44
I've been in graphic design for years... Tracer Nov 2015 #16
Exactly BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #17
No wonder its so cold here in NH today. bunnies Nov 2015 #19
On the upside, VT had a lot of oceanfront property. n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #20
I smell a Bill Belichick/N.E. Patriots dirty trick. Yavin4 Nov 2015 #23
Shit's getting real, Pres. Snow ain't playing around. DRoseDARs Nov 2015 #24
Good news for me! I just discovered I live in Canada. Vinca Nov 2015 #26
Build a wall.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #31
Clearly, somebody was asleep at the switch. Eugene Nov 2015 #28
the more and more I hear about ben crazy carson and his "team"... Javaman Nov 2015 #32
I'm starting to wonder if this is another Armstrong Williams scam and Ben is merely a willing pawn. tanyev Nov 2015 #33
Listen. You may not agree with his 53-state strategy, but that doesn't make it unworkable. n/t eggplant Nov 2015 #34
too many U.S. Americans don't have maps Enrique Nov 2015 #35
Ben Carson proves that Miss South Carolina was right. Frank Cannon Nov 2015 #46
It has to have been intentional M.G. Nov 2015 #38
They've disowned New Hampshire..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #39
You have to go out of your way to fuck up that badly jmowreader Nov 2015 #40
... thus proving that "Reality TV" has finally jumped the shark. Nihil Nov 2015 #42
Carson needs a few lessons from Senator Al Franken... Tom_Foolery Nov 2015 #43
Will be fun to see how they spin this. EndElectoral Nov 2015 #45
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