Dr. Ben Carson throws his hat in the ring.

Then you were not paying attention during those years. Originally Posted by pyramider

During which years?

While Martin Luther King was alive and well?

Please enlighten me then. We'll see who's been paying attention.

As for those who have their heads in the OpEd pages ... the "point" of bashing Christians and whining about "religious zealots' is ....

.. on a scale of 1 to 10, MLK was a 12+..

... as far as his Christianity is (was) concerned.

Have "we' gone so far backwards in the race war Obaminable has been stirring up with Holder's gasoline that "we" now distnguish between Black religious people and White religious people?

After all ... isn't this thread about a Black brain surgeon?

Rioseco, the first Vegas odds have been posted, and only your low post count keeps you out of the top spot for Dipshit of the Year.

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Thanks for all that enlightenment Mr. Obamenajah Jism Breath !

Back to the original post. As much as you all claim to like Mr. Carson there is no way in hell he will win Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the primaries. Republicans are not going to vote for this guy. He will end up like Allen Keys and Hermann Cain. He's just the new flavor of the month. The Republicans had a qualified black candidate in Mr. Powell but he was probably smart enough to realize the outcome had he ran.

Back to the original post. As much as you all claim to like Mr. Carson there is no way in hell he will win Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the primaries. Republicans are not going to vote for this guy. He will end up like Allen Keys and Hermann Cain. He's just the new flavor of the month. The Republicans had a qualified black candidate in Mr. Powell but he was probably smart enough to realize the outcome had he ran. Originally Posted by rayg07

Mr Powell is a Ozombie... Thank you very much... next

Back to the original post. As much as you all claim to like Mr. Carson there is no way in hell he will win Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the primaries. Republicans are not going to vote for this guy. He will end up like Allen Keys and Hermann Cain. He's just the new flavor of the month. The Republicans had a qualified black candidate in Mr. Powell but he was probably smart enough to realize the outcome had he ran. Originally Posted by rayg07

If Colin Powell wishes to run for President, he needs to do it on The Democrat Ticket.

If Colin Powell wishes to run for President, he needs to do it on The Democrat Ticket. Originally Posted by Jackie S

He's damaged goods.

ala Adai Stevenson and the Bay of Pigs U.N. presentation.

Powell is another one who falls in the category of being well like by allot of people but he is a terrible politician.

He needs to quit being a guest on Fox. Originally Posted by LexusLover

He did...or rather Fox News did it for him.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...th-ben-carson/

I will make my decision on Dr Ben after I hear his opinion on the 2nd amendment. I hope he doesn't let me down. Originally Posted by IIFFOFRDB

Law-abiding citizens absolutely should have gun rights

Ben Carson said he changed his mind and was against gun registration because "sinister internal forces" could surface in that scenario. He "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns." He said, "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, I do think we have to be intelligent"ÿand address situations where people with AK-47s are mowing people down.ÿ "We need to discuss, 'Is there something we can do?'ÿ We have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights." Source: Tony Lee onÿBreitbart.com , Mar 10, 2014
Law-abiding citizens have right to guns without registration

He "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns." He said, "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, We have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights." Q Source: Breitbart.com, "Martial Law," by Tony Lee , Mar 10, 2014
Semi-automatic weapons ok in countryside, but not cities

Appearing on Glenn Beck's radio show this past week, Carson took a vastly different stance from most conservatives on the issue of gun control, claiming you shouldn't be able to own semi-automatic weapons in large cities. Asked by Beck for his thoughts on the Second Amendment, Carson gave the popular pro-gun argument: "There's a reason for the Second Amendment; people do have the right to have weapons."
But when asked whether people should be allowed to own "semi-automatic weapons," the doctor replied: "It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I'm afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it," Carson elaborated. However, if you live "out in the country somewhere by yourself" and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, "I've no problem with that." Source: Andrew Kirell on mediaite.com , Mar 3, 2013

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Ben_...un_Control.htm


On that sight you can pick from many issues to see where the candidates stand.

He did...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...th-ben-carson/



Law-abiding citizens absolutely should have gun rights

Ben Carson said he changed his mind and was against gun registration because "sinister internal forces" could surface in that scenario. He "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns." He said, "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, I do think we have to be intelligent"ÿand address situations where people with AK-47s are mowing people down.ÿ "We need to discuss, 'Is there something we can do?'ÿ We have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights." Source: Tony Lee onÿBreitbart.com , Mar 10, 2014
Law-abiding citizens have right to guns without registration

He "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns." He said, "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, We have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights." Q Source: Breitbart.com, "Martial Law," by Tony Lee , Mar 10, 2014
Semi-automatic weapons ok in countryside, but not cities

Appearing on Glenn Beck's radio show this past week, Carson took a vastly different stance from most conservatives on the issue of gun control, claiming you shouldn't be able to own semi-automatic weapons in large cities. Asked by Beck for his thoughts on the Second Amendment, Carson gave the popular pro-gun argument: "There's a reason for the Second Amendment; people do have the right to have weapons."
But when asked whether people should be allowed to own "semi-automatic weapons," the doctor replied: "It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I'm afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it," Carson elaborated. However, if you live "out in the country somewhere by yourself" and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, "I've no problem with that."



http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Ben_...un_Control.htm


On that sight you can pick from many issues to see where the candidates stand. Originally Posted by boardman

It should be noted that "past week" would be about February 2013.

"Past week" would be about February 2013. Originally Posted by I B Hankering

I originally left off the date on the last one. I fixed it.

Not sure how many people have been "mowed down" with AK47s. I don't think that's been the weapon of choice. That might show a lack of understanding on Carson's part.

I don't know how you draw boundaries on where you can have a semi automatic. What happens when urban sprawl encroaches on that boundary.

Back to the original post. As much as you all claim to like Mr. Carson there is no way in hell he will win Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the primaries. Republicans are not going to vote for this guy. He will end up like Allen Keys and Hermann Cain. He's just the new flavor of the month. The Republicans had a qualified black candidate in Mr. Powell but he was probably smart enough to realize the outcome had he ran. Originally Posted by rayg07

Iowa just elected their first woman Senator. Yeah she was white. I[m not sure good politicians necessarily do well in Iowa simply because they are politicians. Especially on the Republican side.

Seems to me Iowa tends to select the politicians who they feel most connected with. It's all about the message and how they convey it. Huckabee did well in Iowa not because he was a Baptist minister but because he could talk to people and get them to understand what he represented.

Not quite, about 20 years ago Hoelze, I thinck I spelled it correctly, tried to take over the TX Republican party. He was a religious zealot. Originally Posted by pyramider

Don't remember him.

Tried? I guess that means he was not successful then. Kinda helps make my point doesn't it?

He did...or rather Fox News did it for him. Originally Posted by boardman

He was on about a week ago.

Don't remember him.

Tried? I guess that means he was not successful then. Kinda helps make my point doesn't it? Originally Posted by boardman

I guess that makes 2 ... who were not "paying attention"!

May be I just thought he had escaped from the Austin State School?

(Many of them remain in the Austin area .... they can blend in there.)