# Ben Carson considered for...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-considered-for/771686>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-considered-for/771686 "2016-11-12T20:09:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-considered-for/771686/21 "2016-11-15T14:54:39Z")

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> [@quiltguy](#):
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> How about Surgeon General? He’ll get to wear a totally bitchin’ uniform, and probably won’t be able to do too much damage.

The Surgeon General isn’t just a figurehead; he or she manages the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which has 6,700 (or so) health professionals. The current Surgeon General started a software company and also “served as the president of Doctors for America, a non-profit organization comprised of more than 16,000 physicians and medical students in all 50 states who work with patients and policymakers to build a high quality, affordable healthcare system for all.”

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**Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-considered-for/771686/22 "2016-11-15T15:00:22Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> It hasn’t actually been proven that he lied, so much as proven that he couldn’t prove it was true.
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> Plus I invoke the Reagan defense, that all personal anecdotes over 20 years old are assumed honest even if proven inaccurate. People tend to remember things a certain way, and the more influential the anecdote was on their character the more likely it is to become more legend than fact.

So even if he didn’t stab someone in anger, he’s now capable of it?  
I don’t see that as an improvement.

Reagan was a senile old fool. I’m not going to consider that a plus.

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