# Ben Carson for President thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 31, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554 "2015-08-31T22:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/821 "2016-01-14T21:54:05Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Ben Carson speaking on equal rights. > [Everybody is equal, everybody has equal rights, but **nobody gets extra rights**. And when we start trying to impose the extra rights **based on a few people who perhaps are abnormal** , where does that lead? Well he’s got a point. Albinos are allowed to do and hang out with whoever they want but we don’t let them marry each other. Where would that lead? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/822 "2016-01-14T21:55:42Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Well he’s got a point. Albinos are allowed to do and hang out with whoever they want but we don’t let them marry each other. Where would that lead? Albinos getting married. The very idea is beyond the pale. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/823 "2016-01-17T01:23:06Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Ben Carson speaking on equal rights. > You see how silly this is. **I mean, it’s beyond ridiculous that you take the most abnormal situation and then you make everyone else conform to it.** That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. That’s one of the very reasons that I have been an outspoken opponent of things like gay marriage. **I don’t have any problem with gay people doing anything they want to do.** You know, it’s a free country, there’s freedom of association. > **However, when you now impose your value system on everybody else and change fundamental definitions and principles of society, I have a big problem with that.** Everybody is equal, everybody has equal rights, but **nobody gets extra rights**. And when we start trying to impose the extra rights **based on a few people who perhaps are abnormal** , where does that lead? > [Nonreligious Questions](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/01/14/ben-carson-if-we-give-equal-rights-to-abnormal-lgbt-people-say-goodbye-to-america/) And once again, everything damn thing he says is contradictory, at the very least. As I’ve said before, the man must have given himself a lobotomy years ago and simply isn’t capable of remembering it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/824 "2016-01-17T22:09:20Z")
Which is a testament to his skill as a brain surgeon, of course. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/825 "2016-01-17T23:18:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Which is a testament to his skill as a brain surgeon, of course. No, a really good brain surgeon would have left the memory intact. But the “calming him down” part of the operation was a complete success. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/826 "2016-01-18T01:44:22Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > How charismatic can he be while addicted to Nyquil? Nyquil? Me **Boyo** , dude has a prescription pad and doesn’t seem afraid to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/827 "2016-02-02T03:56:11Z")
[Carson leaves the campaign trail so that he can go home and get some fresh clothes.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/01/ben-carsons-amazing-excuse-for-taking-a-break-from-the-campaign-trail-he-needs-fresh-clothes/?tid=sm_fb) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/828 "2016-02-02T04:57:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Carson leaves the campaign trail so that he can go home and get some fresh clothes.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/01/ben-carsons-amazing-excuse-for-taking-a-break-from-the-campaign-trail-he-needs-fresh-clothes/?tid=sm_fb) He should get some PJs. He’d be more comfortable on stage. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/829 "2016-02-02T18:16:53Z")
Carson says that “Putin is a one-horse country,” among other nonsensical statements: > **[We Were Very Confused By Ben Carson's Weird Answers During The GOP Debate](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ben-carson-weird-answers_n_56aae557e4b077d4fe8d91f1)** > > Who knew Putin was "a one-horse country"? I stand by my lobotomy theory. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/830 "2016-02-02T18:47:12Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Carson says that “Putin is a one-horse country,” Sounds like one of your “assessment essay gems.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/831 "2016-02-02T19:00:35Z")
I guess that makes Carson a one-trick giraffe. Or something like that. I think … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/832 "2016-02-10T18:56:39Z")
Reality dawns on Ben Carson: [Ben Carson isn’t ruling out being Donald Trump’s running mate.](http://www.politico.com/blogs/new-hampshire-primary-2016-live-updates/2016/02/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-219020?lo=ap_b4) > [@](#): > > “I certainly would sit down and discuss it with him,” Carson said Tuesday when asked by Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network if he would consider being Trump’s vice president. > > But whoever it was offering him the position, the retired neurosurgeon said he “would have to have major philosophical alignment with” and “have guarantees that I could do some substantial things.” > > **Carson went on to caution that he wasn’t really interested in talking about vice president as he was currently running for president**. Oops. Too late Ben. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/833 "2016-02-16T20:26:23Z")
[Muslims Only Embrace American Democracy 'If They’re Schizophrenic](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-muslims-schizophrenic_us_56c35c6ae4b0b40245c80190?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&ref=yfp) > [@](#): > > Neurosurgeon and GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson accused Muslims who both adhere to Islamic law and embrace American values of being “schizophrenic.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/834 "2016-02-16T20:31:03Z")
Aw, man, I saw this thread pop up, and I thought he was dropping out. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/835 "2016-02-16T20:47:02Z")
OK, OK, I understand that he’s completely ignorant on matters outside of his specialty. But really, a neurosurgeon not knowing the difference between schizophrenia and MPD? Really? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/836 "2016-02-16T20:51:12Z")
MPD? Muslim Personality Disorder? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/837 "2016-02-16T21:22:06Z")
More Presidential Doofusness? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/838 "2016-02-18T22:38:27Z")
[Ben Carson says, if he were President, Apple wouldn’t have any problem with giving him the information from the San Bernardino shooters’s phones, they just won’t give it to Obama because Obama isn’t trustworthy.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ben-carson-implies-apple-would-turn-over-information-him-unlike-dishonest-obama) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/839 "2016-02-19T02:44:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, OK, I understand that he’s completely ignorant on matters outside of his specialty. But really, a neurosurgeon not knowing the difference between schizophrenia and MPD? Really? [But he can predict the election real good.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-south-carolina_us_56c64e2ee4b041136f167fcf?ref=yfp) > [@](#): > > ORANGEBURG, S.C. – He’s got them right where he wants them. > > That, at least, is the contention that Ben Carson attempted to make on Thursday when asked about the likelihood that he will become the next president of the United States. > > “I think the chances are good because you have to recognize, it’s like the all-American pastime: baseball,” Carson said. “You don’t call the game after the 2nd or 3rd inning. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554/840 "2016-02-21T05:00:32Z")
[Ben Carson Tells Supporters: ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’](http://news.yahoo.com/video/ben-carson-tells-supporters-im-005836958.html) No kidding. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554.md?page=43)