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    This will be it for Ben Carson...

    Unfortunately, they have found dirt on Ben Carson and his campaign it admitting it... so politically he's about done.

    You cannot get caught in a lie and have conservative voters view it favorably. Liberals don't mind if their candidates lie and they even give high marks for not getting caught in lies when there is evidence they have lied as the liberal media will assist in playing it down till it goes away or becomes a non-issue.

    Conservative voters aren't as slow as liberals, so lying tends to lead to dismissal of a potential candidate's chances for success

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    Ben Carson Just Admitted to a Serious Lie
    November 6, 2015

    This one's a doozy.

    In a shocking turn of events following a rough few days, retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential favorite Dr. Ben Carson just admitted that he fabricated the story that he was admitted to West Point, the United States' Army's military academy.

    The story was originally published in Carson's best-selling 1992 biography "Gifted Hands," according to Politico, which broke the news of the fabrication. In the book, Carson said he met with General William Westmoreland, a key figure in the Vietnam War, in 1969. He claimed that the meeting was followed by an offer of a "full scholarship" to West Point.

    West Point told Politico, though, that it had no record of Carson being admitted. When confronted with these facts, Carson's campaign manager Barry Bennett admitted that the scholarship offer was a lie in an e-mail to Politico:

    Dr. Carson was the top ROTC student in the City of Detroit. In that role he was invited to meet General Westmoreland. He believes it was at a banquet. He can't remember with specificity their brief conversation but it centered around Dr. Carson's performance as ROTC City Executive Officer. He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC Supervisors. They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission."
    This could be a huge blow to the Carson campaign. He's made his gains mostly with Evangelical Christian voters, the same types who tend to be fiercely patriotic and pro-military. Lying about admission to the West Point just won't sit well with them, in addition to simply making him harder to trust.


    source - http://fortune.com/2015/11/06/ben-carson-west-point/

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    I think I will wait for the dust to settle....don't care to just run with whatever I read in media....guess I have been burned too many times...

    Amazing how Mr. Trump has been so quiet lately in the media...

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    Carson's campaign manager admitted this... so, unless Ben Carson comes out and says his campaign manager is being fired for lying about him... the Carson campaign is effectively over.

    You cannot be a conservative and get caught lying and expect to win anything.

    This will be fuel for the fire. I thought we was an otherwise nice guy, but apparently he failed in one of God's most basic and simply teachings... don't lie!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    Carson's campaign manager admitted this... so, unless Ben Carson comes out and says his campaign manager is being fired for lying about him... the Carson campaign is effectively over.

    You cannot be a conservative and get caught lying and expect to win anything.

    This will be fuel for the fire. I thought we was an otherwise nice guy, but apparently he failed in one of God's most basic and simply teachings... don't lie!
    I choose not to dismiss him on something so trivial especially in light of the rest of that bunch...they are sure working hard to find some 'grains' of dirt are they not? (pardon the pun)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    Carson's campaign manager admitted this... so, unless Ben Carson comes out and says his campaign manager is being fired for lying about him... the Carson campaign is effectively over.

    You cannot be a conservative and get caught lying and expect to win anything.

    This will be fuel for the fire. I thought we was an otherwise nice guy, but apparently he failed in one of God's most basic and simply teachings... don't lie!
    Ps..are you kidding? every single conservative we have ever elected lied about something...even if it was stealing candy in the 1st grade!

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    Who did the lying? Did Ben lie? Or did his campaign manager lie?

    If Ben lied, he's toast. West Point is just something you don't lie about.

    If it was his campaign manager, he may survive the storm

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quest View Post
    Ps..are you kidding? every single conservative we have ever elected lied about something...even if it was stealing candy in the 1st grade!
    It is virtually impossible for a politician who doesn't lie to be elected.

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    Is it a coincidence that all this "stuff" about Dr. Carson - the pyramids, West Point, alleged distortion of events in his early life - is coming out now? If so, it's a strange coincidence, given that he has just recently assumed first place in the polls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    Who did the lying? Did Ben lie? Or did his campaign manager lie?

    If Ben lied, he's toast. West Point is just something you don't lie about.

    If it was his campaign manager, he may survive the storm
    Sound like it was what some would call a literary license to sensationalize..it would seem....

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    Quote Originally Posted by njtom View Post
    Is it a coincidence that all this "stuff" about Dr. Carson - the pyramids, West Point, alleged distortion of events in his early life - is coming out now? If so, it's a strange coincidence, given that he has just recently assumed first place in the polls.
    Silly stuff because they cannot find any real issues like cheating on his wife or his income tax..

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