Ben Carson and the Pyramids

[Anonymous]

Forgive me if this should be a new thread, but I have a question about Carson. He clearly has no knowledge about the federal government and how it works (e.g. the disastrous Marketplace interview about the debt ceiling) and he doesn't seem to have any knowledge about international affairs, foreign leaders, etc. If he wants to be president, what on earth has he done to prepare himself for the job?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

[jsteele]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

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Anonymous wrote:Other than further proof that he's clearly been suffering from dementia for some time now, why does this matter?

I would think that further proof that he is clearly suffering from dementia would be quite enough for it to matter. But, I am sure that some of his supporters will disagree with your diagnoses. Assuming Carson is not suffering from any cognitive disorders, this sheds light on his supposed intellect and his ability to process information.

Given your brilliance, why haven't you accomplished even one tenth of what Ben Carson has done? Instead you sit around blogging stupid shit all day to bash anyone that doesn't think or believe exactly as you do.

Are you defending Carson's theories about the pyramids? Do you also believe they were used to store grain? This is not about me, but if I were running for President, I would certainly not expect to get a pass for all the stupid things that I've said. Do you believe that anything stupid that Carson says should be ignored?

Not defending or refuting. I really do t care what Carson, you or anyone thinks of the ancient Egyptians. I'm simply amused that someone e who has accomplished little in comparison would be so zealous to discredit his intellect.

Carson just rode the coattails of a lot of eminent surgeons at JH who, unlike him, weren't crazy egomaniacs who thought of themselves as God's gift to humanity and were happy to let him have the spotlight. He is a case of affirmative action gone very wrong.

Please share specifically whose coattails he rode. I worked at Hopkins in the PICU and cared for many of his patients over several years and I would be fascinated to hear you back this up.

Here you go.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_medicine_community_mourns_the_death_of_internationally_renowned_pediatric_neurologist_john_m_freeman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Freeman

Note specifically hemispherectomies, that Freeman revived, but that Carson says Freeman "helped work out."

And now CNN has come out with a report suggesting that Carson is a compulsive liar who fabricated his story of redemption from a violent youth. The National Review has called him a "bald-faced liar" for his statements regarding his association with Mannatech. He plagiarized portions of a book in which he even admits to college plagiarism. Perhaps it's time to ask what he's truthful about?

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/07/conservative_hero_ben_carson_hit_with_plagiarism_scandal/

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/426270/what-ben-carsons-mannatech-answer-tells-us-jim-geraghty

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/ben_carson_just_cant_quit_lying_cnn_tries_to_fact_check_his_autobiography_comes_up_empty/

You do realize that neurologists do not perform surgery, right?
You realize that as laudable as Dr. Freeman was, he never cut on anyone, he never performed ANY neurosurgery, let alone a hemispherectomy. He would refer them to a neurosurgeon who would perform the procedure. Neurosurgeons do not manage epilepsy, however they work closely with neurologists who manage the patient over the lifetime. Yes, Freeman revived the procedure for intractable seizures but he did not, could not, perform the surgery. That was Carson and later Dr. Gallo. Freeman and Gallo were a team and each managed the patient within their specialty.

That's not the point. The point is that Freeman revived it, and handed it off to a neurosurgeon, who in this case happened to be Carson. Yet Carson refers to him as if he gave a peripheral consult.

OK... I'm going to speak S L O W L Y so you understand.
Freeman revived the procedure from a theoretical sense. He did not perform the procedure. He could not hand it off because he never performed it in the first place. Freeman thought it was worth a shot, he studied what others had done and had some thoughts on how to refine the procedure from what was done in the past. Carson was the one willing to take the risk and perform the surgery. They worked closely together to plan the case, Carson executed it - flawlessly. Carson never indicated Freeman was on the periphery, you chose to read that into it because its what you believe.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

If you take these extreme nonsense positions to argue your point in real life, I truly feel sorry for your wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this should be a new thread, but I have a question about Carson. He clearly has no knowledge about the federal government and how it works (e.g. the disastrous Marketplace interview about the debt ceiling) and he doesn't seem to have any knowledge about international affairs, foreign leaders, etc. If he wants to be president, what on earth has he done to prepare himself for the job?

I agree, he needs to go out and be a community organizer for a while.
He was on faculty at Hopkins so he's got that piece covered.

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Anonymous wrote:Other than further proof that he's clearly been suffering from dementia for some time now, why does this matter?

I would think that further proof that he is clearly suffering from dementia would be quite enough for it to matter. But, I am sure that some of his supporters will disagree with your diagnoses. Assuming Carson is not suffering from any cognitive disorders, this sheds light on his supposed intellect and his ability to process information.

Given your brilliance, why haven't you accomplished even one tenth of what Ben Carson has done? Instead you sit around blogging stupid shit all day to bash anyone that doesn't think or believe exactly as you do.

Are you defending Carson's theories about the pyramids? Do you also believe they were used to store grain? This is not about me, but if I were running for President, I would certainly not expect to get a pass for all the stupid things that I've said. Do you believe that anything stupid that Carson says should be ignored?

Not defending or refuting. I really do t care what Carson, you or anyone thinks of the ancient Egyptians. I'm simply amused that someone e who has accomplished little in comparison would be so zealous to discredit his intellect.

Carson just rode the coattails of a lot of eminent surgeons at JH who, unlike him, weren't crazy egomaniacs who thought of themselves as God's gift to humanity and were happy to let him have the spotlight. He is a case of affirmative action gone very wrong.

Please share specifically whose coattails he rode. I worked at Hopkins in the PICU and cared for many of his patients over several years and I would be fascinated to hear you back this up.

Here you go.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_medicine_community_mourns_the_death_of_internationally_renowned_pediatric_neurologist_john_m_freeman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Freeman

Note specifically hemispherectomies, that Freeman revived, but that Carson says Freeman "helped work out."

And now CNN has come out with a report suggesting that Carson is a compulsive liar who fabricated his story of redemption from a violent youth. The National Review has called him a "bald-faced liar" for his statements regarding his association with Mannatech. He plagiarized portions of a book in which he even admits to college plagiarism. Perhaps it's time to ask what he's truthful about?

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/07/conservative_hero_ben_carson_hit_with_plagiarism_scandal/

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/426270/what-ben-carsons-mannatech-answer-tells-us-jim-geraghty

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/ben_carson_just_cant_quit_lying_cnn_tries_to_fact_check_his_autobiography_comes_up_empty/

You do realize that neurologists do not perform surgery, right?
You realize that as laudable as Dr. Freeman was, he never cut on anyone, he never performed ANY neurosurgery, let alone a hemispherectomy. He would refer them to a neurosurgeon who would perform the procedure. Neurosurgeons do not manage epilepsy, however they work closely with neurologists who manage the patient over the lifetime. Yes, Freeman revived the procedure for intractable seizures but he did not, could not, perform the surgery. That was Carson and later Dr. Gallo. Freeman and Gallo were a team and each managed the patient within their specialty.

Yeah but he started getting hemispherectomies for his patients in the late 60s when he returned to Hopkins. Hopkins was doing them on an ongoing basis. Carson only got there in 1984. So the neurosurgeons there has been doing the procedure for 15 years before he set foot there. So yes, he was building on a long body of prior work.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

Well it would go against the constitution wouldn't it? It is a dilemma-though there are certain religions which wholeheartedly support such things. Carson agrees yhey should be disqualified to run as POTUS.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

If you take these extreme nonsense positions to argue your point in real life, I truly feel sorry for your wife.

I'm mocking the poster, not arguing. How would you respond to someone who believes we are too PC to criticize suicidal hijackers?

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jsteele wrote:

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jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than further proof that he's clearly been suffering from dementia for some time now, why does this matter?

I would think that further proof that he is clearly suffering from dementia would be quite enough for it to matter. But, I am sure that some of his supporters will disagree with your diagnoses. Assuming Carson is not suffering from any cognitive disorders, this sheds light on his supposed intellect and his ability to process information.

Given your brilliance, why haven't you accomplished even one tenth of what Ben Carson has done? Instead you sit around blogging stupid shit all day to bash anyone that doesn't think or believe exactly as you do.

Are you defending Carson's theories about the pyramids? Do you also believe they were used to store grain? This is not about me, but if I were running for President, I would certainly not expect to get a pass for all the stupid things that I've said. Do you believe that anything stupid that Carson says should be ignored?

Not defending or refuting. I really do t care what Carson, you or anyone thinks of the ancient Egyptians. I'm simply amused that someone e who has accomplished little in comparison would be so zealous to discredit his intellect.

Carson just rode the coattails of a lot of eminent surgeons at JH who, unlike him, weren't crazy egomaniacs who thought of themselves as God's gift to humanity and were happy to let him have the spotlight. He is a case of affirmative action gone very wrong.

Please share specifically whose coattails he rode. I worked at Hopkins in the PICU and cared for many of his patients over several years and I would be fascinated to hear you back this up.

Here you go.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_medicine_community_mourns_the_death_of_internationally_renowned_pediatric_neurologist_john_m_freeman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Freeman

Note specifically hemispherectomies, that Freeman revived, but that Carson says Freeman "helped work out."

And now CNN has come out with a report suggesting that Carson is a compulsive liar who fabricated his story of redemption from a violent youth. The National Review has called him a "bald-faced liar" for his statements regarding his association with Mannatech. He plagiarized portions of a book in which he even admits to college plagiarism. Perhaps it's time to ask what he's truthful about?

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/07/conservative_hero_ben_carson_hit_with_plagiarism_scandal/

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/426270/what-ben-carsons-mannatech-answer-tells-us-jim-geraghty

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/ben_carson_just_cant_quit_lying_cnn_tries_to_fact_check_his_autobiography_comes_up_empty/

You do realize that neurologists do not perform surgery, right?
You realize that as laudable as Dr. Freeman was, he never cut on anyone, he never performed ANY neurosurgery, let alone a hemispherectomy. He would refer them to a neurosurgeon who would perform the procedure. Neurosurgeons do not manage epilepsy, however they work closely with neurologists who manage the patient over the lifetime. Yes, Freeman revived the procedure for intractable seizures but he did not, could not, perform the surgery. That was Carson and later Dr. Gallo. Freeman and Gallo were a team and each managed the patient within their specialty.

That's not the point. The point is that Freeman revived it, and handed it off to a neurosurgeon, who in this case happened to be Carson. Yet Carson refers to him as if he gave a peripheral consult.

OK... I'm going to speak S L O W L Y so you understand.
Freeman revived the procedure from a theoretical sense. He did not perform the procedure. He could not hand it off because he never performed it in the first place. Freeman thought it was worth a shot, he studied what others had done and had some thoughts on how to refine the procedure from what was done in the past. Carson was the one willing to take the risk and perform the surgery. They worked closely together to plan the case, Carson executed it - flawlessly. Carson never indicated Freeman was on the periphery, you chose to read that into it because its what you believe.

Uhuh. Einstein also came up with relativity in a theoretical sense. I suppose that's why it's called "Einstein's theory of relativity", not "whatshisname who found experimental evidence for it's theory." We know Carson has deft fingers--good at videogames and all. No one denies that.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

Well it would go against the constitution wouldn't it? It is a dilemma-though there are certain religions which wholeheartedly support such things. Carson agrees yhey should be disqualified to run as POTUS.

Which religion wholeheartedly supports such things? Where does the Constitution say that specific individuals can't be disqualified? You seem to be unable to distinguish between individuals and entire religions.

[Anonymous]

Well some people believe an angel got a woman pregnant without touching her.

So believing weird or even impossible things is not a disqualification from the Presidency.


But yes Jeff, it's nuts and disturbing. And conservatives won't care.

[Anonymous]

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jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Other than further proof that he's clearly been suffering from dementia for some time now, why does this matter?

I would think that further proof that he is clearly suffering from dementia would be quite enough for it to matter. But, I am sure that some of his supporters will disagree with your diagnoses. Assuming Carson is not suffering from any cognitive disorders, this sheds light on his supposed intellect and his ability to process information.

Given your brilliance, why haven't you accomplished even one tenth of what Ben Carson has done? Instead you sit around blogging stupid shit all day to bash anyone that doesn't think or believe exactly as you do.

Are you defending Carson's theories about the pyramids? Do you also believe they were used to store grain? This is not about me, but if I were running for President, I would certainly not expect to get a pass for all the stupid things that I've said. Do you believe that anything stupid that Carson says should be ignored?

Not defending or refuting. I really do t care what Carson, you or anyone thinks of the ancient Egyptians. I'm simply amused that someone e who has accomplished little in comparison would be so zealous to discredit his intellect.

Carson just rode the coattails of a lot of eminent surgeons at JH who, unlike him, weren't crazy egomaniacs who thought of themselves as God's gift to humanity and were happy to let him have the spotlight. He is a case of affirmative action gone very wrong.

Please share specifically whose coattails he rode. I worked at Hopkins in the PICU and cared for many of his patients over several years and I would be fascinated to hear you back this up.

Here you go.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_medicine_community_mourns_the_death_of_internationally_renowned_pediatric_neurologist_john_m_freeman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Freeman

Note specifically hemispherectomies, that Freeman revived, but that Carson says Freeman "helped work out."

And now CNN has come out with a report suggesting that Carson is a compulsive liar who fabricated his story of redemption from a violent youth. The National Review has called him a "bald-faced liar" for his statements regarding his association with Mannatech. He plagiarized portions of a book in which he even admits to college plagiarism. Perhaps it's time to ask what he's truthful about?

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/07/conservative_hero_ben_carson_hit_with_plagiarism_scandal/

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/426270/what-ben-carsons-mannatech-answer-tells-us-jim-geraghty

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/ben_carson_just_cant_quit_lying_cnn_tries_to_fact_check_his_autobiography_comes_up_empty/

You do realize that neurologists do not perform surgery, right?
You realize that as laudable as Dr. Freeman was, he never cut on anyone, he never performed ANY neurosurgery, let alone a hemispherectomy. He would refer them to a neurosurgeon who would perform the procedure. Neurosurgeons do not manage epilepsy, however they work closely with neurologists who manage the patient over the lifetime. Yes, Freeman revived the procedure for intractable seizures but he did not, could not, perform the surgery. That was Carson and later Dr. Gallo. Freeman and Gallo were a team and each managed the patient within their specialty.

That's not the point. The point is that Freeman revived it, and handed it off to a neurosurgeon, who in this case happened to be Carson. Yet Carson refers to him as if he gave a peripheral consult.

OK... I'm going to speak S L O W L Y so you understand.
Freeman revived the procedure from a theoretical sense. He did not perform the procedure. He could not hand it off because he never performed it in the first place. Freeman thought it was worth a shot, he studied what others had done and had some thoughts on how to refine the procedure from what was done in the past. Carson was the one willing to take the risk and perform the surgery. They worked closely together to plan the case, Carson executed it - flawlessly. Carson never indicated Freeman was on the periphery, you chose to read that into it because its what you believe.

Uhuh. Einstein also came up with relativity in a theoretical sense. I suppose that's why it's called "Einstein's theory of relativity", not "whatshisname who found experimental evidence for it's theory." We know Carson has deft fingers--good at videogames and all. No one denies that.

By your logic neither should receive credit. The first hemispherectomy was performed by a German doctor on a dog in the late 1800's. Prior to Carson, the procedure was plagued with poor surgical outcomes, primarily mortality and complications caused by hydrocephalus. You do realize this is not a common surgery right? Over a twenty year period of time I think it was just under 50 or 60 patients that qualified.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Pyramids? That's the angle you're going with? The man's view on the pyramids? Sanders thinks socialism works, and you're fine with that, so you're debating Egyptian Architecture?

There have been many natural experiments with Sanders' "socialist" policy proposals that provide evidence of their effectiveness and viability. He's not pulling this sh!t out of his azz. Carson, however, seems to turn to his backside for a few too many of his ass-ertions.

Carson came up with this by himself, but based on Genesis, which tells of Joseph stored grain in Egypt enough for seven years. Now, some folks believe a guy was nailed on a cross, died, then rose from the dead. Seriously, they do. Better yet, some crazies think a lamp burned for 8 days. Clearly these nutcases are unqualified for office.

and some people think that you can commit suicide by flying a plane into heavily occupied office buildings, killing thousands of innocent people and 7 virgins will be waiting to fuck you in heaven. But we won't go there as it would be politically incorrect-just keep hurling rocks at Carson-I would love to see any of you accomplish what he has to date. He has more integrity in his pinky finger than most.

Are you suggesting that you would support a suicidal hijacker for President? I guess you would have to because it is so important to you that religious beliefs be respected. Call me intolerant, but I think if you believe flying a plane into a building will send you to heaven, you have disqualified yourself for an elected position.

If you take these extreme nonsense positions to argue your point in real life, I truly feel sorry for your wife.

I'm mocking the poster, not arguing. How would you respond to someone who believes we are too PC to criticize suicidal hijackers?

Well, you occasionally come across that PC. Just sayin...
But you probably think I'm a banana shy of a bunch.

[Anonymous]

Is anyone bothered that Carson thinks Joseph built the pyramids, when he came around 1000 years after the pharaohs and 300 years after Egypt had been conquered by the Greeks?