Monday, November 9, 2015
The Pathology Party: Carson's Habitual Lying and Trump's Narcissism
by Nomad
Accusing your political rival of a mental illness, especially a violent one, is a bold step, but such an attack- regardless of how true or untrue- can also backfire.
Republican candidate Donald Trump recently went into psychologist mode in an interview Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor." His patient was none other than his rival in the 2016 presidential race: Dr. Ben Carson.
Trump's free diagnosis really didn't have anything to do with medical compassion.
Trump- who until now has been a strong believer in public opinion polls- has seen his numbers on the decline while Carson's rise.
As of the end of the last month, a national poll released Tuesday morning from CBS News and The New York Times announced that Carson had become the top-ranked contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Carson now has the support of 26 percent of Republican primary voters, four percentage points ahead of Donald Trump.
Now, Trump says polls don't matter so much.
Privately he was ready to give Carson a political flying bodyslam.
Speaking to host Bill O'Reilly, Trump went after Carson's violent childhood, accusing him of having a mental problem that he might not be able to bounce back from. "When you suffer from pathological disease, you’re not really getting better unless you start taking pills and things," Trump said of Carson.
The only pills Carson admits to taking are quack cancer cures that have an embarrassing tendency to produce flatulence. Not a particularly welcome special effect for a candidate.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
The Truth behind Ben Carson's Candidacy: Why Winning May Not Be his Goal
by Nomad
Many have scoffed at Dr. Ben Carson's campaign. Some have wondered if he isn't mentally unstable.
But only a few have questioned whether he is actually running for office.
Writing for the Daily Intelligencer, Jonathan Chait, may be on to something. In a recent article, he asks the question:
Is Republican Candidate Ben Carson actually running for office?
Strange question, you might say, but the possible answer might surprise you. Carson's got a plan.
Strange question, you might say, but the possible answer might surprise you. Carson's got a plan.
An Ice Cube's Chance in Hell
Let's face the facts about Carson and the GOP. Carson hasn't an ice cube's chance in hell of ever possibly winning his party's nomination.
The Republican Party has, since the days of Nixon, devoted so much energy wooing the Southern bigot vote. Critics of the GOP have long cited racist elements in the party.
So, the very idea that, after eight years of unreasonable obstruction for America's black president, the Republican party would ever in a million years nominate a black candidate is mind-bogglingly ridiculous.
Even the most qualified black candidate would never have a chance.
And Carson is far from being the best qualified.
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