There has been much speculation in recent months surrounding Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's alleged heroin addiction. I myself was convinced of the veracity of the allegations up until a few weeks ago. I'm relieved that it isn't true Neurosurgeon Ben Carson had some, uh, interesting things to say during Thursday's GOP debate. We've compiled … Read more
Presidential candidate and former brain surgeon Ben Carson must have trouble sleeping at night, because he evidently believes a technological apocalypse is coming. On stage tonight at the 6th Republican debate in South Carolina, Carson one-upped the Ben Carson's closing statements showed a man undeterred by alleged turmoil in his inner circle. The subject was … Read more
So it is perhaps not surprising that those two candidates clocked the most speaking time at the debate, Cruz at 17 minutes, 52 seconds, and Trump right behind him at 17 minutes, 12 seconds, according to NRP's count. Notably further behind was Ben When the Fox Business Network moderators asked neurosurgeon Ben Carson his first … Read more
"Because I spoke with Reince Pubis," Carson said, twice mispronouncing the chairman's name. "They're not going to be engaging into anything to thwart the will of the people. That's why I got into this race to try to bring some honesty and integrity The trip's cancellation comes amid heightened scrutiny of Carson's foreign policy credentials, … Read more
Comedian Bill Maher nailed it on Friday night's “Real Time” in his monologue about Ben Carson. Following jokes about Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, Maher had the ultimate burn when he said, “If neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson really believes that somebody If all else fails, attack the messenger. That seems to be the Republican presidential … Read more
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">GOP Robyn Beck/Getty Images GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he uses Mannatech's products but does not have any formal ties to the company. “I'm Ben Carson and I'm running for president,” he says. “The political class and their pundit buddies say: 'Impossible. He's too outside the box.' Well, they do know impossible. … Read more
“I'm Ben Carson and I'm running for president,” he says. “The political class and their pundit buddies say: 'Impossible. He's too outside the box.' Well, they do know impossible. Impossible to balance the budget, impossible to The audience at the third Republican presidential debate booed CNBC's moderators Wednesday night when one challenged retired neurosurgeon Ben … Read more
Presidential candidate and quasi-frontrunner Ben Carson says a lot of weird, crazy stuff, so it's easy to let something slip by. For example, when Carson talked about stabbing a classmate on Meet the Press this weekend, I was WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he thinks marriage should be between one man and … Read more
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he thinks marriage should be between one man and one woman, but that doesn't make him a homophobe. In fact, he said, it's the people who criticize Ben Carson has been climbing in the polls, and Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate was another example of his striking … Read more
Ben Carson currently is in second place, not terribly far behind Donald Trump and well ahead of everyone else. Trump isn't more knowledgeable about policy than Carson (though at least he knows where he stands). Thus, although it's still early days, the Instead of pushing back, when asked what to make of Trump's diagnosis, and … Read more