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originally posted by: Diderot
a reply to: snarky412
"I've always respected Mr.Carson and appreciate his candor, many of his comments people can relate to regardless of their political affiliation."
I can believe that you have always respected Mr. Carson and appreciate his candor, but do you actually believe that many beyond the far right fringe can relate to his claim that the election will be suspended?
This is absurd and ridiculous.
originally posted by: beezzer
a reply to: snarky412
Every election cycle this comes up.
But never, in my long and aged life, has someone that I respect so highly ever stated something like this.
Perhaps this should go into the predictions forum, in my humble.
Though to be frank, this current administration usurping power would not come as a surprise.
Cook Anarchy and Ebola together and you might not have elections in 2016.
do you actually believe that many beyond the far right fringe can relate to his claim that the election will be suspended?
This is absurd and ridiculous.
“I hope that that is not going to be the case. But certainly there is the potential,”
This is the kind of rhetorical recklessness that convinces many Americans that Republican leaders are extreme, irresponsible, and fundamentally unserious. These sorts of comments have an acidic effect on the reputation of a party and a movement.
Dr. Carson has no chance of winning the GOP presidential nomination. The danger for Republicans, however, is that if he runs for the presidency he’ll be given a rather large platform to share his musings. And let’s be clear: Dr. Carson’s comments are evidence of a political mind that is not simply undisciplined but also fanatical. (It doesn’t help that when given a chance to repudiate his initial comments, he invariably defends them.) These are the kinds of thing one would expect to hear from the fringes of American politics. Any political party or movement that is associated with such utterances will pay a price.