Quote:It's not so much that never holding public office will be counted against him, although that will occur, it's that never having ever run for public office means he has no campaign experience whatsoever. He could flame out just like Herman Cain and for the same reasons: he's not ready for the scrutiny.
My question about Ben Carson is, I know he's a neurosurgeon, and probably a brilliant guy, but has he ever managed anything? Obviously he's never had to run a state or a city. Has he ever managed a business? It appears that one of the big failings of Barack Obama as President stemmed from his never having managed or run anything, so decision making and delegating was often chaotic. As the person who would manage and run the United States of America, Ben Carson would be a real stab in the dark if he was elected, because no one has any idea if he has any talent for GOVERNING THE COUNTRY. Because he's never governed anything.
Seriously, would you take a person who has never coached at any level and make him an NFL head coach? How big of a giant ego would a person have to have to make President of the United States their ENTRY LEVEL POLITICAL OFFICE?
You know why these people run? To sell books and to make a name for themselves so they can charge $50,000 speaking fees.
Plus, he's not a politician. I know a lot of people will look at that as a positive, but if you are trying to work with politicians, trying to get legislation passed, I think it helps to know how the process works and to know some of the people in charge of the process.
Part of Obama's failure in getting things done is his lack of engagement with people in Congress.
I think Carson's lack of executive experience and lack of political expertise will doom his campaign.
He has no shot. But he's going to get very wealthy.
Quote:It's not so much that never holding public office will be counted against him, although that will occur, it's that never having ever run for public office means he has no campaign experience whatsoever. He could flame out just like Herman Cain and for the same reasons: he's not ready for the scrutiny.
My question about Ben Carson is, I know he's a neurosurgeon, and probably a brilliant guy, but has he ever managed anything? Obviously he's never had to run a state or a city. Has he ever managed a business? It appears that one of the big failings of Barack Obama as President stemmed from his never having managed or run anything, so decision making and delegating was often chaotic. As the person who would manage and run the United States of America, Ben Carson would be a real stab in the dark if he was elected, because no one has any idea if he has any talent for GOVERNING THE COUNTRY. Because he's never governed anything.
Seriously, would you take a person who has never coached at any level and make him an NFL head coach? How big of a giant ego would a person have to have to make President of the United States their ENTRY LEVEL POLITICAL OFFICE?
You know why these people run? To sell books and to make a name for themselves so they can charge $50,000 speaking fees.
I wouldn't mind a deviation from the norm. How many politicians with that experience do a good job at it? I don't think he's a good candidate, however.
Quote: I wonder if Ben Carson would get one-tenth as much attention as he gets now, if he was white.
... and if Obama was white?
It'll be interesting to hear the names he's called by black democrats. You can also be assured that the MSM will perform a colonoscopy on his past.
Quote:It'll be interesting to hear the names he's called by black democrats. You can also be assured that the MSM will perform a colonoscopy on his past.
True on both accounts. It was pretty bad the things the black democrats in the general population were saying about Tim Scott and Mia Love, both black folks that got elected as senators. And that won't stop.
It's sad that the people who most want tolerance in the world are the most intolerant and the people who most want to be treated equally in the world are the most disparaging of any success their fellow people achieve.