Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship

[serpentdove]

[Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship by Kyle Cheney] "Ben Carson’s campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from Politico, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The academy has occupied a central place in Carson’s tale for years. According to a story told in Carson’s book, “Gifted Hands,” the then-17 year old was introduced in 1969 to Gen. William Westmoreland, who had just ended his command of U.S. forces in Vietnam, and the two dined together. That meeting, according to Carson’s telling, was followed by a “full scholarship” to the military academy.

West Point, however, has no record of Carson applying, much less being extended admission..." Full text: Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship Ex 20:16

 

[Nick M]

I want to know about Obama in college. Show me his applications where stated his name and birthplace. And then what did he write in his papers.

 

[serpentdove]

I want to know about Obama in college. Show me his applications where stated his name and birthplace. And then what did he write in his papers.

...And who paid for his education. :Nineveh:

 

[ok doser]

I want to know about Obama in college. Show me his applications where stated his name and birthplace. And then what did he write in his papers.

not sure how old you are, but i suspect we'll both be old men before bammy's records become public

 

[aikido7]

I want to know about Obama in college. Show me his applications where stated his name and birthplace. And then what did he write in his papers.

Did you go to college?
If you did, and if it was an academic education, then you would not still be clinging to that Obama nonsense.

 

[ok doser]

The president who campaigned for a more “open government” and “full disclosure” will not unseal his medical records, his school records, his birth records or his passport records. He will not release his Harvard records, his Columbia College records, or his Occidental College records—he will not even release his Columbia College thesis. All his legislative records from the Illinois State Senate are missing and he claims his scheduling records during those State Senate years are lost as well. In addition, no one can find his school records for the elite K-12 college prep school, Punahou School, he attended in Hawaii.

What is he hiding? Well, for starters, some of these records will shed light on his citizenship and birth.

For example, Obama’s application to Punahou School – now mysteriously missing – would likely contain a birth certificate. And, according to attorney Gary Kreep, “his Occidental College records are important as they may show he attended there as a foreign exchange student.” Indeed, Obama used his Indonesian name “Barry Soetoro” while attending Occidental. Kreep has filed lawsuits challenging Obama’s eligibility to be president and as part of his lawsuit he requested Obama’s records from Occidental. However, Obama’s lawyers quickly moved to stop Occidental from honoring this request.

 

[patrick jane]

[Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship by Kyle Cheney] "Ben Carson’s campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from Politico, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The academy has occupied a central place in Carson’s tale for years. According to a story told in Carson’s book, “Gifted Hands,” the then-17 year old was introduced in 1969 to Gen. William Westmoreland, who had just ended his command of U.S. forces in Vietnam, and the two dined together. That meeting, according to Carson’s telling, was followed by a “full scholarship” to the military academy.

West Point, however, has no record of Carson applying, much less being extended admission..." Full text: Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship Ex 20:16

How can this guy be running for president and admitting all these lies and bad stories ?

 

[ok doser]

How can this guy be running for president and admitting all these lies and bad stories ?

it worked for bammy :idunno:

 

[brewmama]

How can this guy be running for president and admitting all these lies and bad stories ?

He didn't. This is a political hit piece, of which there will be many more since he is becoming a frontrunner. Rush just shredded this story with the truth.

 

[brewmama]

Let's recap about some real lies.

Hillary says she was named for Sir Edmund Hillary, since he climbed Everest, yet she was born before he climbed Everest.

Hillary claimed she was rejected by the Marines when she tried to join.
http://www.nationalreview.com/campa...really-attempt-join-marines-1975-jim-geraghty

Hillary said she came under sniper fire:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...ire-with-her-immigrant-grandparents-in-tuzla/

Hey! This is just the beginning!

 

[aikido7]

How can this guy be running for president and admitting all these lies and bad stories ?

The ignorant and immature are not used to thinking critically and checking out what the candidates are actually saying.

 

[Quetzal]

Carson is a joke, anything that continues to discredit his already horrid political character is just fine with me.

 

[gcthomas]

it worked for bammy :idunno:

I didn't know you were a fruitcake birther. It fits, though. :chuckle:

 

[Mocking You]

Wait a minute....In his book Carson says he was offered a full scholarship at West Point, which the article cites. Article then goes on to claim that Carson lied about applying and being admitted to West Point.

So far as we can tell from the article, Carson never applied to West Point or was admitted to West Point. So where is the lie?

 

[ok doser]

Wait a minute....In his book Carson says he was offered a full scholarship at West Point, which the article cites. Article then goes on to claim that Carson lied about applying and being admitted to West Point.

So far as we can tell from the article, Carson never applied to West Point or was admitted to West Point. So where is the lie?

it's misrepresentation to smear him

 

[Nick M]

Did you go to college?
If you did, and if it was an academic education, then you would not still be clinging to that Obama nonsense.

Says the person that voted for Obama 6 times in 2008, and 13 more for good measure in 2012.

 

[Nick M]

Carson is a joke, anything that continues to discredit his already horrid political character is just fine with me.

White trash post from another racist liberal, Quetzal.

 

[gcthomas]

"My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids to store grain," Carson said in taped remarks first reported by Buzzfeed on Wednesday. "Now all the archeologists think that they were made for the pharaohs' graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big if you stop and think about it."

http://boingboing.net/2015/11/05/ben-carson-has-nutty-theories.html

 

[ok doser]

:first:


Vote Carson! :banana:

 

[The Berean]

Just for the record, everyone who attends West Point is on "full scholarship" since it is a military academy and everything is paid for by the federal government. The hard part is getting accepted since it requires a "nomination" from a U.S. Congressman.