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Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - BmorePat87 - 09-20-2015 http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/ben-carson-muslim-president-213851 Quote:The president of the United States should not be a Muslim, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson declared during an interview airing Sunday morning. Doesn't his last statement mean he would be ok with a Muslim President if "their life has been consistent with things that will elevate this nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed, and bring peace and harmony"? Religion makes smart people say and do really stupid things... RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Rotobeast - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 12:18 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/ben-carson-muslim-president-213851 Yeah, he kind of went in a bit of a circle. He'd been best served by sticking with the idea of not generalizing and insisting more focus be on the individual running for office. I'm thinking the question caught him off guard. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Benton - 09-20-2015 His delivery isn't good, like 99% of what he says. But I don't exactly disagree. The president should generally be representative of those who elected him. Christians historically are big voters. That shouldn't prevent or dissuade from having a Muslim president, but there would need to be a larger population of Muslims voting than there has been. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - GodHatesBengals - 09-20-2015 How about a President who doesn't have an imaginary friend at all? That would be somethin'. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Belsnickel - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 02:50 PM)GodHatesBengals Wrote: How about a President who doesn't have an imaginary friend at all? That would be somethin'. Muslim is probably the only religious identification (of significant numbers in the U.S.) that is less electable than Atheist. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Johnny Cupcakes - 09-20-2015 I agree with him. The president shouldn't be a Muslim. The president shouldn't be Christian either, though. I'd rather have president be a secular person who doesn't attempt to make laws favoring one system of myths over another. I don't care if someone has their own religion...just make sure it doesn't effect your presidential skills. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Johnny Cupcakes - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 03:33 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Muslim is probably the only religious identification (of significant numbers in the U.S.) that is less electable than Atheist. According to this Gallup poll, more people would vote for a Muslim than an atheist. The only group of people who are less well-received are socialists. http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/47-percent-americans-would-vote-socialist-gallup-poll It's sad that religious preference is something that matter with politics. It shows how far we still have to go. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Belsnickel - 09-20-2015 Personally, I would rather we not give a shit about the faith of a candidate and instead focus on their actions. I have known outstanding Christians, Atheists, Muslims, etc. I have also known members of each segment that were truly terrible people. Faith doesn't make a bit of difference. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Belsnickel - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 05:40 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: According to this Gallup poll, more people would vote for a Muslim than an atheist. The only group of people who are less well-received are socialists. The last time I had seen those numbers we were not as far removed from 9/11. I want to say this was leading into the 2008 election. Muslim came in last, then Atheist. I forget the rest, this was probably 8 years ago after all. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Johnny Cupcakes - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 05:45 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The last time I had seen those numbers we were not as far removed from 9/11. I want to say this was leading into the 2008 election. Muslim came in last, then Atheist. I forget the rest, this was probably 8 years ago after all. Maryland, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas all have provisions in their state constitutions that forbid non-believers from holding public office. Seriously. That's how backward-minded people in the south are...you have to have an imaginary friend to be elected. Insane. With that said, I'm still a bit surprised that Muslims are more well-received Than non-believers by the simpletons of the country. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - GMDino - 09-20-2015 Carson cares about one thing: Keeping his name out there so he can make some money. He *might* be delusional enough to think he's qualified to be POTUS...but don't count on it. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/18/ben-carson-threatens-his-own-fans-for-making-carson-for-president-shirts-he-doesnt-profit-from/ Quote:Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s lawyer has gone after popular merchandise creation site CafePress, because the campaign argues the pro-Ben Carson stuff being sold isn’t directly benefiting Carson. If threatening to sue your own supporters seems like a particularly stupid idea for a presidential candidate, perhaps it tells us more about just what kind of future Carson sees for himself. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Rotobeast - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 06:04 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: Maryland, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas all have provisions in their state constitutions that forbid non-believers from holding public office. Seriously. That's how backward-minded people in the south are...you have to have an imaginary friend to be elected. Insane. I suppose they may have been thinking that if the person did not "believe" then the oath of office would be meaningless. Just a guess. I don't really know. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Belsnickel - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 07:06 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I suppose they may have been thinking that if the person did not "believe" then the oath of office would be meaningless. Which is interesting since the oath makes no mention of a god and swearing on a Bible, or anything for that matter, is not required. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - JustWinBaby - 09-20-2015 Does Ben Carson even hear himself talk? I think this is a classic example of pandering by saying things you think certain voters want to hear, although he's so convincing that he may actually believe some of this garbage. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - Rotobeast - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 07:12 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Which is interesting since the oath makes no mention of a god and swearing on a Bible, or anything for that matter, is not required. I was making the assumption that when the law was written, it was required. Again, it was an uneducated guess. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - BmorePat87 - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 03:33 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Muslim is probably the only religious identification (of significant numbers in the U.S.) that is less electable than Atheist. Nah, I do a document based assignment about presidential electability for my executive branch unit. Atheist takes it. Edit: Johnny posted the study I use. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - GodHatesBengals - 09-20-2015 BTW, this is the same freak who implied drone strikes on U.S. soil was a viable option in getting rid of illegal immigrants. When you look at the front runners of the Republican race, it becomes clear that we have a serious mental health crisis in America. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - BmorePat87 - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 09:09 PM)GodHatesBengals Wrote: BTW, this is the same freak who implied drone strikes on U.S. soil was a viable option in getting rid of illegal immigrants. Egh, Guiliani was the front runner in 2008 and Huckabee won Iowa. Perry was the front runner in 2012 (in a number of polls) and Santorum won Iowa. These clowns will fall off as the primaries actually get underway. RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - GodHatesBengals - 09-20-2015 (09-20-2015, 09:16 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Egh, Guiliani was the front runner in 2008 and Huckabee won Iowa. Perry was the front runner in 2012 (in a number of polls) and Santorum won Iowa. You think Donald isn't the real deal? RE: Carson: Prez shouldn't be Muslim; Muslim Congressmen might be ok... - djam - 09-20-2015 You know, if Muslims could start treating people a little better and get control of their rough bunch, I suppose it could be ok to have them in government on some level (there probably already are some), but honestly they seem pretty oppressive towards a lot of people in general, and I see no place for that in American government at this point in time. I know there are some peaceful Muslims and all, but at the same time, they seem to have the biggest faction of batshit crazy people of any religion or group of any kind. |