Ben Carson and West Point

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(11-07-2015, 11:35 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I think this is a pretty good assessment. I will say that I believe it is fair to address his character since he is basically running on it. We all run on our character when we have no previous experience. It might help his cause if he stopped saying things like this:

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/05/ben-carsons-absurd-notion-that-the-founding-fathers-had-no-elected-office-experience/

He later edited his facebook post to say "no federal elected experience", but the damage was done. 


On the other side, those who support candidates with a lot of experience need to understand that character criticism can go both ways. Clinton's character is just as relevant as Carson's. How she handled a situation like Benghazi is relevant to voters who are being asked if she should be the ultimate executive. 

Of course it is fair to asses his character; it is just that his will be further dissected than others. For instance his religious believes are at the center of the bullseye, while I couldn't even tell you what Clinton's religious believes are off the top of my head.