10-10-2015, 06:34 AM
(10-10-2015, 02:12 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: I don't think he's dumb, at all. But he's lacking in political savvy to take strong positions without offending those who are opposed. He's trying to take a hardline stance on constitutional freedoms, and stumbling and bumbling trying to link personal experiences as a foundation for his views.
Carson doesn't strike me as a person who would really have strong feelings about guns one way or the other. This is purely pandering to align with the values of a significant voting bloc (mainly the NRA).
Some might argue his experience as a surgeon should make him anti-gun, but I think it's just as likely to have a view that some people are simply animals after seeing what knives, bats and even fists can do.
This is my take. He's definitely stepping in it. I mean, first headline I saw this morning was "Ben Carson: Jewish group talking 'foolishness' on Holocaust."
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