Carson has no shot but he isn't afraid to speak his mind and doesn't avoid tough issues. That will force the rest of the candidates to address tough issues.

Quote from: Solar on June 12, 2015, 08:49:18 PM
I still think he's a shill RINO plant, designed to draw votes away from Conservatives.
Though I don't think it's going to work, he has absolutely no experience outside of a hospital.

Yeah, I know.  My hopes that he'd assemble a strong governing team and Cabinet are dampened by the feeling that he'll fawn to Dick Morris & Karl Rove types.  And before ya know it, we'll be looking at the Bush Administration again.

In recent days Carly has certainly improved her brand.  She is quite impressive in interviews and is very articulate on the issues.  She is likely carving a spot for herself somewhere in the next Administration.

Having seen her in person on a couple of occasions I can tell you that she has really been preparing herself for this.  She is far more attractive as a candidate than she was last summer!

Quote from: The Boo Man... on June 12, 2015, 09:55:17 PM
Carson has no shot but he isn't afraid to speak his mind and doesn't avoid tough issues. That will force the rest of the candidates to address tough issues.

Which has also been his bane like an anchor. Sometimes it can boost his likability over night, and other times expose his ineptitude like that of a John Cleese character in a retard race.

Quote from: kit saginaw on June 13, 2015, 04:34:42 AM
Yeah, I know.  My hopes that he'd assemble a strong governing team and Cabinet are dampened by the feeling that he'll fawn to Dick Morris & Karl Rove types.  And before ya know it, we'll be looking at the Bush Administration again.

I, just like everyone else, knew of him as someone that traditionally spoke at prayer breakfasts by request of the GOPe.
Suddenly out of nowhere he disses the POTUS, something that always seemed to be forboten, insulting the great Oz, from either side of the isle. Yet no repercussion from the ever defending media, no backlash from the Dim Marxists, no word from the GOPe, either?

This is what constitutes being qualified to run for the highest office in the land?
No, it's what king makers do when they need to divide the opposition that threatens their very way of life, they work with the other party to keep TEA at bay.

To this day he's been hands off by the LSM and the Dim party as a whole, they have yet to take him to task on anything he says.
Yeah, beyond suspicious, it's downright conspiratorial, and sure, I could be wrong, but when you look at the way both party's collude in a shared agenda, it no longer appears conspiratorial.

Quote from: Solar on June 13, 2015, 06:03:42 AM
I, just like everyone else, knew of him as someone that traditionally spoke at prayer breakfasts by request of the GOPe.
Suddenly out of nowhere he disses the POTUS, something that always seemed to be forboten, insulting the great Oz, from either side of the isle. Yet no repercussion from the ever defending media, no backlash from the Dim Marxists, no word from the GOPe, either?

This is what constitutes being qualified to run for the highest office in the land?
No, it's what king makers do when they need to divide the opposition that threatens their very way of life, they work with the other party to keep TEA at bay.

To this day he's been hands off by the LSM and the Dim party as a whole, they have yet to take him to task on anything he says.
Yeah, beyond suspicious, it's downright conspiratorial, and sure, I could be wrong, but when you look at the way both party's collude in a shared agenda, it no longer appears conspiratorial.

The MSM and democrats have laid off because they don't see him as a threat. The longer he stays in the better for them. Then, when he is eliminated they will play the race card in hopes of stopping the declining support of the Black community. 

Quote from: supsalemgr on June 13, 2015, 09:03:02 AM
The MSM and democrats have laid off because they don't see him as a threat. The longer he stays in the better for them. Then, when he is eliminated they will play the race card in hopes of stopping the declining support of the Black community.

Or because they KNOW he's NOT a threat to Establishment party politics on both sides, because he is a tool for both to keep the statusquo.
TEA is the real threat, and the more they can split the TEA vote, the weaker we are.

I oppose Carson on every level, because he's a phony, a guy created out of thin air, a man with no grasp of our Constitution, a man with conflicted values where our nation is concerned, as evidenced in his selective support in the banning of weapons in intercities.
A true Conservative understands the Bill of Rights, an emotional man does not, ie. liberal at heart.

His entire claim to fame was from making speeches at DC prayer breakfasts and the behest of the Establishment RINO.
This is reason enough to disdain this man, regardless of hisclaims as a candidate.

So far ten candidates have declared. So why shouldn't there be a scheduled debate amongst these people, and forget about the rest?
If they want to be included in the debates, they need to get off their ass and declare, if not, too damn bad.

It's time to cull the herd!

Declared

Ted Cruz
Ben Carson
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum

Quote from: Solar on June 13, 2015, 10:51:05 AM
So far ten candidates have declared. So why shouldn't there be a scheduled debate amongst these people, and forget about the rest?
If they want to be included in the debates, they need to get off their ass and declare, if not, too damn bad.

It's time to cull the herd!

Declared

Ted Cruz
Ben Carson
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum

That sounds like a winner to me!  Close the barn gate.  If you haven't declared your candidacy by now, you are trying to manipulate and game the system.  That should disqualify you as a true conservative republican.

Quote from: kroz on June 13, 2015, 11:30:23 AM
That sounds like a winner to me!  Close the barn gate.  If you haven't declared your candidacy by now, you are trying to manipulate and game the system.  That should disqualify you as a true conservative republican.

Exactly!
Crying Victim status is a liberal trait. They're complaining they aren't allowed to debate the entire pack, but have yet to declare?
Yeah, liberal whining.

Quote from: Solar on June 13, 2015, 10:51:05 AM
So far ten candidates have declared. So why shouldn't there be a scheduled debate amongst these people, and forget about the rest?
If they want to be included in the debates, they need to get off their ass and declare, if not, too damn bad.

It's time to cull the herd!

Declared

Ted Cruz
Ben Carson
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum

The official primary season hasn't even started. If you are going to change the rules it should have been done long ago. Closing the barn door now to give your candidate an edge is a RINO tactic!

Quote from: redbeard on June 13, 2015, 11:46:58 AM
The official primary season hasn't even started. If you are going to change the rules it should have been done long ago. Closing the barn door now to give your candidate an edge is a RINO tactic!

What rules? You mean the ones the RINO keep changing to suit their agenda?
There is absolutely no reason these people can't agree on their own to have a debate, none.
Screw the GOP RINO, let them die in the dirt...