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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Ben Carson

Ben Carson Scares Both GOP and Left with His Unfiltered Truth

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Michael Ware — 282 Comments

When people talk about the Primary season and who the GOP field will be, there is one name that is almost forgotten. Ben Carson, the outspoken retired neurosurgeon, has made no secret his desire to run in 2016. He has been criticized for his off the cuff comparisons, which seem to have a duel effect. They make the leftist media cry foul and the GOP establishment cringe.

In the past, he has made such comparisons as, the Nazi Government in Germany and the current U.S. government. This brought much fire from the left and the center. Yet, in my opinion, it was pretty much on target

. What Carson meant was that they both sought to silence their critics.

Another comparison of Carson was that Obamacare was the worst thing to happen to America since slavery. He said: “it is slavery in a way because it is making all of us subservient to the government.”

Again, I think that he is exactly right in this assessment. If we are beholden to the government for our health care, they own us. How can you resist someone who decides who gets what treatments and when?

Well, Carson made the news again with one of his famous comparisons. This time the comparison was between American patriots and ISIS fighters. Now before you lose

it and start blowing up the commits, let me explain. In the end, you might find that it is a good comparison. After praising American patriots for their willingness to die for what they believe, Carson said this about ISIS:

“They got the wrong philosophy, but they’re willing to die for what they believe, while we are busily giving away every belief and every value for the sake of political correctness,”

CNN spun the story this way: “Physician Ben Carson on Thursday held up ISIS, a terrorist group that’s beheaded multiple Americans, as an example for the United States during comments . . .”

So why don’t we take a second and see if that was a good way to summarize Dr. Carson’s comment?

First, we have to see that what Carson was comparing was commitment and lack of commitment. Yes, it is true that ISIS is responsible for beheading multiple Americans, but he was not speaking of their evil and telling Americans to do the same. Rather, the comparison was between ISIS’s commitment to what they believe and their willingness to die for that commitment and Americans lack of commitment to their beliefs.

I think Dr. Carson was correct in this assessment. We as Americans have allowed titles and name calling to keep us from speaking truth. We are not willing to be called racist, bigot, hater, or anything else the left will say in our stand for freedom or righteousness.

Dr. Carson was not calling Americans to beheading and terror tactics. He was not saying that ISIS was people that we should emulate. And Alexandra Jaffe of CNN knows that this is not what he meant. This points to a well-known situation that needs to be watched in the upcoming primary.

The left is terrified of Dr. Ben Carson. Because, though he is not that strong in the GOP, he probably has a good chance of winning the Presidential election. Carson unlike a Bush or Romney is not afraid to call a spade a spade or a communist a communist. Here’s hoping that Carson continues to “keep it real.”

Sunday, November 23, 2014

He Never Learns

Obama stands alone, alas.

Dec 1, 2014, Vol. 20, No. 12 • By FRED BARNES

There’s a lesson from President Obama’s first term that he should have learned long ago. It’s simple: On an issue that affects many millions of Americans, it’s best—even necessary—to have bipartisan support in Congress. Going forward in a purely partisan fashion is bound to cause national discord, increase polarization, and heighten distrust in Washington. Worse still, it means the issue will be controversial for years to come.

Obamacare becomes law, March 2010: Count the Republicans.

The enduring unpopularity of Obamacare—indeed, the Republican commitment to repeal it—is an example of what can happen when bipartisanship is spurned. In this case, Obama and congressional Democrats made no effort to attract Republicans. They declined to compromise, offering Republicans zilch. They were mesmerized by their huge majorities in the Senate and House.

Now they own Obamacare, including all its troubles. Republicans own none. And the health care law lacks full legitimacy. Four years after it was enacted, Democrats are still suffering politically. For them, Obamacare is a drag.

The same is likely to occur with Obama’s executive amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants. It is doubly doomed to be regarded as illegitimate—first, because it stretches presidential authority beyond the breaking point, and second, because it has no bipartisan backing. Obama’s action is supported by many (but not all) Democrats in Congress but zero Republicans.

The president should have known better. In 2009 and 2010, Democrats dominated the Senate and House. To pass Obamacare, legislative maneuvering was required, but not Republican votes. So they didn’t recruit any. The upshot: Opposition to Obamacare is a thorn in the side of Democrats and will continue to be.