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You're missing the point. He was never offered admission or a scholarship. He never went through the process that everyone must go through to get admitted. He colored and stretched the truth, just like he did with his so-call thug background.
Not much of a point really. He says people from West Point recruited him and told him he was qualified and should apply, not technically the same as being "offered admission" I suppose but the discrepancy there is no big deal.
Watched Carson on CNN just now. I thought he was a mild mannered intellectual. This guy has serious anger issues. He went off on everyone - jabbing his finger, insulting the press corps. I think he was telling the truth. I can see him attacking his mother with a hammer now.
No kidding, that was quite the display. And immediately trying to shift the subject to why didn't the press treat Obama like this (if I remember correctly they did). While we were watching it my husband said "Ok, I'm sure of it now, he self medicates and he forgot to take his meds before the press conference"
I would bet money that General Westmoreland COULD do exactly that - call the Superintendent OR the Secretary of the Army (both of which have Nomination power) and get a Nomination for the top Black ROTC candidate from Detroit who also had excellent Academic credentials.
My dear departed mother used to say to me "Cudda, wudda, shudda." It probably didn't happen, since that isn't the process.
Still, I personally don't care, since he wrote a book and exaggerated in it. I do care, however, that the same people who laughed and scowled at Obama for not having enough political experience are saying they want a candidate who has no political experience at all. Since I do not suffer from Republican Amnesia, I clearly remember all the jabs at his background in 2008.
So I guess a Democrat who was the first Black to be Head Harvard's Law Review, worked as a Community Organizer in Chicago, served in the Illinois Senate and then served as a U.S. Senator wasn't qualified, but a retired neurosurgeon is? I mean, first it's "we need someone with a lot more experience in office" and then it's "we don't want someone with any political experience." Ouch, my head hurts!
Not much of a point really. He says people from West Point recruited him and told him he was qualified and should apply, not technically the same as being "offered admission" I suppose but the discrepancy there is no big deal.
No that's not what he said, read the earlier posts, someone actually posted a screenshot of his exact words.
But Carson was never offered anything since he never applied.
West point doesn't just send out scholarships to those that don't even apply. If you are going by the ad, then I too was offered a full scholarship to west point.
But Carson was never offered anything since he never applied.
Yes, exactly....he never APPLIED.......
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Originally Posted by jjrose
West point doesn't just send out scholarships to those that don't even apply. If you are going by the ad, then I too was offered a full scholarship to west point.
He said that he was OFFERED a full scholarship. No one who has not APPLIED and been accepted to West point is offered a scholarship. He lied about being OFFERED a scholarship, not about applying to WP
How was he OFFERED one when he never applied to West Point?
Based on that ad, I was also OFFERED a scholarship to west point. Harvard has scholarships too, so I guess that means I was offered a full scholarship to Harvard too.
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I mean, first it's "we need someone with a lot more experience in office" and then it's "we don't want someone with any political experience." 
Ouch, my head hurts!
