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Yet another Carson lie - he was not accepted at Westpoint
If True then.......
Stick Carson with a fork because he is done too. He will join JEB in the losers, better to get out of the race, circle.
How is that a lie. He never applied, so he was not accepted. He never said he was accepted. I will admit that his embellishment of this anecdote has diminished my respect for Carson, but the fact of the matter is, he did not lie, he embellished the truth by misleading the reader to an assumption that was not true. Not defending him in the least. I'm glad he owned up to him mistake, but the media is mischaracterizing this whole thing for the sole purpose of derailing Carson's campaign.
So, it appears that Politico is walking this back now.
In other words, this was just another leftist smear piece against a black man who dared to put himself forward as a Conservative Republican leader, which of course the Democrats and the left have shown no willingness to tolerate, at all, ever.
I'm done with your lunacy. When someone gets a scholarship to a school they don't have to apply to the school first. There are highschool kids that do so well that colleges offer them scholarships when they never even applied there to begin with. Anyway, get off of that word. The REAL lie here is Politico saying he APPLIED AND GOT ACCEPTED!
Dr Carson wasn't offered anything. Since West Point doesn't charge students they wouldn't have offered him a scholarship at all.
So, it appears that Politico is walking this back now.
In other words, this was just another leftist smear piece against a black man who dared to put himself forward as a Conservative Republican leader, which of course the Democrats and the left have shown no willingness to tolerate, at all, ever.
Now that's just dumb. Do you know that Carson was top ROTC graduate? Did you know that? Did you know that top ROTC grads get into West Point very easily? That's why the general supposedly offered him a chance at getting in. Stick to the topic here and the topic is Politico said he applied and was accepted, that is the lie.
Why would you go to West Point if you were a top ROTC graduate? You receive your a commission as a LT in the Army anyway, so what would be the reason to do so? Or was this high school ROTC (does that still exist?)?
The general couldn't offer him anything. Its a long process to be selected and admitted to any of the service academies. And the age/physical requirements are very strict, doesn't matter who you are, top ROTC graduate or not, don't meet those you don't go.
It says no such thing. There is no quote from anyone connected to him that says he made anything up. Why the need to continue the lie?
He allowed his campaign staff to speak for him. If his campaign staff lied, he has surely had enough time now to issue a correction, in his own words. He hasn't.
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