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If carson wants to be taken seriously then why would he even mention sharpton. No one can stand that man. How about he says he has the same goals as someone who people actually like.
The correct observation would be "white conservatives" can't stand that man. He hasn't done anything that I can't stand to date...
It' seems that the key question is, "what are those goals?" It may be that they have the same goals; but, that doesn't mean Carson agrees with how Sharpton-the-charlatan goes about achieving them. Ending racism is a goal that should be shared by everyone. But going around the country race-baiting as Sharpton and others do, which actually foments more racism, isn't helpful.
Lifting blacks out of poverty, seeing that they stay in school and off the streets, and are better educated is a worthy goal, and I'm sure Sharpton and Carson share those goals. We should all want that. The problem is that the Democrat Party has never done anything to improve the lives of blacks, but has done everything to keep them impoverished and dependent on government. Ben Carson has often articulated these problems, and talked about how to make real changes in the lives of blacks.
Ben Carson is a brilliant man, and his experience should be a beacon of hope to all blacks (and anyone else who thinks there is no hope). If he and Sharpton agree on some things, I'm certainly not going to put him down for it.
If these two would use a different approach is irrelevent. The point is they share the same goals. This is an inconveiant reality to most white conservatives. What say you?
I can "see" that the number 5 is a poor substitute for the letter s in the word 'it's.'
Why is the new Sharpton/Carson friendship making y'all so mad? Lol
Ironically, it seems that you are the one who is angry about Carson's statement. Personally, I think having a potential presidential candidate who isn't playing the divide and conquer game is rather refreshing. We haven't seen anything remotely inclusive from the Democrats in the last decade, after all.
Out of curiosity, what upsets you more: The potential ability of a black conservative to destroy your victim mentality, or the fact that your hero Sharpton doesn't seem to count this particular black conservative among his enemies? After all, Sharpton was the one who reached out to Carson, not vice versa.
I don't really expect an answer, as this entire thread is nothing but an attempt to troll, but it does make me think that your base motive is the fear that Carson might possibly win, and the entire "republicans are racist" argument that you love so much would be stomped, burned, and buried - meaning that you would have to come up with some other justification to ignore your best interests and continue voting for democrats.
Ironically, it seems that you are the one who is angry about Carson's statement. Personally, I think having a potential presidential candidate who isn't playing the divide and conquer game is rather refreshing. We haven't seen anything remotely inclusive from the Democrats in the last decade, after all.
Out of curiosity, what upsets you more: The potential ability of a black conservative to destroy your victim mentality, or the fact that your hero Sharpton doesn't seem to count this particular black conservative among his enemies? After all, Sharpton was the one who reached out to Carson, not vice versa.
I don't really expect an answer, as this entire thread is nothing but an attempt to troll, but it does make me think that your base motive is the fear that Carson might possibly win, and the entire "republicans are racist" argument that you love so much would be stomped, burned, and buried - meaning that you would have to come up with some other justification to ignore your best interests and continue voting for democrats.
You are joking... this is refreshing for Cruz, Jeb and Paul. You dont talk like this until you have the nomination locked up.
Ironically, it seems that you are the one who is angry about Carson's statement. Personally, I think having a potential presidential candidate who isn't playing the divide and conquer game is rather refreshing. We haven't seen anything remotely inclusive from the Democrats in the last decade, after all.
Out of curiosity, what upsets you more: The potential ability of a black conservative to destroy your victim mentality, or the fact that your hero Sharpton doesn't seem to count this particular black conservative among his enemies? After all, Sharpton was the one who reached out to Carson, not vice versa.
I don't really expect an answer, as this entire thread is nothing but an attempt to troll, but it does make me think that your base motive is the fear that Carson might possibly win, and the entire "republicans are racist" argument that you love so much would be stomped, burned, and buried - meaning that you would have to come up with some other justification to ignore your best interests and continue voting for democrats.
You had me going until you said "Carson might possibly win." LMAO
Anyway, have a nice day.
Oh...and you should write bitter diatribes for a living. You're quite talented at it.
This is what black conservatives are up against. No matter how conservative their beliefs are there is nothing that they can do to attract neo-confederates. In my opinion it's foolish to vote Republican if you are black. White supremact did not retire or go away in America. There's people still fighting the civil war after so many years...
That's your twisted agenda. You won't discuss the reasons why your big government control freaks are complete failures. So of course you have to play the race card. Gee go figure. The Dems policies are horrific, not much different than the big government republicans. Only the hand picked winners and losers change.
Foolish to vote republican? So vote democrat right? Insanity - Keep doing he same thing and expect different results.
btw How are the democrats doing lifting people out of poverty? Wages increasing? Purchasing price of the dollar holding strong? Why listen to you when the policies you follow don't work? rhetorical you got nothing.
Hope and change. I hope I have enough change in my pocket to last the month is how it turned out.
Carson and Sharptons goals for the people are basically the same. How to go about it is the difference.
The words he said afterwards don't negate in ANY WAY the words he said hitherto. That's a fact.
Why are y'all so mad about two brothers seeing eye to eye on things?
You're providing all the evidence I need to prove my point...you conservatives want blacks on different sides of the political divide to fight with each other so that you can keep pushing that old tired nonsense that liberal blacks hate conservative blacks.
You want the Carsons of the world to denigrate their own people at every opportunity. Nothing makes you happier.
Megan Kelly was basically BEGGING Carson to trash Sharpton and she (like you) were surely disappointed that he didn't take the bait.
That's why you conservatives on this thread are putting words in Carson's mouth that he declined to say himself.
You're too transparent playboy. But it's all good...I dig you anyway.
Show proof conservatives are upset that Carson and Sharpton are seeing eye to eye.
And of course the race card gets played yet again. So if two white candidates from different parties don't trash each other during an interview when prodded that's different somehow? It's about D vs R it's not about black vs white.
If these two would use a different approach is irrelevent. The point is they share the same goals. This is an inconveiant reality to most white conservatives. What say you?
I say yet again you're exposing your blatant racism and falsely testifying because you are unable to discuss policy. That is the important thing. And yes the approach is different. That's what it's about and not about falsely playing the race card. That is what separates the 2 parties on the issues.
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