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Old 03-22-2013, 05:02 PM
 
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removed due to a bit off topic.

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Old 03-22-2013, 05:05 PM
 
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Dr Ben Carson is certainly entitled to his opinion. But based on that opinion, I'd never take my kid to him for any kind of treatment.
That's sad really. Have we really come to that? I hear this from people on both sides of the aisle, but it makes me mad. Why would you not give your kid the best possible treatment simply because you disagree with the doctor's politics? From what I understand, Dr. Carson is a brilliant pediatric neurosurgeon who has successfully separated conjoined twins.

I really hate it when people can't just understand that others may have a differing opinion about things than them. There are so many who won't even be friends with people of a different political persuasion. My dad and I had completely different opinions on politics, but we loved debating it and neither one of us got mad at the other.

I'll tell you a little secret -- most doctors are conservative. They have money, don't like lawsuits, and are fearful of what Obamacare is going to do to their practice. I guess you could go to one of those holistic healers though.
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:06 PM
 
Location: The Cascade Foothills
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Well that's all I need to know about Ben Carson, I wonder though if he agrees that Beck is insane.
Yup.

He's obviously pandering to the Beck/Rush/Hannity et al crowd, which doesn't speak too well for him.
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:09 PM
 
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I'm not scared of him at all, just find his monotone to be very boring. As far as West goes he doesn't scare me either, I find he is the poster child for the typical right wing nutjob, he is laughable.
I bet you think Obama is a great speaker though, huh? Yet I find him very boring. Everybody has their own opinion.
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:09 PM
 
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So a doctor's politics are more important to you than the health of your own children? Liberalism is a mental disorder indeed.
lol, Liberal hollywood are Obama cronies, notice how they smooze with Obama all the time. After we all got slammed with higher taxes Hollywood got a tax break.

Last month, we wrote about some of the more ridiculous subsidies that Hollywood studios get these days, in which approximately $1.5 billion in taxpayer money goes straight to Hollywood studios in the US (and even more internationally).

The original tax incentive applied to productions costing less than $15 million to make ($20 million in low-income areas). The 2008 extension applies to all films, up to a deduction of $15 million (or $20 million in low-income areas). The incentive is especially generous to television series; it applies to each TV episode.

Embedded In The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Hollywood Gets A Big Tax Break | Techdirt
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:12 PM
 
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Jimmy Fallon will not move to CA (I wonder why) so New York state gives film and television studios a tax break worth 30 percent of qualified spending the state. The state sets aside $420 million a year for the program. Cuomo has asked legislators to expand the credits for five more years at that amount.

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Old 03-22-2013, 05:13 PM
 
Location: The Cascade Foothills
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Oh here we go. Dr Carson, a black conservative who is a world renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, smart, very successful and African American. As Allen West said, there is nothing on this green earth that scares a Liberal progressive more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government. They were saying to get ready for the liberals to go after him and try to rip him apart. When asked what he thinks about Obama, Dr Carson said "I think he is a very talented politician".

This video is funny and says important things.




Let the attacks begin.


Look at Obama's face


Oh, blah, blah, blah......

You all would love satan himself if he spoke badly about President Obama.

A few negative comments about Obama, and a little support shown for crazy conservative whackjobs like Beck, and you all think the guy is the best thing since sliced bread.

Of course, I still think most of you, when push came to shove, would NOT pull the lever for a black man on election day - you just like tossing them up there so you all can pat yourselves on the back and claim that you would vote for him (like the idiot, Mr. 999 himself) and say, "See? We're not racists!"

Does anyone really think that Herman Cain was any more than a token?

"Our blacks are better than their blacks!" lol
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Ok Eva Longoria aka weltschmerz are you still hung up on misogyny? You keep talking about it. You are a disgusting excuse for... and no amount of debate is going to change that.

Eva aka weltschmerz wants to keep talking about misogyny but this thread is about Dr Carson
I'm a disgusting excuse for...? Well, bless your little heart!
Allen West was brought up, and I told you why I don't give a damn about what he says.
Way to make it personal and offensive. You must be a Conservative.

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Old 03-22-2013, 05:14 PM
 
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It looks like Carson has figured out he can make some good money fleecing people as part of the conservative movement. Good for him. He noticed an opening and is gonna cash in.
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:15 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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As Allen West said, there is nothing on this green earth that scares a Liberal progressive more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.
Why, there it is! Right there!
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