Pandering: Carson campaign now say "muslim" comments aimed at GOP primary base...

[g5000]

Gordon Brown sparked fury today by awarding an honorary knighthood to U.S. senator Edward Kennedy, who has been accused in the past of being an IRA sympathiser.

Conservative MPs and Peers condemned as 'inappropriate' the decision to make a man closely linked to the Irish nationalist movement a 'Sir'.

MPs' fury as U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy gets honorary knighthood for Northern Ireland role

 

[Arizona Willie]

So Carson says his Muslim remark was intended for his base ... hmmm that means he is saying he is willing to say anything to get a vote whether he means it or not.

So how could anyone want him elected since you never know what he really means?

Who is he lying to?

His base of redneck haters or the general American public or both?

 

[Correll]

We were not at war with Catholic Terrorists when JFK was running for office. There was not rampant Anti-americanism in the Catholic World.

We are at war with Muslim Terrorist, and Anti-Americanism is rampant in the Islamic World.

Thus quoting JFK and citing his Catholicism is a bad analogy for Carson't comment.

Israel is at war with muslim terrorists, much worse than we are, and they just increased the number of Arabs in their Knesset. They have elected five muslims.

Out of 120 seats.

How many are in our 535 seat Congress?

I hope that works out well for them.

JFK would not have won if we had been at war with Catholic Terrorists.

 

[Correll]

Gordon Brown sparked fury today by awarding an honorary knighthood to U.S. senator Edward Kennedy, who has been accused in the past of being an IRA sympathiser.

Conservative MPs and Peers condemned as 'inappropriate' the decision to make a man closely linked to the Irish nationalist movement a 'Sir'.

MPs' fury as U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy gets honorary knighthood for Northern Ireland role

I agree that is terrible.

We were not at war with the IRA, and Ireland hardly defined the Catholic World.

 

[Correll]

So Carson says his Muslim remark was intended for his base ... hmmm that means he is saying he is willing to say anything to get a vote whether he means it or not.

So how could anyone want him elected since you never know what he really means?

Who is he lying to?

His base of redneck haters or the general American public or both?

Nothing in the linked article supports what you just said.

Staat was lying in the OP and the Title.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Perhaps, Correll.

007, almost all of those bad Muslims are OVER THERE, we have very here.

 

[007]

But this thread isn't fooling anyone. This thread has ONE PURPOSE, and that is to ATTEMPT to HURT Dr. Carson, even though the subject being used to do so could HURT democrats, and seemingly HAS, they DON'T CARE, because the END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.

Leftists/progs/democrats would BACK THE DEVIL HIMSELF if they thought it would HELP THEM STAY IN POWER.

It's that sort of leftist SHORTSIGHTEDNESS that has HURT America.

Liberals are a cancer on decent society.

 

[JakeStarkey]

substitute "far right socons" for liberals and you have the same problem.

 

[Arizona Willie]

Your bumper sticker signature and the line below demonstrate your abysmal ignorance.
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Liberals are a cancer on decent society.

 

[Correll]

substitute "far right socons" for liberals and you have the same problem.

Nope. "Far Right SOcial Conservatives" have not BEEN in power.

Abortion has been legal since 73.

 

[Zander]

Here's a list of every single Moslem that has run for the office of President of the United States of America.











That's all of them!

That is why it is called a hypothetical question.

And the whole reason a Muslim has never run is because America is too bigoted.

Stop projecting. The reason is far more benign, it's simple math. There simply aren't very many of them here.

 

[The Rabbi]

Republican Ben Carson Claims Benefits From Muslim Criticism

Carson's campaign reported strong fundraising and more than 100,000 new Facebook friends in the 24 hours after he told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday: "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation."

His campaign manager Barry Bennett told The Associated Press on Monday: "While the left wing is huffing and puffing over it, Republican primary voters are with us at least 80-20."

"People in Iowa particularly, are like, 'Yeah! We're not going to vote for a Muslim either," Bennett said. "I don't mind the hubbub. It's not hurting us, that's for sure."

So, yeah, it's pandering.

Sorry to say, but Dr. Carson is a pretty short-sighted individual when it comes to stategema. It goes back to the same old argument that was made against the GOP in both 2008 and in 2012: that the "red meat" that many candidates threw to the "base" in order to curry favor ended up being a poison-pill for the GOP nominee come November.

Looks like the same scenario is now playing out again for 2016, with Trump and his many and sundry comments about Mexicans, immigrants and women, and now Carson's bizarre excursion into the world of 'a muslim is not qualified to be president' line of thought. Sure looks to me as if Carson is trying to out-Trump Trump.

Discuss. Will this kind of pandering help or hurt the GOP come November, 2016?

Please remember Mitt Romney's etch-a-sketch moment that never happened.

Wow a political candidate pandered to his base. Say it aint so.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Your thread title is a lie.

Stating that they don't care that the libs/media are upset because the GOP base is fine with it, is not admitting that the statement was pandering.


A more honest title that still expressed your disapproval would have been

"Carson campaign dismisses media questions about muslim comment because base supports them: Pandering?"


Then your op you could try making your case based on it's merits.

No. The thread title is right on target.

Better luck to you next time, maybe after you've grown up.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Libs and Dems, Carson is not pandering. He is telling us all what he really thinks.

Staat doesn't care about that. Pandering sounds bad, so he used it.

You are wrong. Stat does think Carson is pandering. He is wrong, too.

Of course he is pandering. He keeps saying this silly shit to curry favor with the base, ergo, he is pandering. Most definitely. The statement his aide said confirms this.

 

[bodecea]

Yeah, it's pandering and fear mongering.

It's pandering to the Claudettes of the country.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Libs and Dems, Carson is not pandering. He is telling us all what he really thinks.

Staat doesn't care about that. Pandering sounds bad, so he used it.

You are wrong. Stat does think Carson is pandering. He is wrong, too.

.You think that Staat believes that Carson believes a Muslim President would be a good idea?

That has nothing to do with this thread. You must learn to frame good questions

It has everything to do with this thread.

The op/thread is designed as a smear on a conservative. Nothing more.

As you stated Carson believes what he is saying.

If Staat knows that, then Staat was lying in the OP.

No.

Your lack of comprehension is kind of fun to watch...

 

[Statistikhengst]

Staat doesn't care about that. Pandering sounds bad, so he used it.

You are wrong. Stat does think Carson is pandering. He is wrong, too.

.You think that Staat believes that Carson believes a Muslim President would be a good idea?

That has nothing to do with this thread. You must learn to frame good questions

It has everything to do with this thread.

The op/thread is designed as a smear on a conservative. Nothing more.

As you stated Carson believes what he is saying.

If Staat knows that, then Staat was lying in the OP.

No, it doesn't. The campaign folks for Carson will certainly use it for pandering purposes. I believe Carson believes what he is saying. I don't know what Stat believes, but I think he knows that Carson believes what he said.

Which in turn means that this thread title was right on the mark. The thread title does not refer to Carson personally, it refers to the Carson campaign.

But Carson is also smart enough to know when he is pandering. And he is, 100%.

 

[Statistikhengst]

When a right winger on this forum mentions blacks, it is in the context of murders or using food stamps to buy liquor, or some other kind of abuse.

"Well, it's true!"


When a right winger on this forum mentions Mexicans, it is in the context of murders or rapes or welfare or some kind of abuse.

"Well, it's true!"


When a right winger on this forum mentions gays, it is in the context of bestiality, pedophilia or some kind of abuse.

"Well, it's true!"



When a right winger on this forum mentions Muslims, it is in the context of terrorism or some kind of abuse.

"Well, it's true!"




When a right winger on this forum mentions the minority vote in elections, they are baffled, just baffled, why minorities vote so overwhelmingly Democratic.

"Oh, wait. I know what it is! IT'S BECAUSE GIFTS! Yeah, that's it!"

Spot-on.

 

[bodecea]

So what is the deal here... do the leftards really believe a SHARIA LAW SUPPORTING MUSLIM would be GOOD for America?

WHY are the little bubble heads all butt hurt this time?

A "sharia law supporting muslim"? Absolutely not.....just like a "sharia law supporting christian". Right out.

 

[Zander]

Here is an exhaustive list of all the Moslems that have run or are running for the office of POTUS:






















.
Did I miss any?