throw-tribbles-at-them:macleod:think-progress:13 Ridiculous Things Ben Carson Actually BelievesForme
throw-tribbles-at-them:macleod:think-progress:13 Ridiculous Things Ben Carson Actually BelievesFormer neurosurgeon Ben Carson has become an unlikely frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, leading recent polls in Iowa and surpassing all of the other Republican candidates’ recent fundraising totals.Though he has never held political office, his short time in the spotlight has given him plenty of opportunity to make controversial and often factually incorrect statements. In May, ThinkProgress highlighted seven ridiculous things that Ben Carson believes. But in the past six months, Carson has come up with even more incendiary remarks and comparisons, which seem to only help his campaign. I hate Ben Carson so much.As someone who works in higher education and whose alma mater would probably be one of the first targeted, the fact that he wants to monitor and restrict speech on college campuses? THAT’S SO FUCKING TERRIFYING -- source link