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catbyte

(34,372 posts)
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:02 PM May 2019

Ben Carson proves once again he should've stuck to medicine.





Watch Rep Katie Porter ask Ben Carson about REOs, a real estate term.

Carson thought Porter asked about Oreos. The cookie. He had no idea what REOs are, a basic real estate term. Trump’s Housing Secretary. Ridiculous.
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gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
2. He is completely unqualified for this position.
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:08 PM
May 2019

If you watch the video he clearly doesn't give a shit. That said this is likely the best we're going to get from the current administration.

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
6. Yes. There is another video of a different
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:15 PM
May 2019

Congresswoman grilling him and he looks and acts stoned. He clearly doesn't give a flying f*ck. He sent her a case of Oreo Double Stuffed which also makes me think he's baked.

True Dough

(17,301 posts)
5. Why wasn't Jesus over Ben's shoulder whispering the answer in his ear?
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:12 PM
May 2019

He could have used the help.

Katie Porter, you rock!

Mike Nelson

(9,951 posts)
7. I think I know...
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:19 PM
May 2019

… why he had to quit medicine. The guy obviously had do stop doing brain surgery... whatever his talents once were, I wouldn't trust that man to take someone's blood pressure.

 

Nuggets

(525 posts)
9. I just have to say
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:29 PM
May 2019

“...once again he should've stuck to medicine.”


Ben Carson, the paradoxical candidate, both
a brilliant brain surgeon and a complete idiot at the same time.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
14. In the banking ledgers, it's usually "OREO" for
Tue May 21, 2019, 10:23 PM
May 2019

Other Real Estate Owned. The bank lists their own brick and mortar as real estate, but OREO is foreclosed properties.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
15. I have to admit, I had to google REO
Tue May 21, 2019, 10:25 PM
May 2019

However, I am not the HUD Secretary. It seems it's something the HUD Secretary should know.

dlk

(11,549 posts)
16. I'm Not Sure Carson Was Competent to Practice Medicine
Tue May 21, 2019, 11:14 PM
May 2019

His surgery outcome rate might be relevant to that answer.

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