Top Staffer Acknowledges Ben Carson Had 'Contract' With Supplement Maker

[kpete]

Dr. Ben Carson's business manager acknowledged Thursday that the Republican presidential candidate did have a "contract" with a medical supplement company at some point.

Armstrong Williams told CNN's Jake Tapper that he negotiated the retired neurosurgeon's contract himself.

Carson said in response to a question at Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate that it was "total propaganda" to suggest he had a relationship with Mannatech Inc., which claims to cure autism and cancer with its products and settled a $7 million false advertising lawsuit. National Review's Jim Geraghty, who reported on the candidate's ties to Mannatech earlier this year, called Carson's claim that he wasn't involved with the company a "bald-faced lie."

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[justiceischeap]

1. I wish more journalists would call a lie a lie when it's a lie.

The euphemisms they use may go over the heads of average folks--I think it's more rude to lie to the public than to call out that lie.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

2. But it was a soft-spoken and polite lie from a devout christian...

In repugnant-speak that means we all should forgive Carson.

[COLGATE4]

3. Well, according to him Jesus has already

forgiven him, so it's all good now.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

5. Yes, Carson uses the Kim Davis school of christianity...

Forget oaths of office. Forget telling the truth. Forget what the Architect had to say about bearing false witness.

Just mention the name of Jesus and all is forgiven.

And just imagine how much money the government could make by leasing the roof of the White House for a blinking sign - "Magic Elixir Sold here."

[winstars]

4. Oh, wait, this Armstrong Williams??? The guy who took 240k from Dubya to lie about

No Child Left behind...


http://www.blackcommentator.com/121/121_cover_williams.html


And this is from the WAPO, written by the noted lefty, Howie Kurtz:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56330-2005Jan7.html