‘God’s Spokesman’: [Ben Carson} A New GOP Frontrunner Comes To Florida

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/11/07/3718633/gods-spokesman/

‘God’s Spokesman’: A New GOP Frontrunner Comes To Florida

by Alice Ollstein Nov 7, 2015 9:00am





CREDIT: AP Photo/David Zalubowski



THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA — A gasp rippled through the aisles of the bookstore as hundreds of mainly older, white women waiting to see Dr. Ben Carson realized the neurosurgeon, author, and presidential candidate was in the building. “I can see him,” squealed a white-haired woman, clutching a stack of books to her chest and straining on her tiptoes as those around her cheered. Another breathlessly told ThinkProgress, “We waited here for hours, no chairs, no nothing. But we endured because we wanted to see him.”

Carson’s campaign was officially suspended this week, as he crisscrossed the Sunshine State selling and signing copies of his new book: A More Perfect Union. But the national book tour, which also traversed Texas, Tennessee and other states, carved out the most time for Florida, a vote-rich swing state. The stops at Costcos and Barnes and Nobles in the wealthier suburbs of Orlando, Tampa, Naples, Miami, and Boca Raton had the aura of campaign rallies. They also drew far bigger crowds than an actual presidential campaign rally the same week held by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who trails Carson in the state that made his career.

Though by law no one from his campaign staff could be present on the book tour, half a dozen people from the super PAC “Run, Ben, Run” set up a tent outside each event to gather contact information from the hoards of enthusiastic supporters.

During a break between book signings in Orlando, Carson mused on his success with voters — who rank him ahead of former frontrunner Donald Trump as of this week and rank him more favorably than any other candidate in the race: “I think people are looking for some truth, some honesty and integrity, and it’s something I hopefully offer them,” he told reporters. ..................

[immoderate]

1. Ben. Carson. Is. A. Wacko!

Needs no Defies explanation.

--imm

[Lindsay]

2. " truth, some honesty and integrity"

If you can fake those, you've got it made!

(I think those words mean something different to Dr. Ben than they do to the sane universe.)

[hifiguy]

3. This speaks volumes about the (lack of) intelligence

and utter gullibility of a very large section of the American populace. Not one word of it good.

Fully a third of the electorate would support a ham sandwich if it loved Jebus and gunz and hated the brown people and teh gay. Though any ham sandwich would be smarter than Mental Ben.

[COLGATE4]

6. The great H.L. Mencken said it best:

"No one ever went broke overestimating the stupidity of the American public".

[underpants]

11. If he did a golf swing they'd think he was Johnny Carson

I'm not saying I'm just saying

[Initech]

4. GOP: We're on a mission from God.

[underpants]

7. Don't you blaspheme in here!

Don't you blaspheme in here! Don't you blaspheme in here! This is my man, this is my restaurant, and you two are just gonna walk right out that door without your dry white toast, without your four fried chickens, and without Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!

[underpants]

5. The Villages is a massive retirement community

Just so you know.

Sadly the elderly have long been the go-to market for grifters of all sorts.

[COLGATE4]

8. It's also RW (REALLY RW)

La La land. Something along the lines of 98% Rethug, 2% Dem.

[underpants]

9. Drug reps there bring ink refills along with free samples

Gotta keep the ink flowing. Makes everybody HAPPY.

[angryvet]

10. also known for having

very high VD rates.

[underpants]

12. Damn hippies

[Scurrilous]

13. Yep.

And many lonely elderly live for any kind of visitor.

Ben Carson, UPS, the Orkin Man. Whomever. They get excited.