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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:47 PM Aug 2017

"Ben Carson says his home was vandalized . . ."

Okay, is anyone buying this?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ben-carson-says-his-home-was-vandalized-with-hateful-rhetoric-about-president-trump/ar-AAqdmHM?li=BBnb7Kz

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson revealed Wednesday that his Virginia home was recently vandalized with “hateful rhetoric about President Trump.”

“More recently our home in Virginia along with that of a neighbor was vandalized by people who also wrote hateful rhetoric about President Trump,” Carson wrote on his Facebook page. “We were out of town, but other kind, embarrassed neighbors cleaned up most of the mess before we returned.”


Gee, Carson just now remembers this incident that he concedes he never saw, was mostly "cleaned up" (whatever that means) before he got back home, and for some reason, this Cabinet member apparently never thought to mention it to the cops or the Secret Service.
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"Ben Carson says his home was vandalized . . ." (Original Post) gratuitous Aug 2017 OP
No, not buying. Carson is as big a liar JanetLovesObama Aug 2017 #1
sorry, but my bullshit meter is flashing. rurallib Aug 2017 #2
So who are you going to blame? SummerSnow Aug 2017 #3
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #17
J. None of the above. Doreen Aug 2017 #19
Stargleamer says Ben Carson's conscience Stargleamer Aug 2017 #4
Sounds about right Hekate Aug 2017 #20
When a cabinet member gets threatened iamateacher Aug 2017 #5
Jesus was annoyed by that "My best-bud Ben" portrait... JHB Aug 2017 #6
Nah, they were just pissed that they couldn't find any grain . . . . hatrack Aug 2017 #7
Pretty half assed reichstag fire wouldn't you say? The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #8
Well, it's a pretty half-assed administration gratuitous Aug 2017 #13
no Skittles Aug 2017 #9
Want to bet Trump told him to get out there and defend him? Egnever Aug 2017 #10
He has a history of lying to appeal to racist whites JI7 Aug 2017 #11
There's no reason to trust anyone associated with Benedict Donald uponit7771 Aug 2017 #12
As Scooby-Doo would say "Roh No" ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #14
Probably bullshit but who really cares? Downtown Hound Aug 2017 #15
He forgot to mention... Caliman73 Aug 2017 #16
He probably dreamed this. Hard to see with the eyes closed all the time. icymist Aug 2017 #18
Hey, you piece of shit. Doreen Aug 2017 #21
"Embarrassed neighbors"? oasis Aug 2017 #22
He has a lot in common with sTrumpet - raven mad Aug 2017 #23
No one cares what Bonkers Ben has to say, including Trump Azathoth Aug 2017 #24
Did they steal the Jesus & Ben picture? SoCalDem Aug 2017 #25
I would totally steal that picture for the comedic value alone flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #27
He really wants attention right now? Sheesh! dchill Aug 2017 #26
It was probably Bannon orangecrush Aug 2017 #28
Well, area51 Aug 2017 #29
BS JDC Aug 2017 #30
Don't look now, Ben, but your name is being dragged through the dirt. Orsino Aug 2017 #31

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
2. sorry, but my bullshit meter is flashing.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:51 PM
Aug 2017

Something tells me we will be in for an onslaught of unverified BS stories on how the right is being 'bullied' by those 'thugs' on the left.

Verification, Ben.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
3. So who are you going to blame?
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:51 PM
Aug 2017

a. White supremacist
b. liberals
c. black people
d. B.L.M.
e. Obama
f. Obama and Hilary
g. Hilary
h. msm
i. Robert Mueller



Response to SummerSnow (Reply #3)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
13. Well, it's a pretty half-assed administration
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:14 PM
Aug 2017

But yeah, no pictures and all cleaned up by the neighbors before Dr. Carson and his lovely wife ever saw it. It's almost like it never happened!

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
14. As Scooby-Doo would say "Roh No"
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:18 PM
Aug 2017

but why??? of all people would that happen to Carson when nobody even knows he exists.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
15. Probably bullshit but who really cares?
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:39 PM
Aug 2017

Even if legit, am I supposed to get super offended by that when our president is giving moral comfort to neo-Nazis?

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
16. He forgot to mention...
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:42 PM
Aug 2017

They also held him down and carved a BO into his cheek, but kind people performed surgery on him and cleaned that up too.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
21. Hey, you piece of shit.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 12:42 AM
Aug 2017

At least you will have a home to be vandalized. You have your way half of America will not get even that. There that is what I have to say about that.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
31. Don't look now, Ben, but your name is being dragged through the dirt.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 06:20 AM
Aug 2017

There are rumors that you are even dumb enough to have accepted a Cabinet position.

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