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Eric J in MN

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35. There was a religious aspect to Ben Carson's lie.

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 07:50 PM

Nov 2015

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Carson wrote about being penniless and walking to the Yale campus chapel hoping to find a $10 bill on the ground. Not finding one.

Then taking a difficult Psychology exam. So difficult that all the other students walked out without turning it in, planning to lie and say they didn't know about the exam and re-take it after studying more.

But Carson kept taking the exam and prayed, and then the professor said the difficult exam was a hoax (to determine the most honest student). She gave him a $10 bill for being the most honest.

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Ben Carson Lied About Being Named Most Honest Student [View all] M.G. Nov 2015 OP

He is the perfect rw candidate. That he is Black allows those tens of millions of white racists randys1 Nov 2015 #1

He is Tommy Flanagan's brother by another mother. tblue37 Nov 2015 #39

Whao, Great Olami Nov 2015 #2

He's obviously unbalanced HassleCat Nov 2015 #3

THAT... immoderate Nov 2015 #14

Reagan was an actor HassleCat Nov 2015 #19

I'm not sure Reagan's Presidency would fly today M.G. Nov 2015 #21

Not with the religious right HassleCat Nov 2015 #23

Speaking of Death Valley Days ... Lionel Mandrake Nov 2015 #47

Whatever is was, it didn't... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #30

... Scuba Nov 2015 #4

That one was locked (in the wrong forum). Chemisse Nov 2015 #5

And in the process he makes up a new class--that did not happen. Web of lies. riversedge Nov 2015 #6

Damn! Can't get into the article without a subscription. Chemisse Nov 2015 #7

Same info in another link M.G. Nov 2015 #8

Hahahaha. Why would he make up something like this? Because he isn't so honest? Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #9

Fibbing as a life strategy M.G. Nov 2015 #11

Before he decided to run for president, no one ever had a reason to look for chinks in the "hero's" tblue37 Nov 2015 #38

Another hatchet job on Ben Carson by that know lefty rag, the WSJ! yellowcanine Nov 2015 #10

The WSJ, Rubpert Murdoch's paper, not the Liberal Media going after him now. bklyncowgirl Nov 2015 #12

Keep your clowns in media, not in office. M.G. Nov 2015 #13

There is no such thing as the "liberal media" tabasco Nov 2015 #37

It's OK to lie - God will forgive you jpak Nov 2015 #15

He's nuts. Hepburn Nov 2015 #16

Carson is a pathological liar, that is becoming very apparent. Rex Nov 2015 #17

Carson reminds me of Stephen Glass M.G. Nov 2015 #18

Sad thing is he cannot stop himself from lying now. Rex Nov 2015 #20

He's beginning to lie about his lying. louis-t Nov 2015 #24

That is why I think he is pathological by now. Rex Nov 2015 #26

he lies in an effort to build himself up Skittles Nov 2015 #34

Too sweet! Botany Nov 2015 #22

Those UFO's M.G. Nov 2015 #25

I think the technical for Dr. Carson is Bat Shit Crazy. Botany Nov 2015 #27

No, he didn't mean 'many'... Blanks Nov 2015 #33

Unbelievable! More Carson Lies. M.G. Nov 2015 #28

It gets worse .... Botany Nov 2015 #29

fox should have spent more money and time training him, 2 million wasn't enough. Sunlei Nov 2015 #31

I thought this was another gem from Borowitz Enrique Nov 2015 #32

There was a religious aspect to Ben Carson's lie. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #35

He's even a bigger fraud than I had thought M.G. Nov 2015 #40

Oh FFS. This guy is off the rails. DawgHouse Nov 2015 #43

It'll be news when it is discovered tabasco Nov 2015 #36

It gets weirder - the lie was based on a story from Yale's parody paper M.G. Nov 2015 #41

Thanks I hadn't seen that. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #46

That's so Meta! WinkyDink Nov 2015 #42

I knew it was a lie particularly from the name LiberalElite Nov 2015 #44

Thou shalt not lie! B Calm Nov 2015 #45