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BannonsLiver

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12. My hope is he just doesn't do much of anything

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 03:06 AM

Mar 2017

I don't think Agent Orange is that into HUD or understands what it does. It seems possible Carson will be left to his own devices so maybe he just sort of falls asleep (literally) on the job without any real fundamental changes.

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I'm finding it hard to believe Ben Carson was ever a "brain surgeon". [View all] BannonsLiver Mar 2017 OP

Perhaps he made too many botched attempts on his own brain. nt C Moon Mar 2017 #1

It's that savant thing.. brilliant in one area and Cha Mar 2017 #2

That's the only possible explanation. BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #3

I still think of him as "the narcoleptic candidate..." Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #6

I'm totally with you on your thoughts. I have long thought the exact same things. joet67 Mar 2017 #24

As a surgeon, he is definitely the real deal. I like the savant theory Amishman Mar 2017 #55

That's why he's there MedusaX Mar 2017 #4

That's what I'm afraid of.. So many of us Cha Mar 2017 #7

My hope is he just doesn't do much of anything BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #12

Zero out the budget exboyfil Mar 2017 #17

Jeeze wouldn't that be Cha Mar 2017 #18

And now we see what he knows about slavery world wide wally Mar 2017 #25

right. Cha Mar 2017 #26

Aye, I wish HUD had more resources though as me, my brothers and our mother cstanleytech Mar 2017 #27

Sorry to hear that, cstanley. Cha Mar 2017 #29

that is the mission; to kill it! putitinD Mar 2017 #36

I don't think that Carson would know how to kill HUD. By now, he still doesn't Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #53

not Carson's mission, he can't do anything right, but the administration's mission, thats putitinD Mar 2017 #54

That's probably why. calimary Mar 2017 #37

Ben Carson is the the Rain Man of neurosurgery Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #45

I think his assigned job is HAB911 Mar 2017 #51

He's brilliant! True Dough Mar 2017 #5

Oh wow.. thanks for the recap from benny, the genius, carson. Cha Mar 2017 #10

I've never believed he was a brain surgeon. southerncrone Mar 2017 #8

I agree but elleng Mar 2017 #9

Yale University Psychology Degree exboyfil Mar 2017 #11

Amateur assessment: from the way he moves his body when speaking, Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #57

Yeah, something is seriously wrong with him Warpy Mar 2017 #13

Well, he did leave a sponge in a woman's brain. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #14

DAMN !!! He was sued 8 times !!! Didn't know this, I was wondering who he fucked up as a doctor uponit7771 Mar 2017 #16

All surgeons are sued frequently. former9thward Mar 2017 #48

For leaving parts of a sponge in people? high MMI sounds like a winger TP for capping jury rewards uponit7771 Mar 2017 #59

Are you saying MM is not high for surgeons? former9thward Mar 2017 #62

The TP is the "others" are small amount and we know that uponit7771 Mar 2017 #63

People who actually work in the field do not "know that'. former9thward Mar 2017 #64

I know someone who was an intern with him. Staph Mar 2017 #15

Somehow I think Trump's buddies are going to get rich exboyfil Mar 2017 #21

It will be like HUD under Reagan. Read the history. The rich buddies got houses for nothing and nikibatts Mar 2017 #41

Exactly what I was thinking exboyfil Mar 2017 #43

he is purposely saying what he says to appeal to white racists JI7 Mar 2017 #19

Maybe MFM008 Mar 2017 #20

People can be incredibly fucked up Mountain Mule Mar 2017 #22

Welcome to DU, Mountain Mule! calimary Mar 2017 #39

He was probably nominally competent... dchill Mar 2017 #23

Did he practice on himself? nt Granny M Mar 2017 #28

Abby Normal Throck Mar 2017 #30

Welcome to DU, Throck! calimary Mar 2017 #40

Just another sociopathic goon. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #31

As a nurse, I can confirm that, for the most part, tavalon Mar 2017 #34

It's listed as not high on psychopathy - one of the very lowest lostnfound Mar 2017 #47

He should have just remained a celebrated conjoined twin brain surgeon. Kablooie Mar 2017 #32

Two years later the twins were institutionalized due to Kittycow Mar 2017 #38

I think our brain surgeon had a stroke or at least a dozen TIAs tavalon Mar 2017 #33

Strokes/TIAs are a real possibility, as well as dementia or heavy medication. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #58

Brain surgery requires extreme technical skill and little wisdom. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #35

He gave himself a lobotomy liberal N proud Mar 2017 #42

Maybe he was a skilled surgeon at one point, but the guy currently "ain't right." Vinca Mar 2017 #44

In the wake of Trump's usurpation on 1/20/2017... Orrex Mar 2017 #46

I'm with you. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #49

I told a rw "friend" when Carson was running for president HAB911 Mar 2017 #50

Carson isn't really difficult to explain JHan Mar 2017 #52

Ted Kaczynski was a math prodigy Juliusseizure Mar 2017 #61

his a stupid derange man who turns his back on history and his race...echoing beachbum bob Mar 2017 #56

He was able to prescribe opioids. n/t Orsino Mar 2017 #60

plumber...'Drain surgeon'....it's been a typo all these years. spanone Mar 2017 #65