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brewens

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14. Brain surgeon has to be an intense and stressful occupation. I think he had a few too many and

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2019, 01:00 PM

May 2019

has had some serious nervous breakdown. He's probably medicated.

Then of course he just hasn't really been doing the job. He's just made the calls the White Supremacy House ordered. No reason for him to know much about his own agency at all.

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No, Ben Carson ISN'T "stupid"... it's worse than that: [View all] TygrBright May 2019 OP

Bazinga! Totally Tunsie May 2019 #1

You're right. Carson isn't actually stupid, although he gives that impression, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #2

In hispanic culture it is called 'Playing Pendejo' ArizonaLib May 2019 #21

Sound like corporate structure. Chin music May 2019 #3

Of course. They elected a man who was clearly incompetent in every way--relishes in it. hlthe2b May 2019 #4

It's grim Hekate May 2019 #5

Dementia. Remember the pyramid food storage thing? Get him out of there and get him some help! nt albacore May 2019 #6

Stoned out of his mind Cosmocat May 2019 #30

Carson and Sessions Srkdqltr May 2019 #7

And Lindsey Graham. Delmette2.0 May 2019 #8

Graham believes he has to compensate for ... something, and over-compensates. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #25

Gee, I wonder what. Delmette2.0 May 2019 #28

In the case of Chump, he won't listen to anybody FakeNoose May 2019 #9

"Republicans run for office saying government doesn't work, sop May 2019 #10

Carson was appointed to be incompetent Celerity May 2019 #12

THIS 1,000+ happy feet May 2019 #18

Willful ignorance is a dangerous thing... Wounded Bear May 2019 #11

Yep. The MOST dangerous thing. And there's a lot of it about. n/t TygrBright May 2019 #15

I've no doubt Carson was once very smart and together enough to excel at his work. Gidney N Cloyd May 2019 #13

Brain surgeon has to be an intense and stressful occupation. I think he had a few too many and brewens May 2019 #14

He agreed to work for trump. mahannah May 2019 #16

Smaller government. skypilot May 2019 #17

Actually, I think he was being arrogant and playing dumb patphil May 2019 #19

It once was called public service MasonDreams May 2019 #20

They're trying to demonstrate that good government doesn't work and isn't necessary not fooled May 2019 #22

There's also some "I don't really care". JohnnyRingo May 2019 #23

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! bitterross May 2019 #24

It Seemed To Me That It Was All Just A Big Joke To Him Me. May 2019 #26

I want an REO Speedwagon cookie. democratisphere May 2019 #27

Not surprised he thought they were talking about Amway Blue Owl May 2019 #29

Hard to believe he's a brain surgeon demosincebirth May 2019 #31

He seems stoned out of his mind. Turin_C3PO May 2019 #32

Willful ignorance. gldstwmn May 2019 #33

You don't have to be smart to be a smartass. dchill May 2019 #34

Actually he can be stupid, watoos May 2019 #35

Yeah, I suppose that explains it. calimary May 2019 #36