I looked it up, they did actually put him on a radical watch list, almost exclusively because of his christian faith and his beleive that the definiton of marriage is one man and one woman.

They did however eventually though very grudgingly retract it.

I fear we will one day wake up and no longer recognize our country that the deciples of socialism have fundamentally transformed america from the greatest nation on earth to one of shared misery.

I think Ben is more of an Old Testament prophet than a politician. Who will be thrown into the lions den by his own people because they fear him more than his adversaries do.

Dr Carson wrote this column that was published in TownHall.com. In it he shows himself to be a brilliant man with the requisite humility to seek and use knowledge and experience, coupled with a ton of common sense. As such, he is tremendously dangerous to our two party system. Should this kind of thinking advance, particularly in the black community, the Democrat Party would poll below the Green Party.


"As we stand about 20 months out from Election Day 2016, I have much to learn in terms of becoming both a better candidate and a better potential president of the United States. I do not take the opportunity lightly. In fact, the decision to explore a candidacy for president was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make.

There was a lot on the line for my family and myself when we started this process. My family supported me wholeheartedly through an extremely busy and rewarding career as a medical surgeon for more than 30 years. I also enjoyed widespread public respect and admiration for my work. Why, at the end of what most would term an extremely blessed career, would I risk a lifetime of goodwill in order to run for president?

The answer came down to whether my family and I felt there was a call to do something of service to the nation on a broader level. We knew going into the process that I am not your typical politician. I was primarily a doctor and a scientist used to dealing with facts in a clinical and dispassionate manner in order to heal people with rare and life-threatening abnormalities. I was far from a talking head or a political pundit or even a local politician with aspirations of one day making it to the political big leagues.

And so we knew there would be a significant learning curve in terms of developing greater skill in communicating to a broad cross-section of the American people. We knew that certain issues we feel strongly about -- faith, family and the role of government -- might seem controversial when exposed to the 24/7, 365-day spin cycle that drives American media these days. It would have been easier to have spent some time in politician school taking spin classes, so to speak.

But that's not really what we set out to do in creating this campaign. We felt strongly that the process of seeking a leadership mandate was something we needed to do publicly. We would engage the American people openly and seek feedback based on our ideas. We would also seek to develop a deeper understanding of the issues as they affect the lives of everyday citizens and reflect American values around the world. We would make mistakes, of course, but we would learn from them and grow stronger as a campaign.

My basic framework on foreign policy, for example, is to meet our various treaty obligations head-on and send a clear message to our allies that we stand ready to defend them. Although I have visited the Baltic Rim and more than 57 other countries around the world, I am still in the stage of rapidly learning the intricacies of global politics. And those dynamics themselves are changing at an ever-increasing pace.

I do not believe you can have too much knowledge. I do, however, believe that wisdom is every bit as important as knowledge and perhaps an even more important qualification for the job of president. Being able to choose trusted and capable thought leaders on foreign affairs and other matters and rely on them to inform critical decisions is more important to a president's job than an ability to regurgitate minutiae.

One thing is clear. For the past six years, the United States has been moving in the wrong direction on a number of important issues, and we must look at the big picture and understand what big moves need to be made to correct our course. Though the learning curve is steep, I am doing everything I can to acquire more knowledge about critical issues and surround myself with capable and wise advisers as I consider this monumental step." Dr. B Carson

It's sad that someone who made such great professional strides is gonna go down in the History books not as the first neurosurgon to successfully separate conjoined twins at the head, to people asking if he experimented on himself and if that's what turned him so bat$#!t crazy-stupid?

At best, he'll be one of those early geniuses who we discover had serious mental health problems developing all along.

If he has people who truly love him, they should stop him for making a complete and utter fool of himself.

People are already starting to laugh at him

This is going to erase many of his past accomplishments and people will be asking how and why the AMA allowed such a crazy creep get by them for so long.

It's really sad. For his own sake, I hope he stays out.

It's sad that someone who made such great professional strides is gonna go down in the History books not as the first neurosurgon to successfully separate conjoined twins at the head, to people asking if he experimented on himself and if that's what turned him so bat$#!t crazy-stupid?

At best, he'll be one of those early geniuses who we discover had serious mental health problems developing all along.

If he has people who truly love him, they should stop him for making a complete and utter fool of himself.

People are already starting to laugh at him

This is going to erase many of his past accomplishments and people will be asking how and why the AMA allowed such a crazy creep get by them for so long.

It's really sad. For his own sake, I hope he stays out.

I being a black man,and factoring in my experience as one gives me some what of a privy as to the essense or nature of as individuals of whom really are.I find the Ben Carsons have a tendacy to be arrogant, disdainful and plain 'Ole contemptuous of their own persuasion.As a matter of fact, it's questionable whether his a accomplishments are sole proprieitorships.The nature of the 'Beast,racisim mandates he would be to far to the left or through political expediancy to far to the right.Shit eaters are Dangerous to whom.

Knute.I respect your opinion,As a black man.I wish more caucasions thinking was advanced as yours,unfortunatley it's not,Including the moderators of this sight.It is,though,naive.To think that this is not a country of racial persuasions.I didn't say he was( arrogant) but in coming up and observing the highly sucessful pioneers that were and some still are ,civil right leaders,I've seen him commit the Cardinal sin,they didn't do,……… amongst other happenings.
P. S. Is that you Ben. If this is not the same as it was typed,try to read it as best you can and chalk it to being the persuasinal influence.

It's sad that someone who made such great professional strides is gonna go down in the History books not as the first neurosurgon to successfully separate conjoined twins at the head, to people asking if he experimented on himself and if that's what turned him so bat$#!t crazy-stupid?

At best, he'll be one of those early geniuses who we discover had serious mental health problems developing all along.

If he has people who truly love him, they should stop him for making a complete and utter fool of himself.

People are already starting to laugh at him

This is going to erase many of his past accomplishments and people will be asking how and why the AMA allowed such a crazy creep get by them for so long.

It's really sad. For his own sake, I hope he stays out.