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Ben Carson, U.S. p**********l hopeful, lied about acceptance to West Point
Republican candidate claims he received scholarship, but he never even applied to military academy
Thomson Reuters Posted: Nov 06, 2015 12:29 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 06, 2015 1:19 PM ET

Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student.
Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student. (Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)

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Republican p**********l candidate Ben Carson's campaign on Friday acknowledged he never applied nor was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point – a tale he included in his autobiography and that he has repeated since then, POLITICO reported on Friday.

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The details of a scholarship were included in Carson's account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969 when Carson was a high school student in the ROTC program, which provides preliminary military training for students interested in becoming officers.

"He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC supervisors," campaign manager Barry Bennett told POLITICO in an email. "They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission."

That differs from the text of Carson's 1990 autobiography, Gifted Hands, in which he wrote that he dined with Westmoreland and that "Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point."

Trump quickly tweets attack

Rival Donald Trump, with whom Carson is neck-and-neck for the top spot in the Republican p**********l primary polls, quickly took to Twitter to attack the retired neurosurgeon.

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'He considered it but in the end did not seek admission,' Carson's campaign admitted of his actual experience with West Point. (Jessica Christian/Jackson Citizen Patriot/Associated Press)

"WOW, one of many lies by Ben Carson! Big story," Trump wrote and included a link to the article in which Carson's campaign acknowledged the fabrication. The revelation came only hours after Carson attacked the media for what he called a "bunch of lies" as he faced questions on Friday about his accounts of his violent past.

Carson, who is popular with evangelical v**ers, often speaks on the campaign trail about his flashes of violence during his youth, casting the lessons he learned from that period as evidence he has the strength of character to be president.

In his autobiography, Carson wrote that as a teen, he tried to stab a friend named Bob in the stomach with a knife but was stopped by the boy's belt buckle.

On Thursday on the campaign trail, when pressed by reporters about the incident and also in an interview with Fox News, Carson said that Bob's name, along with some other names in the autobiography, were pseudonyms that he used to protect the privacy of the people he was writing about. He described Bob in the book as a friend and classmate. In the Fox News interview and on CNN, Carson said the boy was a "close relative."

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Ben Carson, U.S. p**********l hopeful, lied about acceptance to West Point
Republican candidate claims he received scholarship, but he never even applied to military academy
Thomson Reuters Posted: Nov 06, 2015 12:29 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 06, 2015 1:19 PM ET

Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student.
Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student. (Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)

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Republican p**********l candidate Ben Carson's campaign on Friday acknowledged he never applied nor was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point – a tale he included in his autobiography and that he has repeated since then, POLITICO reported on Friday.

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Graduating cadets line up after marching into Michie Stadium during a graduation and commissioning ceremony on May 23, 2015, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (Mike Groll/Associated Press)

The details of a scholarship were included in Carson's account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969 when Carson was a high school student in the ROTC program, which provides preliminary military training for students interested in becoming officers.

"He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC supervisors," campaign manager Barry Bennett told POLITICO in an email. "They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission."

That differs from the text of Carson's 1990 autobiography, Gifted Hands, in which he wrote that he dined with Westmoreland and that "Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point."

Trump quickly tweets attack

Rival Donald Trump, with whom Carson is neck-and-neck for the top spot in the Republican p**********l primary polls, quickly took to Twitter to attack the retired neurosurgeon.

Ben Carson
'He considered it but in the end did not seek admission,' Carson's campaign admitted of his actual experience with West Point. (Jessica Christian/Jackson Citizen Patriot/Associated Press)

"WOW, one of many lies by Ben Carson! Big story," Trump wrote and included a link to the article in which Carson's campaign acknowledged the fabrication. The revelation came only hours after Carson attacked the media for what he called a "bunch of lies" as he faced questions on Friday about his accounts of his violent past.

Carson, who is popular with evangelical v**ers, often speaks on the campaign trail about his flashes of violence during his youth, casting the lessons he learned from that period as evidence he has the strength of character to be president.

In his autobiography, Carson wrote that as a teen, he tried to stab a friend named Bob in the stomach with a knife but was stopped by the boy's belt buckle.

On Thursday on the campaign trail, when pressed by reporters about the incident and also in an interview with Fox News, Carson said that Bob's name, along with some other names in the autobiography, were pseudonyms that he used to protect the privacy of the people he was writing about. He described Bob in the book as a friend and classmate. In the Fox News interview and on CNN, Carson said the boy was a "close relative."

Ben Carson, U.S. p**********l hopeful, lied about acceptance to West Point
Republican candidate claims he received scholarship, but he never even applied to military academy

Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student.
Ben Carson detailed a scholarship offer from a prestigious military school in his account of a meeting with General William Westmoreland in 1969, when Carson was a high school student. (Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)

If you feel it is necessary to continue exposing your idiocy, Sam, we won't hold it against you. In fact, I encourage it. It means we don't have to work so hard to get you brainwashed progs out from under the rocks. And, the Politico hit piece is a beautiful example of how that works.

Politico committed egregious journalistic malfeasance when it reported on Dr. Carson's invitation to attend West Point.

Westmoreland merely offered Carson a scholarship, he explained the application, vetting, and recommendation processes, but Carson turned it down He wanted to pursue a career in medicine. All of this crap aimed at Carson is typical l*****t hit pieces made up of bald faced lies. It is another unconscionable attempt by progressive hacks to destroy a good man's character. And you, you gullible fool, bought it hook, line and sinker.

If you feel it is necessary to continue exposing your idiocy, Sam, we won't hold it against you. In fact, I encourage it. It means we don't have to work so hard to get you brainwashed progs out from under the rocks. And, the Politico hit piece is a beautiful example of how that works.

Politico committed egregious journalistic malfeasance when it reported on Dr. Carson's invitation to attend West Point.

Westmoreland merely offered Carson a scholarship, he explained the application, vetting, and recommendation processes, but Carson turned it down He wanted to pursue a career in medicine. All of this crap aimed at Carson is typical l*****t hit pieces made up of bald faced lies. It is another unconscionable attempt by progressive hacks to destroy a good man's character. And you, you gullible fool, bought it hook, line and sinker.

If you feel it is necessary to continue exposing your idiocy, Sam, we won't hold it against you. In fact, I encourage it. It means we don't have to work so hard to get you brainwashed progs out from under the rocks. And, the Politico hit piece is a beautiful example of how that works.

Politico committed egregious journalistic malfeasance when it reported on Dr. Carson's invitation to attend West Point.

Westmoreland merely offered Carson a scholarship, he explained the application, vetting, and recommendation processes, but Carson turned it down He wanted to pursue a career in medicine. All of this crap aimed at Carson is typical l*****t hit pieces made up of bald faced lies. It is another unconscionable attempt by progressive hacks to destroy a good man's character. And you, you gullible fool, bought it hook, line and sinker.

For those trying to defend this lie ,please stop. It wasn't even a good lie.
Every Cadet that enters West Point is there on scholarship.Its part of the tough admissions process.Carson exposed an ignorance of this process even by referring to scholarship.There is no tuition if you are admitted.Those defending him also seem to ignore the fact that Westmoreland was in Washington,DC. on the date Carson says he was in Detroit. since he plays such a significant part in Carson's story,and the date is absolute, there is no way for him to get out of that lie.Finally,and this is most important, the process is defined and tough.There has to be either a Congressional nomination ( your Senator or House member)or a nomination from the Vice president of the United States. Without a nomination,there is no chance of even applying.So it's impossible for someone to have offered him a place a West Point,even if Westmoreland was there( and he wasn't).
He lied, He very obviously lied. It's a really bad lie.

For those trying to defend this lie ,please stop. It wasn't even a good lie.
Every Cadet that enters West Point is there on scholarship.Its part of the tough admissions process.Carson exposed an ignorance of this process even by referring to scholarship.There is no tuition if you are admitted.Those defending him also seem to ignore the fact that Westmoreland was in Washington,DC. on the date Carson says he was in Detroit. since he plays such a significant part in Carson's story,and the date is absolute, there is no way for him to get out of that lie.Finally,and this is most important, the process is defined and tough.There has to be either a Congressional nomination ( your Senator or House member)or a nomination from the Vice president of the United States. Without a nomination,there is no chance of even applying.So it's impossible for someone to have offered him a place a West Point,even if Westmoreland was there( and he wasn't).
He lied, He very obviously lied. It's a really bad lie.

Five Serious Questions About Politico’s Hit On Ben Carson’s West Point story

Politico published a major hit on Republican p**********l candidate Ben Carson Friday claiming his campaign “admits fabricating” part of Carson’s West Point story, but their story leaves some unanswered questions.

“Ben Carson’s campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from POLITICO, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,” Kyle Cheney writes in the lede.

Here are five questions Cheney does not answer in the piece.

1. When, if ever, has Carson claimed he actually applied and was admitted to West Point?

The lede says Carson has claimed to have both applied and been admitted to West Point, and Cheney reports West Point has no record of him applying or being admitted. But quotes drawn from two of Carson’s books, as well as statements from his campaign, do not support Cheney’s claim.

2. Did Cheney leave out something that the campaign told Politico?

The lede and headline claim the campaign “admits” a central point of his story was made up. But the statements from the campaign Cheney includes only concede Carson may have mixed up the date on which he had the initial conversation with Gen. William Westmoreland. Is this admission left out of the story, or did the campaign not actually make this concession?

3. Does Politico dispute Carson’s account of a later conversation with Westmoreland in which the offer happened?

Cheney disputes the date of the event, but not the later conversation Carson says led to the offer of a full-ride to West Point. Did Cheney try to track down that conversation? The story doesn’t say.

4. Has Politico determined what Carson meant by “later?”

Carson is quoted in his book as saying he was introduced to Westmoreland, had dinner with him, and “Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point.” Later could mean a lot of different things. Did Cheney verify whether later meant that day, that week, that month or some other time?

5. Has Politico somehow verified what Westmoreland promised Carson in that conversation?

Carson’s story, as quoted in Cheney’s piece, is that Westmoreland “opened doors” and offered him a “full scholarship” to West Point, and that he considered the offer but ultimately “did not seek admission.” Has Politico somehow verified whether Westmoreland, who is now deceased, made the offer?

Carson spokesman Ben Watts attacked the story, telling The Daily Caller News Foundation, “The Politico story is an outright lie. Dr. Carson as the leading ROTC student in Detroit was told by his commanders that he could get an appointment to the academy. He never said he was admitted or even applied.”

Politico’s Cheney also did not respond immediately to a request for comment.