Carson leaves open possibility of run for Congress

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/265283-carson-leaves-open-possibility-of-run-for-congress

January 08, 2016, 05:20 pm
Carson leaves open possibility of run for Congress

By Jonathan Swan

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he believes he could have made a difference as Speaker of the House and does not rule out running for Congress in the future.
 
"I am not a chicken," Carson told the WABC radio show "Election Central with Rita Cosby," referring to his assessment of his ability to take tough stances in Congress.
 
"I wouldn't rule out anything. I keep all options open at all times," the former neurosurgeon added when asked whether he would rule out a run for Congress if he fails to secure his party's nomination.
 
Carson said he does not regret his decision not to pursue the possibility of becoming Speaker in 2014. The Hill on Thursday was the first to report that House Republicans tried to recruit him in 2014 to replace John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker.
 
He said he was honored to be approached for the job, but that it came at a time when he was considering running for president.
 
"I talked to them and I talked about it seriously, because I too was concerned about the lack of action and, you know, the fact that we really seem to have lost an important component of our government," Carson told WABC.
 
"The part [of government] that represents the people was basically spineless."
 
Carson also said he doesn't regret Thursday's controversy in which he asked an Iowa elementary school class to identify the worst student in the class. He said the incident, in which the class did single out one boy, was "much to do [sic] about nothing."
 
"It actually helps the students to understand the potential that lies within each one of them," said the White House hopeful, who has made his own poor performance as a student part of his personal narrative of success through spiritual redemption.
 
Carson blamed the media for using the incident as an opportunity to "stir up strife."
 
The retired neurosurgeon, who has fallen dramatically in recent polls, also dismissed the controversy — largely manufactured by GOP front-runner Donald Trump — that Ted Cruz could be ineligible for president due to his Canadian birth. Constitutional scholars agree that Cruz is eligible under the natural-born clause.
 
"If there's something out there that disqualifies him, somebody should bring it forward," Carson told WABC. "Otherwise, just move on."

[musiclady]

I really, really like Carson, and I think this might be a good route for him.

I don't think he'd be corrupted by DC, and it will give him a little street cred without tainting him.

[alicewonders]

Carson also said he doesn't regret Thursday's controversy in which he asked an Iowa elementary school class to identify the worst student in the class. He said the incident, in which the class did single out one boy, was "much to do [sic] about nothing."

What a strange thing to do.  Why would someone want to humiliate a child like that?  Weird!

[flowers]

What a strange thing to do.  Why would someone want to humiliate a child like that?  Weird!

Very strange. very suspicious.

[musiclady]

What a strange thing to do.  Why would someone want to humiliate a child like that?  Weird!

He's clearly a surgeon and not an educator.

Rule #1....... NEVER isolate a child for humiliation.

[musiclady]

Very strange. very suspicious.

Carson blamed the media for using the incident as an opportunity to "stir up strife."

Well, maybe this is what makes it suspicious.  Maybe the media made the whole thing up, or distorted what really went on.

They pretty much hate Dr. Carson........

[240B]

Rule #1....... NEVER isolate a child for humiliation.

Once a child has been outed publicly like that as the worst student, this could negatively affect the child's life both immediately and in the future. It will lead to public humiliation, lack of confidence, and motivation. The child could very well just 'give up' after this incident, and stop even trying to succeed academically.

If Carson was trying to convince the children that school work doesn't matter in terms of being successful, then he may have had an adverse affect on the whole class.

The last person to do this sort of thing was Obama. When Obama spoke to school children he always brought up how much he disliked it, and what a poor student he was. Great lesson for the kids doncha know.

I don't know what could be the point of this other than maybe some kind of an ego issue; a kind of bragging. "I was a terrible student, and look at me now!" It seems to be a kind of 'school sucks' sort of bragging. Why they would give that message to children, I will never know. Immaturity, is the only reason I can come up with.

[libertybele]

Very strange. very suspicious.

Agreed. I think Dr. Ben may have a few skeletons in his closet that we don't know about yet.