Exclusive: Carson claimed West Point 'scholarship' but never applied

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Jeanne_S said:
Just heard Ben Carson in thevMark Levine show.You are correct in your remark.As Dr.Carsen said,they can’t find any scandals in his past so they have to create something.He is waiting for them to check with his kndegarten teacher,to see if he ever wet his pants!:Gotta love it!
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Or checking for any Pamper implosions at six months.
 
It would be hard to find someone who has never puffed up their resume but this isn’t really even about that, this is probably Dr. Carson’s understanding of the situation.
 
meltzerboy said:
Apparently Ben Carson suffers from the Brian Williams syndrome.
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We could almost map out who is reading what “news” source just from the comments on this thread.

Your comment is just so… last hour, Meltzerboy. Get with the -]Times/-] times, eh?
 
In an interview with The New York Times following the POLITICO story, Carson said: “I don’t remember all the specific details. Because I had done so extraordinarily well you know I was told that someone like me – they could get a scholarship to West Point. But I made it clear I was going to pursue a career in medicine.”
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“It was, you know, an informal ‘with a record like yours we could easily get you a scholarship to West Point.’”
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Carson on Friday afternoon was asked by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly whether he should have been more clear about the circumstances surrounding West Point in his book, and replied, "I guess it could have been more clarified. I told it as I understood it.”
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Read more: politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-west-point-215598#ixzz3qm4mG3XK
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I’m sure as a black man at the top academically, he would’ve been hounded by many colleges and perhaps his confusion of what took place between him and West Point at that time in his life.

The problem is when you add something to an auto-biography, you best make sure you’re information is accurate.

In this, he failed.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
I’m sure as a black man at the top academically, he would’ve been hounded by many colleges and perhaps his confusion of what took place between him and West Point at that time in his life.

The problem is when you add something to an auto-biography, you best make sure you’re information is accurate.

In this, he failed.

Jim
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Let’s consider that one asserted that Carson said he applied for West Point, that has been shown to be a false point as well.

In that, you failed.
 
This was just a hit piece and a laugher at that, this will add up to nothing.
 
See, it’s the way West Point works:

rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/11/06/they_think_they_ve_got_ben_carson_with_a_very_cleverly_written_politico_story

Also, Doctor Carson is 17 years old at the time, if that is correct.

So, this whole way is the way a kid, a late teenager saw things.

What words did Carson use? Seems like the response was he got an appointment:
It’s very rare to get a full-time scholarship anywhere, let alone an appointment to a military service academy. So it’s easy that there’s a misunderstanding, and anybody who’s a professional would understand how a young man can make that misrepresentation.
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Looks like he’s in the clear, it’s how West Point works, where it sounds like everyone is on a “scholarship”, all paid for with a stipend.
 
AFerri48 said:
How do you suppose Carson will get past all of this?
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all of this?! you are kidding right? I think you should be reminding yourself of the lies told by Obama since he took office and the lies Hillary Clinton has told. very pathetic the double standard held by the left. let’s look at reality.
 
!!Carson never said he applied for West Point or that he actually sought to use a scholarship there.
This charge against him is based on a passage in a book of his saying that a general informally said he could get a scholarship. But he never said that went any further.
This thread is based on a hit piece on Carson that fabricated the statement that he applied to West Point.
The person providing this thread really ought to have waited to see what Carson said about this charge, which obviously is fake.
Personally, I don’t think Carson should be president–but really!!
 
I don’t know enough about this story to make a conclusion, but check out something which I cite from from the picture:
Each year about 1200 young men and women take advantage of the opportunity to attend West Point on a full government scholarship, which includes tuition. room and board, medical and dental care, and an annual salary.
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twitter.com/morgenr/status/662697862229196800

books.google.co.uk/books?id=e14EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA153&dq=%22west+point%22+tuition+scholarship&pg=PA153&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22west%20point%22%20tuition%20scholarship&f=false
 
The U S. Should have a President that has the Confidence of the house of Representitives ,
Like other Democracies , otherwise you will continue to have a Blocked political system
 
Excerpts from:

Where Politico’s Ben Carson ‘scoop’ went wrong
Politico’s initial story began by stating that Carson’s campaign had admitted “that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.”
In fact, there is no evidence in Politico’s story that Carson ever claimed to have applied to West Point.
The Politico story does show that Carson said several times that he was “offered a full scholarship to West Point.” He made that claim in his book, “Gifted Hands,” and in several media interviews, including during an appearance on Charlie Rose last month.
Carson acknowledged Friday that he was never offered a full scholarship to West Point, and sought to clarify that he had instead been given an informal offer or “nomination” to attend West Point.
“Because I had done so extraordinarily well you know I was told that someone like me – they could get a scholarship to West Point. But I made it clear I was going to pursue a career in medicine,” Carson told The New York Times. “It was, you know, an informal 'with a record like yours we could easily get you a scholarship to West Point.”
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Politico also claims that West Point “has no record of Carson applying, much less being extended admission.” But West Point told CNN on Friday that it does not keep records of decades-old applications, and would not be able to know if Carson was offered an appointment because he did not attend.
Finally, Politico’s story seeks to cast doubt on Carson’s claim that he was introduced to General William Westmoreland during Memorial Day of his senior year at high school.
In “Gifted Hands,” Carson writes that his high school ROTC director “introduced me to General Westmoreland, and I had dinner with him and the Congressional Medal winners.”
Politico says official U.S. Army records show Westmoreland did not visit Detroit around Memorial Day in 1969 or have dinner with Carson. “In fact,” Politico reports, “the general’s records suggest he was in Washington that day and played tennis at 6:45 p.m.”
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But Politico goes on to note that there was a similar banquet event in Detroit in February of that year that the General did attend, and that “Carson, a leader of the city’s ROTC program at the time, may have been among the invited guests at the $10-a-plate event.”
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money.cnn.com/2015/11/06/media/ben-carson-politico-west-point/index.html
 
I can just hear it now, “Did you or did you NOT cross every ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’? I want the truth!”

If the press would only turn their baleful eye upon Hillary…sigh
 
It’s embarrassing that this is even a story. From what I gather, if you attend West Point, you go there free of charge. I translate that as getting a full scholarship.

Apparently the two are technically not the same thing. “Full scholarship” means free tuition to the student. He had an opportunity to go to West Point without having to pay tuition.

This is an earth-shattering story? 🤷
 
thefederalist.com/2015/11/06/politico-admits-fabricating-a-hit-piece-on-ben-carson/
Politico Admits Fabricating A Hit Piece On Ben Carson
Politico’s editorial staff on Friday conceded that entire basis of attack on Carson was invented out of whole cloth.
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There were at least five major problems with the story:
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The headline was completely false
The subhed was also completely false
The opening paragraph was false false false
The substance of the piece was missing key exonerating information
The article demonstrated confusion about service academy admissions and benefits
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But you can’t unring a bell, and that’s what this is all about.
 
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