Ben Carson to Endorse............

[saz]

I'm really sorry to have to do this to the board so shortly after that debate. 
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Ben Carson, the retired pediatric neurosurgeon who ended his presidential bid last week, plans to endorse Donald J. Trump on Friday morning, three people familiar with the discussions said.

Mr. Carson will make his endorsement, first reported by The Washington Post, at a morning press conference with Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Fla.

In an interview with John Gibson on Fox News Radio, Mr. Carson said that there was more to Mr. Trump than meets the eye.

“There’s the Donald Trump that you see on television and who gets out in front of big audiences, and there’s the Donald Trump behind the scenes,” Mr. Carson said. “They’re not the same person.”

“One’s very much an entertainer, and one is actually a thinking individual,” he said.

Mr. Carson said that Mr. Trump would be “a lot better than Hillary” and that he would not be as bad as many conservatives fear. He said that Mr. Trump was “more reasonable” than people realized and that he could be an asset to Republican efforts to maintain control of Congress because he is harnessing the anger of the American public.

During Mr. Carson’s run, Mr. Trump compared him to a child molester, called him “super low energy” and questioned his religion when they were competing against each other for the Republican presidential nomination.

But Mr. Carson had frayed relations with Mr. Trump’s main rival, Senator Ted Cruz. Mr. Carson blamed the Cruz campaign for spreading false information on the day of the Iowa caucuses that he was pulling out of the race, for which Mr. Cruz later apologized.

While endorsements typically don’t sway many voters, Mr. Carson continues to have a devoted base of support, particularly among evangelicals, whom Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz have been courting.

[isabel]

Trump announced it in the debate. I can't believe he's standing with Trump.

[saz]

Mar 10, 2016 23:57:23 GMT -5 isabel said:

Trump announced it in the debate. I can't believe he's standing with Trump.

damn it I thought I had breaking news. But yeah, I can't believe it either.

[sushi]

Watch me care

[feistypants]

Of all of the candidates that have left the race, I think I give fewer shits about what Ben Carson thinks than any of the others.

Except maybe Mike Huckabee. Because fuck him.

[secretlyevil]

I saw an announcement earlier in the night. I literally threw up my hands. I had no other reaction.

[katfco]

Further confirmation that Carson's an idiot.

[darnkatz]

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

[jln]

Oh dear gawd. I have to wonder, is Trump paying these people for endorsements?

[mbcdefg]

So wtf were he and Cruz doing in the closet together, then? I had figured that was for an endorsement/VP offer.

[laurack]

another clown hops back onto the clown car. Hopefully he'll take the wheel and let his natural sleepiness take over, and drive them all off a cliff

[mbcdefg]

'Ben's going to have a big part, we want to keep that kind of talent' Trump on Carson: reut.rs/1P3OUzJ

[claudiajean]

I have been surprisingly tolerant of the growing numbers of Trump supporters on my FB feed, but last night someone posted "What now, Carson supporters? Join us!" and I was just done. Unfriended so fast.

[mbcdefg]

@kirkette You said you liked The Critic, right?

Do you ever get the feeling that we're living that episode where Duke Phillips runs for president?

[sfy]

Ben Carson could endorse my daddy and I honestly wouldn't be able to find it in myself to give a damn.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

[btdt]

Mar 11, 2016 2:09:37 GMT -5 feistypants said:

Of all of the candidates that have left the race, I think I give fewer shits about what Ben Carson thinks than any of the others.

Except maybe Mike Huckabee Fuckabee. Because fuck him.

FTFY

In my statistics class, we talk quite a bit about the primaries and the whole election cycle. I had to SERIOUSLY concentrate in class when talking about Huckabee. I've called him "Fuckabee" in my mind so often that it has become second nature.

[zelda25]

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

Wait, what? Why would Carson be president in that scenario? Did I miss a VP announcement?

[downtoearth]

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

Carson would "be president after Trump is impeached"? What? Huh?  What kind of reasoning is that to your vote?  Why, what, huh?

[lingome]

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

This is what makes me nervous. I can see this endorsement being just the tug that many conservatives need to vote Trump in the general election. 

[sfy]

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Oh sweet jesus no. My in-laws are huge Carson supporters and were devastated when he dropped out. They hate Trump for now, but with this...   Maybe not.

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

You should unfriend them. I refuse to believe that people with this kind of logic and the nerve to talk about it are bringing any value your life.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2016 11:51:18 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

Wait, what? Why would Carson be president in that scenario? Did I miss a VP announcement?

They think he's endorsing him to get the VP nom.

[MrsAxilla]

Mar 11, 2016 11:52:43 GMT -5 lingome said:

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

This is what makes me nervous. I can see this endorsement being just the tug that many conservatives need to vote Trump in the general election. 

How so?  Carson got like 1% of the vote (that's a guess, but it's close).  Even if every Carson supporter flocks to trump, it won't make an appreciable difference.  

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2016 11:58:40 GMT -5 sfy said:

Mar 11, 2016 11:30:15 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I have a group of friends that is fairly conservative. Two have now said that this may help them vote for Trump because they like Carson, and he'd be president after Trump was impeached.

You should unfriend them. I refuse to believe that people with this kind of logic and the nerve to talk about it are bringing any value your life.

Well they didn't say they were voting for him, just that this edged them closer.

And they actually do bring some other value in my life, so I'll keep them around.

[sfy]

Mar 11, 2016 12:00:39 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 11:58:40 GMT -5 sfy said:

You should unfriend them. I refuse to believe that people with this kind of logic and the nerve to talk about it are bringing any value your life.

Well they didn't say they were voting for him, just that this edged them closer.

And they actually do bring some other value in my life, so I'll keep them around.

Oh okay.

[lingome]

Mar 11, 2016 12:00:08 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Mar 11, 2016 11:52:43 GMT -5 lingome said:

This is what makes me nervous. I can see this endorsement being just the tug that many conservatives need to vote Trump in the general election. 

How so?  Carson got like 1% of the vote (that's a guess, but it's close).  Even if every Carson supporter flocks to trump, it won't make an appreciable difference.  

Maybe your are right. I guess I am going by my own experience: I have quite a large number of friends and family who think Ben Carson is just swell, and very few that support Trump.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2016 12:02:15 GMT -5 sfy said:

Mar 11, 2016 12:00:39 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Well they didn't say they were voting for him, just that this edged them closer.

And they actually do bring some other value in my life, so I'll keep them around.

Oh okay.

I know.

But honestly, I think it's a mistake to unfriend everyone I disagree with, even vehemently. Especially ones you can actually have decent conversations with, because it's those decent calm conversations that can help people see different things/ideas, etc.

[Deleted]

A Trump/Carson ticket would make me think he's trying to intentionally lose.

[sfy]

Mar 11, 2016 12:05:39 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Mar 11, 2016 12:02:15 GMT -5 sfy said:

Oh okay.

I know.

But honestly, I think it's a mistake to unfriend everyone I disagree with, even vehemently. Especially ones you can actually have decent conversations with, because it's those decent calm conversations that can help people see different things/ideas, etc.

Oh, I was just being sarcastic!  And then your post cracked me up, because I was like, "Well, I guess she told me LOL!"  Don't mind me .

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2016 12:09:27 GMT -5 sfy said:

Mar 11, 2016 12:05:39 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I know.

But honestly, I think it's a mistake to unfriend everyone I disagree with, even vehemently. Especially ones you can actually have decent conversations with, because it's those decent calm conversations that can help people see different things/ideas, etc.

Oh, I was just being sarcastic!  And then your post cracked me up, because I was like, "Well, I guess she told me LOL!"  Don't mind me .

I swear we need a sarcasm font. I missed it!