Aspiring leader of the free world Benjamin Solomon Carson, is attempting to regain the respect of the Black community and garner votes with an insulting, patronizing rap jingle.
Carson, to his credit, was smart enough to recognize the nonsensical nature of his new campaign ad, “There are people in the campaign who felt that… that was a good way to do things and you know, they’re entitled to their opinions, he said” The recognition of a bad strategy also exposes, that at this point in his life, he is either not assertive enough or convicted enough to stop a bad idea. This is not a great qualification for a commander in chief. I am baffled by the whining nature of his run for the nomination and at the same time the need for a Rambo like, false bravado that calls into question his veracity and character.
I will give him credit, he somehow has managed to turn childhood psychopathic behavior into a positive. In the past few weeks he has admitted to attempting to murder a classmate, threatening to hit his mom with a hammer and terrorizing his neighborhood. All of this of course is justified in the eyes of his followers because as a result, ‘HE FOUND JESUS!’ Don’t get me wrong, if indeed this led to his spiritual salvation I am thrilled, not only for him but also for the multitudes that may have fallen prey to his potential rampage. Quoting Edna St. Vincent Millay, “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it’s one damn thing over and over,” Dr. Carson is proving himself to be pathological epitome of that adage.
Now we find out his long touted story of turning down a “West Point Scholarship” (which does not exist by the way, you go by appointment and a series of recommendations) is probably as phony as the knife he supposedly stuck in the gut of a childhood peer. He talks about having a gun drawn on him and stuck in his ribs at a Popeye’s chicken “organization,” he’s appeared in print and video ads for a questionable medicinal supplement company and was paid to give speeches but denies any involvement; guns, knives, bats and lies, Oh My! Somehow we’ve made the leap that intellectual prowess, in a chosen profession, somehow excludes one from the type of prevarication currently being demonstrated by Dr. Carson. Of course all the allegations are just that, alleged at this point. I must admit I am smelling smoke. Maybe we all need to put on the fire gear and start running for our lives, BSC is on the prowl.