Ben Carson Proves the Sunken Place Is Where Rhythm Goes to Die

Ben Carson, our woefully inexperienced Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is not only painfully inept at steering housing policy, but apparently has been exiled from Janetโ€™s illustrious Rhythm Nation. Suggested Reading Check Out These Lavish Celeb Homes, All for Rent Right Now! Black Celebs Spotted During Paris Couture Week This Black A-List Celeb Owns…

Ben Carson, our woefully inexperienced Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is not only painfully inept at steering housing policy, but apparently has been exiled from Janetโ€™s illustrious Rhythm Nation.

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How else can you explain this dearth of coordination at a fundraiser for Palm Beach County Republican Lincoln Day?

https://twitter.com/misslaneym/status/1066082495790292994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Bruh.

โ€œGifted Handsโ€, my ass.

Beau Davidsonโ€™s seasonless rendition of โ€œStand By Meโ€ was cringe-worthy enough, but watching Benโ€™s fingers flail around proves The Sunken Place is where rhythm goes to die.

Then again, his wife did butcher The National Anthem once upon a ruptured ear drum, so clearly music isnโ€™t their ministry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DckW6Qm96rg

Naturally, Twitter had some opinions on the matter:

https://twitter.com/Kokomothegreat/status/1066229857032593408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/startimeash/status/1066367959214510080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/alexeiauld/status/1066361924441526272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/LogicalHater/status/1066243570334658560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Hereโ€™s to hoping he finds a shoulder roll and a fresh pair of hands in his Christmas stocking a month from now.

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