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Ben Carson Says He Doesn’t Have to Know Anything About Housing Policy, He Just Has to Be Able to Boss Around the People Who Do
For someone who went to school for as many years as Ben Carson did to become a neurosurgeon, he sure is an idiot. He says a lot of incredibly dumb things, and this latest is no exception. Carson said Wednesday that it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have any experience in housing policy, and that…
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How Petrified Should We Be for Hurricane Victims Now That Ben Carson Is the Head of HUD?
As the waters recede in parts of Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur and other areas of Texas impacted by the horrific Hurricane Harvey, the agony of recovery efforts has begun. Approximately 100,000 homes have been damaged, and the varying degrees of insurance—notably the lack of flood insurance in the flood-stricken Houston—present a unique conundrum for storm…
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‘House Negro to House Negro’? Herman Cain Pens Odd Note to Ben Carson
Hello, may I speak to Ben? Ben, this is Herman. I know you don’t know me, but I thought I’d give you a call because I understand what you are going through. I know what it’s like to be called a house Negro because they call me a house Negro, too, and if being like…
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Can Ben Carson Just Go Away and Watch NCIS Reruns on a Barcalounger Like Every Other 65-Year-Old Black Man?
I’ve tried very, very, very hard over these past few years, but I just can’t muster much anger toward Ben Carson for the ridiculous and dangerous things he says. Perhaps because he carries himself like a man who goes to Home Depot for the ambience and spends his days saying things like, “I have a…
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From Ben Carson to Donald Trump: Politicians and Their Imaginary Friends
Editor’s note: We revised this post after Sen. Cory Booker’s representatives contacted us to say that T-Bone is a real person. Donald Trump has an imaginary friend named Jim. Ben Carson not only invented a fake friend, but then he stabbed his fake friend in an argument. In this new millennium, it’s become the way…
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Ben Carson Thinks Poverty Is Just a ‘State of Mind’ Passed Down From Parents to Their Children
Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development, said in an interview released Wednesday that poverty is a “state of mind” children learn from their parents, and that a “certain mindset” contributes to people living in poverty. Carson, who was being interviewed on SiriusXM Radio by longtime friend Armstrong Williams, said, “I think poverty…
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Anti-Muslim Crusader Picked for HUD Job in Trump Administration
The woman who has fueled Islamophobia, railed against the mythical encroachment of Shariah law and gone on national TV to disparage a 14-year-old student for having the gall to build a clock while being Muslim, has been hired by the Trump administration and noted dick stabber Ben Carson to work in the Department of Housing…
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Bethune-Cookman University Officials Ought To Be Ashamed Of Themselves
Bethune-Cookman University, a historically Black university in Daytona Beach, Florida, has invited – and she has accepted – ironically titled Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to be the commencement speaker next week. I’ve read several articles about this because I’ve honestly been trying to understand and what I’ve come up with is that there is…
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Ben Carson Visits Miami Public Housing and Gets Trapped in ‘the Sunken Place’
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was only on his third stop of a two-day Miami visit when he got trapped in the elevator, but I’d like to think that the elevator was actually in “the sunken place.” According to the Miami Herald, “Carson, Miami-Dade County Public Housing Director Michael Liu and five other…
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Unique Views, Episode 34: Can You Hear Us Now?
This episode is filled with people we hate, HBCU presidents, Ben Carson, embarrassing fat moments that Ms. Patti Patti and I bond over, and Donald Trump’s usual foolishness. But first, an apology. I want to apologize to all the listeners who have had to endure over 30 episodes of The Root’s podcast and have not…