Caught LYING...The moral fiber of conservatives is terrible. What a bunch of liars...disgusting.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/11/ben-carson-admits-key-part-his-biography-not-true
Ben Carson Admits He Made Up a Key Part of His Biography
Carson said he was given a full scholarship to West Point. But he never even applied.
—By Pema Levy
| Fri Nov. 6, 2015 12:38 PM EST
David Zalubowski/AP
Ben Carson admitted Friday that a key piece of his storied biography—his oft-told tale of transformation from a poor kid with anger problems in Detroit to a world-famous neurosurgeon—was made up.
The Republican presidential candidate conceded Friday that he never received a full scholarship to the US Military Academy at West Point, after an investigation by Politico. In his book Gifted Hands, Carson recalls having dinner in May 1969 with Gen. William Westmoreland, who had just been in charge of US forces in Vietnam. Carson said that meeting led to a "full scholarship" offer from West Point.
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But as West Point told Politico, the academy has no record of Carson ever applying to the school. Presented with this evidence, the Carson campaign admitted the story was false.
"Dr. Carson was the top ROTC student in the City of Detroit," Carson's campaign manager, Barry Bennett, told Politico. "In that role he was invited to meet General Westmoreland. He believes it was at a banquet. He can’t remember with specificity their brief conversation but it centered around Dr. Carson’s performance as ROTC City Executive Officer."
Bennett continued, "He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC Supervisors. They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission."
The circumstances of Carson's meeting with Gen. Westmoreland are also unclear. Politico found that at the time Carson believes he had dinner
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/11/ben-carson-admits-key-part-his-biography-not-true
Ben Carson Admits He Made Up a Key Part of His Biography
Carson said he was given a full scholarship to West Point. But he never even applied.
—By Pema Levy
| Fri Nov. 6, 2015 12:38 PM EST
Ben Carson admitted Friday that a key piece of his storied biography—his oft-told tale of transformation from a poor kid with anger problems in Detroit to a world-famous neurosurgeon—was made up.
The Republican presidential candidate conceded Friday that he never received a full scholarship to the US Military Academy at West Point, after an investigation by Politico. In his book Gifted Hands, Carson recalls having dinner in May 1969 with Gen. William Westmoreland, who had just been in charge of US forces in Vietnam. Carson said that meeting led to a "full scholarship" offer from West Point.
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But as West Point told Politico, the academy has no record of Carson ever applying to the school. Presented with this evidence, the Carson campaign admitted the story was false.
"Dr. Carson was the top ROTC student in the City of Detroit," Carson's campaign manager, Barry Bennett, told Politico. "In that role he was invited to meet General Westmoreland. He believes it was at a banquet. He can’t remember with specificity their brief conversation but it centered around Dr. Carson’s performance as ROTC City Executive Officer."
Bennett continued, "He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC Supervisors. They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission."
The circumstances of Carson's meeting with Gen. Westmoreland are also unclear. Politico found that at the time Carson believes he had dinner
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