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Carson is screwed ...
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Carson is screwed ...
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2015 2:51 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! The West Point thing isn't the only strange tale to come from Carson in the past week. He also gave an account about how he was somewhat of a bad ass as a kid living in Detroit and recounted an event where he stabbed some other kid in the stomach with a knife. The media jumped all over this, investigating and interviewing anyone they could find who knew Carson at that time. Last I knew, nobody has any recollection of such an event. He has a right to his beliefs and his religious views but I am starting to wonder if he has all his oars in the water. Wait for the movie: Indiana Carson & the Temple of Grain. -- Sent from my iPhone 6+ |
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John H. wrote:
On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. |
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On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 14:40:39 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. One of my in law's kids was on the short list for Annapolis and he blew it off over a girl (just one missed appointment). That is a one way deal. He tried to get back on the list and they said too bad. |
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On 11/6/2015 5:40 PM, Califbill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. The problem with Carson's story is that all references to Westmoreland being involved have now disappeared from his account of what happened. In a book he claims it was Westmoreland who said he could get a "scholarship". His most recent story (last night) was that he can't remember who the people were who offered him the scholarship. |
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On 11/7/15 2:12 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2015 5:40 PM, Califbill wrote: John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. The problem with Carson's story is that all references to Westmoreland being involved have now disappeared from his account of what happened. In a book he claims it was Westmoreland who said he could get a "scholarship". His most recent story (last night) was that he can't remember who the people were who offered him the scholarship. But he believes in the literal bible, so what else matters to his supporters? |
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On 11/7/2015 6:49 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/7/15 2:12 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/6/2015 5:40 PM, Califbill wrote: John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. The problem with Carson's story is that all references to Westmoreland being involved have now disappeared from his account of what happened. In a book he claims it was Westmoreland who said he could get a "scholarship". His most recent story (last night) was that he can't remember who the people were who offered him the scholarship. But he believes in the literal bible, so what else matters to his supporters? Don't fret. Carson will never be POTUS. He won't be the GOP nominee either. Now, this may shock you: Just like how the liberal side conveniently left out "illegal" when bashing Trump and his comments about (illegal) immigrants, the right conveniently leaves out the word "democratic" when describing Bernie as a socialist. I don't think many people know the difference between a socialist and a "democratic socialist". The lawyer friend I have and I have discussed this from time to time. He considers himself a democratic socialist. If "democratic socialist" simply means that the welfare and interests of a nation's citizens comes before the welfare and interests of large corporations, politicians or special interest groups, then include me in the "democratic socialist" category. :-) |
Carson is screwed ...
On 11/7/2015 2:12 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/6/2015 5:40 PM, Califbill wrote: John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. The problem with Carson's story is that all references to Westmoreland being involved have now disappeared from his account of what happened. In a book he claims it was Westmoreland who said he could get a "scholarship". His most recent story (last night) was that he can't remember who the people were who offered him the scholarship. "can't remember"? He must have caught that disease from Hillary. |
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On 11/7/2015 7:06 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/7/2015 6:49 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/7/15 2:12 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/6/2015 5:40 PM, Califbill wrote: John H. wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:45:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: Outed regarding his claimed appointment to West Point. That's the end of his political ambitions, assuming he ever had any. He's mis-remembering something that happened 46 years ago, and/or using sloppy language to describer it. From what I've read, it's likely that he did meet General Westmoreland, and they did discuss West Point. Carson never applied, so the appointment was never granted. Perhaps he had the impression that it was a given? Almost as bad as claiming to have flown into Bosnia under heavy sniper fire. But that didn't end that particular career, did it? :) If Westmoreland said he could get Carson into West Point, then Carson could have gotten into West Point. Carson probably didn't know at the time that there is no such thing as a 'full paid scholarship' to West Point, but I can imagine Westmoreland using such a term. Cadets do not pay to attend USMA, but are, in fact, paid a salary while there. They do incur a five year obligation to the military (at least it was five years when I was in the military). It's very easy to be confused about entrance requirements to USMA. As a young PFC, my lieutenant urged me to apply, which I did. I went before a board of the company officers, a board of battalion officers, and then went to the board at the brigade level. When I walked in the personnel staff NCO at the brigade HQ happened to look at my hand. He then looked up and said, "Are you married?" No one had asked that question or noticed the ring. When I told him I was, he was shocked. Of course he cancelled that board and let the full colonel presiding know about the boo-boo. Was I offered a scholarship? No. But I was told by several officers that I could get into the academy. **** happens. Now some liberal can make a lot of hay from my story, just as they are Ben Carson's story. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Different ways of getting to military academy. I was a 2nd alternate for my congressman. He had come competitive exams for his appointments. I would have had to have both the primary and the 1st alternate fail somehow to have got the appointment. The problem with Carson's story is that all references to Westmoreland being involved have now disappeared from his account of what happened. In a book he claims it was Westmoreland who said he could get a "scholarship". His most recent story (last night) was that he can't remember who the people were who offered him the scholarship. But he believes in the literal bible, so what else matters to his supporters? Don't fret. Carson will never be POTUS. He won't be the GOP nominee either. Now, this may shock you: Just like how the liberal side conveniently left out "illegal" when bashing Trump and his comments about (illegal) immigrants, the right conveniently leaves out the word "democratic" when describing Bernie as a socialist. I don't think many people know the difference between a socialist and a "democratic socialist". The lawyer friend I have and I have discussed this from time to time. He considers himself a democratic socialist. If "democratic socialist" simply means that the welfare and interests of a nation's citizens comes before the welfare and interests of large corporations, politicians or special interest groups, then include me in the "democratic socialist" category. :-) You don't get to officially define words. You're too dumb for that. |
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