(November 6, 2015 at 7:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: As Politico notes:Reading your source material simply proves that Carson didn't lie when he claimed that he had been promised a "full ride" to the USMA. He could have been promised that but unless he actually has said that he had been nominated and then declined his statement isn't a lie. And since the promise was probably verbally no one can really say that he's lying about it.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/be...int-215598
Quote:Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Friday conceded that he never applied nor was granted admission to West Point and attempted to recast his previous claims of a full scholarship to the military academy — despite numerous public and written statements to the contrary over the last few decades.
West Point has occupied a central place in Carson’s personal story for years. According to a tale told in his book, “Gifted Hands,” the then-17 year old was introduced in 1969 to Gen. William Westmoreland, who had just ended his command of U.S. forces in Vietnam, and the two dined together. That meeting, according to Carson’s telling, was followed by the offer of a “full scholarship” to the military academy.
West Point, however, has no record of Carson applying, much less being extended admission.
“In 1969, those who would have completed the entire process would have received their acceptance letters from the Army Adjutant General,” said Theresa Brinkerhoff, a spokeswoman for the academy. She said West Point has no records that indicate Carson even began the application process. “If he chose to pursue (the application process), then we would have records indicating such,” she said.
When presented by POLITICO with these facts, Carson’s campaign conceded he never applied.
What politician isn't a bullshitter? He's just pissed that he got caught.
So quickly.
I'm sure they are diving deeply into the rest of his life.
If someone claims that he had a conversation with Ronald Reagan and that Ronnie said that he wanted him to be his VP can you prove that the guy was lying? No, you can't. That's because it was a private conversation and Ronnie is dead. Now the guy's statement may be questionable if he was a total screw-up and was unqualified for the position. But in Carson's case most people do acknowledge that he was qualified to have been admitted to the USMA. The fact that there's no paper trail does not make him a liar unless he admits that he lied about it.
