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Most the rest were not so alarming, but that first one makes me very skeptical of him.
An inconsiderate/narcissistic person attempts to assert control over others as their modus operandi. They belittle consideration because in their own minds, their methods, concerns, values, are all that matters.
Or you could look at it as an opportunity to perhaps educate him!
The man needs to understand that selfishness is not evil or bad, but that it is very good when coupled with reason and looking at the big picture. If he gives it up, he will be a louse leader tossed to and fro with the winds.
Hear, Hear! I would like very much to see him in some position like that. It may be a good place for him to cut his teeth and for us to learn more about him.
Regards,
O.A.
I wish he hadn't expressed it as putting aside selfishness.
This collection of quotes isn't what I'd call a great compilation for changing that perception either. Looking at them critically, there's a mixture of a few sound attitudes on freedom and self-reliance with a whole lot of truisms and bromides of the "stay informed and get involved" variety that you hear from any random ad blurb.
I don't even like him as a potential VP pick. Fully as important as getting a genuine Constitutional Republican as our 2016 Presidential nominee is getting a genuine Constitutional Republican as our 2016 VP candidate. The next election is not just for 2016, but for 2024 as well. The next VP candidate needs to be as strong Presidential material as the Presidential candidate himself, because we cannot afford another cipher like GHWB, Quayle or Cheney throwing the 2024 GOP campaign into a game of RINO 52-pickup by default.
Carson's popularity reminds me a little of the Colin Powell popularity back when Powell was being bandied about as GOP Presidential material: enthusiasm based on superficial elements and a couple of good public statements, but no investigation of the whole ideological picture of the man - with seriously disappointing consequences when that ideological picture became clear.
He also reminds me of Sarah Palin - a bit of a dilettante who enjoys the attention but doesn't come across as someone with a grasp of the seriousness of the situation we're in, much less a commitment to the kind of radical, principles-based agenda that will be needed to mop up this mess and turn the tables on the gargantuan, slobbering leviathan pig looming before us and its dangerous collectivist death-throes.
It would be great if we could fuse Rand Paul's (apparent) commitment to a complete overhaul of the government-vs.-individual equation from top to bottom, with Allen West's no-BS understanding of the national defense minefield we're traversing. Oh wait, we can: Paul - West 2016, or West - Paul 2016. Each has his own set of drawbacks, but both have rock-solid commitment to first principles, and charisma (translates as: electability) to burn. And I think Ted Cruz is interchangeable with either, for the same reasons. Carson might make a good cabinet pick, or better yet, a Congressman. But Presidency or Vice-Presidency? No.
Nowhere do we see a straightforward, principled emphasis on the rights and freedom of the individual. To the extent being VP matters at all, which is primarily 2nd in line in case of loss of the President, then his lack of principled qualifications to be President also disqualifies him for VP (and Congress). We would wind up with a more articulate and intelligent version of Bush.
If people like him were the worst that we had to concern ourselves about...
Jan
The question isn't whether he is, or isn't a Libertarian it's how much can he turn away from the GOP
The problem seems to be that there are lot of people saying they're libertarian but that doesn't reflect in their registered membership roles. A lot of people talking but not to where it matters where the party platform is drafted.
I guess it depends on what "conservative" means. If it means conserving stuff or not taking any radical action, that's great. If it means buying into the left/right yelling match, it won't work unless the libertarian conservative gets almost all people who are on the right side of the left/right children's quarrel and most of the people who are not into politics. I'm thinking of a toned-down Ron Paul. A toned-down Ron Paul could win.
Conservative in this regard means US first which means respecting our borders
The social policies I don't see a problem with
Regarding our borders, the very concept of nation states with borders is in the process of disappearing. Borders aren't that big an issue for me. I think it's horrible to look the other way when people cross the border illegally, but a sensible policy would reflect that goods, data, and people cross the borders so easily that they're not as important as they used to be.
One that comes to mind who likes to be called a libertarian holds every belief that most libtards do, EXCEPT he likes and owns guns. Well as much as I HATED mcCain, I wouldn't have voted for this guy because one very small move and he was BO.
Likewise There are super conservative libertarians who are for gun control. "Reasonable" gun control, what ever THAT means.
I know the same can be said for conservatives, but pretty much you do know where a Republican conservative stands on the issues.
Last election I raised money for Rand even though I knew he would not be selected, I even had his signs in my yard, but after the convention, they came down and Romney signs went up. I think Rand would have made a better running mate, but that's just my opinion.
I couldn't put for his wacko father for anything. Looney toon.
I do have my limits, zero tolerance for gun control and I'm pro life, I'm very fiscally conservative, but those are just the three big ones.
To me, he's still somewhat of an enigma. He gets points in my book for being practical and standing up to President Obama on some things, but I don't know his positions on everything like say Rand Paul or Ted Cruz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDzpTKUM...
Why a brief jail time? Rather, a witness protection program prior to a lengthy jail term for the NSA director.
2) The brief jail time is because what Snowden did was treasonous to the United States of America (albeit far less than Obama or the NSA director).
3) The witness protection program should be obvious. Are you arguing for no jail time or a long jail time? No jail time would be difficult to stomach for anyone who likes the rule of law. Death is standard for treason; this is a reasonable place to make an exception to the death penalty for treason.
2) The penalty for treason is execution, not a brief jail time. You can't have it both ways because you want to make an exception. If there is an "exception" because the laws are in fact ensnaring him in a false treason, then the exception is from the accusation, not a compromised punishment that makes no sense for either side.
3) Long jail time means long for NSA and zero for Snowden. The "rule of law" is a principle for a free society with objective law, not a catch-all excuse for any law. Respect for the law does not mean respect for statism. The witness protection program is a method, within the law, to protect the innocent -- Snowden, not NSA.
http://www.biography.com/people/ben-cars...
That's far more than our current President can claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson
Oh, and the radical hemispherectomy? It worked on my niece. He wasn't the surgeon, but he revived it.
And I'm happy to hear that the extraction was successful.
A businessman is going to come in and say "this isn't efficient" and look for ways to make things run better. A politician is just going to come in and say "how can expand my scope of power".
”The real key to staying cool and calm is to relinquish selfishness and always consider the feelings of others.”