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[Amory]

Isn't this like, exactly what happened with Brexit?

The measure passed unexpectedly, and then no one associated with the movement wanted to be in charge of anything?

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

On one hand, I commend him for being honest.

On the other hand...brother man, you ran for President to promote your book!!!

Ftfy

 

[phaonaut]

I appreciate the honesty, the replacement is likely worse. Will probably be a christian scientist.

 

[gutter_trash]

Trump is just randomly giving cabinet posts to loyalists without thought.

Thank God Carson turned it down

 

[Izuna]

are
you
fucking
kidding
me

you piece of shit. I'm sorry, but weren't you running for the presidency and criticising Obama for his inability to help black America?

 

[Cagey]

Ben Carson won't be my boss after all! I'll take my victories where I can get them.

 

[Prodigal Son]

This is both hilarious and sad.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Wow ....... His reason is .... mind numbing.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Well was not expecting that.

 

[RustyNails]

 

[Steejee]

Haha good for him. Guess the Fox News appearances will be enough for him.

Less work, better pay, won't be loathed in the after-the-bomb days.

 

[Toxi]

On the plus side, this means our Secretaries of Health and Education can be other completely unqualified morons.

 

[jmdajr]

 

[Sanjuro]

He only takes positions that cripple Popeye's employees.

 

[Apdiddy]

Dr. Carson realized that him droning on and on would cripple the presidency.

 

[RPGCrazied]

"Word salad"

 

[Nordicus]

On the plus side, this means our Secretaries of Health and Education can be other completely unqualified morons.

I'll gladly take another roll on the dice!

 

[Ray Down]

Please tell me he said this with the straightest face possible.

 

[therealist]

Haha Ben Carson must be thanking his lucky stars that he didn't win. If there is a silver lining here, it's that Trump is going to be miserable as President. He never wanted this.

 

[LiK]

Please tell me he said this with the straightest face possible.

i don't believe he has any other face.

 

[thefro]

This is good news.

 

[jmdajr]

LMAO

 

[spindashing]

Most on the Republican side running for president aren't actually running for president. I'm pretty sure Trump was on that train, too...

It's a money making machine. You get a ton of fame and media attention to your name and can grab donations. It's a book tour.

He knew he wasn't going to win, but he got his name out there in a bigly way. Personally I don't think he had any interest in winning at any point.

I kind of think the same thing happened with Trump, except it got horribly out of hand.

Ftfy

Still pretty dumb no matter how you slice it, and as we can see with Trump making it that it's frightening.

Please tell me he said this with the straightest face possible.

He once gave us this face.

I'm pretty sure making that face used up all of his ki energy for the rest of the year, though.

 

[BitStyle]

Please tell me he said this with the drowsiest face possible.

ftfy

 

[daveo42]

This is entirely unexpected.

 

[qcf x2]

On one hand, I commend him for being honest.

On the other hand...brother man, you ran for President so what the fuck are you on?????

The avatar says it all, lol. Ben Carson is an enigma. He's really smart, but also really dumb.

Isn't this like, exactly what happened with Brexit?

The measure passed unexpectedly, and then no one associated with the movement wanted to be in charge of anything?

lol, no? Not at all. Ben Carson is Ben Carson.

 

[entremet]

Dude is gonna be drowning in speaker money. Why take a job and limit your speaking opportunities?

 

[ezekial45]

THANK GOD.

 

[Razorskin]

Let's not try to understand why Carson does what he does, he can't be explained

 

[Blader]

Ben Carson is a black hole of human intelligence. Not only massively stupid in his own right, but engaging with him or his words in any way causes your own IQ to drop.

 

[Toxi]

Dude is gonna be drowning in speaker money. Why take a job and limit your speaking opportunities?

Ben Carson will earn millions speaking to cure insomnia.

 

[KingV]

Didnt know he was into pegging.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

I appreciate the honesty, the replacement is likely worse. Will probably be a christian scientist.

Well, that's kind of what Ben Carson is. This is a neurosurgeon that's not convinced by biological evolution.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Hilarious but honest

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Is it real? America the movie is truly outstanding

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

LMAO the show can keep on giving

 

[Rentahamster]

That reason, lol...

 

[ebullientprism]

"Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he's never run a federal agency. The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency."

I.....dont know what to say.

1) Neither does the president.
2) You RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
3) Since when do you have a conscience?
4)

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

lol

 

[KingSnake]

Obviously the President job is not as important as the other jobs in the administration since both Carson and Trump had no doubt about they candidature with no relevant education or experience whatsoever. I think that even hiring a janitor at White House might require a more in depth selection than a President.

 

[Sou Da]

That's some fine shade. Unintentional or not.

 

[Ezalc]

On the one hand... lol. On the other hand, I'm very grateful that this lunatic isn't part of the government.

Think about this though: If that asshat was first choice, who the fuck is second?

 

[Toxi]

Think about this though: If that asshat was first choice, who the fuck is second?

For Secretary of Health and Human Services (fucking scary list)

Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal
Rick Scott

For Secretary of Education

Williamson M Evers (whom you might recognize from Bush years)

 

[faisal233]

I.....dont know what to say.

1) Neither does the president.
2) You RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
3) Since when do you have a conscience?
4)

It makes perfect sense.

He will never be held accountable for the platform he ran on and continue to spout crazy while making bank.

Being part of the admin means to put in real work, be held accountable for your crazy policies and most likely make less money.

More money, no responsibility wins.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Trump's search for a token black cabinet member to deflect accusations of racism continues...

 

[Apathy]

I won't fully believe this until the final cabinet is made

 

[Escape Goat]

Go back to bed, Ben.

 

[Kusagari]

We're going to end up with Rick fucking Scott.

 

[Amory]

lol, no? Not at all. Ben Carson is Ben Carson.

I thought Farage and Boris Johnson were both assumed to be in line to either take Cameron's job or at least take some political leadership role in the Brexit aftermath, and both of them were like "No, I'm not the right person"

Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Sounds like he had no intention of actually winning, is it possible that the GOP deliberately runs one black male and one white female in the primaries every four years now just for optics?

Yes