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cpompilo

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51. They don't own the brains. They just work on them.

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Ben Carson Shattering Stereotype About Brain Surgeons Being Smart [View all] iandhr Sep 2015 OP

What's the difference between God and a brain surgeon? Human101948 Sep 2015 #1

I know a surgeon mainstreetonce Sep 2015 #2

i always wondered why knitting, crochet, etc. wasn't a prerequisite unblock Sep 2015 #14

PAC man required--at least the old version on the MADem Sep 2015 #28

Well he does have good hands mainstreetonce Sep 2015 #30

Ben Carson thinks God gave him the answers to his college chemistry final. beac Sep 2015 #19

So common among religious cons. A fellow gardener who won a Hortensis Sep 2015 #35

I don't think he's dumb LittleBlue Sep 2015 #3

Being a black Republican… MrScorpio Sep 2015 #4

doesn't simply *being* a black republican already out-crazy the craziest white guy in the room? unblock Sep 2015 #15

Actually this has to with the general dynamics of being black in white spaces… MrScorpio Sep 2015 #20

I am convinced qwlauren35 Sep 2015 #33

So you're saying that Carson doesn't believe what he says? yardwork Sep 2015 #34

Probably true Android3.14 Sep 2015 #37

You know, I'm developing actual contempt for posters who compare Clinton to Republicans. yardwork Sep 2015 #48

Actually, and here is the important bit, Android3.14 Sep 2015 #50

I'm not a follower of any politician. yardwork Sep 2015 #56

Then the DNC should smarten up and back a real primary rather than this coronation Android3.14 Sep 2015 #57

Like Trump, Carson probably doesn't need the money. But both are tblue37 Sep 2015 #43

I think he is nuts n2doc Sep 2015 #7

He is a wacko! (And I don't use that term loosely.) immoderate Sep 2015 #16

Maybe he tried out a procedure on himself, and the scalpel slipped...? nt MADem Sep 2015 #29

Ted Kaszinsky Comes To Mind ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #39

I know a very professional person who believes that Aliens are "Planted" in the Government. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #5

He must have taken Men In Black II seriously. iandhr Sep 2015 #6

I have noticed our mail person is different a lot of times. Maybe gathering information from a .... BlueJazz Sep 2015 #9

Our mail person Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #26

If the medical school stereotype is true.... Initech Sep 2015 #8

Well you know what they say about brain surgery: GreatGazoo Sep 2015 #10

Carson seems like a guy no one ever questions. DirkGently Sep 2015 #11

this is why people like Carson, Fiorina and Trump treestar Sep 2015 #55

I know a lot of people who'd be considered "book smart" in that..... marmar Sep 2015 #12

I've worked in Healthcare for a very long time. BigDemVoter Sep 2015 #13

I've also asked angryvet Sep 2015 #23

Surgeons are technicians, like auto mechanics. It takes a fair amount of tblue37 Sep 2015 #45

agreed NewJeffCT Sep 2015 #24

I don't think the fact that his political views virgogal Sep 2015 #31

I agree with you. I've always 840high Sep 2015 #32

the OP NewJeffCT Sep 2015 #42

It's possible to be very smart and also very ignorant. Perfect example. OregonBlue Sep 2015 #17

Another Borowitz gem! Yeah, the ***shit*** that comes out of Carson's mouth valerief Sep 2015 #18

Great line. Every word is gold. Octafish Sep 2015 #21

Assumptions of intelligence lakercub Sep 2015 #22

My grandfather was an engineer, an officer in the Army Air Force during World War II... hunter Sep 2015 #47

I am well aware that education is not the same as intelligence Skittles Sep 2015 #60

Add Ted "Carnival" CRUZ to the "smart" list. DERSHOWITZ & TOOBIN have claimed UTUSN Sep 2015 #25

Next up: A guy who's a rocket scientist who can't tie his shoes. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #27

One word...Asperger's. Walk away Sep 2015 #36

he's in a world he's unfamiliar with. he's being told what to say. not sure where he got the idea KG Sep 2015 #38

Our religious fundie candidates are all low in intellectual curiosity. Hortensis Sep 2015 #40

Actaully, I have long thought that Ben Carson has been . . . DrBulldog Sep 2015 #41

Brain surgery - It's not rocket science! aidbo Sep 2015 #44

I love good satire Gothmog Sep 2015 #46

someone once said "Remember that half the doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #49

They don't own the brains. They just work on them. cpompilo Sep 2015 #51

I've worked with neurosurgeons my entire career in medicine. FloridaBlues Sep 2015 #52

What people don't understand about post-graduate education nichomachus Sep 2015 #53

I've always liked the... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #58

Graduate school is where you learn to call a spade- eridani Sep 2015 #62

lol treestar Sep 2015 #54

it truly mystifies me Skittles Sep 2015 #59

God complex? moondust Sep 2015 #61

What do you call someone who graduates dead last from med school? Ino Sep 2015 #63