The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and CNN ran scathing articles over the past week questioning the accuracy of Dr. Ben Carson’s life story, leading to accusations that the Republican presidential front-runner fabricated events.
But this week the Carson campaign is striking back, catching the media in their lies with confirmation of two stories that had been called into question.
Parade magazine, 1997
One of the stories reporters had said they couldn’t corroborate was Carson’s description of himself as a violent youth who once tried to stab a classmate. But Carson’s campaign easily produced a Parade Magazine interview from 1997 where Carson’s mother recounts the incident that the Washington Post and CNN had questioned.
Friday, the Wall Street Journal called into question the story Carson told of a Yale hoax that led him to take a test to prove his honesty. Two days later, Buzzfeed announced that a Yale student had come forward, saying he remembers the hoax and Carson being in that class.
The retired neurosurgeon said Sunday that questions about discrepancies in his autobiography are distractions from “much more important” matters facing the country and that he’d discuss any “real” scandal uncovered about his past. He strongly disputed any dishonesty or wrongdoing.
“Every single day, every other day or every week, you know, they’re going to come out with, ‘Well, you said this when you were 13,’ ” Carson said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday.
“The whole point is to distract the populace, to distract me,” he added.
The intensified questioning reflects Carson’s transformation from political outsider to the top of the polls in the unsettled nomination fight, fighting neck and neck with billionaire developer Donald Trump. And in early-voting Iowa, some polls show Carson leading.
Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus criticized the intense questioning Monday, saying that while he considers candidate vetting by the media appropriate, “I do believe this is a totally, crazy obsession over incredible detail from 30 or 40 years ago.”
In tonight’s GOP debate, Carson would be well within his rights to voice his frustration with the liberal bias of the mainstream media and how it has affected him personally. A similar, spirited attack on the media won fellow candidate Ted Cruz points with the public in the previous Republican debate.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
He is a world famous surgeon. Hillary lies. Her policies during her Sec.of State era, have led to total chaos in the Middle East and turmoil in Europe. Her charity foundation gives little to charity. Yet, the media ignores this and focuses in on Carson’s childhood.
And he’s a vegetarian. What’s not to love?
HIM
I really don’t care what he did under the age of 21. It doesn’t make any difference . We all did foolish things when we were young and if we say we didn’t then that person is probably lying !!
The news media loves liars – They, the media, loves Hillary, Obama, Lernair, Holder, and Christian. Doesn’t make sense. The news media will pass all of the known liars to get a one suspected liar. Must be that Carson is a republican, or may be that he is Christian.
It takes one to know one!
want the hell does that mean? maybe context next time with the obtuse / oblique comment
I knew the truth would come out sooner or later. CNN has a lot of women that are trying as hard as they can to get Ben Carson out of being The President of our Great Country. I even heard terrible remarks because He believes in Jesus. I am 81 with two sons about Ben’s age and believe me they tried things,other than study, and because we raised them as a Christian you will not find two more successful young Men . Times were very hard back in fifties and sixties and no one had much. This Media needs to apologize in front of the Nation tonight on live TV. If an American that has proven to be so successful as, Ben needs no investigation on his Childhood. If so let the FBI do it, not the Media. Ben Carson will fix our Country and I think he has the Gifted Hands and Brain to do just that. I believe GOD sent him. Look at the Penny in your Pocket. “In God We Trust”. Get out your Bible and read the story about Faith and The Mustard Seed.Then sit back and see what GOD will do to put our Great Country back Before our Lord comes back. This is no lie, but Christian Love Ben Carson is
doing for All Of Us.
You believe in the Tooth Fairy Too I am Sure.
Sounds to me like you have a problem with anyone who believes in God. I wouldn’t want to be you come Judgement Day.
I hope you get it right before you close your eyes for the last time. If not, your in for the shock of your entire being.
That was an appropriate comment! You are correct! Anyone with common sense and half a brain can see that it is a poor excuse to draw a bad light on a man who has more brains & common sense than these people who have to fabricate stories to discredit a person. Dr. Carson is too honest and don’t fit the modern method of ‘story telling’ (lies) to fit their agenda, rather than truth. ‘Anything they want to say goes’ but, the truth will set us free!
I hope he will stay strong and not let the idiots get to him. As of right now I believe he is the best one running except Mike Huckabee and because he is a really strong Christian they are going to make sure he doesn’t win unless God steps in.The way our nation has turned against God I am not sure he would want to help us any more. People better wake up and start praying for our country or we may end up with another like Obama.
So true we need to get this country back to God.
This is what the Democrats and their coherts in the main-stream media do in order to win an election. They have to lie and try to destroy the opponent. I hope the American people have finally wised-up and see how we don’t have a “free press” anymore in America….they are all in the pockets of the Demo-RATS. Except, of course, most reporters on Fox News.
The blatant lies are just a way to distract from the actual issues. They spend more time arguing over non truth than attempting to come up with reasonable solutions… They are so worried about keeping the “Negative Problems” with our society on the Front page of the “News” that nobody can see that the solutions are there, you just have to get out of the Negative Mindset. I am embarrassed at the attitudes, name calling & trickery that are more childish than my 4 year old grandson. Shame on Every Single one of them. Grow up & act like adult men & women are supposed to act.
I believe whatever he says. I have read his books and have passed them around to friends.
Strange, how they leave Hillary alone, even when they know for a fact she is lying.
He is in my prayers daily. May God watch over him and keep him safe.
I personally think Carson is not good 4 a presidential candidate he knows nothing about running a country large as the United States of America we had one like that we do not need another one who knows nothing about our foreign policy and our arms forces we need a brain not a surgeon. Thank you
Why does Ben Carson not ask the media why it does not come down on our current president like it does him. President Obama has done so many illegal things that he should be in prison. The main stream media does not say one word about his illegal acts to harm the United States.
How about the most harmful treaty with Iran that Obama has pushed. This would be so harmful to the USA but the media says nothing. Where is there any benefits to the US from this treat with Iran? Please show me because I can not see one.
Speak up mainstream media, AMERICA WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU, about why you have not bashed the current administration the way you have the conservatives, for the last 7 years, in any office in America. The media is not a one way street. Your are not a journalist if you only tell the news with your own ideas and not both sides of the news. Did you journalists not learn this as your first lesson in journalism class 101? Is Journalism being taught different today from the past? Freedom of speech is not a American right if you lie or distort the truth.
my comment needs no moderation. It is freedom of speech and I have said nothing wrong that my comments should be questions. It is ok for you to print things about Ben Carson or who ever you want to pick on. Horn News your are part of the problem with journalism in this country today. You want to print or report your side. If you do not like what I say you will not pass this on to the public
If Ben Carson is the best you got, LOL Bring it ON!!!! looking forward to the general election.
The answer is: the media (television news stations, radio and newspapers) are owned by either Warren Buffet or George Soros, both radical “progressive liberals” who are determined to destroy western civilization and “transform” us into 21st century serfs. The “journalists” must tow the company leader’s line or find another profession. There is no more free press since the press is under the control of one party.
I stole a dog when I was a kid.. I’d better shut down my business and crawl under a rock.
My comments stand like them or not
The liberals are always true to form: character assassination when you don’t have any issues to be upset over. My prayer is that all their rhetoric will simply continue to back fire on them. My vote for Dr. Carson is stronger because of the scandalous ways in which the democrats behave. Let them take a good look in the mirror and see how little minded and disgusting they really are. The rest of us can plainly see it.
Yes. I agree with you Marilyn. The liberal media should critically analyze their own. There is nothing bad to say about Ben Carson, so they want to point out what happened several decades ago. If the blameless is accused, it will only haunt the accuser with manifold vengeance. Truth will ultimately triumph!!
I am shocked that the liberal media would lie. say it aint so….. kind of racist isn’t it. oh wait that’s the liberal media what am I saying…. Hillary for prison 2016 Obama her cell mate
Seu eu pudesse votar, certamente ele seria meu candidato. OPEN YOUR MIND PEOPLE!
Dr. Ben Carson will be the best president regardless what he did when he was in middle school. His academic sucess was because of his tramformed life. What happened several decades ago should be forgiven, forgotten, and not repeated to distract the voters. He is proposing extraordinary ideas on defensible grounds to propel the country.
The liberal media backed off in vetting Obama when his close connection to Bill Ayes and Jeremiah Wright was uncovered. They didnt even mention that Hillary clearly lied to the American people about Bengazi when she testified before the Gowdy Committee, telling us one thing(a film) and telling her family another(terrorists). Yet, they go back 30+ years trying to dig up dirt on a fine gentleman because he is a Republican, black and a Christian. Shame on them for this and shame on them for their lies and distortions. Apologies should be forthcoming and made public with the same energy.
Yes we all did stupid things as kids. It’s happens to the best of people. But where is all of the news about what Hillary Clinton lied about in the last few years. I have known people that worked for the government and if they did half the stuff she did they would never again see the light of day. Why is she not in jail? I know it’s a stupid question it’s because she has money. WE THE PEOPLE need to make sure every state asks for ID when it comes to voting. If not she will end up being our next president. We need to put a stop to dead people voting and cartoon character and so on. It was all over the news after Obama got into office. But we did nothing about it. What’s the point of voting at all if the government is going to make the decision for us anyways? Texas now has a law in place and Hillary is trying to fight it. That should speak volumes right there. That’s how she thinks that she will win.
Isn’t it shocking how many stupid people are out there? ? When a man as intelligent and committed as Ben Carson, I can’t understand why people wouldn’t immediately want him to be their leader – and that is what a President is supposed to be. How could anyone trust Hillary Clinton? ? ? ? But then they trusted Obama, which I still have trouble believeing! ! !
Honestly, I believed in a change for the good of the country when I voted for Obama, he promised a “real change”, looking out “for the people”…Really??? Wellll..he certainly has been a disappointment! We are worse off than we were before, with affordable insurance (outrageous $650 to $1K premiums for a healthy family member), economy, foreign relations is a disaster, (Bengazi) our vets who defend & protect him, our country & ALL of us, have benefits cut left and right, including our WWII-Korean vets, (his benefits won’t be withheld, right? & for life!) their wait times are ridiculous! And this is just what I do know about, without doubt there are many more topics we the American people don’t have a clue about. Then we have Dr. Ben Carson who is a fine Christian gentleman, decent, honest intelligent, & thoughtful leader, who I believe upholds the constitution totally & doesn’t want to make it a living document. BEN CARSON you have my vote in 2016!! God bless you and these United States of America!
Obama has given us “real change”… but I don’t like it, do you? The big problem is that he did not ever say just what kind of “change” he was talking about! Now we know. The large majority of voters who elected Obama were (and still are) those who are looking for a hand out. They don’t want a job. Why does the media STILL not investigate Obama’s past? His school records? How he managed to get into and stay in Harvard? Who financed his education? Why does the media still not tell the American people that Obama’s grandparents ( whom he lived with in Hawaii) were card-carrying Communists? Why has the liberal media left Obama alone? Does he practice the usual “Chicago Politics?” (i.e. “Do what I like or you get ‘eliminated’ “) Why are people not demanding to know the answers to these questions and many more that should be asked? The media has not asked of Obama nor Hillary, the journalists usual questions of ‘Who, What, Why, When, Where and How?’ Why not? —
When Dr Carson was deciding to run for President of the USA, I told him that I knew his character and Faith in GOD.
I assured him that if GOD decides to give this Country another chance, then NOTHING will be able to stop him from being
elected President of the USA. Let us pray that many Americans can see why we have been placed in harms way by
this present time of leadership.
Six months ago I was saying that America was not ready for another black president.
But Carson is as different from Obama as possible.
Obama was a civic activist, which is PC for rabble rouser. No wonder we are so divided.
Carson has been spectacularly successful at everything he did and does not attack his fellow candidates. No one has noticed that.
Carson is so dignified, knowledgeable and clean that I am totally for him.
Ted Cruz….. The only consistent constitutional Conservative out there….. He does what he says he’s going to do… He takes on both parties…. The only one that walks the walk….Don’t just take my word for it, check him out for yourselves…..You’ll be glad you did… A true partner for We the People.
The Democrats are so greedy to get their information out to anyone. I don’t vote Democrat, I am a Republican and proud of it! I still get Democrat information when they want my money. Never!! I hope Dr. Ben Carson is our next President of the USA.
There seems to be a lot of stone throwers. Somewhere I read something like: ” Let him who is without sin throw the first stone”
and everyone walked away. I’m impressed that we have so many saints (bit of sarcasm) commenting.
Any time I hear the media report something negative about one of the Republican candidates I assume it is a lie and change channels. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are the two most incompetent and corrupt politicians of our time. Both have been elevated to sainthood by the lapdog mainstream media. Today’s media has abandoned their role of neutrality and have become apologists for the Democrat party.