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Carson made up westpoint scholarship

Carson made up westpoint scholarship

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by: Ebola Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 10:55am  
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MarT Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 10:57am  
Oh no, the unravelling begins.  Why in the world would you lie?  I just don't get it.  4951
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JeepHair Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 11:20am  
I will never understand why a public figure would lie - especially with something like this where it's so easily confirmed or disproven.  Do they seriously think nobody will ever check their story?  This is 2015.  We have more journalists than mosquitos.  They'll ALWAYS check. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 11:35am  
Even if this winds-up being just embellishment on his part, it wasn't  necessary.  4951
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soxs mom Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 11:39am  
People embellish, I get that. But good grief. You just can't make stuff up and not expect it to catch up with you. He has an accomplished and inspiring life without making up extra stuff. I just don't get it. It's a shame. 4951
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elguapo Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 11:44am  
Well that's does it!Lie a bout Benghazi or being under sniper fire, we can accept that!But make up a West Point could have been story? Loading Image...Hillary-2016!Loading Image... 4951
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soxs mom Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 11:46am  
Another thing...I thought no one pays to attend West Point.  4951
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MarT Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 1:08pm  
Carson campaign says Politico is lying. 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 1:15pm  
He was encouraged to apply. He would have gotten in. As for saying he turned it down, that is a tall tale. Lost some respect for him if he did say he turned it down. I know for me, after Marine Corps boot camp, they wanted me to apply for the Seals. The Marines and Seals are both branches of the Navy. I likely could have gotten in, I had the highest fitness score that class. I said no. Not interested. I never turned down anything because I never applied, just encouraged. I think this is what happened. I would never say however I turned it down. That would be a lie. I have seen others do this in my own military career to make themselves seem superior. I don't know why people do this but they do it all the time. I earned the rank of CPT yet some SGT at my current job said he worked for the civilian side after he got out and that job was equivalent to a Major so he said. I just ignored him. He was never a Major, just a lowly SGT trying to one up me. Whatever.     4951
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allymansfield Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:05pm  
The USMA does not give out scholarships. None of the Federal Service Academies do. 4951
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fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:10pm  
Good grief.  He didn't lie.  The school offers everyone who attends a free ride.  To Carson, that was a scholarship.The only lie is from Politico who claimed the story is "central" to Carson's personal story.  Most people never heard about it until now. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:10pm  
The USMA does not give out scholarships. None of the Federal Service Academies do.
 
@allymansfield: I guess one could argue that the scholarship is the service commitment you must fulfill after you graduate.  My son did his 5 years in the Navy after graduation and left as soon as he was able to.
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allymansfield Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:18pm  

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>> The USMA does not give out scholarships. None of the Federal Service Academies do.
 
@allymansfield: I guess one could argue that the scholarship is the service commitment you must fulfill after you graduate.  My son did his 5 years in the Navy after graduation and left as soon as he was able to.
 
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If one refers to attendance of a Service Academy as a scholarship, they clearly know nothing about the institution. It is also not "free" as many people think; as the service commitment you mentioned is hardly "free". 4951
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allymansfield Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:18pm  
ROTC programs offer scholarships.... 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:25pm  
Good grief.  He didn't lie.  The school offers everyone who attends a free ride.  To Carson, that was a scholarship.The only lie is from Politico who claimed the story is "central" to Carson's personal story.  Most people never heard about it until now.
 
@fcabanski: Please!  Let's not muddle the story with facts!
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 6, '15 2:26pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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