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politico[edit]

we have an edit war regarding this politico article. the politico article title claims carson's story in his book about meeting general westmoreland and being offered a scholarship is now an admitted "fabrication".

1) ALL upperclass students at service academies are on scholarship in exchange for service committment 2) some underclass students are also on scholarship, which the politico article doesn't deny (see: "per se") 3) carson never admits to any "fabrication" in the politico story, but this was added as fact to the wiki story 4) carson never claimed to apply to west point, yet the politco story implies he did claim that 5) the fact that carson was colonel in jrotc and met westmoreland is not disputed 6) the fact that carson met with others at west point is not disputed 7) the article does not claim to know what carson discussed with any of the above 8) carson never "concedes" to politico anything, yet this word is then added to wiki story as fact and reverted to without explanation. 7) the reversions being made by mimi c. do not contain any comments as to why, just reversions 8) the edits i, "christo1234", made regarding the politico story were all objective facts, but are subsequently deleted by the reversions which contain false subjective opinions like "concedes" and "fabrication", etc

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Christo1234 (talk • contribs) 20:39, 6 November 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]

Current vegetarian status/consumation of red meat[edit]

In an interview with RFD-TV entitled "Series Rural Town Hall with Dr. Ben Carson" published on 28 August 2015, beginning at about 12:50, Ben Carson is asked a question from Frank Holdmeyer, a representative of Agri Pulse Communications. The question from Mr. Holdmeyer states: "To the best of our knowledge, you are the only person running for president who is a vegetarian. So, uh, please tell us why you no longer eat red meat and also why cattlemen should still support you in this race." Mr. Carson responds: "Okay, so that's an easy one. Uh, when I got married, my wife was a vegetarian, and I don't like to cook. However, I do occasionally enjoy a nice steak or a hamburger. Uh, I don't have anything against meat, and I do eat it, but when I'm at home, I eat what my wife fixes; it's as simple as that." He then goes on to state that he is "very much in-favor of the cattleman", and has no "philosophical disagreement with ... people eating meat". The written Agri Pulse article describing the interview can be found here 1.

These statements are in direct contradiction to the current article's section "Vegetarianism," which in part states that "Carson is a lacto-ovo vegetarian (he will eat dishes containing milk, eggs, or cheese, and occasionally, poultry)". It also goes on to discuss several other areas of his alleged vegetarianism and why he is a vegetarian. If Mr. Carson eats steaks, hamburgers, and poultry, then he certainly does not qualify as an ovo-lacto vegetarian, or any other type of vegetarian for that matter. I believe that based on this interview, this section needs a rewrite. Wikipedialuva (talk) 10:14, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT remarks[edit]

Let's include some mention of Carson saying people are gay by choice and his comparison of gay marriage with bestiality. 67.175.59.5 (talk) 16:55, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The part about the subscription given by his brother[edit]

So it says when he was 13, his brother gave him a subscription to Psychology Today. He was born in 1951. which would of been 1964when13. the magazine didn't start until 1967. Psychology Today 2600:100C:B051:CD56:8132:B35F:C387:B429 (talk) 02:49, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]