Cenk Uygur
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Ben Carson Admits He Lied About Scholarship
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November 7, 2015
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11:33Now PlayingThis week, Ben Carson has faced new and increased scrutiny as he is polling first in the GOP primary. During one interview he admitted that he lied in his book about being offered a scholarship to West Point. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), and Mark Thompson, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has admitted another falsehood.
His latest: He said he was offered a slot at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a full scholarship.
In a bombshell report from Politico about his "application and acceptance" to West Point, the campaign confirmed Friday the academy has no record of Carson applying for admission.
Carson's rise to the tops of national polls has prompted a closer look at his "very volatile" teenager to God-fearing man story by the press. CNN attempted to verify the story that Carson almost stabbed his friend "Bob" while Carson was a teenager; the network couldn't and Carsonconceded parts of his biography were "fictitious." This week Carson criticized media for being "secular" when they refuted his claims that the Egyptian pyramids were built to store grain.
In the book that made Carson famous (and inspired a portrayal by Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.), "Gifted Hands," Carson claimed he met and dined with Gen. William Westmoreland, who led U.S. forces in Vietnam.”*
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