Carson’s Advisor: I Told Him He Would Be Scrutinized As A Prez Candidate (VIDEO)

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Armstrong Williams, an advisor to Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s campaign, said Monday on MSNBC that he had warned the retired neurosurgeon he would be vetted when he ran for President.

Carson has recently railed against the media, saying that coverage of inaccuracies in his statements were “unfair” after they were fact checked by multiple media outlets.

Williams spent his appearance on “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” essentially saying “told you so” to the GOP hopeful.

“I have always said to him, and we go back and forth on this, that you know what, this is small stuff. It’s only going to become more harsher and more difficult and Dr. Carson — and I say this because I know him as many others also — is that he’s an honest man,” Williams said. “He’s a decent man. He’s a good man. And even in the vetting process, no one has proven anything to say that Dr. Carson has not been honest and that he’s been inaccurate.”

Williams said journalists need to be sure they’re reporting accurately, but that Carson realizes that the scrutiny will come.

“Yes, Dr. Carson does acknowledge as recent as within the last 12 hours the fact that he’s got to adjust himself to the scrutiny and not all the media is up to no good when they pursue stories,” Williams said.

Watch some of Williams’ comments:

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  1. “He’s a decent man. He’s a good man. And even in the vetting process, no one has proven anything to say that Dr. Carson has not been honest and that he’s been inaccurate.”

    There are a lot of dogs getting damned sick of the homework diet.

  2. It’s only going to become more harsher and more difficult and Dr. Carson — and I say this because I know him as many others also — is that he’s an honest man," Williams said. "He’s a decent man. He’s a good man. And even in the vetting process, no one has proven anything to say that Dr. Carson has not been honest and that he’s been inaccurate."

    Well, there’s Dr. Carson’s main problem right there – Williams, himself, is grifting the Grifter! Williams, you are as much a liar as Carson. You two deserve each other.

  3. I wonder why the Green family of Oklahoma hasn’t offered to purchase the divine belt buckle for their collection of religious relics? God put that belt buckle there to save Ben Carson not Bob.

  4. “I have always said to him, and we go back and forth on this, that you know what, this is small stuff. It’s only going to become more harsher and more difficult and Dr. Carson — and I say this because I know him as many others also — is that he’s an honest man,” Williams said. “He’s a decent man. He’s a good man. And even in the vetting process, no one has proven anything to say that Dr. Carson has not been honest and that he’s been inaccurate.”

    Because time is running short

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d126dHA6Gd4

    Williams was formerly vice president for a governmental and international affairs public relations firm, B&C Associations. He also served as confidential assistant to the chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas), presidential appointee to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, legislative assistant to the U.S. House of Representative Carroll Campbell (former governor of South Carolina) and legislative aide and advisor to U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond.

  5. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    Hey Ben Carson - GAME ON! … politics ain’t beanbag - - stop whining & crying - it does no good.
    Oh and by the way - you ain’t seen nothing yet.

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