Ben Carson: America Is Like A Cruise Ship Heading Toward Niagra Falls

Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks to a small gathering of media during a visit to Alpha Omega Veterans Services on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal via AP)
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In an interview with Fox News on Monday morning, former Republican presidential candidate and Trump surrogate Ben Carson warned that America was on the wrong track, one that could be irreversible.

“America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara Falls with tremendous carnage and death,” Carson said according to a report from Politico.

Carson argued that the ship could start to be turned around if only someone would “recognize the problem.”

During the same interview, Carson argued that a third party candidate could boost Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

“I’m hoping that whoever that third party candidate is will stop for a moment and think about what the implications are of allowing Hillary Clinton or someone like her to get in there,” Carson said according to Politico. “They get two to four Supreme Court picks and completely change the nature of this country.”

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  1. Avatar for tao tao says:

    Niagara Falls must flow backwards now. Get a grip Ben.

  2. Ben Carson warned that America was on the wrong track, one that could be irreversible.

    Good god, I hope he’s right.

  3. Who cares what this idiot says. We alresdy know he’s a fool.

    I dd find tf this NYTimes piece interesting, especially about Trump’s balancing act in the rust belt. I grew up in the Scranton Wilkes -Barre, PA area and it doesn’t surprise me these democrats would consider voting for Trump. They are one of the reasons I broke all records leaving that area when I was old enough to get out

  4. A cruise ship on the Niagara? That’s pretty far-fetched, Ben. Of course, you are the master of “fetching things from afar.” If I were you, I’d be more worried about someone trying to force the entire output of Niagara Falls through a drinking straw.

    http://what-if.xkcd.com/147/

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