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Old 02-14-2013, 17:37   #6
Requiem
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I love this guy:
I've admired him for years. If anyone had an excuse to be just another deadbeat on welfare, it would be him, the "dumbest guy in class." But he had a mom with some backbone and belief in her sons. (His brother is accomplished as well.) He worked hard to be where he's at now.

I read his story to my sons and it left an impression on them. They sometimes say when discouraged with school, "Well, if Ben Carson could do it, so can I."

I don't have many heroes, but he's on the list.

It sounds like he isn't rejecting the idea of politics outright. Will be interesting to see where he goes after retirement as a surgeon.

Susan
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