There is only one medical doctor running for the republican nomination, and his name is not Donald Trump, from Red State [1]:
How far can one go before they go too far? Donald Trump likely crossed that line. Trump, in an interview with CNN, was discussing Ben Carson and cherry picking parts of Carson’s book like he has been doing for the last week. Carson admits when he was younger he had a temper and that temper manifested itself at times with violence. One of the themes in Carson’s book, Gifted Hands, was about his redemption in life and how he overcame that temper to go on to be a doctor.
Carson said when he was younger, he had a “pathological temper.” Trump has falsely been claiming Carson said he has a “pathological disease.”
Reax:
If Donald Trump wants to get a gig on Sirius Satellite radio as a shock jock and say these kinds of things, he should go ahead and get a contract signed. But saying it when you’re running for the highest office in the land? It shows you’re not a serious candidate or a serious person.
It shows that you’re a clown. And that is exactly what Donald Trump is. And he has the awful spray tan face to prove it.
Carly Fiorina, from CNN [2]:
“Donald, sorry, I’ve got to interrupt again. You would know something about pathological,” Fiorina said in a Facebook post. “How was that meeting with Putin? Or Wharton? Or your self funded campaign? Anyone can turn a multi-million dollar inheritance into more money, but all the money in the world won’t make you as smart as Ben Carson.”
Not that La Donald would know, but all men have tempers. Having a temper is necessary to being a human being. Controlling your temper is essential to being a civilized person. What smart politicians try to do, is to avoid public temper tantrums. La Donald and Mrs. Clinton do not. Doctor Ben does.
From Merriam-Webster [3]:
being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a pathological liar><pathological fear>
If Doctor Ben has an extreme temper, I am not aware of any public manifestations of it.
The full meltdown, video:
Hat tip video: Hot Air. [4]
Say good night Donald, and say good bye.
Addendum: Redemption, Doctor Ben gets it La Donald does not, from Reuters [5]:
U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson recommended praying for rival Donald Trump after the real-estate mogul and television personality, in a 95-minute rant in Iowa, likened him to a child molester, Carson’s business manager said on Friday.
“When I spoke with Dr. Carson about this yesterday how we should respond, you know he was so sad about it. He said: “Pray for him.” He feels sorry for him because he really likes Mr. Trump,” Armstrong Williams, who often acts as Carson’s surrogate in the media, told CNN.
Amen!