Geee Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Front Page Magazine: The Politico headline was blunt: "Ben Carson Admits Fabricating West Point Scholarship." Except Carson made no such admission. He acknowledged never applying to West Point. But as a top ROTC student in Detroit, there's little question that had he wanted to go to West Point, he could've gotten in. Technically, West Point offers appointments, and the full tuition is paid for by taxpayers. But even West Point's own website uses the word "scholarship." In any case, Carson went to Yale, and, as such, could likely have gone to any school in the country. Within hours, Politico changed its headline to: "Exclusive: Carson Claimed West Point 'Scholarship' But Never Applied." Whether Carson fabricated parts of his bio is, of course, legitimate grounds for media inquiry. But is there any question that Democrats get less media scrutiny than do Republicans? But for Fox News, would the mainstream media have ever been interested in then-Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with his pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Wright's anti-American and anti-Semitic statements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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