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You give the media too much credit.The results of a recent poll reveal that 60 percent of the public does not trust the media. The media may provide a platform for the political candidates but it does not wield any influence over the people who soak up and agree with what the candidates say. The supporters of all the political candidates make up their own minds in accordance with whether or not they relate to the positions the candidates take or even whether or not they simply like the candidates.The media also covers Hilliary Clinton and Bernie Sanders who, unlike Donald Trump and Ben Carson, don't pander to people's prejudices or cater to their religious beliefs. The polls may be conducted by the media but the results reflect the mood of the country and the mood of the country is shifting against political correctness which is a boon for Trump and Carson. Furthermore, how else can the electorate learn anything about the candidates running for president if these candidates are not given air time and newsprint ink by the media?? BTW, fact checkers are an arm of the media.

I don't know what to make of the Ben Carson surge, a phenomenon fueled by the outrageous statements that elate white conservatives, the group whose support has positioned him among the Republican front runners for president. He is always referred to as "brilliant neurosurgeon", something I am not impressed with. Surgeons may have good hand-to-eye contact but this does not automatically make them critical thinkers or mentally balanced. Carson's simplistic solutions to complicated problems bespeak of a man who is totally out of touch with reality. He comes across to me as the consummate good negro, whose prime objective is to not rock the boat by offending white people. His whole mindset seems to be that looking the other way will make problems disappear. For some reason, this nonthreatening soft spoken Uncle Ben turns me off. I just don't like him! And I'm puzzled by how his sudden prominence seems to mute the black electorate and inhibit black leaders. Maybe his homophobia, anti-abortion stance, evangelical religious views, gun advocacy, and rejection of such pro active groups as "black lives matter" secretly resonate with the black populace. Who knew? But how could leaders like Cornel West, and Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson or even Farrakan not call him out for making such statements as Obamacare being the worst thing since slavery or that over many decades black folks have been doing just fine, grateful for what they've been given, until Obama came along and stirred them up with divisive statements about race???? It's like Blacks are tip-toeing around this latter day house nigga, blinded by his rising star. I'm curious as to how he is faring on Black Twitter. Oh well. I know my personal feelings don't count but I certainly hope that Carson's campaign eventually fizzles. The thought of him being president does not inspire me enough to conclude that he couldn't be any worse than Donald Trump.