Thursday, May 23, 2019

HUD Secretary Ben Carson Accuses Left of Using Saul Alinsky Tactics Against Him

Ben Carson
During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson mistook Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California as saying "Oreo" when she used the housing sector acronym "REO" (real-estate owned rates) in questioning.

 "Do you know what an REO is?" Porter asked Carson.
"An Oreo?" Carson said.


 "No. Not an Oreo," Porter answered. "An R-E-O. An R-E-O."

 In defense of Carson, to my East Coast ear, it did sound like she said Oreo. 
According to Business Insider, Carson suggested the entire  blow-up of the incident was fueled by a partisan divide.

 "They try take those moments to ridicule people, because they've probably read Saul Alinsky's book and they know that's one of the rules," Carson said to The Hill. "It's just so silly."

-RW

at 8:30:00 AM

4 comments:

  1. NY CynicMay 23, 2019 at 9:38 AM

    Legit question: Has Carson made any legit changes to HUD in shifting it into a less awful direction?

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  2. Capn MikeMay 23, 2019 at 7:21 PM

    Flip it around: No, I said "niggardly". Really?

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  3. OldMexicanMay 24, 2019 at 11:49 AM

    "In defense of Carson, to my East Coast ear, it did sound like she said Oreo."

    Maybe she should've pronounced it like a pirate:

    "Arrgh, Eee, Ow, my matey!"

    "Oh, R.E.O.! Ah, yes! Gothcha! No, I never understood their music."

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