Fact-Challenged in the Most Republican Way Possible
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The real story behind the Ben Carson “Perceptions 301” story Paul referenced yesterday is somehow even more hilarious than if he had just made everything about it up. Apparently, he convinced himself that being the last sucker to identify a hoax was actually the sign of his immense honesty and integritude, and then invented various facts to justify his self-flattery.
The explains a lot about his quack pharmaceutical grift. And his belief that being a particularly egregious sucker is a sign of personal virtue is so closely aligned with the Republican base maybe he can win the nomination after all…