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Title: Ben Carson's U.S. Map Gets New England Geography All Wrong
Source: CityLab
URL Source: http://www.citylab.com/politics/201 ... nd-geography-all-wrong/416565/
Published: Nov 18, 2015
Author: Adam Sneed
Post Date: 2015-11-18 16:47:54 by Willie Green
Keywords: None
Views: 890
Comments: 12

In opposing Syrian refugees, the Republican presidential hopeful reimagines the Northeast.

Image Dr. Ben Carson Facebook page

At this point, presidential campaigns are little more than showing voters you know the country and its issues better than anyone else. So when a new topic dominates the national conversation, what better way to show you know what you’re doing than to blast out a bright, bold map showing voters how you compare to leaders around the country?

That’s surely what the Ben Carson campaign had in mind when it posted a map on Facebook showing which governors have said they won’t accept Syrian refugees (even if they don’t have a direct say in the matter).

The map gets one message across loud and clear: Carson doesn’t welcome those fleeing violence in the Middle East. But look closer and there’s something more curious going on—specifically in New England.

In Carson’s America, most of New England has broken free from its anchors east of New York, drifting so far up the coast that Connecticut is now as far north as Vermont. Massachusetts and New Hampshire are even farther north, falling solidly above Real America’s border with Canada. But that should come as good news to Vermont, which now gets miles and miles of prime beachfront property to the south and east.

Thankfully the Carson campaign “updated” its post, putting things back where they should be. Here are the two maps side by side for comparison:

It’d be more forgivable if, for whatever reason, this map were drawn from memory (and let’s not forget how good Senator Al Franken is at doing that). The simple fact, though, is it takes effort to muck up a computer-generated map like this. The beauty of the campaign trail is the chance to share your vision of America. But maybe, just this one time, we should leave America as it is. (2 images)

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#1. To: Willie Green (#0)

maybe, just this one time, we should leave America as it is

What's wrong with having a vision of america that takes over part of Canada, at least he is not looking to contract and hunker down within the borders as does his opposition. Fortress america is not his vision

paraclete  posted on  2015-11-18   19:15:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Willie Green (#0)

This article is another pointless waste of time. Apparently, the Lefties are afraid of Carson or they wouldn't try to demonize him because one of his staffers posted a inaccurate map on Facebook.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-11-18   19:44:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: TooConservative (#2)

Question is where do you get an inaccurate map? someone was trying to make changes and failed

paraclete  posted on  2015-11-18   20:30:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Willie Green (#0) (Edited)

those fleeing violence in the Middle East.

Are many of them fleeing violence, or on a mission to transplant it?

rlk  posted on  2015-11-18   20:43:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Willie Green (#0)

It was in the 18th century, I believe, that the Colonies had plans to take over part of Canada. The colonials were defeated when they went North. There were probably maps drawn to show certain lands north of the border as being part of the Colonies. Just another bad attempt to smear Carson?

Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS

Don  posted on  2015-11-18   21:07:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: paraclete (#1)

What's wrong with having a vision of america that takes over part of Canada

we tried that twice ... it was a bad idea. TooConservative is right . The left and Trump have taken their best shots at Carson and have failed.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

tomder55  posted on  2015-11-18   21:19:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: tomder55 (#6)

we tried that twice ...

and now you have quit, Tom that's not like you, but you are right you have enough troubles without gaining another pack of lefties

paraclete  posted on  2015-11-18   21:27:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: paraclete (#7)

and now you have quit, Tom that's not like you, but you are right you have enough troubles without gaining another pack of lefties

quit Moi ? You are right however . We don't need any more lefties . Besides they come to visit the US whenever they need medical care .

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

tomder55  posted on  2015-11-18   21:38:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: tomder55 (#8)

they come to visit the US whenever they need medical care .

Obama care works for them, why not you?

paraclete  posted on  2015-11-18   21:47:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Willie Green (#0)

Ben Carson's U.S. Map Gets New England Geography All Wrong

Carson gets a lot of things wrong. He's in way over his head in pursuing the presidency.

rlk  posted on  2015-11-18   21:53:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Willie Green (#0)

Why haven't you pointed out Dr. Carson's other mistake in his map?

I only counted 48 states (with Alaska and Hawaii not shown, which would make 50 states).

When he was campaigning in '08, the man child who currently occupies the WH declared there were 57 states. And everything the boy emperor says is The Truth.

You hate Dr. Carson, and you've now shown you don't believe the president.

Why are you a racist, Willie? Why do you hate black people?

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD . . . "

~Psalm 33:12a

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-11-18   22:04:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Rufus T Firefly, Willie Green (#11)

Actual he claimed 58 states. Actually acually he claimed 60 as he said that he visited 57, has one to go and excludes Alaska and Hawaii in the count because his staff didn't allow him to go.

потому что Бог хочет это тот путь

SOSO  posted on  2015-11-18   22:59:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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