I listened to an interesting discussion on Insight radio last week about Ben Carson. One of the hosts suggested that Carson exhibits traits of someone who would show up on the Autism spectrum. She feels he falls on the Asperger's side but on the spectrum nonetheless. She further went on to say that his handlers are not the mismanaging buffoons that they may appear to be when he gets caught saying stupid things but instead they have their hands full keeping him from going even further out there with his theories. There is definitely a 'vacant' quality to him that I at one time mistook for 'laid-back'. I'm not sure that's the case with him. It's possible that he's fighting a battle within himself to not go too far over the line and expose himself. He may be a savant but I'm not sure we want a savant in the White House.
...or he may just be a crazy person.
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