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Section sizes Section size for Ben Carson (31 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 11,352 11,352 Early life and education 11,841 38,161 High school 9,356 9,356 College 13,604 13,604 Medical school 3,360 3,360 Medical career 10,257 10,257 Articles, books, business relationships, media posts 12,919 12,919 2016 presidential campaign 181 26,933 Background and increasing political visibility 7,555 7,555 Announcement of campaign 2,431 2,431 Surge in polls 1,818 1,818 Decline in polls 5,920 5,920 Withdrawal from campaign 2,313 2,313 Further activities during the 2016 election 5,662 5,662 Results 1,053 1,053 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 49 21,010 Nomination and confirmation 3,193 3,193 Tenure 13,241 17,768 Office furnishing scandal 3,031 3,031 Remarks on transgender use of homeless shelters 1,496 1,496 Carson Scholars Fund 1,227 1,227 American Cornerstone Institute 1,190 1,190 Personal life 4,942 14,599 Religion 6,755 6,755 Vegetarianism 2,902 2,902 Awards and honors 9,113 9,113 Bibliography 2,892 2,892 See also 172 172 Notes 36 36 References 35 35 External links 3,373 3,373 Total 153,269 153,269

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we have an edit war regarding this politico article. the politico article title claims carson's story in his book about meeting general westmoreland and being offered a scholarship is now an admitted "fabrication".

1) ALL upperclass students at service academies are on scholarship in exchange for service committment 2) some underclass students are also on scholarship, which the politico article doesn't deny (see: "per se") 3) carson never admits to any "fabrication" in the politico story, but this was added as fact to the wiki story 4) carson never claimed to apply to west point, yet the politco story implies he did claim that 5) the fact that carson was colonel in jrotc and met westmoreland is not disputed 6) the fact that carson met with others at west point is not disputed 7) the article does not claim to know what carson discussed with any of the above 8) carson never "concedes" to politico anything, yet this word is then added to wiki story as fact and reverted to without explanation. 7) the reversions being made by mimi c. do not contain any comments as to why, just reversions 8) the edits i, "christo1234", made regarding the politico story were all objective facts, but are subsequently deleted by the reversions which contain false subjective opinions like "concedes" and "fabrication", etc

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Christo1234 (talk • contribs) 20:39, 6 November 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]

Let's include some mention of Carson saying people are gay by choice and his comparison of gay marriage with bestiality. 67.175.59.5 (talk) 16:55, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So it says when he was 13, his brother gave him a subscription to Psychology Today. He was born in 1951. which would of been 1964when13. the magazine didn't start until 1967. Psychology Today 2600:100C:B051:CD56:8132:B35F:C387:B429 (talk) 02:49, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/ben-carson-national-abortion-ban-trump-rcna152106

Is it the same guy? Usually articles get edited to include such things. He writes books and he's politically active in recent times, at the very least?

This news got my attention after having seen the Gifted Hands movie recently. Ecloud (talk) 02:36, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]