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Section sizes Section size for Ben Carson (32 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 12,049 12,049 393 393 Early life and education 12,466 38,534 509 1,774 High school 10,719 10,719 399 399 College 11,998 11,998 679 679 Medical school 3,351 3,351 187 187 Medical career 11,028 11,028 608 608 Articles, books, business relationships, media posts 13,342 13,342 797 797 2016 presidential campaign 181 27,232 9 1,750 Background and increasing political visibility 7,915 7,915 461 461 Announcement of campaign 2,390 2,390 141 141 Surge in polls 1,828 1,828 135 135 Decline in polls 5,855 5,855 433 433 Withdrawal from campaign 2,312 2,312 118 118 2016 presidential campaign after his withdrawal from the race 5,702 5,702 360 360 Results 1,049 1,049 93 93 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2017–2021) 63 21,447 0 1,096 Nomination and confirmation 3,130 3,130 203 203 Tenure 13,882 18,254 685 893 Office furnishing scandal 3,031 3,031 141 141 Remarks on transgender use of homeless shelters 1,341 1,341 67 67 Carson Scholars Fund 1,464 1,464 74 74 American Cornerstone Institute 1,624 1,624 81 81 Department of Agriculture 576 576 23 23 Personal life 4,967 15,216 158 770 Religion 7,347 7,347 438 438 Vegetarianism 2,902 2,902 174 174 Awards and honors 10,043 10,043 94 94 Bibliography 3,019 3,019 0 0 See also 332 332 0 0 Notes 36 36 0 0 References 35 35 0 0 External links 3,325 3,325 0 0 Total 159,302 159,302 7,460 7,460

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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

A person or persons is allowed to have a opinion which by definition is subjective and their own in the country in which this person resides. Having to publish and make known all of one person's known subjective opinions is not mandated. If you or i have a differing one, so be it. That is also just our subjective opinion. 2601:45:500:B850:7482:22E4:B69:D69B (talk) 19:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I was thankful for the detailed section on Dr. Carson’s Religion, which explains why he has his subjective opinions. 64.139.228.131 (talk) 12:43, 20 July 2025 (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