Ben Carson’s Winning GOP Debate Strategy: Flat Out Lying About Mannatech

[Synthaholic]

Oh, so he's a moron AND a fucking liar!


Ben Carson’s Winning GOP Debate Strategy: Flat Out Lying About Mannatech

The question was about Carson’s 10-year involvement with a sketchy multilevel marketing firm called Mannatech. As Quintanilla noted, Mannatech has faced scrutiny over its claims that its vitamins could cure everything from autism to cancer, and it paid $7 million to settle deceptive advertising charges brought by the Texas attorney general. Slate’s Helaine Olen has also explained how companies like Mannatech prey on thepoor, desperate, and gullible by promising riches if they enroll as direct-sales associates hawking the company’s products. Quintanilla asked Carson a simple question: Why would he continue to be involved with such a company?

Carson’s answer started out equally simple. And then it got complicated. And then he tried to make it simple again. And he was fibbing pretty much the entire time.

“That’s easy to answer,” said the candidate, who has recently emerged as the leading Republican candidate for president. “I didn’t have any involvement with them. That is total propaganda. And this is what happens in our society: total propaganda.”

Got that? Zero involvement. Total propaganda.

Oh sure, Carson hedged, “I did a couple speeches for them. … They were paid speeches.” But! “It is absolutely absurd to say that I had any kind of a relationship with them.”

In fact, the Wall Street Journal has cataloged Carson’s relationship with Mannatech in detail, and you can watch a video of him endorsing the company's products right here:

Well, at least he didn't kill four people in Benghazi...and 18 in Mogadishu.

Or 5,000 in Iraq. Or 3,000 in New York.

 

[Political Junky]

CARSON IS EMINENTLY MORE QUALIFIED to be President than d-bag hillary

LOL

 

[Searcher44]

All this outrage from the folks pan-handling alternative meds and homeopathic cures. You know what a homeopathic compound is ? NOTHING... That's what it is.

Carson never violated medical ethics. Never promoted it as a cure for anything. May not do more for the metabolism of a cancer patient than a Red Bull, but if it works for YOU --- you buy it. His image was UNKNOWN when he was promoting the product. He's not leveraging fame. Doctors have suggested weirder elixirs like straight bourbon and 50 years ago were peddling cigarettes.. This pales in comparison. Have a nice fight about it..

The following is from Opinion 5.015 of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics;

Physicians must remain vigilant to assure that direct-to-consumer advertising does not promote false expectations. Physicians should be concerned about advertisements that do not enhance consumer education; do not convey a clear, accurate, and responsible health education message; do not refer patients to their physicians for more information; do not identify the target population at risk; and fail to discourage consumer self-diagnosis and self-treatment. Physicians may choose to report these concerns directly to the pharmaceutical company that sponsored the advertisement.

To assist the FDA in enforcing existing law and tracking the effects of direct-to-consumer advertising, physicians should, whenever reasonably possible, report to them advertisements that (1) do not provide a fair and balanced discussion of the use of the drug product for the disease, disorder, or condition; (2) do not clearly explain warnings, precautions, and potential adverse reactions associated with the drug product; (3) do not present summary information in language that can be understood by the consumer; (4) do not comply with applicable FDA rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines as provided by the FDA; or (5) do not provide collateral materials to educate both physicians and consumers.

I don't think Carson's actions on behalf of Mannatech were in accord with the spirit, if not the letter, of the American Medical Associations code of ethics.

 

[ninja007]

"you can keep your dr., your healthcare..."
Barry O.

 

[mudwhistle]

Oh, so he's a moron AND a fucking liar!


Ben Carson’s Winning GOP Debate Strategy: Flat Out Lying About Mannatech

The question was about Carson’s 10-year involvement with a sketchy multilevel marketing firm called Mannatech. As Quintanilla noted, Mannatech has faced scrutiny over its claims that its vitamins could cure everything from autism to cancer, and it paid $7 million to settle deceptive advertising charges brought by the Texas attorney general. Slate’s Helaine Olen has also explained how companies like Mannatech prey on thepoor, desperate, and gullible by promising riches if they enroll as direct-sales associates hawking the company’s products. Quintanilla asked Carson a simple question: Why would he continue to be involved with such a company?

Carson’s answer started out equally simple. And then it got complicated. And then he tried to make it simple again. And he was fibbing pretty much the entire time.

“That’s easy to answer,” said the candidate, who has recently emerged as the leading Republican candidate for president. “I didn’t have any involvement with them. That is total propaganda. And this is what happens in our society: total propaganda.”

Got that? Zero involvement. Total propaganda.

Oh sure, Carson hedged, “I did a couple speeches for them. … They were paid speeches.” But! “It is absolutely absurd to say that I had any kind of a relationship with them.”

In fact, the Wall Street Journal has cataloged Carson’s relationship with Mannatech in detail, and you can watch a video of him endorsing the company's products right here:

Well, at least he didn't kill four people in Benghazi...and 18 in Mogadishu.

Or 5,000 in Iraq. Or 3,000 in New York.

4000 in Iraq that HIllary voted to go to war for. We can blame the Clintons for New York. It was their idea to put up walls to communication in the federal government making it next to impossible for them to talk during an emergency.
And now we're going back to the days of lax security that is worse than the Clinton Administration under the Obama Administration. They don't even want government employees to talk about Islamic terrorism.

So STFU..

 

[NYcarbineer]

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Interesting.

So when Carson doesn't get the nomination will it be fair to say that most Republicans are racist?

No. Republicans aren't the only ones who will cast their votes. You really are a special kind of stupid aren't you?

Liberals are being accused of being racist for not supporting Carson. By idiots like you. So apply the same standard to your GOP pals.

That's not the point is it? The point is that even Independents will be allowed to vote for Carson. He's already stripping away the Women's vote from Hillary. But you go right ahead with your racist rants.

Okay. Accepting your rules for the moment,

if Ben Carson loses primaries in states where only registered Republicans are allowed to vote, that will prove that most Republicans in that state are racist.

No. But it does prove that you are.

lol, you lose, Creature.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Oh, so he's a moron AND a fucking liar!


Ben Carson’s Winning GOP Debate Strategy: Flat Out Lying About Mannatech

The question was about Carson’s 10-year involvement with a sketchy multilevel marketing firm called Mannatech. As Quintanilla noted, Mannatech has faced scrutiny over its claims that its vitamins could cure everything from autism to cancer, and it paid $7 million to settle deceptive advertising charges brought by the Texas attorney general. Slate’s Helaine Olen has also explained how companies like Mannatech prey on thepoor, desperate, and gullible by promising riches if they enroll as direct-sales associates hawking the company’s products. Quintanilla asked Carson a simple question: Why would he continue to be involved with such a company?

Carson’s answer started out equally simple. And then it got complicated. And then he tried to make it simple again. And he was fibbing pretty much the entire time.

“That’s easy to answer,” said the candidate, who has recently emerged as the leading Republican candidate for president. “I didn’t have any involvement with them. That is total propaganda. And this is what happens in our society: total propaganda.”

Got that? Zero involvement. Total propaganda.

Oh sure, Carson hedged, “I did a couple speeches for them. … They were paid speeches.” But! “It is absolutely absurd to say that I had any kind of a relationship with them.”

In fact, the Wall Street Journal has cataloged Carson’s relationship with Mannatech in detail, and you can watch a video of him endorsing the company's products right here:

Hudson Freeze, PhD, leading glycobiologist at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute[16] said this about glyconutrients: "There are authentic, scientific studies that have looked at people drinking these kinds of materials, and it doesn't really do anything except increase flatulence."[8]

I think we've discovered the appeal of this snake oil, to conservatives anyway.

 

[NYcarbineer]

So within the space of a week we've learned that

Ben Carson is involved with pyramid selling.

Ben Carson thinks the pyramids were grain silos.

Can we get one more crazy pyramid story about Ben, to make a proper set of three?

 

[Mudda]

people who voted for "change!" and got record welfare and food stamps, and race relations set back decades, are in no way qualified to speak on the qualifications, or lack of them, in others


libs are losers who lie to themselves

And people who voted for GW Bush voted for a liar who started a mass killing in Iraq over lies and bullshit.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Forget Mannatech where is Carson's Birth certificate the Long form ..


How do we really know if Carson is not another Kenyan sent to infiltrate the Presidency...they did it once they can do it again ...isn't it enough they always win the Boston Marathon now they want a second possible Kenyan in the White House ...consecutive to that Kenyan Obama ......Oh the Humanity

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Hudson Freeze, PhD, leading glycobiologist at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute[16] said this about glyconutrients: "There are authentic, scientific studies that have looked at people drinking these kinds of materials, and it doesn't really do anything except increase flatulence."[8]

I think we've discovered the appeal of this snake oil, to conservatives anyway.

That just proved Carson used the product he touted.........

 

[bedowin62]

people who voted for "change!" and got record welfare and food stamps, and race relations set back decades, are in no way qualified to speak on the qualifications, or lack of them, in others


libs are losers who lie to themselves

And people who voted for GW Bush voted for a liar who started a mass killing in Iraq over lies and bullshit.

good one idiot!! the only difference is i can back up my statement of record welfare and food stamps under obama.......................

but all you have is the whole MoveOn.org "IMPEACH BUSH!" Collector's Edition t-shirt, coffee-mug and bumper sticker


libs are losers who lie to themselves

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

libs are losers who lie to themselves

Ben "Kenyan" Carson,,,,,where is his Birth certificate

 

[bedowin62]

So within the space of a week we've learned that

Ben Carson is involved with pyramid selling.

Ben Carson thinks the pyramids were grain silos.

Can we get one more crazy pyramid story about Ben, to make a proper set of three?

you know what you GOT FOR ALL THAT LEFTARD???

THIS!

LOL

Fox News Poll: Carson only honest and trustworthy candidate
Fox News‎ - 2 days ago
Of the presidential candidates registering more than one percent support, only Ben Carson,


libs are losers who lie to themselves!!

lol

 

[Mudda]

people who voted for "change!" and got record welfare and food stamps, and race relations set back decades, are in no way qualified to speak on the qualifications, or lack of them, in others


libs are losers who lie to themselves

And people who voted for GW Bush voted for a liar who started a mass killing in Iraq over lies and bullshit.

good one idiot!! the only difference is i can back up my statement of record welfare and food stamps under obama.......................

but all you have is the whole MoveOn.org "IMPEACH BUSH!" Collector's Edition t-shirt, coffee-mug and bumper sticker


libs are losers who lie to themselves

No I have the facts that GW lied and then killed millions of people in Iraq for no reason other than Dick Cheney wanted Haliburton to make money. A destroyed country, Iraq, is more than enough proof needed. Then you have Afghanistan, ISIS...

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Force the Transgenders to wear depends undergarments ....No bathroom for youuuuuuuuu...the Bathroom Nazi


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[bedowin62]

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[bedowin62]

people who voted for "change!" and got record welfare and food stamps, and race relations set back decades, are in no way qualified to speak on the qualifications, or lack of them, in others


libs are losers who lie to themselves

And people who voted for GW Bush voted for a liar who started a mass killing in Iraq over lies and bullshit.

good one idiot!! the only difference is i can back up my statement of record welfare and food stamps under obama.......................

but all you have is the whole MoveOn.org "IMPEACH BUSH!" Collector's Edition t-shirt, coffee-mug and bumper sticker


libs are losers who lie to themselves

No I have the facts that GW lied and then killed millions of people in Iraq for no reason other than Dick Cheney wanted Haliburton to make money. A destroyed country, Iraq, is more than enough proof needed. Then you have Afghanistan, ISIS...

sure you have facts loon

how did that war crimes trial work out for you leftardz??

 

[bedowin62]

people who voted for "change!" and got record welfare and food stamps, and race relations set back decades, are in no way qualified to speak on the qualifications, or lack of them, in others


libs are losers who lie to themselves

And people who voted for GW Bush voted for a liar who started a mass killing in Iraq over lies and bullshit.

good one idiot!! the only difference is i can back up my statement of record welfare and food stamps under obama.......................

but all you have is the whole MoveOn.org "IMPEACH BUSH!" Collector's Edition t-shirt, coffee-mug and bumper sticker


libs are losers who lie to themselves

No I have the facts that GW lied and then killed millions of people in Iraq for no reason other than Dick Cheney wanted Haliburton to make money. A destroyed country, Iraq, is more than enough proof needed. Then you have Afghanistan, ISIS...

...............then you have self-delusions you cant begin to back up with anything resembling a fact

are you related to Carbin-tard??

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

...............then you have self-delusions you cant begin to back up with anything resembling a fact

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