Snubbing A Living Legend

All right folks, gather 'round and let me tell you a little story.....

Way back in 1951, a young single mother named Sonya gave birth to her second son. She named her new son, Benjamin. Sonya struggled financially, sometimes working two or three jobs to support her boys. And although the family was poor, Sonja proved to be a positive influence on her sons by her work ethic and management skills.

As young Ben adjusted to the inner city life of Detroit, he began to struggle with his grades. He was often ridiculed by other students. Ben began to develop a violent temper. This prompted Sonya to take action. The first thing she did was limit the amount of time her son spent in front the TV. She also required him to read two books a week and write reports. Along with his brother, Ben wasn't allowed to go outside and play until his homework was completed. Although her friends often criticized her for strict rules, Sonya was determined to give her sons an opportunity to succeed in life.

Before long, Ben began to amaze his teachers and developed an insatiable appetite for knowledge. By the time Ben got to middle school, his grades improved dramatically and he was at the top of his class. In high school, he excelled academically and went on to graduate with honors.

Ben progressed to Yale University where he earned a degree in psychology. He had a real interest in a medical career and went on to attend the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan. While here, Ben got married to Candy. After earning his medical degree, Ben and his new bride moved to Baltimore where he became a resident at Johns Hopkins. He continued to impress his peers and by 1982, Ben was Hopkins' chief resident in neurosurgery.

In 1983, Ben was lured to Australia where he took the job of neurosurgeon at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. It was here where he honed his surgical skills.

Ben returned to Johns Hopkins the next year and in 1985 he became the director of neurosurgery at the age of 33. Pretty impressive, huh? Well, read on......

To say that Ben had a legendary career would be an understatement. He has received more than 50 honorary doctorate degrees. CNN and Time Magazine both listed him as one of country's top 20 doctors and scientists. He has been named a living legend by the Library of Congress. He has received the Springarn Medal, the highest honor awarded by the NAACP. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. Ben is also a member of the Alpha Honor Medical Society as well as the Horatio Alger Socirty of Distinguished Americans. Oh yeah, and while not saving lives and making medical history, Ben also found time to write four best selling books. And these are just some of Ben's achievements!  Not bad for a poor, black kid from Detroit, huh?

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, I've been talking about world renown neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson.

Now, you would think that Carson would be an inspiration to all of us. Just think about where he came from and the obstacles he had to overcome. Think about his mother's determination and guidance. This man not only makes me proud to be an American, he makes me proud to be a human being. My friends, Ben Carson is the American success story! But believe it or not, there are some people who have a problem with Dr. Carson....

It started when Dr. Carson recently spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in front of President Obama. Carson spoke out against political correctness and voiced criticism of Obama. His views, viewed are largely conservative, ruffled a lot of feathers on the left who seem to have a selective interpretation of the whole freedom-of-speech thing.

Carson pushed the envelope even further went he voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage on the Sean Hannity show. Admittedly, he may walked into a hornet's nest when he mentioned NAMBLA and bestiality in the same sentence as gays. Essentially, he was saying that the traditional marriage between a man and a woman should stay intact. But the left ran with it and Carson was ultimately forced to apologize. But, of course, it wasn't good enough....

Carson was scheduled to give this year's commencement speech at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. But due to protest over his recent comments, Carson agreed to step down as speaker. True to character, Carson explained that he didn't want to distract from the student's graduation day.

Are you kidding me?

These people are going to turn their backs of one of the most brilliant minds and success stories of our time because he believes in traditional marriage? I thought liberals were supposed to be open minded! What are they putting in the water in our schools? Carson has said that we need to put political correctness to bed so that we can openly discuss our differences and resolve the real problem. How can any rational person have an issue with that?

I would think that listening to a speech by Dr, Carson, especially during a commencement address, would be an inspirational experience of a lifetime. But, because of what I can only perceive as an indoctrinated mind-f*ck, the students at Hopkins has succeeded in snubbing the great Ben Carson. All I can say is that it's their loss......

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