Ben Carson Asked Schoolchildren To Point Out The Dumbest Kid In Their Class, They Instantly Singled One Kid Out

Des Moines Register- A humorous anecdote backfired on Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson when he asked a group of fifth-grade students at a private school in Cedar Rapids, “Who’s the worst student?” The question, in a crowd of about 500 people at a Thursday campaign rally, prompted immediate finger-pointing toward one student from more than half a dozen classmates at Isaac Newton Christian Academy. The exchange, which Carson prompted to describe how he felt in elementary school, quickly went viral on social media with a flood of criticism before the event concluded. The targeted 10-year-old, who initially turned red in the face, ultimately shrugged off the exchange with a sense of humor. His mother, Robin Blackford, who was not present but learned about it through a teacher, said it was unfortunate but seemed mostly harmless. “As a mother, it kind of saddens me that he would be pointed out like that,” she told The Des Moines Register in a phone interview. “Knowing Seth, I think he’d take it in stride … he’s very well-liked by all the students.” When questioned by the Register, Carson said he expected a different outcome when he shouted out to the fifth-graders. “I figured people would be pointing around to all different people who they didn’t like,” he told the Register. It was an atypical addendum to a regular anecdote in his speeches about being labeled “the dumbest person in the world” in grade school.

Bruuuuutal backfire for Ben there. Sometimes politicians just can’t get out of their own way. And I know he said it as a joke and figured all the little kids would point to different people who they hate.  Wrong. So wrong. Carson greatly underestimated just how mean little kids can be. Nothing and I mean nothing will make you feel worse about yourself than hanging around little kids for 20 minutes. They simply don’t have a filter.  All of the stuff that’s wrong with you, that adults aren’t willing to say, kids will gladly say. Because kids haven’t been conditioned by society yet. They straight up say what’s on their mind. If you’re fat, they’ll call you fat right to your fat face. If you smell, they’ll say you smell and that you need a shower. And they’re not just mean but also perceptive.  They all know who the dumbest kid in the class is. So when Ben says, “Alright, now point out the dumbest mother fucker in here” that’s like pouring blood in the water for sharks. Of course they all pointed at one kid. Not news to him either. He knows he’s the dumbest kid. All it took was for Ben Carson to send the wolves after him. Just brutal.

PS- Nothing wrong with being the dumbest kid by the way.  Set the expectation bar low at an early age.  Set the foundation so people expect very little of you.  That kid might be the smartest of them all in his own stupid way.