Ben Carson confuses Middle East with New Jersey

[HillOfANight]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-carson-newsreels-american-muslims-cheering-911/story?id=35376256

He's now saying the thousands of Muslims cheering 9/11 were in the Middle East, not New Jersey as Trump has said.

[weixiaobao]

American Muslims in the Middle East??

How can he tell which Middle Easterners in the Middle East are Americans?

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

[RI]

Jersey City, Bayonne, Paterson, etc. have tons of Arabs (relatively speaking), though they're generally more Christian than Muslim.

[Simfan34]

"Carson cited "the newsreels" of 9/11 coverage at the time"

I think the real story here is that Ben Carson gets his news from newsreels!

[Likely Voter]

here is a shot of a crowd in New Jersey celebrating our enemy

[King]

I think the real story here is that Ben Carson gets his news from newsreels!

Carson's hate of the mainstream media isn't actually from a conservative criticism but from a hipster one!

[Holmes]

Well, he is an idiot after all.

[dudeabides]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

[Stockdale for Veep]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

Ted Cruz would fit in well in Hollywood. He already has his stage name picked out for the sag card.

[The Other Castro]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

Tbh how many people would willingly choose to live in New Jersey.

[Fusionmunster]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

Tbh how many people would willingly choose to live in New Jersey.

Thats funny coming from someone with a Connecticut avatar.

[dudeabides]

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

Tbh how many people would willingly choose to live in New Jersey.

To be fair, an easy mistake to make.

Yeah because your state is so great. We have a fraction of the crime you have, our schools are better, and you have Hollywood. Plus, at least our Governor realizes it's no longer 1969.

Tbh how many people would willingly choose to live in New Jersey.

Thats funny coming from someone with a Connecticut avatar.

[Joe Republic]

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

[Green Line]

These are geographic nuances you can't expect most Americans to understand.  Give him a break!

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

But Florida is a million times better than anyone else's state

[RI]

Guys, guys, both of your states suck.

[dudeabides]

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

But Florida is a million times better than anyone else's state

Florida is a great state, but I still prefer New Jersey.

Guys, guys, both of your states suck.

Seattle. Enough said.

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

I love my state, we have our problems, but I love my state:

[Cruzcrew]

Jersey City, Bayonne, Paterson, etc. have tons of Arabs (relatively speaking), though they're generally more Christian than Muslim.

Not anymore, while we have a large Coptic Egyptian population, the Muslims definitely outnumber them in jersey city. We have high schools that are possibly over a quarter Muslim.

[Blair]

Even GTA teaches you that New Jersey is an awful state

[Bro Rogers]

He's now saying the thousands of Muslims cheering 9/11 were in the Middle East, not New Jersey as Trump has said.

Yeah, Ben Carson is an ignoramus in international affairs. Carson doesn’t know what’s what in foreign policy. Once he “forgot” that Baltic countries are already part of NATO.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/415622/ben-carson-forgets-baltic-states-are-nato-dates-islam-christ-flubbed-foreign-policy
Also he doesn’t know when Islam appeared. In the interview on radio Hugh Hewitt he said that ISIS fury dates back to 'Old Testament days

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

But Florida is a million times better than anyone else's state

Florida is a great state, but I still prefer New Jersey.

Guys, guys, both of your states suck.

Seattle. Enough said.

New Jersey people get so defensive over their horrible state.  I mean, I live in a barren desert whose only worthwhile city is a sleazy hellhole, but if offered the chance to move to New Jersey?  Nah, I'm good thanks.

I love my state, we have our problems, but I love my state:

Another picture from New Jersey (and a far more accurate one):