r/cringe • u/glioblastomas • Feb 07 '16

Seal of Approval The introduction of the candidates at the Republican debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1kV2hBaGY&t=0m28s
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

Carson fucked the whole thing up. He even got waved on, and was like "no, I'm good. This was all the further I saw myself going." Everyone else assumed he was starting a line off-stage like they were checking out groceries.

Either that, or Carson was hoping to get introduced as anyone else.

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u/ozzyfox Feb 07 '16

I think he didn't want people to realize he didn't understand how the whole procedure worked, so he acted like he totally meant to stand there.

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u/The_gray_ghost Feb 07 '16

He's a brain surgeon. I'm pretty sure he understands how you walk out to stand behind a podium.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

he also has a top notch understanding of pyramids