The wonderful liberal maxim of "speaking truth to power" apparently only applies when Republicans are in power.

Great men like Dr. Carson are not intimidated - He has a gentle dignity sorely missing in all the current administration.

I imagine similar speaker advice is given prior to this sort of non-political event by any president´s staff. No one is under any obligation to follow it.

#3, get back to us when you know for certain that´s true of every former President´s staff and not just the libtard ones.

Even high school graduation speakers are meant to give a copy of their address prior to graduation.

I´m sure they did, I can just hear the words spoken by the "revenge queen", ValJar.

The President does not have the right to not be offended.

The National Prayer Breakfast is hosted by members of Congress. It is organized by The Fellowship Foundation. The President is a participant. It is not about him and he is not in charge. This president, however, seems to have a problem with that concept.

A good bull crapper is not offended when you call him "A good Bull crapper" ,so why would Obama be offended when you call him a "Great Bull crapper"?????

Art

Don´t offend Obama while he offends me everyday.

WH Told Me ´Not To Offend The President´

Start the speech with that and then look at obama and ask why anyone would state that.

Are you a man obama? Are you so insecure you cannot be criticized and if you are then you should not be here let alone president of the United States.

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:"

Sound like anyone you know?

I doubt very seriously if this sort of question is SOP by a White House for THIS event. Only an anti-Christian minded Democrat WH would be concerned about Dr. Carson. Thanks Dr. Carson for telling all!

He wasn´t offending that fool. He was speaking the truth.

There is a plain as day strategy that would take down Obama and the Democrat Party but the Republicans are too dumb to see it and too cowardly to use it.

How about the SCOTUS...

My thoughts exactly as per No 11 - I´d say it right out loud in front of a BIG audience, "So what - are you a man or a mouse? WORDS wound your delicate little feelings?" I think we just found his Achilles heal - RIDICULE him and often. He obviously can´t stand criticism. That is how to keep him off balance!

I saw the interview on Hannity last evening.

While it is likely true that no one is "under obligation" to follow advice from the WH for these kinds of events, this WH is like no other, and 0bama is surely peeved with Dr. Carson´s comments. However, I seriously doubt that the WH or anyone else would be able to ruffle the doctor´s feathers. Dr. Carson IS a brain surgeon, after all. He is an extremely accomplished, intelligent, man; 0bama is not. Dr. Carson has spent his career saving lives; 0bama is a destroyer of everything decent and good. Dr. Carson has integrity; 0bama is a sociopathic liar.

I surmise that the Left doesn´t quite know what to do with Dr. Carson. But I would wager that even 0bama knows it would be foolish to publicly snipe at him.

Dr. Carson is a rare man in today´s world.
He does not have a squishy middle (take note Republicans).
He KNOWS what is right and what is wrong and calls them as he sees them. He can do this because he knows God is on his side.

Dr. Ben Carson is not only courageous about speaking up about the White House´s attempt to intimidate him, he also apparently learned from Bob Woodward´s experience not to use the word ´´threaten.´´

Instead, he used words like ´´inform´´ and ´´instruct,´´ which the White House can´t get publicly angry about without appearing even more paranoid than Nixon at his worst, but which imply the same kind of bullying.

So it´s now clear that the White House must have a special detachment dedicated to threatening, warning, and instructing those who might say uncomfortable things about Obama.

Which means that the group must include a surveillance capability to find ferret out possible targets for threats and intimidation like Dr. Carson, and then to follow up to see if the threats were heeded.

It´s clear that if even a previously non-political neurosurgeon attracted the group´s attention, many others have also received their treatment, so the fact that few are joining Dr. Carson and Bob Woodward in solidarity speaks volumes about the reign of terror that the Obama White House has visited upon Washington.

"Not to offend the President"?

Are you silly? Are you high on crack?

The pResident is the real OFFENSIVE one!

That skinny punk:

1)Goes golfing and vacationing constantly on our dime! Offensive!
2)Has run up the deficit by another $6 TRILLION! Offensive!
3)Lies about Libya and the sequester and automatic weapons! Offensive!
4) Lies about his college transcripts and his own birth! Offensive!
5)Is very racist and partial towards anyone who isnt caucasian! Offensive!
6)Lies all the time by blaming Republicans for things that are the left´s fault! Offensive!
7)Said he would side with the Muslims if it came to that. Offensive!
8)Said he gravitated towards "Marxist" professors in college! Offensive!
9)Studied under Alinsky and uses those dirty filthy tacics against we conservatives! Offensive!
10)Appoints far lefty morons like Kerry, Rice, Clinton, and now Hagel, not to mention Val Jarrett, Van Jones, Jay Carney, and that doofus of all doofuses, Joe the CONVICTED Plagiarist Bite Me Biden! Offensive!

So I´m telling YOU, Barry Soetoro, not to OFFEND US any more! You and your lap dog rump swabs in the enemedia! Got it? GOOD!

"Not to offend the President"?

Are you silly? Are you high on crack?

The pResident is the real OFFENSIVE one!

That skinny punk:

1)Goes golfing and vacationing constantly on our dime! Offensive!
2)Has run up the deficit by another $6 TRILLION! Offensive!
3)Lies about Libya and the sequester and automatic weapons! Offensive!
4) Lies about his college transcripts and his own birth! Offensive!
5)Is very racist and partial towards anyone who isnt caucasian! Offensive!
6)Lies all the time by blaming Republicans for things that are the left´s fault! Offensive!
7)Said he would side with the Muslims if it came to that. Offensive!
8)Said he gravitated towards "Marxist" professors in college! Offensive!
9)Studied under Alinsky and uses those dirty filthy tacics against we conservatives! Offensive!
10)Appoints far lefty morons like Kerry, Rice, Clinton, and now Hagel, not to mention Val Jarrett, Van Jones, Jay Carney, and that doofus of all doofuses, Joe the CONVICTED Plagiarist Bite Me Biden! Offensive!

So I´m telling YOU, Barry Soetoro, not to OFFEND US any more! You and your lap dog rump swabs in the enemedia! Got it? GOOD!

When Doctor Carson´s "Speaking Truth to Power" band-wagon came to town, I was eager to get on board.

And when he told Sean Hannity that, prior to the prayer breakfast, the White House asked him "not to offend the President", I was ready to quit my plow and join Carson’s Army.

But then, when Mr Hannity asked the Doctor to reveal the identity of that WH person, he refused, saying, “I probably would not be wise to share that.”

What? He won’t name that Obama pit-bull? What happened to the fearless man who could not be intimidated? What happened to “speaking truth to power”?

With all respect due this accomplished neurosurgeon, I’m not yet convinced what he alleged actually took place, so I hope he will make a public challenge giving the Obama pit-bull 72 hours to stand up and tell his side of the story, and if the man (or woman) does not come forward, proceed to expose him.

Now, if the good Doctor fails to take that final and necessary step in smoking out his alleged tormentor, it tells me he doesn’t really understand what the “Speaking Truth to Power” game is all about, which is you either go all the way, or you stay home.

What say you, Doctor? I’ll be watching for you on Hannity.

Wow, sorry #21 and to all, I was trying to copy your reply to save it and my computer and somehow posted the comment as mine...that never happened before! Weird day in my computer´s brain! Again, sorry to repost your comment, didnt mean to do that!

Dr Carson and Bob Woodward can form a club of those who were threatened by the White House.

Thats ok 22/25 Ive had weird things like that happen on my pc before! Glad you liked my reply! Have a good one....

So, in other words, they told him not to offend the king.

I am thankful that he didn´t listen...!

Dr. Benjamin Carson did not offend the President with his remarks.

The president offended our Nation with his remarks/lies/intentional deceptions.

#23, I did not think that Dr Carson needed to "call out" the person who tried to intimidate" him. The president knows who failed to convey the message to Dr Carson. I am sure that the WH staff chastised the failed operative.

I´m curious as to what would happen if a speaker submitted his remarks, then when he came up to the podium, told a different speech. Would the WH stop the speech?

These people are power mad, and I hope everyone else notices it too before any more damage is done.

#23´s comment makes no sense to me. It seems to be a clumsy attempt to undermine the credibility of Dr. Carson. Such attempts are to be expected. They will need to be more sophisticated than this.

"Either you go all the way, or you stay home?"

Why? Who says so?

Why does it matter who reminded Dr. Carson not to offend the president? Who cares? As others have noted, such pro forma advice to speakers is common. It is significant that Dr. Carson chose to "transgress the boundaries"(a favorite phrase of Leftists to describe doing something they want to do, something that in their case usually involves sex). The name of the person who reminded him not to do so is of no consequence.

Proper response would have been "Or What?"

The routine nightly lampooning of GOP Presidents and accomplished conservative pols has been major schtick for late night hosts and, ´comedians,´ since the Pres. Reagan years. It was usually tacky & tasteless but never stopped.

However, with the touchy & humorless President we now have, even Jay Leno is leaving, and who can blame him. 0bama has no tolerance for ANY opposition, no matter where it comes from. ...He apparently doesn´t even like the idea of the Constitution´s checks & balances which are provided for each of our three EQUAL Branches of Government. And then there is that freedom of the press problem. mmm mmm mmm

Hussein is thin-skinned and insecure.

Scripture tells is that the "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"...

I´m so glad Dr. Carson fears and respects the Lord above worshipping at the feet of a man who could often seem like he considers himself to be the lord and saviour proclaimed by comedic actors....

I was recently reminded that the three branches of government are NOT equal. The legislative branch is the most powerful and the judicial the least powerful with the executive in the middle. It was designed this way because the founders wanted the branch closest to the people to hold the most power (of the people, by the people) and seriously mistrusted the judicial branch.

I am reminded (for some reason) about all the advice Reagan got prior to his speech in Berlin from his advisers to NOT tell Russia to "Tear Down This Wall!"

Reagan knew what he thought was the right thing to say, and so he simply said it.

You dare offend the emperor?

Once again, Sean & Dr. Carson team up to enlighten us. Thanx OP and Staff for bringing this to us. I found this thread to be most interesting and I am pleased to be able to respond to some of you.

#3: We are all grateful, I’m sure, that you jump onto the thread with your “imaginings’ some twenty minutes after it’s posted. Especially when these beliefs tend to provide cover for an undoubtedly thuggish WH.

#17: You’re on the mark, straight out of the Alinsky playbook: RIDICULE. Let’s do it to him often, from all sides.

#20: Your last paragraph made me think of Chief Justice John Roberts. How many of us would choose not to become martyrs if we were seriously threatened?

#23: Do I sense a certain amount of hypocricy in your post? You seem much too eager to jump off “Doctor Carson´s ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ band-wagon,” as you call it. Are you now going back to your plow because Dr. Carson honorably chose not to reveal the source of the threat?

And speaking of Dr. Carson, I am truly amazed by this man. I have soaked myself in his videos, articles about him, etc. since he burst onto the scene a mere three weeks ago. He is blessed.

I truly believe that this man will be instrumental in bringing Barack Obama down.

I am near the word limit here, so I will only say: watch his eyes, his calm demeanor, the wisdom and quiet passion in his words. Compare their two stories, especially their mothers, and the Divine intervention (in my estimation) in young Ben Carson´s not stabbing that boy with a penknife. He has been given to us, folks, all of us. Mark my words.

No problem, 25. I lead Ldot in typos secondary to bad eyesight and a pain in the neck handheld.

If he were a better man, no one could offend him.

"#3: We are all grateful, I’m sure, that you jump onto the thread with your “imaginings’ some twenty minutes after it’s posted. Especially when these beliefs tend to provide cover for an undoubtedly thuggish WH."

Thank you, #41.

Great thread and even a greater surprise that there are some among us who would defend any facet of this thuggish dictator´s administration. #8 nailed it. Obama was nothing more than another invitee to this event. If we can´t criticize him in this venue, we can´t ever do it anywhere or anytime.
If you can´t criticize someone who works for you, we´re in bigger trouble than even I imagined.

My answer to the "don´t offend the President" warning is:

Or what?

#23 You´re not even reasonably well cloaked re: what you really suggesting. That Dr. Carson didn´t name the WH insider who issued the warning makes good sense and to suggest otherwise is nothing more than a lame attempt to hint that unless Dr. Carson proves himself with a name he must be lying. There was only one liar on the platform and we all know who he is.