A decent crowd gathered in downtown Derry, NH just before rush hour got going in earnest.
We can certainly say that the good doctor is attracting a lot of interest – every location that he attends draws a crowd, which is noteworthy for the fact that those crowds extend way beyond the “usual suspects”, in other words, not your typical political junkies.
Your Grok is on location taking video of his speech, to be posted this evening.
Dr Carson talked about deferring retirement to save the country from burgeoning debt and burdensome government. He mentioned the new and previously uninvolved Americans who come out to pledge support for him.
Mentioned his trip to the lion’s den, when he spoke at Sharpton’s NAN conference and got a standing ovation.
Talked about healthcare not being a right, but rather the responsibility of a free and compassionate society to help the poor. Spoke in favor of HSAs. Said that Medicaid patients should have catastrophic insurance and be subscribed to some form of local practice.
To anti-GMO question favors truth in labelling and freedom of choice.
Not in favor of the UN.
In favor of legalizing current immigrants guest workers as long as they pay taxes, have a job, and can insure their families. Thinks that to get citizenship they should “go to the back of the line”.
Not in favor of legalizing drugs, especially pot, due to personal knowledge of neurological damage. Did not bite on the larger question of the war on drugs except to note that Colombia’s drug cartel problem was not solved until the Colombians got themselves a government that was willing to stamp them out.
Video to follow.