Why Does Horseshit Smell Like Roses When Vomited From The Right Mouth?

What do the following statements or beliefs all have in common and why does one smell like a fragrant rose?:

The Ayatollah believes that no Christian should ever rule over Iran.

The King of Saudi Arabia believes that no male member outside his family and no female should ever rule over Saudi Arabia.

A Pope, centuries ago said no one but a Catholic should ever rule over Spain.

China's Communist Party has decreed that no one should rule over China who is not a member of their communist party.

A politician stated that John F. Kennedy should not serve as president of the United States because he was a Catholic.

Many US politicians have stated and believed that African-Americans should be enslaved, then not allowed to vote, and then should not be elected to any governmental office.

Presidential candidate Ben Carson says a Muslim should not be President of the United States.

Answer: It's all anti-US-Constitutional horseshit, yet Ben Carson's horseshit smells so nice because it assuages our fears, comports with our biases and reveals our inability to understand that universal principles and immutable rights should be championed, revered and implemented by all people-even us. And I might add- it seems innocuous when stated by a soft-spoken neurosurgeon, whom I was beginning to appreciate for his civil presentation skills and intelligence, and therefore it must be okay. It is, in fact, as vile as the statements uttered by some of our own past leaders and other bigoted leaders worldwide.

Now, a US citizen is well within his or her rights to decide that they would prefer having a “Christian,” as their president because a Christian does in fact believe and exemplify in their life some of the values of Christianity that the voter feels would make that person a better president. It is a totally different matter when an individual is running for president and they reveal by their statements that they do not understand our Constitution, the same Constitution that they will be swearing an oath to follow and uphold.

© Loren M. Lambert September 20, 2015.