You and I aren't running for President, so no harm done if we flub a reminiscence.

Carson's running for president in the Republican Primary, where substance matters little (and where experience is toxic to an electorate that hates guvmint), and "character" and "patriotism" and "balls" count for everything. These reminiscences are Carson's entire CV; and his most suspect anecdotes are the ones that establish his courage (sheltering white kids during a riot, the West Point scholarship), or conversely, his cleverness attempting to throw someone else to the wolves (Dunkin Donuts) to save his skin; and his honesty, in the nonexistent Psych class switcheroo.

I'm not naive enough to think that falsehoods matter to Carson's supporters. He won't be damaged much, while he'll score a lot of points crying persecution by the lamestream liberal media.

And then there's the pyramids...