I am not an obama fan as much as I despise what the gop are doing now. However, hardwork only gets you so far, it's obvious he is naturally intelligent and gifted, wonder what his brothers do?
His brother is an engineer. With that said, being "gifted" only goes so far (BTW, Carson was flunking out of school and often called "stupid" in class).
His mother, who could barely read herself, made him read and do book reports, actually pretending to grade them, to keep him on his toes.