Posted on 06/04/2011 9:01:24 AM PDT by GonzoII
“Hey, Palin was focusing on “warning the British” because that’s what she and the Tea Party are doing..”
Exactly! I said when this first came out I’m waiting for someone to write about “...and Palin has traded in the horse for a motorhome, crisscrossing the country sounding the alarm...”
“I guess your education was dumbed down as well. There were no Americans to warn in 1775 because at that time, we were all still British subjects - the Declaration of Independence was over a year away. Further, Paul Revere never warned ‘The British are coming.’ That would have sounded silly, for as I pointed out, everybody was British at that time. Instead, Paul Revere warned that ‘The Regulars are coming’ - referring to the redcoats (regulars) led by General Gage.”
I just watched Palin’s interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. Here’s what she said when asked about her comments on Paul Revere’s ride:
Palin: “Here’s what Paul Revere did. He warned the Americans that the British were coming, the British were coming, and they were going to take our arms...” so I guess now you will saying that Palin’s education was dumbed down as well as my own.
Progressives and Libs in education most likely equivocate Paul Revere with Christopher Columbus (a man they not only loathe, but most likely burn in effigy).
If she did not do so intentionally on this one... be sure she will do so in the future.
“She wasn’t suggesting that Revere was LITERALLY ringing the bells to warn the British.”
What - you mean Reagan didn’t use a sledgehammer to bring the Berlin Wall down?
A weird thing on the wall. I was watching PBS and “the best of Laugh-In”. They had “News from the Future” or something. Two of their news articles that were back to back:
“Dateline: 1989. Berlin Wall Falls......Will be replaced by a moat.”
“Dateline 1986. Ronald Reagan runs for governor of California for 6th time.”
And yes - the wall did fall in 1989, and Reagan DID help to bring it down!
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