[CatoRenasci]

I agree, and am very glad I am not in academia any more. (Though, sometimes I feel guilty at having left and deserted the field to the likes of these leftist scum!) My specialized field was the Enlightenment, so I have spent more than a fair amount of time on the Founding Fathers, especially Jefferson, and did some research in respect of his sojourn in France. IMHO, there is no way TJ was involved with Hemmings when he had his pick of the beauties of the French Court. But, you can't tell the truth to people who don't understand how to evaluate historical evidence and expect them to believe you.

[cyborg]

there is no way TJ was involved with Hemmings when he had his pick of the beauties of the French Court

*** Sally Hemmings was not ugly by accounts. She was quite beautiful, and a better choice because she was younger than most courtesans anyway. If there's one thing history has proven is that powerful men have a weakness for beautiful women.