Fun and accurate article!
Posted on 07/09/2009 9:43:49 AM PDT by euram
In 1754, Lt. Col. George Washington quit the Virginia militia, an obscure fact that now seems a bit more interesting in the wake of Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation in Alaska.
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Interesting...
...But vaht duz deese mean?
You just made my day with this article! Thank you so much for posting. Also noted the the GOP Attorney General who resigned in NH to run for Senate has little to no coverage which shouts they are AFRAID of Sarah!
Ah, enough already...
They don’t call her Sahah-cuda fer nuthin, ya know....
For those interested in the details, you can find a discussion of Washington's resignation here.
Palin quit. A big “so what.”
Once more engaging with the DNC/MSM discussion agenda.
Interestingly enough, Thatcher was appointed secretary of state for education & science, but found her position frustrating because of the all of the bad press AND because she had difficulty getting PM Heath to listen to her ideas. Seemingly disenchanted on the future of women in politics, Thatcher was quoted as saying “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime,” during a 1973 television appearance.
And, you know the rest of the story....
I really hate these “So & So Did It Too” arguments. Much better to out the repulsive, Democrat scumbags who spent everyday of the past year trying to destroy Palin and her family for POLITICS!!!
You said — Oh my.... Sarah Palin = George Washington now?
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Well, I like Sarah Palin, and, by God, I did vote for her (but not McCain, doncha know... LOL...). And I would sure love to see her ramp up a Presidential election campaign if she thought the numbers would work for her...
BUT..., this comparison to George Washington..., ummmm..., some people are just pulling rabbits out of their hats (or somewhere else that I don’t want to speak about) and/or are making up supposed comparisons out of thin air that simply *do not exist*...
This does not bode well for the concept of *rationality* that is supposed to exist on Free Republic...
I always liked the prospects of a Washington/Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne ticket.
LOLOL! I like it...particularly the comment by Kristol at the end.Good article.
Very good. Thanks for the mention.
Hey, people in other threads have (seriously) compared her to Jesus Christ, so what’s the big deal about George?
LOL. I guess the Ronald Reagan comparisons have soured a bit, so now we have to move on to bigger and better comparisons.
Reagan, Washington, Joan of Arc ....
Many professional and amateur historians (including myself) met with the producers who, I feel, did a sincere job of trying to be historically accurate. What was disappointing about the film was not what was included, but so many great stories which were excluded.
Long story short is that Washington resigned his commission with the Virginia Militia because he felt they were a bunch of amateurs who were more serious about building political connections for future office holding than they were about building a professional military force for defending and expanding the frontier.
Washington was not the military genius in these days and suffered a number of setbacks, but he did have the sense to realize the colonies needed a professional trained army par to the one of the mother country.
He had a great deal of respect an admiration for General Braddock and wanted to serve directly under his command as he appreciated his professionalism. Braddock gets short shift from the history books because of the one personality flaw which led to his untimely demise-- he had no respect for the Native American warrior and refused Washington's advice to avoid a frontal assault through the woods southeast of present day Pittsburgh.
Washington's heroics in taking command when Braddock fell, organizing an orderly retreat and very nearly saving Braddock's life (he died on the road back to Ft. Cumberland a few days after the battle) are legendary.
What isn't as well-known are the engineering skills and military skills which Braddock taught to Washington. The engineering skills built the road from Ft. Cumberland to the modern Pittsburgh area, which was the focal point of the war. Modern US 40 follows essentially the same route. To complete a route of this magnitude within a few month's time using the technology of the 1750's is a feat which has no equal in history.
The military skills which Washington learned from Braddock, tempered with his experience in frontier fighting were pivotal in the birth of our nation a quarter century later. Washington respected Braddock, his teacher, up until the day that he died, requesting on his deathbed that he be buried with a scarf which had belonged to Braddock and bequeathed to Washington before Braddock died.
Well, I dunno about that one. Poor Joan ended up well-done.
Fun and accurate article!
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