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President George Washington's $300,000 late-book fee
Herald Sun (Australia) ^
| April 18, 2010
| Herald Sun
Posted on 04/18/2010 9:51:54 PM PDT by I still care
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Found this of all places in an Aussie paper. Thought it was interesting -The books Washington checked out were books on International Laws and Treaties, and a book of Transcripts of Parliament debates.
Just more proof how seriously Washington took his responsibilites to educate himself on how this new nation should establish itself.
Can you imagine Obama taking out a book on established international law within his first year? It's obvious he's clueless about it, or he wouldn't have insulted every ally we have.
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posted on
04/18/2010 9:56:31 PM PDT
by
BlessedBeGod
(New Wizard of Oz: Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of the West & Michelle as the Wicked Witch of the East.)
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He’d probably take out Twilight and lie and say it was one of the girls’ when pressed.
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posted on
04/18/2010 9:56:33 PM PDT
by
Rastus
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posted on
04/18/2010 9:59:21 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:01:47 PM PDT
by
Zeppelin
(Keep on FReepin' on...)
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:06:02 PM PDT
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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It was probably one of his staff that checked out the books using Georges library card, hehe.
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:11:06 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
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he was reading the book on “post America”, something like that.
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:22:00 PM PDT
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline.)
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That looks like the largest book fine ever. Good thing they are not “actively pursuing it” because it would no doubt bankrupt his descendents particularly if the burden fell one to just one person.
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Washington may have skated on the library books but there is a cadre of feds still looking for him for removing the tag from his mattress!
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:29:36 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Craven spirits wear their master's collars but real men would rather feed the battlefield's vultures)
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It was probably one of his staff that checked out the books using George's library card, hehe.
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:29:56 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
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ha, while we should be sympathetic to libraries trying to retain books in their collections, there must be an informal statute of limitations on the accumulating fines!! If they are out there somewhere the books would likely be worth huge amounts to collectors now, but assuming they are not in GW’s known estate and library they seem to be lost to history.... anyway, who’s to pay? Take it out of National Park revenues for administering Mt. Vernon?? I think not....
Who knows, maybe this info will spur an interest in any surviving copies of these works and increase their value.... maybe someone will even dig up the NY library copies if they have survived in some collection somewhere....
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04/18/2010 10:30:28 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Obama and Brennan think that 20% of terrorists re-joining the battle is just fine with them)
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I.The books Washington checked out were books on International Laws and Treaties, and a book of Transcripts of Parliament debates. Just more proof how seriously Washington took his responsibilites to educate himself on how this new nation should establish itself.
De Vattel's - Law of Nations:
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Bush's fault. His administration should have settled it.
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posted on
04/18/2010 10:40:46 PM PDT
by
Bronzy
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Then George Washington knows that Barack Obama is not eligible to be U.S. President, if BHO-I is really his father, as he of course claims.
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04/18/2010 11:04:02 PM PDT
by
unspun
(PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
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Washington borrowed on October 5, 1789, the Law of Nations, a treatise on international relations Even as it racks up late fees, that one also wastes time on FR.
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posted on
04/18/2010 11:12:41 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
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There is no proof it wasn’t returned.
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posted on
04/18/2010 11:18:29 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
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If he hadn’t been posted, I’d have done it. Proud of you for getting Bookman in at post #4!
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posted on
04/18/2010 11:32:29 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
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So, he cut down a cherry tree and did not return a few library books.
See my profile page for some REAL presidential crimes.
(In no particular order.)
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posted on
04/19/2010 12:17:26 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
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Hmmm. I did a search for both Washington and library. I’m not quite sure why I didn’t see previous postings.
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posted on
04/19/2010 12:36:19 AM PDT
by
I still care
(I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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