I have watched that tape. She responds like a kid who hasn’t done the reading. I’ve read the links.
I understand that there are many, many Freepers for whom Sarah can do no wrong. She never utters a wrong statement, or makes a misstep. As soon as she does say or do something that might be questionable, her supporters immediately present copious rationale to explain that she was completely correct.
I was partially raised in Boston, and have walked the Freedom Trail many times. How Revere and his two wives had seventeen children in that one big room always astounded me.
But Revere and Dawes did NOT ride to warn “the British”. He rode to warn the colonists, specifically Adams and Hancock. I believe she led off with a misstatement, and tried to salvage it later in the statement. I do not agree that she can do no wrong.
In this case the “copious rationale” is the facts of history. I am astounded that you’d weigh the strict parsing and phrasing of an impromptu response in a unscripted and highly informal moment so heavily. The truth is she got the facts right. ALL that she said was a historical fact.
You have to infer inferences unspoken, or to assume she meant to say what you, in your make-the-worst of her framing, would have had her to mean. That’s a bit of intellectual rape, isn’t it?—If I may make the worst case scenario of it, as you would make of her remarks—for you are forcing yourself upon her and would have your own way with her.
You prove most of the people correct on this thread by your own statement! You have walked the Freedom Trail many, many times so, of course, you have all the answers. How many times has Sarah walked it? Is this the first? The only way to really settle this is for you guys to go up to Alaska and start answering questions about that! Let’s see how many questions you get right.
Sarah is no history expert; there’s not one person on this thread who believes that. She is a married woman who has raised 5 kids while running Alaska, working in a private business, and being a vice presidential candidate. When has this middle-aged woman the time to remember each and every detail about Paul Revere’s ride? Like the msm, you are being harsh, judgmental, and picky beyond belief.
You don’t like her; fine. Don’t vote for her. But this constant denegration makes you look petty and small. I’m embarrassed for you.