It's will she or won't she as Sarah Palin's non-campaign hits overdrive (check out this quote)

The Australian ^ | Sunday June 5, 2011 | Christina Lamb

[Bigtigermike]

Asked by The Sunday Times when she would decide, Palin replied: "Some weeks".

She may first seek advice from another unconventional female politician, Margaret Thatcher. "I am going to Sudan in July and hope to stop in England on the way," she said. "I am just hoping Mrs Thatcher is well enough to see me as I so admire her."

[fluffdaddy]

Apparently you've been under a rock for the last 235 years. Revere did warn the British. He was captured and interrogated at gunpoint. In response to British questions he defiantly told them that the colonial militia would frustrate their efforts to confiscate American arms and ammunition. Palin tried to pack too much into a single sentence and got that sentence a bit garbled, but she had her facts fundamentally right. There's a dolt in this scenario, but it isn't Governor Palin.

When a prospective presidential candidate doesn't know that the Battle of Lexington and Concord took place in Concord, MA rather than Concord NH, that's mildly worrisome. But Palin’s supposed gaff actually indicates that she is remarkably well informed about the Nation's founding. You guys should just give up trying to pretend she's stupid. She isn't and the truth will out.

[papageo]

Careful K, your ignorance is showing. U won’t find much history in those comic books.

[libbylu]

Sigh .... you are so wrong, Palin is right. Government school?

[driftdiver]

I’m sure glad every word I say isn’t fact checked on a national level.

I’m also glad that someone of national level is making nice with one of our oldest allies.

[SuziQ]

I'm sorry, this is embarrassing. Revere was warning his fellow Americans. What a dolt! If this is the best Republicans have to offer, we're in deep dung.

Read Paul Revere's own account. After he'd done his ride to warn the colonists, he was captured by a British patrol. When questioned, he warned the soldiers about what was waiting for them when they reached Concord.

Apparently that part is not well known, so many folks assumed Sarah had gotten it wrong. Nope.

[aruanan]

For kstewskis's sake, I'll repost what posted earlier today on a different thread on the same subject for someone of a similar outlook:

To: Logical me; Solson

So paul revere was warning the British troops? Hardly. Warning shots? Bells? No...Sarah Palin screwed up and can’t admit it. At the end of the day, she’s just another politician.

What we have here is, as Rush would say, "a glittering example of colossal ignorance." The person in question has grown up hearing a certain story, assumes it to be exhaustive of the historical narrative in question, hears another account of it by someone he is predisposed to disbelieve and to discount and then assumes that the difference between what he has grown up believing to be true and what he has heard that augments it must necessarily arise from something defective in the one he is predisposed to disbelieve and to discount. This is not only an example of colossal ignorance, but of intellectual arrogance (and laziness) for not bothering to see who was correct, blithely assuming that whatever he believes must exist in some sort of one-to-one correspondence with reality--you know, the typical liberal mindset.

To set you straight (and to see whether you are able to admit your ignorance or, like a liberal, keep chattering the same old line):

Here's the whole story of Paul Revere's ride:

Revere confronted 2 British regulars manning a road block as he headed north across Charlestown Neck. As he turned around, the regulars gave chase and he eluded them. He then continued on to Lexington, to the home of Jonas Clarke where Sam Adams and John Hancock were staying. There, his primary mission was fulfilled when he notified Adams and Hancock that "The Regulars are coming out!" (he never exclaimed, "The British are coming". This would have made no sense at the time since they considered themselves British).

Revere and Dawes then headed for Concord and came across Doctor Prescott who then joined them. They decided to alarm every house along the way.

Just outside of the town of Lincoln, they were confronted by 4 Regulars at another road block. They tried unsuccessfully to run their horses through them. Prescott, who was familiar with the terrain, jumped a stone wall and escaped. Revere and Dawes tried to escape and shortly into the chase they were confronted by 6 more regulars on horseback. Revere was surrounded and taken prisoner. Dawes got away as they were taking Revere into custody.

The British officers began to interrogate Revere, whereupon Revere astonished his captors by telling them more than they even knew about their own mission. (HA!) He also told them that he had been warning the countryside of the British plan and that their lives were at risk if they remained in the vicinity of Lexington because there would soon be 500 men there ready to fight. Revere, of course, was bluffing.

The Regulars had Revere remount his horse and they headed toward Lexington Green, when suddenly, they heard a gunshot! Revere told the British officer that the shot was a signal "to alarm the country!". Now the British troops were getting very nervous (hehe).

A few minutes later, they were all startled to hear the heavy crash of an entire volley of musketry from the direction of Lexington's meeting house and then the Lexington town bell began clanging rapidly! Jonathan Loring, a Lexington resident captured earlier, turned to his captors and shouted "The bell's a' ringing! The town's alarmed, and you're all dead men!"

The British officers then talked urgently among themselves and decided to release their captives so as they would not slow their retreat.

Remember how Sarah Palin said "Let's party like it's 1773" and the usual suspects, many of whom excoriated her on the matter of Paul Revere, berated her for not saying 1776? But she was referring to the Boston Tea Party that took place in 1773, not 1776.

Come on, separate yourself. Don't spend your time with such clueless jerks.

So paul revere was warning the British troops? Hardly. Warning shots? Bells? No...Sarah Palin screwed up and can’t admit it. At the end of the day, she’s just another politician.

What we have here is, as Rush would say, "a glittering example of colossal ignorance." The person in question has grown up hearing a certain story, assumes it to be exhaustive of the historical narrative in question, hears another account of it by someone he is predisposed to disbelieve and to discount and then assumes that the difference between what he has grown up believing to be true and what he has heard that augments it must necessarily arise from something defective in the one he is predisposed to disbelieve and to discount. This is not only an example of colossal ignorance, but of intellectual arrogance (and laziness) for not bothering to see who was correct, blithely assuming that whatever he believes must exist in some sort of one-to-one correspondence with reality--you know, the typical liberal mindset.

To set you straight (and to see whether you are able to admit your ignorance or, like a liberal, keep chattering the same old line):

Here's the whole story of Paul Revere's ride:

Revere confronted 2 British regulars manning a road block as he headed north across Charlestown Neck. As he turned around, the regulars gave chase and he eluded them. He then continued on to Lexington, to the home of Jonas Clarke where Sam Adams and John Hancock were staying. There, his primary mission was fulfilled when he notified Adams and Hancock that "The Regulars are coming out!" (he never exclaimed, "The British are coming". This would have made no sense at the time since they considered themselves British).

Revere and Dawes then headed for Concord and came across Doctor Prescott who then joined them. They decided to alarm every house along the way.

Just outside of the town of Lincoln, they were confronted by 4 Regulars at another road block. They tried unsuccessfully to run their horses through them. Prescott, who was familiar with the terrain, jumped a stone wall and escaped. Revere and Dawes tried to escape and shortly into the chase they were confronted by 6 more regulars on horseback. Revere was surrounded and taken prisoner. Dawes got away as they were taking Revere into custody.

The British officers began to interrogate Revere, whereupon Revere astonished his captors by telling them more than they even knew about their own mission. (HA!) He also told them that he had been warning the countryside of the British plan and that their lives were at risk if they remained in the vicinity of Lexington because there would soon be 500 men there ready to fight. Revere, of course, was bluffing.

The Regulars had Revere remount his horse and they headed toward Lexington Green, when suddenly, they heard a gunshot! Revere told the British officer that the shot was a signal "to alarm the country!". Now the British troops were getting very nervous (hehe).

A few minutes later, they were all startled to hear the heavy crash of an entire volley of musketry from the direction of Lexington's meeting house and then the Lexington town bell began clanging rapidly! Jonathan Loring, a Lexington resident captured earlier, turned to his captors and shouted "The bell's a' ringing! The town's alarmed, and you're all dead men!"

The British officers then talked urgently among themselves and decided to release their captives so as they would not slow their retreat.

Remember how Sarah Palin said "Let's party like it's 1773" and the usual suspects, many of whom excoriated her on the matter of Paul Revere, berated her for not saying 1776? But she was referring to the Boston Tea Party that took place in 1773, not 1776.

Come on, separate yourself. Don't spend your time with such clueless jerks.

[libbylu]

careful, someone will punch abuse and you will be zotted!
IBTZ?

[DJ MacWoW]

Her history is correct. He did try to frighten the Regulars (British) by telling them 500 armed Americans were waiting for them.

First you say: I’m sorry, this is embarrassing. Revere was warning his fellow Americans. What a dolt! If this is the best Republicans have to offer, we’re in deep dung.

And he DID warn the Regulars: He demanded what time I left Boston? I told him; and aded, that their troops had catched aground in passing the River,

Letter from Paul Revere to Jeremy Belknap, circa 1798 - Page 4

Then you say : then she would have said it in plain English, which is an obvious challenge for her.

So which is it? You disagree with history? Or her delivery? It may have been garbled but she WAS right.

[freedumb2003]

>>no I am not wrong, it’s a direct quote from her. This was not “misquoted”.<<

Heck yeah — it is a direct quote and she was 100% correct in what she said. She isn’t “misquoted.” Her historical accuracy is misunderstood from those who got their US History from “Doonesbury”

I leave you to those willing to invest the time in educating you...

I may not believe that Mrs. Palin is the right person, but I won’t slam her just to slam her.

[Pollster1]

Sarah’s comment on meeting her look-alike: “You look like me 20 years ago!”

Very diplomatic!

[freedumb2003]

ARU: If I use my epithet I usually use for Richmonder drivers “dumber than dirt” for people like KWski, who won’t even take 5 seconds out to do a simple google search, considered to be bad form?

If so, I won’t say it. Because ignorance isn’t always dumb. But it does frequently come from dumb...

[fluffdaddy]

I'm afraid Baroness Thatcher has Alzheimer's Disease and is pretty far gone with dementia. Her daughter has written on the subject. Lady Thatcher missed Prince William's wedding and has largely disappeared from public view, which suggests her condition isn't good. There's a danger that any meeting Sarah Palin has with her will be portrayed in the media as a crass, exploitative publicity stunt. There's powerful symbolism in a meeting between the two, but it might be better to give it a miss.

[devistate one four]

Oop’s!

You must have missed the account of Paul Revere’s ride written by the man himself.

[Doug in CA]

Checking your history before engaging your inept fingers would be a good idea.

[freedumb2003]

>>Very diplomatic!<<

Guys/gals — I really do love Sarah. She can and has done a lot to re-energize conservatives.

Her chances of election should be analyzed somewhat independent of these.

And I am betting taglines she won’t run for POTUS.

And it will be right here and I will carry the most self-deprecatory tag-line the first person who takes me up on my bet. Of course, it goes the other way.

She is more useful on the sidelines.

Of course my dream is she endorses Herman and he runs the table. But we must walk before we sprint...

[DJ MacWoW]

She has other health problems also. She made an appearance a few months ago but isn't well.

Fears grow over 'frail' Baroness Thatcher after no public appearance for nearly two months

The Mail on Sunday can disclose that she had polymyalgia rheumatica, a syndrome which causes muscle inflammation in the neck and shoulders.

[freedumb2003]

>>I’m afraid Baroness Thatcher has Alzheimer’s Disease and is pretty far gone with dementia. Her daughter has written on the subject. Lady Thatcher missed Prince William’s wedding and has largely disappeared from public view, which suggests her condition isn’t good. There’s a danger that any meeting Sarah Palin has with her will be portrayed in the media as a crass, exploitative publicity stunt. There’s powerful symbolism in a meeting between the two, but it might be better to give it a miss.<<

Life is SO not fair. Alzheimer’s took President Reagen from us when he may have given us so much more. Now it robs us of Mrs. Thatcher.

I think she should be given the privacy President Reagan asked for when he pointedly saw and did not pull any punches when he said good-bye when he went into his self-described “long journey...”

[WVNan]

Yes, even Chris Wallace cleared Sarah on that history. He was forced to say that she was right.

[freedumb2003]

Hey, Chris Wallace is cool.

He really does try to walk the center walk — and I think he always apologizes for his dad (with good reason).

[TexasFreeper2009]

The only thing worse was when she said she had already visited 57 states ....

wait!

that was OBAMA!