[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.

[aruanan]

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

Only garbled to someone who immediately thought upon reading her comments, hey, she's wrong because Revere went out to warn the Americans that the British were coming, when, in reality, Revere went out to warn the colonists that the Regulars were coming and then warned the Regulars who had taken him prisoner that their butts were in a serious sling because of what the colonists had in store for them. After all, Palin did NOT say, "Revere warned the British that the British were on the way."

And isn't this just the continuation of her "Let's party like it's 1773" message? Only this time she's telling the "British" (those of our nation who are the oppressors) that they're going up against the tea party folk who whipped their butts in 1773 (and 2010) and who would do it again in 1776 and 2012?