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Hey Brian Williams, Palin was RIGHT about Paul Revere you know.
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Posted on 06/06/2011 4:15:50 PM PDT by macquire

I SWEAR the left is clueless on any history they don't read in a nursery rhyme.


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To: AndyTheBear

She was asked about it once answered it and moved on. She did not bring it up.


81 posted on 06/06/2011 10:20:05 PM PDT by Brimack34 (Palin/West 2012 Let it be done)
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To: AndyTheBear

Omg. You need to stop googling and start reading. The British were going to Lex/Con precisely because they had information that there was a cache of weapons/powder there.


82 posted on 06/06/2011 10:35:49 PM PDT by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can go to hell.)
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To: AndyTheBear

“Stores” did not mean Wal-mart 200 years ago.


83 posted on 06/06/2011 10:37:40 PM PDT by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can go to hell.)
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To: HMS Surprise
Give me a break! I admit to ignorance and am seeking quick confirmation or correction within a time frame to be useful.

Thank you for the help, even if you felt the need to snark at me a bit for being negligent in my studies.

84 posted on 06/06/2011 10:52:57 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: HMS Surprise
BTW, I am reading John Locke...and it is slow going. He makes some very good arguments and it is an enjoyable read...but wow does that guy use run-on sentences! And I was surprised by how much he quotes and appeals to the Bible as the authoritative word of God.

It was going to be a while before I got to the history in question...as I make up for being a lazy public school kid as a boy.

85 posted on 06/06/2011 10:59:09 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: humblegunner

You have many posts attacking Palin, you are no Palin Backer.

Romney’s your man.


86 posted on 06/06/2011 11:20:46 PM PDT by factmart
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To: Allegra

Brilliant, you have finally figured out what the rest of the contortion crowd have been trying dodo.


87 posted on 06/07/2011 2:56:09 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: factmart
you are no Palin Backer.

That's correct. If and when she is nominated, then I'll back her.

Romney’s your man.

I must respectfully tell you that you are a total freaking idiot.

If anything, I'm an anti-Mormon bigot who has made fun of Romney's magic underpants for years.

Try to at least know something about what you assert.

88 posted on 06/07/2011 3:16:41 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Sea Parrot
Nor will your constant PDS disparaging of her help you.

Then get your n00bie ass to work and provide a few examples of this disparagement.
It should be easy, since it's "constant".

Either that or admit you have no clue what you're talking about.

89 posted on 06/07/2011 3:25:30 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Sacajaweau

You know, maybe, just maybe Paul Revere WAS overrated. Just saying how do we KNOW what he told the British. All we have is his statement. None of the British officers statements are on record from back then.

Maybe, just maybe, Paul Revere wasn’t the hero we read about in the nursery rhymes...


90 posted on 06/07/2011 4:20:16 AM PDT by macquire
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To: macquire
We tend to accentuate what works. These guys were writing up their own diaries. We didn't have shredders back then...but we had fire!!

And are you trying to tell me Washington wasn't a hero in 1754?? But the Gentlemen at Williamsburg said so!!!

That the cherry tree story was just a tale...and that what he really did was "KILL HIS MOTHER'S FAVORITE COLT" showing off for "the boys".

Having a little fun here....but don't see where anyone has even mentioned the minutemen.

91 posted on 06/07/2011 4:52:15 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Faith

You can’t convince Neal Boortz of anything. He is most certain he is the smartest man in the entire world.


92 posted on 06/07/2011 4:59:08 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: AndyTheBear

It would be easier to read Heinlein, or even Rand, but obviously Locke was the nexus of much of the Founding Father’s thinking. I read a critique of The Federalist long ago that made the point that run-on sentences were typically the product of poor composition, but in the case of Jay, Madison, and Hamilton the opposite was true. Their ideas and apologies required it.


93 posted on 06/07/2011 7:51:36 AM PDT by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can go to hell.)
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To: org.whodat
Brilliant, you have finally figured out what the rest of the contortion crowd have been trying dodo.

Gee, what a nice, patronizing post. :eyeroll:

94 posted on 06/07/2011 8:55:19 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: macquire
You know, maybe, just maybe Paul Revere WAS overrated. Just saying how do we KNOW what he told the British. All we have is his statement. None of the British officers statements are on record from back then. Maybe, just maybe, Paul Revere wasn’t the hero we read about in the nursery rhymes...

Paul Revere Derangement Syndrome!!!!

95 posted on 06/07/2011 9:02:13 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Anthony Weiner is a little cocky.)
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To: reasonisfaith; GatorGirl
Not to worry. I apologize if my words were too personal.

Apology accepted. Remember, we're on the same side. Instead of attacking our own, we should be going after Obama and his merry band of Marxists. Or at least focusing on keeping another McCain-like creature like Romney or Huck from getting the GOP nomination.

But how do you explain “Palin got it right in a somewhat roundabout way?”

Gator Girl pretty much summed it up. It was a rambling statement and appeared to come to its conclusion almost by accident.

There's nothing wrong with that. Even the best speakers stumble from time to time. This really isn't a big deal and I am at a loss to understand why people are obsessing about it.

I like Sarah Palin (I would like to hear more about her proposed immigration policies, though) and if she becomes the GOP nominee, she will have my support.

But I see her, as any other politician, as a human just like the rest of us. I don't care for the whole worshipful cult-of-personality thing I see with some people.

96 posted on 06/07/2011 9:57:05 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: macquire
Freepers, there's nothing wrong with loving Sarah and wanting to defend her. Go for it. But you're just wrong in this instance. She was wrong. Revere's ride wasn't about warning the British that we weren't going to put up with their guff anymore. Revere's ride was about warning the provincials that the British regulars were about to march into the countryside. You have to remember that in April 1775, the provincials considered themselves British subjects wrongfully placed under martial law by a standing army sent their by their own sovereign.

Had Palin couched her remarks with "After Revere was captured . . ." blah blah blah, she would have been more correct.

She was just wrong. Human beings make mistakes. No big deal. No need to torture history to try and prove the infallibility of Sarah Palin.

97 posted on 06/07/2011 10:11:38 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Niteflyr

When I got into my car to go home from work yesterday I turned on A M talk radio and Mike Gallagher launched into a justifiable rant about anti-Palin conservatives...he voiced my opinion exactly which diffused my anger. I feel better now...you of that ilk can carry on and go do the voodoo that you do so well. :oP


98 posted on 06/07/2011 10:13:35 AM PDT by Niteflyr ("The number one goal in life is to parent yourself" Carl Jung)
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To: macquire
Maybe, just maybe, Paul Revere wasn’t the hero we read about in the nursery rhymes...

I hope you're being tongue-in-cheek.

Revere was one of the most active and important members of Boston's Sons of Liberty. He was their comms, their eyes, their ears, and one of their chief propagandists/operators.

99 posted on 06/07/2011 10:20:26 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: humblegunner
A noobie? Oh my, the ultimate insult, I am now so chastened and downfallen.
100 posted on 06/07/2011 1:27:21 PM PDT by Sea Parrot
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