Posted on 10/12/2002 8:15:28 AM PDT by vannrox
Answer: $560 million.
And as a politician, [whiskey] got him votes. At Virginia polling places, it was customary for politicians to treat voters to liquor. Washington once lost a campaign where he didn't do so, Pogue said. "From then on, he always treated," Pogue said. "And he always won."Ever-reliable Parson Weems recounts a story of young officer Washington supporting a candidate by offering spiked punch to anyone who would vote the right way. A supporter of the opponent objected to this and a fight ensued. Washington later realized he was the aggressor and apologized, once again showing his sterling character.
So far as I know, it would be illegal just about everywhere in the US today to offer liquor in public in exchange for a vote. Perhaps we'd get better voter turnouts if that prohibition were repealed!
...which didn't stop the democrats from offering cigarettes in exchange for votes in the 2000 election.
Back in those days they didn't use secret balloting, so when you bribed a citizen you could be sure they stayed bribed.
The Founders drank, slept around, grew hemp, distilled booze, cheated on taxes, bought slaves.... and still they came up with our constitution.
They were amazing folks. George Washington had to make money after leaving office... bully for him and his distillery.
I looked at your post and see no connection to my statement on former nuns being harrassed by other nuns. There was NO fales memory involved here. The fact is that lesbians have a home with the nuns just as homosexuals may find a home in the priesthood.
Whiskey Rebellion Act bump
Unless they wanted seed that was not sterile, to re-plant, eh!.
BINGO!
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