[exit82]

The Democrats udsed the Sally Hemings lie to bash a truly great American just so they could somehow redeem their rapist President,Bildo. This psuedo-history broke at the time of the FreeRepublic "March for Justice" 10/31/98.

The tragedy is that a wonderful American got trashed, and when you go to Monticello, and see Jefferson's home, in the context of the times. he took excellent care of his slaves, to the point of buying produce from them on land he gave them to grow vegetables for themselves. The slaves stayed on the Monticello for three and four generations because they had a home there and were well treated.

The genetics did not prove that Jefferson fathered anyone with Sally Hemings. Only that it was a Jefferson male.

But since when did the truth matter to Democrats. Whatever works in a pinch to accomplish their devious objectives.

[WaterDragon]

The Democrats udsed the Sally Hemings lie to bash a truly great American just so they could somehow redeem their rapist President,Bildo.

What is truly nasty about the Democrats is that they believe that to connect a slave family with Jefferson lowers Jefferson! Why not assume that the Jefferson line had been invigorated by infusion of the bloodline of an intelligent, beautiful negress? If they are going to assume anything at all?

[LWalk18]

The tragedy is that a wonderful American got trashed, and when you go to Monticello, and see Jefferson's home, in the context of the times. he took excellent care of his slaves, to the point of buying produce from them on land he gave them to grow vegetables for themselves. The slaves stayed on the Monticello for three and four generations because they had a home there and were well treated.

Yeah, he treated them so well he put mortgages on them in order to finance the constant building of Monticello. The slaves stayed on because they were slaves, he only freed 5 slaves in his will and the rest were put up for auction along with Monticello after he died.

I think you have Jefferson confused with Washington, who did treat his slaves well and freed them after Martha's death- many of his ex-slaves stayed in the area afterwards.

[Old Sarge]

The Democrats used the Sally Hemings lie to bash a truly great American just so they could somehow redeem their rapist President,Bildo. This psuedo-history broke at the time of the FreeRepublic "March for Justice" 10/31/98.

DANGIT, ya beat me to it!

(clinton voice-over) Whatch'all gettin' worked up about over me for? Hell, if ol' TJ could do it, that's a precendent, kinda. Ho'bout it, Hillary, think it'll fly? (heh heh, that was a good one!)