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Revere’s own account of the ride in a 1798 letter seems to back up Palin’s claim. Revere describes how after his capture by British officers, he warned them “there would be five hundred Americans there in a short time for I had alarmed the Country all the way up".
Boston University history professor Brendan McConville said, “Basically when Paul Revere was stopped by the British, he did say to them, ‘Look, there is a mobilization going on that you’ll be confronting,’ and the British are aware as they’re marching down the countryside, they hear church bells ringing — she was right about that — and warning shots being fired. That’s accurate.”
Originally posted by SaberTruth
Revere’s own account of the ride in a 1798 letter seems to back up Palin’s claim. Revere describes how after his capture by British officers, he warned them “there would be five hundred Americans there in a short time for I had alarmed the Country all the way up".
Boston University history professor Brendan McConville said, “Basically when Paul Revere was stopped by the British, he did say to them, ‘Look, there is a mobilization going on that you’ll be confronting,’ and the British are aware as they’re marching down the countryside, they hear church bells ringing — she was right about that — and warning shots being fired. That’s accurate.”
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but its ok for Obama supporters to do so.
how many americans today know that he cheated on his wife?
Roosevelt allegedly had affairs outside his marriage, including one with Eleanor's social secretary Lucy Mercer which began soon after she was hired in early 1914. In September 1918, Eleanor found letters revealing the affair in Roosevelt's luggage, when he returned from World War I. According to the Roosevelt family, Eleanor offered Franklin a divorce so that he could be with the woman he loved, but Lucy, being Catholic, could not bring herself to marry a divorced man with five children
how many americans today know that fdr locked up and threw her own american citizens into interment camps?
Enemy aliens and people of Japanese ancestry fared badly. On February 19, 1942, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 that applied to everyone classified as an "enemy alien", including people who had dual citizenship living in designated high-risk areas that covered most of the cities on the West Coast. With the U.S at war with Italy, some 600,000 Italian aliens (citizens of Italy who did not have U.S. citizenship) were subjected to strict travel restrictions; the restrictions were lifted in October 1942. Some 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forced to leave the West Coast. From 1942 to 1945, they lived in internment camps inland. Those outside the West Coast, and in Hawaii, were not affected
how many americans today know that fdr stole private property from the american public 2 fold one by confiscating american gold and stealing the gold from fort knox?
Executive Order 6102 made all privately held gold of American citizens property of the US Treasury. The goal was to counter the deflation which was paralyzing the economy.
how many americans know that fdr was the creator of fanny mae?
In contrast to the first term, little major legislation was passed in FDR's second term. There was the Housing Act of 1937
The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), colloquially known as Fannie Mae, was established in 1938 by amendments to the National Housing Act.
to set the record straight i do not support any revisionist history of any kind.
i do not trust any modern day sources on any given subject matter.
what i know what what i have lived through myself
what you call partisan logic i call putting the topic into proper context.
Originally posted by amaster
reply to post by Antiquated1
The corrilation that I brought up with the misspeach of both the president and Palin in regards to US history is that when he did it, no one seemed to care.
It went virtually unnoticed by the media and the public, since as we all know, Obama can do no wrong. Yet when the media bullzeye Palin makes a mistake she is villified and branded a moron. That is what is hypocritical, not the OP.
Again, I don’t support the lady, but neither do I support this unfounded public hatered of her. The fact that Obama sucks is irrelevent.
edit on 6/7/2011 by amaster because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by amaster
Yet Barry states:
"It is just wonderful to be back in Oregon. And over the last 15 months we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states; I think one left to go."
And no one seems to care.
Hypocrites
Originally posted by spinalremain
Palin really has no clue as to the historical significance of Who Paul Revere was or what he did. She is in the Tea Party. The grass roots party which favors actions by men such as Paul Revere. She's an oportunistic moron.
Originally posted by works4dhs
Obama also wrote the wrong date while visiting England, then spoke during the playing of God Save the Queen, Brit National Anthem (a no-no). and he said Hirohito was on the USS Missouri signing the treaty at the end of WWII.
the point is how the media establishment shouts Palin's alleged gaffe from the housetops and ignores Obama's.
any public figure is going to gaffe occasionally, considering how often they talk.
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
for reference, what Palin actually said:
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms uh by ringing those bells and making sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed,"