http://content.usatoday.com/communi...1/06/sarah-palin-paul-revere-midnight-ride-/1 By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Sarah Palin apparently flubbed details of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride when she visited Boston yesterday.
The former Alaska governor, who may or may not be running for the GOP presidential nomination, thought Revere was warning the British army during the Revolutionary War.
Here's the transcript, from New York magazine, of what she told reporters who were trailing her on her bus tour of historical sites:
He who warned, uh, the … the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringin' those bells and, um, by makin' sure that as he's ridin' his horse through town to send those warnin' shots and bells that, uh, we were gonna be secure and we were gonna be free … and we were gonna be armed.
Revere was, in fact, riding from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British army.
The blogosphere is having a field day with this one. ThinkProgress is panning Palin's description of this historic event. Mediaite spotlighted this for folks.
Bob
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42gratefulmamagratefulmamaBeach Comber13 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Comber
She is a ding dong! nuff said...
Beach Runner
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OMG. When I saw this video on CNN, I just shook my head. Anyone with any sense at all knows that if you don't know the answer, you don't make up an answer -- you speak in generalities or say "I'll get back to you with an answer." Obviously the latter can't be done by a presidential candidate.
PearlSB4U
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When Palin's Restore America bus tour stopped at Mt. Vernon, she reported that "even Piper seemed to understand" when she (Piper) told her mom, "How hard he [George Washington] must have worked to keep that farm going."
To which Steven Colbert replied, "yes, George Washington along with his African volunteers."
http://www.newser.com/story/119984/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-piper-palin-flub-us-history.html
To which Steven Colbert replied, "yes, George Washington along with his African volunteers."
http://www.newser.com/story/119984/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-piper-palin-flub-us-history.html
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30A Skunkape
30A SkunkapeSkunkyBackatown Seagrove10,329 postsJoined View profileMessageSkunky
And Obama thought we were in 2008 last month and Biden thinks there are three letters in the word 'jobs'. This is stupid, of course she is dingy, and none are immune as best as I can tell.
LuciferSam
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And Obama thought we were in 2008 last month and Biden thinks there are three letters in the word 'jobs'. This is stupid, of course she is dingy, and none are immune as best as I can tell.
No, this is well beyond brain fart. You don't warn the British that the British are coming. Sounds like she viewed it as more of an offensive action whereas I always viewed it as kind of defensive. Kind of a stealthy undercover warning type of thing. That was the whole gist of it. Otherwise it would have been the broad daylight noon ride of Paul Revere. Sounds like she's trying to rewrite history in order to appeal to the red meat don't blink second amendment remedy folk. That and she's really ****ing stupid.
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poppypoppyBannedMiramar Beach2,854 postsJoined View profileMessageBanned
The worst trait about this media whore is she will make a stupid statement like this and then blame the "lamestream" media for calling her out on it. She doesn't like being asked questions that require facts about history or current affairs. Her answers need to contain phrases like "hard working Americans" or "the backbone of our nation" or "here in the heartland" (makes no difference where she is for this answer) and my favorite "real Americans".
Will her version of Paul Revere's ride be in the new Texas school books?
Will her version of Paul Revere's ride be in the new Texas school books?
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Will B
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I don't know who this Paul Revere guy is, or why he wants to beat up the British with Texas school books, but regardless of that, he makes some damn fine pots and pans that you can buy at Wal-Mart!
Miss Kitty
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Someone needs to check this out...I fully believe that this woman has had more threads on SoWal.com than any other subject! UGH...I am praying she will jsut go away.
30A Skunkape
30A SkunkapeSkunkyBackatown Seagrove10,329 postsJoined View profileMessageSkunky
No, this is well beyond brain fart. You don't warn the British that the British are coming. Sounds like she viewed it as more of an offensive action whereas I always viewed it as kind of defensive. Kind of a stealthy undercover warning type of thing. That was the whole gist of it. Otherwise it would have been the broad daylight noon ride of Paul Revere. Sounds like she's trying to rewrite history in order to appeal to the red meat don't blink second amendment remedy folk. That and she's really ****ing stupid.
The fact is, her grasp of history is probably comparable to the average American's. The only thing that saved us from true illiteracy was schoolhouse rock:lol::lol:
30ashopper
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You all have a lot in common with her - none of you know much about American history. Revere did warn the British about oncoming American troops. In fact he was captured by them and interrogated for a period of time, disclosing information about troop placements and weaponry caches.
AlphaCrab
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She will eventually, go away--this is the last financial "push" for her and family, the big money grab. She does like the power and wants to be the queen Tea Partier (over Michelle Bachman) for 2012 that anoints the droll and dull Tim Pawlenty over the even droller but more moderate Mittens Romney--she may even be key to Obama's success in 2012 in this regard.
Again though, the money for her is real big now and she will be very rich someday in her political irrelevancy.
Again though, the money for her is real big now and she will be very rich someday in her political irrelevancy.
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LuciferSam
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You all have a lot in common with her - none of you know much about American history. Revere did warn the British about oncoming American troops. In fact he was captured by them and interrogated for a period of time, disclosing information about troop placements and weaponry caches.

poppypoppyBannedMiramar Beach2,854 postsJoined View profileMessageBanned
You all have a lot in common with her - none of you know much about American history. Revere did warn the British about oncoming American troops. In fact he was captured by them and interrogated for a period of time, disclosing information about troop placements and weaponry caches.
I see, so that is what she was trying to say.:sarc:
From now on you can be our official Palin interpreter, when she says something stupid (which is often) you can tell us what she really means.
Miss Kitty
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I see, so that is what she was trying to say.:sarc::floor:...omc, I almost Thanked you for that one!
From now on you can be our official Palin interpreter, when she says something stupid (which is often) you can tell us what she really means.
scooterbug44
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You all have a lot in common with her - none of you know much about American history. Revere did warn the British about oncoming American troops. In fact he was captured by them and interrogated for a period of time, disclosing information about troop placements and weaponry caches.
I know quite a bit about American history - just imagine what my grasp of the facts would be if I'd just finished touring Revere's home as part of a multi-week refresher course on our heritage.
Revere did not ride to alert the British.
Revere did not ring bells to alert the British.
Revere did not fire warning shots at the British during his ride.
Yes, Revere was briefly captured, gave false information to the British when interrogated at gunpoint, and then quickly escaped.
Revere's ride had nothing to do with the British taking away our arms - his main purpose was to alert Hancock and Adams that the British were coming to arrest them and along his route he also alerted others that the British militia was on its way.
People trying to "spin" or rewrite major events in our history to defend Palin's massive idiocy is appalling.
Palin couldn't get any of the major details right immediately after hearing them presented at a level intended for school children - complete with illustrations, props, and a famous catchy poem.
No gotcha, no surprises, just her normal idiocy and incompetence.
Alicia Leonard
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Scooty, if you were a man, I'd kiss you on the mouth.:wub:
Jdarg
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She will eventually, go away--this is the last financial "push" for her and family, the big money grab. She does like the power and wants to be the queen Tea Partier (over Michelle Bachman) for 2012 that anoints the droll and dull Tim Pawlenty over the even droller but more moderate Mittens Romney--she may even be key to Obama's success in 2012 in this regard.
Again though, the money for her is real big now and she will be very rich someday in her political irrelevancy.
I was wondering if this is it- that she can't stand Bachman stealing the show.
Miss Kitty
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I know quite a bit about American history - just imagine what my grasp of the facts would be if I'd just finished touring Revere's home as part of a multi-week refresher course on our heritage.
Revere did not ride to alert the British.
Revere did not ring bells to alert the British.
Revere did not fire warning shots at the British during his ride.
Yes, Revere was briefly captured, gave false information to the British when interrogated at gunpoint, and then quickly escaped.
Revere's ride had nothing to do with the British taking away our arms - his main purpose was to alert Hancock and Adams that the British were coming to arrest them and along his route he also alerted others that the British militia was on its way.
People trying to "spin" or rewrite major events in our history to defend Palin's massive idiocy is appalling.
Palin couldn't get any of the major details right immediately after hearing them presented at a level intended for school children - complete with illustrations, props, and a famous catchy poem.
No gotcha, no surprises, just her normal idiocy and incompetence.
Thank you, scootyb.
And when they are finished with rewriting history, they use their 'skills" on the Bible.
AlphaCrab
AlphaCrabBeach FanaticInlet Beach981 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Scooty, if you were a man, I'd kiss you on the mouth.:wub:
Me too--if I was on that team.
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