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FALSE -- He was captured when he spoke to the British.
Palin didn't know what the hell she was talking about. She's an idiot.
It does not bother me in the least that any of you make fun of Palin or any other politician. No. It is your inability to recognize that Palin actually got the story right. Paul Revere, in his own memorandum, said essentially the same thing as Palin.
2. Part of his ride was that he told a bunch of British soldiers that they were going to fail.
when you are reduced to arguing semantics in order to make someone else look stupid, all that happens is you end up looking petty and desperate.
FALSE.
FALSE AGAIN.
DOUBLE FAIL.
Unless you mean the part of his ride when he was captured...
:lamo:lamo:lamo
Really? And he warned the British of by ringing bells, did he? :roll:You know how Sarah Palin said Paul Revere warned the British? Well, he did. Now, who looks stupid? - latimes.com
Danarhea, dummer then the "dummy" Sarah Palin.
Really? And he warned the British of by ringing bells, did he? :roll:
"He who warned the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by ringing those bells" ~ Sara "The Quitter" Palin
Really? And he warned the British of by ringing bells, did he? :roll:
"He who warned the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by ringing those bells" ~ Sara "The Quitter" Palin
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.”
Please, that's not what she said. It's sad that people have to alter her words to make them correct since obviously, she flubbed.2. Part of his ride was that he told a bunch of British soldiers that they were going to fail.
Please, that's not what she said. It's sad that people have to alter her words to make them correct since obviously, she flubbed.
She did not say part of his ride "was that he warned" the British; she said, part of his ride "was to warn" the British. Not true. No part of his ride was to warn the British.
Holy tits billy this is one of the stupidest threads in DP history.
Guaranteed to continue until the blinders are removed, amirite!?
Holy tits billy this is one of the stupidest threads in DP history.
Guaranteed to continue until the blinders are removed, amirite!?
Love you all, but the fact that his turned into a full blown media war and debate over this **** is a national embarrassment in my opinion.
The newspapers shouldn't be filled with stories of what Palinn said, it should be filled with informing the public about the up coming debt ceiling vote, what it means to the country, and what we can do to turn this spending trend around.
But instead, what are we focusing on?
Anthonys Wiener, Palins Gaff...
****.
Not a single historian has said Revere was ringing any bells when he was captured. They are in agreement that he lied to the British verbally (no bells) by telling them he "alarmed the country all the way up." So no, when she said Paul Revere warned the British with bells, she is dead wrong.When you look at what she said, then look at the historical facts, she's right. Historians have already pointed that out.
Why on Earth would I ever care what a Conservative thinks of me?I think ya'll need to let this go. You're starting to look very silly.
Why on Earth would I ever care what a Conservative thinks of me?
Yes, it's turned into a pissing contest. This just happens to be the first time I've ever seen somebody (Sheik) not give up no matter how many times anybody attempts to twist the truth, and frankly I'm enjoying the fact that he continues to speak his truth no matter how many times anybody comes back at him. Nobody wants to give an inch? That's fine. Until he gets bored, they're stuck with him.
All the other ****? Hasn't changed for years, and won't. This is an outlet, pure and simple.
I was quoting directly out of Paul Revere's account. And yes, the Brits were after the leaders and the armaments.
That is not a valid comparison. Palin's gaffes are constant and continually display her shallow grasp of almost anything she talks about.
I guarantee President Obama knows what year it is, don't be silly.
Massachusetts had been preparing for war with England and this included training troops and stockpiling weapons and ammunition at Concord. When the British found out about this, he ordered troops to seize these supplies before Americans could use them against the English Army. As the British began to move their troops, the Americans found out that the British planned on destroying the weapons as Concord.
The famous "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" was the warning that Bostonians sent to Concord. In fact, Paul Revere never actually completed his ride as he was captured before arriving at Concord. His cousin William Dawes actually completed the ride and gave the warning.
BLOCK: We are going to fact-check Palin's Paul Revere history now with Robert Allison. He's chair of the history department at Suffolk University in Boston.
Professor Allison, welcome to the program.
Professor ROBERT ALLISON (Chairman, History Department, Suffolk University): Thanks, Melissa.
BLOCK: And let's review Paul Revere's midnight ride, April 18, 1775. He's going to Lexington, Massachusetts. And according to Sarah Palin, he's riding his horse through town sending warning shots and ringing those bells. True?
Prof. ALLISON: Well, he's not firing warning shots. He is telling people so that they can ring bells to alert others. What he's doing is going from house to house, knocking on doors of members of the Committees of Safety saying the regulars are out. That is, he knew that General Gage was sending troops out to Lexington and Concord, really Concord, to seize the weapons being stockpiled there, but also perhaps to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams, leaders of the Continental Congress, who were staying in the town of Lexington.
BLOCK: And Sarah Palin also was saying there that Paul Revere's message to the British in his warning was: you're not going to take American arms. You know, basically a Second Amendment argument, even though the Second Amendment didn't exist then.
Prof. ALLISON: Yeah. She was making a Second Amendment case. But, in fact, the British were going out to Concord to seize colonists' arms, the weapons that the Massachusetts Provincial Congress was stockpiling there.
So, yeah, she is right in that. I mean, and she may be pushing it too far to say this is a Second Amendment case. Of course, neither the Second Amendment nor the Constitution was in anyone's mind at the time. But the British objective was to get the arms that were stockpiled in Concord.
BLOCK: So you think basically, on the whole, Sarah Palin got her history right.
Prof. ALLISON: Well, yeah, she did. And remember, she is a politician. She's not an historian. And God help us when historians start acting like politicians, and I suppose when politicians start writing history.
Do you think Obama doesn't know what year it is or do you think he had a brain fart when he wrote 2008?Not in England he put 2008
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