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Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

I can't believe people are still arguing this. :doh

I don't know whether to admire or pity apdst for sticking to his version of what happened even in the face of the evidence presented to him repeatedly. It must be a pride thing.

Regardless, this whole thing is a non-issue. She flubbed the story of Paul Revere. Lets all move on. Sarah Palin is a human being and human beings **** up sometimes. Just because she ****ed up in this particular instance doesn't mean that she's not smart or that the people who point it out somehow hate her.

I find it ironic that some of the people here get just as outraged when Obama flubs up and they turn it into a huge issue. The problem here is that it could have ended if Sarah Palin had just admitted on Fox News that she ****ed up when she was asked about it. However, she chose to claim that she didn't make any mistake at all, and now it keeps going. It would be like Obama claiming that he didn't make a mistake with the 2008 date thing and that this isn't actually 2011.

Please, for the love of god can we move on?

Exactly. Just "Misspoke, meant to say..blah". Lots of people misspeak, it's not a big deal. Now Palin seems to have a knack for it; but whatever. The rabid defense is a bit annoying though because in the political process we should all engage in clear, fair analysis of the candidates (or possible candidates) in order to gauge their ability to do the job. If you just go the blind partisan route, you'll endorse someone who probably shouldn't be. Or at the very least, someone who can be replaced with someone better.
 
So in the face of overwhelming evidence, you're so hung up on defending Sarah, that you're going to argue with a fence post? Got it.

Show us your evidence! Make sure you include the historical docs to go along with it.
 
Yeah, I thought that was hilarious. How exactly was that a "gotcha question"?

Does she claim that a lot? I'm not sure. I don't know if she claimed something similar for the "what newspapers do you read" and other classic Palin moments.
 
Show us your evidence! Make sure you include the historical docs to go along with it.

Already done through out the thread. She claimed it was part of his ride, it clearly was not part of his ride to warn the British; rather what he said to them was reactionary after he was captured. Less you wish to dispute that. In which case, include the historical docs which show that it was the intended purpose of Revere's ride to warn the British.
 
Does she claim that a lot? I'm not sure. I don't know if she claimed something similar for the "what newspapers do you read" and other classic Palin moments.

I've heard her make that claim a few times in the past when she's ****ed up. It just seems like a cop out. I believe the question that she was asked was something along the lines of "What are you doing here?" I don't know how that could ever be considered a gotcha question, but whatever.
 
Already done through out the thread. She claimed it was part of his ride, it clearly was not part of his ride to warn the British; rather what he said to them was reactionary after he was captured. Less you wish to dispute that. In which case, include the historical docs which show that it was the intended purpose of Revere's ride to warn the British.

Ok, well, point it out to me, because I've yet to see anyone prove her wrong.
 
Ok, well, point it out to me, because I've yet to see anyone prove her wrong.

It's been shown that she claimed it was part of his ride. Thus the rest of the quote kicks in. If you want to say she was 100% right, then perhaps you can include the historical docs which show that it was the intended purpose of Revere's ride to warn the British. Can you?
 
Ok, well, point it out to me, because I've yet to see anyone prove her wrong.
How would you know? You don't even know what she said!


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Accordng to her, it was...

"Part of his ride was to warn the British" ~ Sarah Palin

No, part of his ride was not to warn the British. She got that wrong too and her acolytes simply can't accept that.

Damn, her actual words just keep changin' and changin'.

Where did she say, "it was part of his ride"?

Oh, my. :lol:
 
You do realized we just agreed on all that... right?

Yes, I do, which is why I don't understand you still arguing. She made a mistake. Nor is there any indication she even understood the difference in what she said and what the actual history was. But regardless, all she had to do was say she got it a bit tangled, and then clarify, and I think this would be over. I'd certainly buy it. But to say she got it right was a furthering of her mistake.
 
Using the quote, out of context, is dishonest.

Right, that is what you just did. Your quote does not say that he warned them, only that he told them. Hence my initial assertion that it is a terminology issue...
 
Sarah Palin Paul Revere Error From Fear Of Looking Stupid

Read more: Sarah Palin Paul Revere Error From Fear Of Looking Stupid : Zennie Abraham : City Brights

If Governor Palin relaxed and stopped worrying about what people thought about her, this "stupid spiral," if you will, would end. Palin would disagree with my assessment, but if it were not so, this habit, then why the pattern of consistently putting her foot in her mouth?

It certainly doesn't taste good, that foot. And eating it's not the best meal for anyone who has White House-level ambitions.

Stop The Blame The Media Game

In closing, Palin should not just stop thinking about what people think of her, but stop blaming the media for whatever stupid comment she makes. In the most recent case, Palin said it was a "gotcha" question. But how the hell can that be if the question was an opened ended one, asking how the day went?

That's a sure sign there's something wrong with Governor Palin. She's done this before, and the act is fading, fast.

And yeah, I realize this is just a blogger. But we're all just people, and at least half of us can see that she could have ended it all the next day if she'd just said "ewps" (which is how we Northerners pronounce it).
 
Right, that is what you just did. Your quote does not say that he warned them, only that he told them. Hence my initial assertion that it is a terminology issue...
And what he told them was not about arms. Apdst even tried to say that Revere was talking about a weapons "cache," but the closest word Revere used to "cache" was "catched," not "cache."

He has to make crap up in order to make Palin right -- and then he has the audacity to challenge other to prove Palin got it wrong.
 
Palin is the mascot of the Tea Party. That's it.
 
And what he told them was not about arms. Apdst even tried to say that Revere was talking about a weapons "cache," but the closest word Revere used to "cache" was "catched," not "cache."

He has to make crap up in order to make Palin right -- and then he has the audacity to challenge other to prove Palin got it wrong.

In order to prevent the British from taking the arms in Concord (which they already knew about and were on their way there to 'acquire'), it is not REQUIRED that the words 'HEY, DON'T TAKE OUR ARMS!' be used. Misdirecting them or telling them 'you're all dead men' or' there are 500 militia men waiting for you there' was sufficient.

You have a stick up your ass about Revere not using the words YOU think would have been appropriate. Too ****ing bad.
 
Palin's Paul Revere Flub Joins Parade of Misstatements

COMMENTARY | Though Sarah Palin blamed a member of the lame-stream media for trapping her with a "gotcha question" (the reporter slyly asked, "What have you seen so far today, and what are you going to take away from your visit?"), according to Mediaite, Palin put her peep-toe pumps in her mouth again this week with a bungled version of Paul Revere's historic ride.

Instead of the story we all learned in high school about Revere riding on horseback to warn his fellow colonists the British were going to attack, CBS News reports Palin's Tea Party version is that Revere was warning the British the colonists were armed and they better not mess with us.

Palin's recent re-writing of American history is not the first time the potential presidential contender has played fast and loose with the facts. The ex-governor from Alaska has a history of making stuff up, using her lively imagination as putty to fill gaps in her knowledge. Here are just a few examples of Palin's crafty creativity:

Sputnik Caused the Soviet Union to Sputter:

When President Barack Obama referred to a "Sputnik moment" during his State of the Union address in January, he meant it was an opportune time for the United States to invest in new technologies, such as clean energy. Palin, however, told Greta van Susteren of Fox News that Obama was heading down the wrong path since the high cost of Sputnik bankrupted the Soviet Union, according to ABC News. (Palin just got a tad confused here. It was the arms race in the '80s that emptied the Soviet bank account.)

The Vice President Is the Boss of the Senate:

Perhaps a tad anxious about being demoted from head honcho of Alaska to junior president, Palin embellished the veep role by telling a Colorado TV reporter that vice presidents were not only "in charge of the United States Senate," but they could also "get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes," reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Only problem is the vice president doesn't really make legal sausage with the senators and only votes to break a tie.

George Washington Said the Pledge of Allegiance:

In a questionnaire she filled out for her campaign for governor of Alaska in 2006, Palin was asked if she was offended by the phrase "Under G-d" in the Pledge of Allegiance. She responded, according to the Huffington Post: "Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I'll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance." Only problem was the Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892, when all the founding fathers were dead, and the original version did not include the phrase "under G-d."
 
Sarah Palin Paul Revere Error From Fear Of Looking Stupid

Read more: Sarah Palin Paul Revere Error From Fear Of Looking Stupid : Zennie Abraham : City Brights
If Governor Palin relaxed and stopped worrying about what people thought about her, this "stupid spiral," if you will, would end. Palin would disagree with my assessment, but if it were not so, this habit, then why the pattern of consistently putting her foot in her mouth?

It certainly doesn't taste good, that foot. And eating it's not the best meal for anyone who has White House-level ambitions.

Stop The Blame The Media Game

In closing, Palin should not just stop thinking about what people think of her, but stop blaming the media for whatever stupid comment she makes. In the most recent case, Palin said it was a "gotcha" question. But how the hell can that be if the question was an opened ended one, asking how the day went?

That's a sure sign there's something wrong with Governor Palin. She's done this before, and the act is fading, fast.


And yeah, I realize this is just a blogger. But we're all just people, and at least half of us can see that she could have ended it all the next day if she'd just said "ewps" (which is how we Northerners pronounce it).

Yes. I am completely convinced posters like Sheik Yerbuti would have instantly gotten over it and we'd not STILL be discussing it, instead of the real problems with government today. :rolleyes:
 
No, the spin is HOW it was presented. You guys just can't admit that one of your own got it wrong. Shame... and I agree. VERY instructive.
Do you really think it is a big deal that she is not a storyteller? Is your life so shallow that this is its finest hour?
How well would you have done in the essentials of the story as outline by P. Revere in his memorandum?
 
Your post has absolutely nothing to do with what my post was addressing, which ws context in general. Perhaps if you actually read a few posts before you commented, your responses might not look as stupid and out of place. Somehow, I doubt it though.

Jesus, did anyone ever tell you that you're a complete dick? Yes, you are whining about context but there is nothing to take out of context. She thought that Paul Revere shot off guns and rang bells, while telling the British that they could not take away the colonist's arms. Sorry if you are angry about it.

By the way, if you want to call people stupid, you may not want to be off topic while you are doing it. How can her quote be "out of context" when Fox News (of all stations) called her out on it being completely wrong, and she still sat there and rewrote history to defend it?

You crack me up man. So angry at all times for no reason, but that's no excuse for being a dick.
 
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Jesus, did anyone ever tell you that you're a complete dick? Yes, you are whining about context but there is nothing to take out of context. She thought that Paul Revere shot off guns and rang bells, while telling the British that they could not take away the colonist's arms. That's stupid.

Sorry if you are angry about it.

I am angry about nothing. You on the other hand, with the now reported name calling, appear to be VERY angry.
 
I am angry about nothing. You on the other hand, with the now reported name calling, appear to be VERY angry.

Yes report me for calling it like I see it. You said "my posts look stupid and out of place" (direct quote) and then report me for calling you a dick? That's funny.

Sorry again if you are mad that Sarah Palin is the most popular presidential candidate the GOP has and she is a complete idiot.

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I have to laugh some more about reporting me. What are we in High School? "Debating" with you is like arguing with a child:

1) You don't stay on topic
2) You call names
3) Then cry when people respond back

Report this one too. :)
 
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Yes report me for calling it like I see it. You said "my posts look stupid and out of place" (direct quote) and then report me for calling you a dick? That's funny.

Perhaps you are unaware of the distinction between attacking the argument, vs. attacking the poster?
 
What name did I call YOU? Please link to my post where I called YOU any name.

I am sorry, I considered calling someone's posts "stupid" as name calling. Of course, you didn't say what about the post was stupid except that you felt it didn't address your concern that "we democrats like to whine about things".

Maybe you should start a thread about us democrats whining about context and let the big kids get back to discussing Palin and Paul Revere?

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Such as how could it be out of context when she went on Fox News and they called her out on her history gaffe, then she took her exact statements and tried to reword them? How is any of that possibly out of context?
 
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