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

When you take a walk down the street and step in a pile of something really foul and stinky, its hard not to notice it. Palin is that pile.
 
Jetboogieman said:
There are better things to deal with.

**** I didn't even know who the **** Paul Revere was until this story so... oh well.
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Really? Oh, well. this is who Sarah was talking about, I'm sure.

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Dittohead not! said:
So, the Republican position is that Paul Revere went to warn the British?

I must re register.
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She said to warn the British that they wouldn't be taking away our arms. Which they were on their way to do. They sought to make some arrests and seize the weapons stores in Concord.

It was a very awkward phrasing, but it's essentially correct.

There're plenty of real reasons to rag on Palin. No need to make up ones.
 
Simon W. Moon said:
She said to warn the British that they wouldn't be taking away our arms. Which they were on their way to do. They sought to make some arrests and seize the weapons stores in Concord.

It was a very awkward phrasing, but it's essentially correct.

There're plenty of real reasons to rag on Palin. No need to make up ones.
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First of all, he was not warning the British that they would not be taking away our arms. Are you honestly going to stand by that statement? Second, he was not ringing bells and shooting his gun (as far as I am aware). Paul Revere gets the most credit as a freedom rider because he was a maven of sorts. He was an influential man and he knew the most influential people in the towns he was warning personally. So while the other riders where ringing bells, shooting guns, and knocking on random doors, Paul Revere was waking up governors and people who could gather up significant forces.

But yeah, what you said makes sense too.
 
whysoserious said:
Second, he was not ringing bells and shooting his gun (as far as I am aware).
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You are correct. He was not. It was another patriot, and I haven't had enough coffee to go look him up.

But look! Here she is, explaining why she was right, and screwing up again.

“You know what, I didn’t mess up about Paul Revere,” she said. “Here is what Paul Revere did. He warned the Americans that ‘the British were coming, the British were coming’ and they were going to try to take our arms. We got to make sure that we were protecting ourselves and shoring up all of our ammunitions and our fire arms so they couldn’t take it.”
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Because as we already discovered from all our digging, he didn't actually yell "The British are coming!!" Because he was talking to people who were, at that time, British citizens.

Too funny.
 
Wasn't the phrase, "The Redcoats are coming!"?
That's the way I remember it from elementary school.
 
Dittohead not! said:
Wasn't the phrase, "The Redcoats are coming!"?
That's the way I remember it from elementary school.
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OMG! I believe you're right! Now that you mention it. Now, the research I've been doing since she made her Paul Revere statement says two different things. I think because many things were happening that night, there's some degree of confusion. One, he would not be wanting to draw attention to himself, as this was a covert operation. I assume it stopped being covert whenever he was in a town (but not sure this was even him, as he was taken hostage by the redcoats ;)), and two, there was bell ringing and shots being fired - but again, not by him. I mean, really; anyway you look at it, she screwed up. Twice. Once in the first video, and again when she defended her first statement.
 
BDBoop said:
The rebels.
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Exactly, the rebels, as opposed to the redcoats (British Army).

So, in a way, he was warning the British, as the rebels were British, too. There you go, Palin supporters, an interpretation of her words that doesn't make her out to be a total loon.

She isn't a total loon, after all. Some parts are missing.
 
Gee, I wish I could go along for the ride. But as you can see in my sig, she was definitely referring to the Redcoats.
 
Dittohead not! said:
Exactly, the rebels, as opposed to the redcoats (British Army).
So, in a way, he was warning the British, as the rebels were British, too. There you go, Palin supporters, an interpretation of her words that doesn't make her out to be a total loon.
She isn't a total loon, after all. Some parts are missing.
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Palin has her issues to be sure. But I think she really intended to say the right things as opposed to when she is actually mistaken and says the wrong things.
 
Simon W. Moon said:
Palin has her issues to be sure. But I think she really intended to say the right things as opposed to when she is actually mistaken and says the wrong things.
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I'm sure that she intended to say the right things. Did she know what the right things are? We'll never know. Her actual words are so muddled that there can be two possibilities:

1. She got tongue tied and her statement came out a garbled mess, or
2. Her understanding of history is a garbled mess.

It's hard to say which is right.

She did give her supporters quite a challenge to confirm that her version of history is correct, but some of them have been trying.
 
Dittohead not! said:
I'm sure that she intended to say the right things.
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The problem with Sarah (sounds like a book title) is I have yet to hear her own her own. That is a HUGE earmark of maturity, and she does not exhibit it. She's human, I'm sure she's made at least as many mistakes as I have over the past several years, and I learned a very long time ago to gracefully admit if I spoke in error.
 
apdst said:
You're just pissed off, because you wound up looking like an asshole.
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Eye of the beholder, sunshine. Eye of the beholder.
 
Moderator's Warning:
asptd, Tucker: you both got your shots in, now cool it.
 
Simon W. Moon said:
Palin has her issues to be sure. But I think she really intended to say the right things as opposed to when she is actually mistaken and says the wrong things.
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Obviously Palin didn't write this on her hand before she said it.:lamo
 
Dittohead not! said:
Exactly, the rebels, as opposed to the redcoats (British Army).

So, in a way, he was warning the British, as the rebels were British, too. There you go, Palin supporters, an interpretation of her words that doesn't make her out to be a total loon.

She isn't a total loon, after all. Some parts are missing.
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No, you're wrong, the mission was secret - it was done at midnight.

Here is the real story from The Paul Revere House,
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin. While in Charlestown, he verified that the local “Sons of Liberty” committee had seen his pre-arranged signals. (Two lanterns had been hung briefly in the bell-tower of Christ Church in Boston, indicating that troops would row “by sea” across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than marching “by land” out Boston Neck. Revere had arranged for these signals the previous weekend, as he was afraid that he might be prevented from leaving Boston).

On the way to Lexington, Revere “alarmed” the country-side, stopping at each house, and arrived in Lexington about midnight. As he approached the house where Adams and Hancock were staying, a sentry asked that he not make so much noise. “Noise!” cried Revere, “You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!” After delivering his message, Revere was joined by a second rider, William Dawes, who had been sent on the same errand by a different route. Deciding on their own to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were hidden, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three were arrested by a British patrol. Prescott escaped almost immediately, and Dawes soon after. Revere was held for some time and then released. Left without a horse, Revere returned to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green.
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pbrauer said:
No, you're wrong, the mission was secret - it was done at midnight.

Here is the real story from The Paul Revere House,
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin. While in Charlestown, he verified that the local “Sons of Liberty” committee had seen his pre-arranged signals. (Two lanterns had been hung briefly in the bell-tower of Christ Church in Boston, indicating that troops would row “by sea” across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than marching “by land” out Boston Neck. Revere had arranged for these signals the previous weekend, as he was afraid that he might be prevented from leaving Boston).

On the way to Lexington, Revere “alarmed” the country-side, stopping at each house, and arrived in Lexington about midnight. As he approached the house where Adams and Hancock were staying, a sentry asked that he not make so much noise. “Noise!” cried Revere, “You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!” After delivering his message, Revere was joined by a second rider, William Dawes, who had been sent on the same errand by a different route. Deciding on their own to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were hidden, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three were arrested by a British patrol. Prescott escaped almost immediately, and Dawes soon after. Revere was held for some time and then released. Left without a horse, Revere returned to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green.
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no, no no. here is how it happened
Palin's explanation to news "broadcaster" Chris "show me the money" Wallace: "Ya know, Chris, can I call you Chris? I was so caught up in the freedom-lovin' moment of thinkin' about my liberties that i began to speak in Bizarro language. So when I said he warned the British, it meant he warned the patriotic Americans out in their fields, growin' crops and prayin' to the lord that they might one day win their freedom from those terrible blue coats -- there, see, i did it again -- i mean red coats, which is still my favorite color because it reflects the "fire in the belly" that i have every day since i stopped for chili in a little town in Maryland to welcome tens of people to my bus tour -- i mean vacation as Piper reminds me all the time she says Maaaaaaaa all these lamestream media people are ruining our vacation and i just tell her 'Piper honey, it's okay, just put your hand in front of their evil cameras and don't let them take mommy's picture unless they give you five dollars which you will give to me later. So anyway Paul Revere's horse rode him to -- golly there i go again Chris, it must be bus lag - I mean Paul Revere rode his horse carryin' all his guns so the British wouldn't get 'em and he stopped on the way to convince a lady to have her baby rather than to end a life which is so precious (holds up picture of Trig in one hand and new book in the other) then later when they had defeated the whole British army they all danced with the stars - i mean under the stars, not like the dance competition my Bristol the Pistol would've won if the socialists hadn't blocked all the phone calls. and that's why American used to be the greatest country in the world until Obama and his kind took our freedoms and liberties away from us and i jus' wanna bring them back to the American people because of the fire in the belly I have for history and freedom. In Jesus name. Hand over my check you betcha.
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Sarah Palin:
 
apdst said:
Ya'll are aware that the mission of that British force was to disarm the local militia. Right?

It would be very hard to argue that opposing that mission wasn't supporting the right to keep and bear arms.

Looks like Sarah knows more about history than...well...just about everyone on this thread.

But, hey, don't let historical facts get in the way of partisan hackery.
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He wasn't warning the British at any rate. Unless you want to include Bostonians in your definition of "British." Which I'm sure is what Palin will be claiming she meant in a day or two.

By the way, don't let us stop you from voting for a complete idiot who served half of a term as Governor of Alaska before she ditched the people for the bigger paycheck Fox was offering. Seriously, you all want her as your candidate? Talk about handing the election to Obama on a silver platter.
 
rocket88 said:
He wasn't warning the British at any rate. Unless you want to include Bostonians in your definition of "British." Which I'm sure is what Palin will be claiming she meant in a day or two.
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So, when O'Bama didn't even know what year we are in, did you freak out about it?

By the way, don't let us stop you from voting for a complete idiot who served half of a term as Governor of Alaska before she ditched the people for the bigger paycheck Fox was offering. Seriously, you all want her as your candidate?
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Oh, you're not going to stop me from voting for anyone. Besides, I'm voting for Herman Cain.

Talk about handing the election to Obama on a silver platter.
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Seriously, O'Bama's not getting re-elected. You need to learn to live with that reality.
 
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