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justgamma

(3,660 posts)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:32 PM Sep 2012

What with the Adams family all of a sudden?

What is with John and Abigail Adams all of a sudden? Just read an article in some magazine where Ann Romney quoted Abigale Adams, because of her strong family life or some such. Now Williard comes up with the same answer. Curious that.

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What with the Adams family all of a sudden? (Original Post) justgamma Sep 2012 OP
just the other day KT2000 Sep 2012 #1
If they really knew what John Adams actually wrote and said they wouldn't bring him up. Lint Head Sep 2012 #2
But I'm sure they'd love the Alien and Sedition Acts... regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #9
Addams, you say? DemzRock Sep 2012 #3
LOL. n/t area51 Sep 2012 #11
think they were refering to the Addams Family ... 1960s tv show oldhippydude Sep 2012 #4
Romney is a bit like Lurch Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #5
most certainly is oldhippydude Sep 2012 #6
Mitt needs a hand. rug Sep 2012 #7
just right wing talking points given to them so they would sound smart. nt TeamPooka Sep 2012 #8
I knew Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams was a friend of mind and grantcart Sep 2012 #10

KT2000

(20,544 posts)
1. just the other day
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:37 PM
Sep 2012

I heard someone on TV saying that Adams was one of our most heroic presidents. Maybe they are tyring to hitch a ride on his coattails.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
2. If they really knew what John Adams actually wrote and said they wouldn't bring him up.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:40 PM
Sep 2012

"This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.”
“The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian religion”
“There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.”
“Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.”
John Adams

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)
6. most certainly is
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 11:00 PM
Sep 2012

ironic is it not...that people have been referring to him as Lurch for at least a couple of months here.. and he adds to the metaphor..

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