The Palin apologists strike back!

[pokerfan]

Unfortunately, a necessary rebuttal to the reimagining (retconning?) of history that Sarah's unhinged mumblings have spawned...

Following the Sarah Palin playbook of never admitting error, the ex-governor’s minions are busy flooding the Internet with ’proof’ that Palin did not misspeak when suggesting that Paul Revere warned the British that they would not be taking arms from the colonists during his ride where he, apparently, rung bells and fired muskets.

The effort to back up Palin is based on taking bits and pieces of facts surrounding the historic event that, when cut and pasted together, work to make Palin look a little less befuddled than her actual statement would indicate.

http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/06/04/the-palin-apologists-strike-back">More

[malaise]

1. Palin and her fans are semi-literate morons

who are clueless re anything in a book.

[Shagbark Hickory]

8. "Semi" is being generous. nt

[malaise]

9. You win

:D

[Scuba]

2. My candidate right or wrong. Well, mostly wrong. OK, just wrong. n/t

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[madamesilverspurs]

4. This morning on MSNBC

Pat Buccchhhhanon said that, based on what she said about Revere, he'd give her a B+. Asked if he'd give the same grade to a Democrat, he laughed and said that, for a Democrat giving the same remark, he'd give an F.

He thinks he was being cute. I think he was speaking for the entire rightwing media machine.


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[Ian David]

5. Paul Revere is irrelevant. The real hero is Israel Bissell

Israel Bissell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Israel Bissell (1752-1823) was a post rider in Massachusetts who alerted the American colonists of the British attack on April 19, 1775. He rode for four days and six hours covering the 345 miles from Watertown, Massachusetts to Philadelphia along the Old Post Road, shouting "To arms, to arms, the war has begun," and carrying a message from General Joseph Palmer which was copied at each of his stops and redistributed:

Wednesday morning near 10 of the clock - Watertown.
To all the friends of American liberty be it known that this morning before break of day, a brigade, consisting of about 1,000 to 1,200 men landed at Phip's Farm at Cambridge and marched to Lexington, where they found a company of our colony militia in arms, upon whom they fired without any provocation and killed six men and wounded four others. By an express from Boston, we find another brigade are now upon their march from Boston supposed to be about 1,000. The Bearer, Israel Bissell, is charged to alarm the country quite to Connecticut and all persons are desired to furnish him with fresh horses as they may be needed. I have spoken with several persons who have seen the dead and wounded. Pray let the delegates from this colony to Connecticut see this.
J. Palmer, one of the Committee of Safety.

At the end of Bissell's first leg, in Worcester, his first horse collapsed and died from having been driven so hard. At each town along the way, church bells were rung and muskets fired to spread the word; when he reached Philadelphia, the pealing of the Liberty Bell caused a crowd of 8,000 to assemble to hear the news. Bissell then returned to Connecticut, where he joined the army alongside his brother, Justis. After the war, he moved to Middlefield, Massachusetts. Bissell died in 1823 and was buried in the Maple Street Cemetery in Hinsdale, Massachusetts.

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Bissell

[pokerfan]

10. Cool

Thanks!

Although Paul Revere is better known due to the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Bissell was the subject of the less well known "Ride, Israel, Ride," an epic poem by Marie Rockwood of Stockbridge. According to Syracuse University professor of television and popular culture, Robert Thompson, this is not representative of the relative importance or heroism of each feat; rather, "Paul Revere rhymes with a lot more than Israel Bissell".

[awoke_in_2003]

12. Now I have...

"Ride, Sally, Ride" running through my head.

[alphafemale]

13. For me it was "Ride! Captain, Ride!"

Probably hadn't thought of that song in 20 years at least.

But. Bang, there it was.

:crazy:

:rofl:

[bahrbearian]

16. Go back to 1974 Lou Reed " Ride Sally Ride"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5deaARYHbeM

[awoke_in_2003]

17. Screw Lou Reed...

"Mustang Sally" belongs to Wilson Pickett:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuHgzu1Cjg

And Kudos out to the first American woman in space- Sally Ride (yes, the Russians beat us to the punch on this one)

on edit: the Russians also had the first women in combat, and the first female Ace.

[Luminous Animal]

18. And let's not forget 16 year old Sybil Ludington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington

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[The Unawriter]

11. Blessed is the Name of Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus!

:rofl:

[pokerfan]

15. what did I miss?

(I'm the OP. Always like to hear from my 'fans.')

[Bucky]

7. The only reason to doubt Palin's account of that famous night is if you HATE PAUL REVERE!

(I'm series)

[treestar]

14. They would not have to do this if they could find a candidate

who was not a complete moron.