Tea Party favorite Perry flubs date of U.S. revolution

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Source: CBS

Texas Gov. Rick Perry would like to avoid being compared to his gaffe-prone predecessor, former President George W. Bush, but he didn't help himself late
Tuesday when he suggested that the American Revolution took place in the 16th century.

Following a Republican presidential candidate debate at Dartmouth College, Perry made a stop at the school's Beta Theta Pi fraternity house a few blocks
away, where he spoke briefly with students and answered a few questions. One participant pressed the governor on the issue of states' rights.

Perry, a favorite of Tea Party Republicans, replied, "Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of
fact, they were very much afraid of that because they'd just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and
planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century, was to get away from that kind of
onerous crown if you will."

The American Revolution, of course, was fought during the 18th century. In describing his personal story on the campaign trail, Perry has often said
he wasn't a very diligent student, and the Huffington Post has reported that he got poor grades in college, including a C in U.S. history.

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Remember when as school kids we all learned about the Declaration of Independence being signed on July 4th 1576?
After all the Colonies were in rebellion against Elizabeth the 1st not George III because she came over on w/Christopher
Columbus and helped the Spanish in their war against FDR at the battle of Gettysburg and if wasn't for the Wright Brothers
inventing the F-15 jet fighter America would have lost the war.