Attacked by Mugwumps and Asshats

That Stupid Palin, Getting Her History Right

“   I guess there’s a new kerfuffle related to Sarah Palin.  This video was linked at NRO “without comment” by Andrew Stiles.  It’s more evidence that she’s some kind of historical illiterate, or something, as she supposedly claims that Paul Revere rode to warn the Brits. ”

When you're the person most feared by the Democrat Party— well, you know.  But still, the raw hubris of these clowns, in light of the volume of malapropisms, and stuttered nincompoopery delivered by Frick & Frack, envelops this latest criticism of Palin like a tub  of Jello.  Jumping at the opportunity to solder their image of Sarah as an idiot, Progressives—  and GOP apparatchiks, it must be said, take her to task for saying "Paul Revere rode to warn th British."  Even if she did say that,  it would be handled as a  tongue-slip by anyone else.  But, well here,  this guy says what I think. “ Admittedly Palin’s wording is incredibly garbled and she did not give a very articulate response.  Here’s the thing: her comments are completely accurate.  Here’s a letter written by Paul Revere himself: “I observed a Wood at a Small distance, & made for that. When I got there, out Started Six officers, on Horse back,and ordered me to dismount;-one of them, who appeared to have the command, examined me, where I came from,& what my Name Was? I told him. it was Revere, he asked if it was Paul? I told him yes He asked me if I was an express? I answered in the afirmative. He demanded what time I left Boston? I told him; and added, that their troops had catched aground in passing the River, and that There would be five hundred Americans there in a short time, for I had alarmed the Country all the way up. He imediately rode towards those who stoppd us, when all five of them came down upon a full gallop; one of them, whom I afterwards found to be Major Mitchel, of the 5th Regiment, Clapped his pistol to my head, called me by name, & told me he was going to ask me some questions, & if I did not give him true answers, he would blow my brains out. He then asked me similar questions to those above. He then orderd me to mount my Horse, after searching me for arms.” Again, though spoken in mangled English, Palin’s comments are pretty much right on the money.  Revere was in fact warning the British, but more as a way of bragging. You can even forget all that, if you like. Listen to her comment.  Do you think Gov. Palin thinks Paul Revere was on the way to warn the British Army of  a trap?  Puh-leeeeze.   But hey, asking these people to pass an opportunity to tar her — with being as foggy about American history as Chief  Teleprompter, or as generally stupid as Joe Biden— is like asking a baby not to poop its diaper. ”