I wasn’t going to comment on it, but, as many of you no doubt know, Sarah Palin made news a couple days ago when she came out with an alternate version of Paul Revere’s historic ride, in which the celebrated American patriot rang bells throughout the Massachusetts countryside, warning the British that the Colonists were […]
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Paul Revere, bell-ringing British informant
Posted in History, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged 1775, American history, Beastie Boys, College Humor, Global Warming, global warming denial, John Hancock, Massachusetts, midnight ride, misunderstanding American history, Mitt Romney, Paul Revere, Sarah Palin, stupid Americans, the distrust of facts 30 Comments
The Boston Tea Party was in response to corporate oppression, not higher taxes
In a world beset by self-proclaimed historians like Glenn Beck, scribbling nonsense on blackboards, and making wild assertions that aren’t backed up by facts, I found this video, which actually revolves around real, first-hand accounts of the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, to be extremely refreshing. For those of you who are […]
Posted in History, Other, Politics Also tagged 1773, A Retrospect of the Boston Tea Party, American revolution, Boston Tea Party, Corporate Crime, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporate welfare, East India Company, George R.T. Hewes, George Robert Twelves Hewes, Glenn Beck, Rusticus, tea, tea party, The Alarm, Thom Hartmann 8 Comments