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Fight brews over Sarah Palin on Paul Revere Wikipedia page
Supporters of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin have taken to Wikipedia, where they have been trying all weekend to revise the page on Paul Revere to reflect her recent comments.
In her trip to Massachusetts last week, Palin flubbed the history of Revere’s ride, saying that he rode through Boston ringing bells to warn the British that the revolutionaries were armed and ready to fight. Revere actually rode quietly, to warn the revolutionaries that British troops were headed their way.
... Palin fans have been attempting to add her version of the story to Revere’s Wikipedia page — a source of research information for more than half of college students. Other users have been deleting the changes as they appear, ...
Palin is hardly alone among politicians for getting American history wrong. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) made a similar gaffe on a trip to New Hampshire earlier this year, placing the battles of Lexington and Concord in that state.
Where Palin is unique is in her — and her fans — defiant attitude. Bachmann admitted on Facebook that “it was my mistake” and turned it into a joking jab at Massachusetts. Palin, on the other hand, went on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend and defended her version of events.
“I didn't mess up,” Palin said. “I answered candidly and I know my American history ... Part of his ride was to warn the British that we’re already there.” ...
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One of the comments made on this article:
... Her logically-deficient sheeple screech, bleat and caterwaul in blind obedience to their deity, Sarah the Always Correct Victim, proving that children aren't the only ones who threaten to hold their breath until their faces turn blue.
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Another comment:
Notice, as usual, the straw man arguement that completely dominates the Palinites. It goes like this: Even is Sarah is wrong, which she isn't, just look at Obama, who has mispoken just as badly.
This argument, while embarassingly non-intellectual, completely misses the point. Which is, even if Obama, or Biden, or Reid, or whoever misspeaks, it does not change the fundamental fact that Palin doesn't have a clue.
More sinister is the rush of apolgists to her defense. Give me a break. If she had a real conscience and real humility, she would admit the mistake, laugh about it, and move on.
But, no sir. Not the Wassila quiter. Never a mistake, never an acknowledgement. And you know, these moral lapses will torpedo her chances for elected office more surely than any historical gaffes ever could.
Serves her "right."
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