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In the spirit of this sentiment, Sarah Palin made the following statement concerning Paul Revere:
“He who warned the, the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms by ringin’ those bells and makin’ sure he’s ridin’ his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were gonna be secure and we were gonna be free.”
Her statement has more to say about America than about her unofficial campaign to run for President. When are we going to demand that our political figures and “Tea Party leaders” are competent? They must be able to address the issues and present action plans to save our future. Until we demand credible and competent leaders, “we were gonna be gone”. For the readers who are questioning our motives, the answer is simple: “we don’t wanna be gone”.
David DeGerolamo
After he was captured, Paul Revere did tell the British that he had stirred up the militia, and the British were now headed for a buzzsaw.
I’m no fan of Sarah, but she has her history right on this incident.
As she did when mocked about “Party like it’s 1773” at a Tea Party event.
As she did when mocked about “the revolution in 1775”, referring to Lexington and Concord.
“Dawes initially appeared to have escaped his pursuers, but was thrown from his horse and captured. Paul Revere was taken prisoner and during his interrogation deliberately provided greatly inflated numbers of militiamen awaiting the British at Concord.”
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1261.html
Paul Revere did not warn the British and if he had made a statement that he personally had stirred up the militia, he would have been detained and hanged.