Sarah Palin got LUCKY.
Go ahead and read Revere's writings. Yeah, he told the authorities about his ride. He told them AFTER he was captured and AT THE POINT OF A GUN.
Yeah, it's a bit of a sticking point with me when everyone knows Revere but know nothing about Prescott and Dawes. Heck, right outside where I work there's a sign pointing to the "Revere Capture Site". (Hanscom AFB is right on the "Battle Road", as it came to be known)
His INTENT was to NEVER be captured. He basically tried to BLUFF the British because, at the time, he had no idea whether or not his partners got their message through.
I noticed how the Palin apologists are concentrating on the parts of her statements that are *technically* correct while ignoring the context and the parts that weren't true at all.
It's my OPINION that Sarah was trying to frame the famous ride as a gun control statment. The REASON that I have that OPINION is because of the somewhat famous scene from her reality show where she tried to link gun control to actions of "mama bears" concerning their cubs.
I mean, lets be real here. Revere was NOT in the business of warning the Regulars. If they WERE then WHY was the whole North Church part of the deal so secret? Why were they trying to EVADE Redcoat patrols.
Just to be sure, here's the quote:
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"He who warned uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
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Ringing those bells? (My guess it's confusion about the lanterns in the Old North Church)
Riding his horse through town? He barely started before he was captured and they stayed AWAY from town centers so they would be less conspicuous.
His bluff, at gunpoint, was that the citizens were armed - BUT THE SOLDIERS ALREADY KNEW THAT. The whole reason for the Regulars coming were to seize munitions that were rumored to be stored at certain places in Lexington, Concord and other towns.
The reaction is incredible. Apparently, Palin fans have been trying to edit Wikipedia to 'retcon' Palin's view into their account of Revere.
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato...paul-revere-ca
Back in March, Michelle Bachman REPEATED Palin's gaffe as far as knowing WHERE Lexington and Concord were:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_834906.html
Palin is manna from heaven for comedians. The GOP needs someone as charismatic as she can be but who is known for actually DOING things and has a head on their shoulders.