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Instead of wasting my time on your impossibly stupid ******* ass, I'll just post what "FAR LEFT" wikipedia has on your "ahh" debunking source,
en.wikipedia.org
uh-huh.
there is a reason why wiki is not accepted as a reliable, credible source for university level research.
Sarah Palin Fans Trying To Rewrite Wikipedia History Of Paul Revere's Ride To Match Her Crazy Version
Henry Blodget
Jun. 6, 2011, 10:38 AM
Paul Revere apparently warning the British.
After riffing on Paul Revere's ride during her bus tour last week--and
making a couple of basic factual errors--Sarah Palin has responded by arguing that she got the facts right.
Paul Revere
was "
warning the British" that night, Palin says, refusing to admit that she just worded her riff badly.
(In general, the colonists who opposed the British were, in fact, "warning" the British that they weren't going to stand for the status quo.)
Sarah Palin's fans, meanwhile, have responded by trying to rewrite history, in this case on the Wikipedia page for Paul Revere.
Specifically, they've tried to add citations to support the idea that Revere "rang bells" on his ride. (He didn't).
Fortunately, Wikipedia editors have gotten involved, blocking some of these attempts (see below) (via
Little Green Footballs).
Even Palin supporters seem unable to find support for her contention that what Revere was doing that night was "warning the British", though perhaps that argument took place in another forum.
UPDATE: Well, what do you know! According to some historians, Paul Revere was actually detained by the British that night and warned them that they were going to face some resistance from the colonists. So, technically, Sarah Palin was right (assuming these historians are right). Of course, that brief detention was obviously not what Palin was referring to.
Here's a
discussion between Wikipedia editors and Palin fans in the Wikipedia forums:
In the article on Paul Revere, someone has added false information in an effort to support Sarah Palin's FALSE claims about Paul Revere.
"Accounts differ regarding the method of alerting the colonists; the generally accepted position is that the warnings were verbal in nature, although one disputed account suggested that Revere rang bells during his ride.[8][9]"
This must be removed as it is a LIE designed to mislead. dj
Dajames (
talk) 14:46, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
A lie? If you follow Wikipedia's rules, we must maintain a
WP:NEUTRAL position, representing the mainstream position as well as disputed versions. I think the addition represents this fairly -- the mainstream position is that Revere's warnings were verbal, but there are differing accounts that the warnings were done with
bells -- with two sources: WDHD television plus a live interview, with a highly influential US politician relating these facts.--
Tomwsulcer (
talk) 14:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Done. Thank you, I removed the content not backed by a
reliable source. --
CutOffTies (
talk) 14:52, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
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