Francis E Dec, Esq
05-14-2003, 04:23 PM
Is this for real?
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/declaration/
The original Declaration was a horrifically embarrassing document. Issued forth on July 4th, 1776, it was hailed by the nationbuilders as the product of privileged white guy genius. As a document redressing the litany of grievances the Colonists had against their paternal empire, it provided a unique window on the sorts of things that ticked the colonists off, only they weren't quite the things you heard about in elementary school. Here's a few of them, taken from the original Declaration. They derided King George
For stopping the processing of hemp.
For implementing so-called sanitation.
For preventing the Godly marriage of cousins and other kin.[4]
For halting the production of spirits.
For being a poop-head.
This wasn't the first time Jefferson had let the piss and vinegar fly. Considering that John Adams hired rumormongers to dig up adultery dirt on his political opponents and Benjamin Franklin wrote a treatise entitled "Fart Proudly", is it really surprising that our Founding Fathers were capable of such potty humor?
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/declaration/
The original Declaration was a horrifically embarrassing document. Issued forth on July 4th, 1776, it was hailed by the nationbuilders as the product of privileged white guy genius. As a document redressing the litany of grievances the Colonists had against their paternal empire, it provided a unique window on the sorts of things that ticked the colonists off, only they weren't quite the things you heard about in elementary school. Here's a few of them, taken from the original Declaration. They derided King George
For stopping the processing of hemp.
For implementing so-called sanitation.
For preventing the Godly marriage of cousins and other kin.[4]
For halting the production of spirits.
For being a poop-head.
This wasn't the first time Jefferson had let the piss and vinegar fly. Considering that John Adams hired rumormongers to dig up adultery dirt on his political opponents and Benjamin Franklin wrote a treatise entitled "Fart Proudly", is it really surprising that our Founding Fathers were capable of such potty humor?