The funny thing about this is that when everybody thought Palin was an idiot for her remarks and was wrong they drug her through the mud. Now, when it turned out she was right all along then all of a sudden it was a lucky coincidence she said what she said. I try not to take sides in politics but it seems to me people are just trying to discredit her even further than she already is. If the tables were turned and it was a politician people liked that said something wrong people will say" Oh, she just misspoke" but when it's someone people don't like they're an idiot. ad1x2
She wasn't right all along though.Her original comment was completely errorneous and only fits if you ignore vast tracks of what she said, and reinterpret Revere's interrogation by the British as him "warning" the British, which is something he didn't intend at all, generally you don't want your couriers captured by the enemy.
Not to mention the bells and warning shots make no sense in the context of Revere's ride.
What's happening now is, because Revere's rides, like most colonial history, is shrouded in a bit of ambiguity, supporters are picking up the ball and claiming she was right all along, but with very selective attention to detail.
Look, obviously this isn't a big deal, I doubt you'd be able to find more than a handful of Congressmen or Senators who could give you an accurate account of Paul Revere; the scary part is the levels to which she, and her supporters, are willing to rearrange history to not make her the fool. Just admit you're wrong, and don't pretend being asked "what did you learn" is some sort of gotcha question.
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