Ignorant, disingenuous bitch.
Senator Misquotes Benjamin Franklin in Warning Us of Insurrection
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/01/06/senator-misquotes-benjamin-franklin-in-warning-us-of-insurrection-n2391455
Yes, it's Insurrection Day, and we're getting a lot of hot takes from inside the Capitol. As we reported earlier, Rep. Jason Crow relied on his Ranger training kicking in to protect those around him. He's also grateful for those who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep them safe … which would be who exactly? Joe Biden [u]attended their funerals[/i].
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{BWHA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Dementia Joe actually thinks he attended the "funerals of police officers killed on January 6." #5,984,207 of the things Joe Biden has said happened that never, ever actually happened. Moronic liar.}
President Biden Recalls Himself and Jill Attending the Funerals of Police Officers Killed January 6
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/01/06/president-biden-recalls-himself-and-jill-attending-the-funerals-of-police-officers-killed-january-6-n2391450
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It looks like Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee, which means we're going to be hearing about the end of democracy all through 2024. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who called January 6, "one of America's darkest days," quoted Benjamin Franklin ... incorrectly.
But, of course, she did.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) ~ Three years ago, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the legitimate 2020 election results.
They assaulted and injured police officers.
They threatened the lives of elected officials.
They put our democracy in jeopardy.
10:23 AM · Jan 6, 2024
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) ~ “A democracy, if you can keep it,” said Ben Franklin.
January 6, 2021, was a stark reminder of just how fragile our democracy is.
It is on each and every one of us to never forget the actions that led to that day so we ensure history does not repeat itself.
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Readers added context:
The real quote is: “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
The United States is a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy.
The founding fathers vocally opposed direct democracy because they feared it would lead to mob rule.
http://www.nps.gov/articles/000/constitutionalconvention-september17.htm
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10:23 AM · Jan 6, 2024
FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) ~ It's famously "A Republic, if you can keep it."
A stark reminder of how fragile US history is in the hands of a lying US Senator.
Orwell is screaming "I told you so" in his grave.
HistoryInc (@T00ManyCommies) ~ A Republic, if you can keep it. Ben Franklin said Democracy was two wolves and a sheep deciding what you eat for dinner. He knew the danger of Democracy, especially in the hands of tyrants like you.
AwakenedOutlaw (@AwakenedOutlaw) ~ It's a Republic, dipshit. And yes, the difference is rather important.
Democrats are too ignorant to know that the United States is a Constitutional Republic, rather than a Democracy, and they are also too inherently stupid to comprehend the difference.
The Engine (@ngintx) ~ Guys, she’s a Senator. You can’t expect her to know anything about the founding of the country or the structure of our government.
SpaceWeatherNews (@SunWeatherMan) ~ {Replying to @SenatorShaheen} Look at you getting obliterated like the moron you are.
‘Clear and Present Danger' Howard Notelling (@BluegrassPundit) ~ {Replying to @SenatorShaheen} Crack open a history book. How can a senator be this stupid?
The Chivalry Guild (@ChivalryGuild) ~ {Replying to @SenatorShaheen} An oligarchy of the most effete yet ruthless technocrats you can imagine, if you can keep it.
Dawn McNair (@DawnsEcho) ~ {Replying to @SenatorShaheen} We are a Constitutional Republic.
You “misquote” a founding father. It wasn’t an insurrection, it was a peaceful protest, until the cops started stirring them up. You are a disgrace.
Ohmnomz (@Ohmnomz) ~ {Replying to @SenatorShaheen} Hey commie, it's called a REPUBLIC. I know this wasn't an accident.
Was it an accident? Probably. And an embarrassing one. And she forgot to compare the insurrection to Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
If it was an accident, it was a willfully ignorant one.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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