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Title: Bachmann Stands By Claims That ‘Founding Fathers’ Ended Slavery
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2 ... ounding-fathers-ended-slavery/
Published: Jun 28, 2011
Author: Kase Wickman
Post Date: 2011-06-28 11:29:07 by Brian S
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Views: 61205
Comments: 108
Rep. Michele Bachmann, who officially announced yesterday in Iowa that she is running for president, appeared on “Good Morning America” Monday, where George Stephanopoulos attempted to clarify some of her previous statements. Among them: Bachmann’s claim that “the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence worked tirelessly to end slavery.” “Now with respect, Congresswoman, that’s just not true,” Stephanopoulos said. “Many of them including Jefferson and Washington were actually slave holders and slavery didn’t end until the Civil War.” Bachmann dodged the question, answering, “Well, you know what’s marvelous is that in this country and under our Constitution, we have the ability when we recognize that something is wrong to change it. And that’s what we did in our country. We changed it. We no longer have slavery. That’s a good thing. And what our Constitution has done for our nation, is to give us the basis of freedom unparalleled in the rest of the world.” She goes on to claim that John Quincy Adams, who was a small boy during the Revolutionary War and did indeed eventually work to abolish slavery, should be counted as a “Founding Father.” Watch the visibly distraught Stephanopoulos’ interview with the tea party candidate, in which she discusses the minimum wage, Sarah Palin and her foster children. Originally aired June 28, 2011. Embedded courtesy ABC. 
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#70. To: Brian S (#0)
In 500 years White people freed the slaves, explored the earth, went to the moon, and invented 99.997% of everything. Because of White people slaves are freed. Because of White people everyone can live better than a King could 100 years ago. The Commies and Green pukes like your friends war and skivvy hate that fact. All they have to show for their efforts are mountains of skulls in Cambodia and over 100 million murdered in the name of egalitarianism. The world is jealous of and hates the White minority that succeeded in 500 years where they failed for a hundred thousand years.
Just this evening my servants prepared an excellent meal for my guests and I. The world is jealous of and hates the White minority that succeeded in 500 years where they failed for a hundred thousand years. The people of China and India would disagree with you. From the 1st to the 17th centuries, India had the world's largest economy.
What happened?
#77. To: socalv8 (#75)
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The "New World" became the "Third World" of its day and was easily exploited...and...to make it even better, the British and French populated the New World with consumers. Prior to Capitalists, the "evil doers" of that day were the Mercantilists...
Wars and colonialism.
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#74. To: Rudgear (#70)
Because of White people everyone can live better than a King could 100 years ago.
#75. To: lucysmom (#74)
From the 1st to the 17th centuries, India had the world's largest economy.
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