Glaring Errors and Omissions in the Film "Lincoln"

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Representative Joe Courtney of Connecticut sent a letter to Steven Spielberg pointing out an error in his film Lincoln. It seems, at the time, all four of Connecticut’s representatives voted against slavery. In the film, however, Spielberg depicts two representatives as voting FOR slavery. It turns out this is just the opening shot (sorry) in a host of mistakes and omissions in the film that are only now coming to light.

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Sarah Palin Explains More American History

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WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE

Old General Washington crossed, um, ya know, he crossed that lake and, I’ll tell ya, with his armed militia of good strong armed militia men and he went over there and he just told them that we were going to… to just keep fightin’ and ringing bells until we got the freedoms that most Americans want and deserve.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

These Founding Fathers, they were wise men and filled with wisdom, ya know. And, um, they got together down there in the big hall to ring bells and tell old King George that “Hey, listen, we’re tired of government interference and that sort of thing.” These great Americans knew that the American people wanted freedom and liberty to bear arms and worship the Creator of this magnificent land that God gave us. So they got out their quills and started declarin’.

BETSY ROSS

Besty Ross was, um, ya know, the first Mama Grizzley. She was just out there sewin’ and shootin’ and ringing bells and all that revolutionary stuff she had no time for the Gotcha Questions from the lame street media like Thomas Paine. And she made the flag with the stars because she knew America WAS a star. And we still use that flag today!

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