Thomas Jefferson

[FAUlty Gator]

Halfway through the Meecham bio on him. Awesome. TJ knew how to Jedi-mind trick both the populace and fellow statesmen better than anyone we ever had.

In about 1774, he knew that the main grievances being held against the King were by the wealthy, land owners and the educated Whig thinkers. But he also knew he needed all classes on deck to get behind the idea of independence. So, while in Williamsburg he called for a “Day of prayer and fasting” of all Virginians to pray that “both sides” come to their senses and avoid a civil war. Then he spells out all of the grievances perfectly, acting like a neutral character but used the language sure to piss everyone off about what was happening while not being accused of treason (yet).

It really got all of Virginia on board and behind the idea of a revolution while calling for “a prayer for peace”. Genius.

csb

 

[Huey Grey]

Had a big ol D, too.

 

[Colonoscopy]

Old white slaveholder. Who cares.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Had a big ol D, too.

Didn’t mind slinging it around.

 

[fredjr82]

I know a Thomas Jefferson in Northeast Wisconsin. Not the President obviously, what a weird coincidence

 

[Fijimn]

The Louisiana Purchase was an interesting study into Jefferson—who was extremely principled in his belief of limited federal government and limited Presidential powers; unless there was too good of a deal to make with Napoleon and he quickly tossed his beliefs aside. Some Federalist actually considered impeachment, but it was never seriously challenged and the Senate quickly ratified. I also enjoyed reading about his time in France and belief that America should be involved in all these populist revolutions

 

[noleclone2]

Now you ****ers have me googling Thomas Jefferson Big Penis. I love this place.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Had a big ol D, too.

That's why they called Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Dick...

 

[FAUlty Gator]

The Louisiana Purchase was an interesting study into Jefferson—who was extremely principled in his belief of limited federal government and limited Presidential powers; unless there was too good of a deal to make with Napoleon and he quickly tossed his beliefs aside. Some Federalist actually considered impeachment, but it was never seriously challenged and the Senate quickly ratified. I also enjoyed reading about his time in France and belief that America should be involved in all these populist revolutions

Jefferson always knew that “Further East = More freedom”. In one of his writings he did in response to the Intolerable Acts, he talked about the colonists heading to the other side of the hills, in-country, and leaving the coast to the British.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

What is great about these bios is that unless you read them, you never learn about what our Founding fathers did individually after the Declaration and during the war (other than GW and a few others).

Jefferson, after penning the Declaration went back to Virginia and tackled a lot of the sharia type state laws that made its citizens pledge fealty to the Anglican Church. You could get a job in the government if you weren’t a member. And often they’d take your kid from you if you didn’t baptize them. Damn.

Jefferson was the perfect man at the perfect time.

 

[hawkland14]

What is great about these bios is that unless you read them, you never learn about what our Founding fathers did individually after the Declaration and during the war (other than GW and a few others).

Jefferson, after penning the Declaration went back to Virginia and tackled a lot of the sharia type state laws that made its citizens pledge fealty to the Anglican Church. You could get a job in the government if you weren’t a member. And often they’d take your kid from you if you didn’t baptize them. Damn.

Jefferson was the perfect man at the perfect time.

Thomas Jefferson statue removed from City Hall after 187 years

Art handlers packed up a statue of Jefferson in a wooden crate after a mayoral commission voted to banish the likeness of the nation’s third president from City Hall.

nypost.com

This the guy you are talking about?—-Leftists in America today

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Thomas Jefferson statue removed from City Hall after 187 years

Art handlers packed up a statue of Jefferson in a wooden crate after a mayoral commission voted to banish the likeness of the nation’s third president from City Hall.

nypost.com

This the guy you are talking about?—-Leftists in America today

Pathetic. Jefferson on the books in Virginia as one of the earliest advocates for allowing slave owners to emancipate their own slaves. Not that he necessarily would have done it. But he tried several times to push the tide towards a sooner end to slavery.

 

[jawatkins]

Great politician. Not good with money.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

The Louisiana Purchase was an interesting study into Jefferson—who was extremely principled in his belief of limited federal government and limited Presidential powers; unless there was too good of a deal to make with Napoleon and he quickly tossed his beliefs aside. Some Federalist actually considered impeachment, but it was never seriously challenged and the Senate quickly ratified. I also enjoyed reading about his time in France and belief that America should be involved in all these populist revolutions

Incase anyone cared.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

An interesting thing he writes in one of his letters that give some insight to his opinion on the 2nd Amendment. Saying “Guns should be readily available to any man that wants to protect his farm from quadrapeds and his country from biped invaders.”

 

[LuteHawk]

Yes, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 cost $15 million & was
the most magnificent real estate bargain in history. It had
828,000 square miles at about 3 cents an acre. At that
time it more than doubled the size of the United States.
We gained some of the most fertile soil on earth right
here in IOWA,.