Haley : 'As President, George Washington oversaw the creation of our Constitution'

[speak easy]

Oh yeah. Washington was duly elected in accordance with the Constitution that did not exist, and swore an oath to uphold whatever he came up with. So LOL dumb.

Link to tweet

Travis Akers
@travisakers
The Constitution was ratified in 1787. George Washington became president in 1789. But please, continue with your history lesson...

[Biophilic]

1. Are these people really this stupid? Don't they have anyone to help edit their talking points?

She wants to be president and doesn't know very basic information about our country's history? I just can't, I really can't.

[speak easy]

2. IKR

: doh :

[WarGamer]

3. Even though I know it's WRONG...

Sometimes I wish politicians took an IQ Test along with a Civics exam.

[tavernier]

6. Or even just attended a Broadway show

that millions of Americans also watched on HBO.

[Iggo]

49. It ain't THAT wrong.

[Initech]

4. Tell me you slept through US history class without telling me you slept through US history class.

[Ocelot II]

5. Washington did preside over the Constitutional Convention in 1787,

but he was not the President of the United States at that time.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. "As President", Washington welcomed the Mayflower and deported Columbus.

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. Meh - that's not really a meaningful riposte

You've got to deal with this:

As the president of the Constitutional Convention, George Washington rarely participated in the debates. However, when the Constitution headed to the states for approval, Washington took an active role in the ratification process.

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ratification-of-the-constitution/

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. I refer you to the OP: "As President," v. "As the president of the Constitutional Convention".

[muriel_volestrangler]

40. That's better. Now you're arguing about the capital letter

rather than throwing in red herrings.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

42. Ask Haley what she meant and then get back to me. Thank you.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Did she just post a Sarah Palin tweet as though it were her's?

[Baitball Blogger]

8. Geez. This is the history they're going to teach our kids.

[DFW]

29. And these are the people that want to decide what is in the history books.

I can‘t wait to hear how the South really won the Civil War because Jesus was fighting alongside them.

[Baitball Blogger]

36. +1

[central scrutinizer]

9. Was that before or after he took over the British airports?

[speak easy]

12. After the triumph at Baggage Claim

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. Who is surprised by this?

Republicans are clueless as to the Constitution.

[brush]

11. She needs to STFU as it's obvious she didn't attend civics/Amer. history...

classes in the US. Probably should know all of that early history before expounding on it.

[speak easy]

13. So Dumb

Washington was elected to an office established by the Constitution, before he Constitution existed ???

[dalton99a]

14. Washington then invited the Pilgrims to come over to America, and he gave them a turkey for

Thanksgiving at the White House

[brush]

16. Heehee. She just might come up with that next.

[electric_blue68]

20. Baaaahahahahaaaaaaa! That is all.

[Lovie777]

15. Why do ya think the GQP want to ban/destroy factual USA's history....

[Takket]

17. the stupidty of the presiding comment will make you miss the stupidty of the "unstoppable force"

comment.

The Continental army was sure as hell not an unstoppable force. They suffered horrors for their desire for freedom not just as the hands of the British but also the weather and disease and hunger. And if they hadn't served as inspiration for the French to assist (which they were more than happy to do since they got to weaken the British) we probably would have lost.

[ashredux]

18. Apparently, she studied American history in the state of Florida

[TygrBright]

19. My, she IS dumb as a sack of hair, isn't she? Wow. n/t

[progressoid]

21. Being stupid is a good thing for a Republican candidate.

It gives their voters something to identify with.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. Republicans do not care. They create their own reality.

If they could get away with it, they would declare Washington to be the first Republican President and write it into our history books.

That's the level of scumbags they are and the level of autocratic control they would love to subject us to........

[The Magistrate]

23. General Washington Managed Lasting Long Enough For The French To Beat The English

There wasn't a lot in the field less unstoppable than the Continental Army.

[speak easy]

31. There's not a lot in the field less unstoppable than Nikki Haley.

[Habitation]

24. Washington ordered the forced vaccination of 80,000 soldiers for variola

Washington ordered the forced vaccination of 80,000 soldiers for variola
Explain that to your maggot followers


https://www.health.mil/News/Articles/2021/08/16/Gen-George-Washington-Ordered-Smallpox-Inoculations-for-All-Troops

[myohmy2]

25. doesn't matter...

...in MAGAt-World whatever belches from a MAGAt's mouth becomes reality...

...that's what they do...on trump

"I have said Jan.6 was a terrible day. We should never let that happen ever again. I criticized him for that, and I stand by that criticism because that was warranted. I have said he was a good president in the way that he lifted up so many people economically. And he did real good in this country. That can be true, too."

...a MAGAt threads the MAGAt needle in MAGAt-World...

...well, I suppose Hitler and Mussolini did make the trains run on time...

[tinrobot]

26. Did he also cross the Delaware while he oversaw the building of the boat?

[speak easy]

32. Nah. Washington crossed the Delaware

to figure out what sort of boat he needed to go back and build.

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

27. This made my day

Good thing too, because nothing else about today was doing it for me

[DFW]

28. And James Madison was just a hired ghostwriter, right?

This is why I want every prospective holder of the offices of President, Vice-President, U.S. Senator, or member of the House of Representatives take the same test every immigrant is required to take to become a U.S. citizen. If they fail, they should be barred for 20 years, (or life?), from running for national office.

If you don‘t know much about our country, you have no legitimate reason to be allowed to participate in running it.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

30. please shut up Haley

[malaise]

34. No

Let her spew her BS

[PCIntern]

35. If George Washington came back and saw what the Republicans did

to his country, he couldn’t stop throwing up.

[Samrob]

37. When you are "woke" on another planet. nt

[LeftishBrit]

41. I instantly saw the idiocy of this- and I'm not even American

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. This lady should not be POTUS

Link to tweet

[H2O Man]

44. Recommended.

Surely we all remember George reporting on this on live tv.

[Hekate]

45. Maybe this came from the theocratic home-schooler's "history" textbook

[Hortensis]

46. Maybe someone who'd support laws designed to take out older competitors

for office should be tested for understanding of what's wrong with that. Oh, of course, and for ability to pass a basic civics test for candidates. Before being allowed on a ballot.

Incredible. I confess I did assume she was at least less ignorant than this.

[onethatcares]

47. he did this

while chopping down cherry trees in the middle of winter. Repub History chap 4, v37

[area51]

50. Geez, Nimrata.