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DemocraticPatriot

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13. A totally fictional quote, if he meant to apply it to the Confederates
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:19 AM
Apr 2024

at Gettysburg...

After routing the Union army on the first day and chasing them through the town,
General Lee's orders to General Ewell were
'go and take that hill (Cemetery hilll) if practicable',
which Ewell failed to attempt to do.

(That is where the death of General Stonewall Jackson after the previous battle in Virginia really cost them at Gettysburg--- Jackson would not have failed to make the assault upon the hills in the evening of the first day at Gettysburg-- but he was in his grave, and Ewell, who had been promoted to command a portion of Jackson's 2nd corps, was not so aggressive--- "failed to pursue", in military parlance...)

Well, maybe Drumph had some notion about the value of the high ground,
but that is the most he recalls about the movie 'Gettysburg'....

So, I think I know more about the battle of Gettysburg than a former so-called President of the United States, and more about US History in general than Donald Drumph--- as do most fifth graders....


For instance, there were no airports during the Revolutionary war, since the airplane was not yet a functional thing.....



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Snort Some More Adderall, TSF. Cha Apr 2024 #1
Lee invaded Pennsylvania pfitz59 Apr 2024 #2
So he's praising The Confederacy Kennah Apr 2024 #3
Hard to know what he was trying to say in that wnylib Apr 2024 #16
When we toured that hallowed ground...Our Guide said... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #23
I went to a public high school that was named after wnylib Apr 2024 #31
PS - I guess I should add that the home town guy who wnylib Apr 2024 #38
Of course, it would be "beautiful" to him. TSExile Apr 2024 #30
Yes, I agree, as long as he is a spectator and wnylib Apr 2024 #33
Trumpy-Boy uses three words to bullshit nonstop for 3 minutes. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2024 #32
I get that impression, too, listening to him. But, he wnylib Apr 2024 #35
One of my great(no idea how many)-grandfathers was there NanaCat Apr 2024 #39
A large number of the casualties on the Union side were from Pennsylvania. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #45
just sayin YoshidaYui Apr 2024 #4
I like the guy behind Trump edbermac Apr 2024 #5
The same stuff gets posted over and over. bif Apr 2024 #48
The people staged behind him look bored and restless NT GenThePerservering Apr 2024 #6
The guy to trump's left NJCher Apr 2024 #12
Like they were paid to attend and can't wait for it to be over. MLAA Apr 2024 #26
"Never fight uphill, me boys." Judi Lynn Apr 2024 #7
To be fair, that is the closest thing to a policy position I've heard from him in weeks 0rganism Apr 2024 #9
A totally fictional quote, if he meant to apply it to the Confederates DemocraticPatriot Apr 2024 #13
I know, right? There's nothing I've ever read about or by Lee whish would imply... JHB Apr 2024 #43
Yikes. Make that an ad. Freethinker65 Apr 2024 #8
I kind of like the bug. "Conservatives torch Johnson" usonian Apr 2024 #10
Dumbing Down America. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2024 #11
And it's only April! calimary Apr 2024 #14
The truly scary part is this: DFW Apr 2024 #15
Stark raving malaise Apr 2024 #17
From my time in Gettysburg.... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #18
Verifiable verbal vomit..... lastlib Apr 2024 #19
If only Lee had seized the airports, like Washington did..... lastlib Apr 2024 #20
The battle of Gettysburg was beautiful? He Emile Apr 2024 #21
Are those paid actors in the background? Niagara Apr 2024 #22
Four More Years DET Apr 2024 #24
Doesn't matter if the Teleprompter is there NanaCat Apr 2024 #40
"And to get your exclusive discount on your MyPillow order, just enter the code FuckMeGood at the checkout" Midnight Writer Apr 2024 #25
Sounds like a book report Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2024 #27
Motherfucker was trying to remember Pickett's Charge Aviation Pro Apr 2024 #28
history lesson. pamdb Apr 2024 #29
A deeply stupid man-child. nt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #34
He sounds like he has no clue what happened Johonny Apr 2024 #36
My wife said it sounds like he says Arthur_Frain Apr 2024 #37
Was Robert E Lee a pirate? edhopper Apr 2024 #41
Forget Rump. How the F do you pronounce Schnecksville? librechik Apr 2024 #42
Never has anyone ever Blue Idaho Apr 2024 #44
Thank God you repubicans won that war in the 1860s..... Start that chant at his rallies. keithbvadu2 Apr 2024 #46
He clearly believes that Robert E. Lee was a pirate, me boys. LudwigPastorius Apr 2024 #47
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