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28. I nominate Laodicea "Dicey" Langston Springfield

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 10:02 AM

Sep 2015

She's a great (however many greats) aunt of mine and is noted for standing up for her family and for the patriots during the revolution:

http://www.diceylangston.com/womenofrevolution.php

"Dicey was a Revolutionary War Heroine. She was married to Thomas H. Springfield and had 22 children - 17 of which survived to adulthood."
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7493556

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What an idiot. morningfog Sep 2015 #1

Runs in the family. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #2

I think Dubya is smarter. LuvLoogie Sep 2015 #77

my thought exactly when he said it - please no more bushit! wordpix Sep 2015 #32

Even if he had said Emelia Earhart, that would show he is akbacchus_BC Sep 2015 #83

Not even an American, an he want her face on our money, Stellar Sep 2015 #3

Whaaaaaattttttt???? LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #4

Margaret Thatcher $10 bills to be double-quilted for extra softness T_i_B Sep 2015 #5

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Snort! LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #8

Subtle. Nicely played! randome Sep 2015 #19

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Ronald Reagan in drag? T_i_B Sep 2015 #81

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Clear demonstration of his low regard for women .... he couldn't quickly ALBliberal Sep 2015 #9

what I thought, too NJCher Sep 2015 #12

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He was bright enough to recall that Ronald Reagan was a man, Thor_MN Sep 2015 #75

I think you're right ALBliberal Sep 2015 #79

Bingo. Maru Kitteh Sep 2015 #80

We'll just forget about all that unpleasantness that started in 1776, then? tanyev Sep 2015 #10

Are there any heroines of the revolutionary war that could be considered? T_i_B Sep 2015 #11

I nominate Laodicea "Dicey" Langston Springfield csziggy Sep 2015 #28

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Or early American female political figures? LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #44

Breaking News: Jeb Bush siding with the red-coats! DetlefK Sep 2015 #13

The most neo-liberal woman he could think of gollygee Sep 2015 #14

And the crowd applauded that horseshit. Frank Cannon Sep 2015 #15

Great satire T_i_B! CTyankee Sep 2015 #16

It wasn't satire........... he really said it Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #20

holy shite! Unbelievable... CTyankee Sep 2015 #21

I thought it was satire too at first.. Borowitz.. the onion or some other site Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #22

Excuse me for asking this, but isn't it customary to put Americans on our currency? CTyankee Sep 2015 #24

History, the constitution, federal law, common sense have Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #25

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he probably secretly lusts after Marine Le Pen lanlady Sep 2015 #56

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Bwwwa hahahaha. OMG! lonestarnot Sep 2015 #23

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DUzy! hifiguy Sep 2015 #52

Right? And for years they've called him the smart one. nt TBF Sep 2015 #54

That's not really the highest bar, though, is it? SwankyXomb Sep 2015 #85

For real .. TBF Sep 2015 #88

I thought that they have to be American citizens to be on American currency? Initech Sep 2015 #29

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... ellisonz Sep 2015 #37

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Unfortunately I missed that part of the debate. Someone in the office Filibuster Harry Sep 2015 #39

Jeb Bush backpedaling on putting Margaret Thatcher on $10 bill. seafan Sep 2015 #40

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Social media exploded in shock and confusion when Jeb Bush uttered it. seafan Sep 2015 #45

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LOL! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #64

"I'm trying to imagine his thought process" +1000 wordpix Sep 2015 #69

I would have exploded in shock, too, but I expect this from Jeb! and his brother. merrily Sep 2015 #90

so dumb you have to think maybe he does not really want it treestar Sep 2015 #87

Because they wanted him to seem stupid and tick off American women no end? merrily Sep 2015 #91

yes, now that he's ridiculed for not knowing ANYTHING about US women in history wordpix Sep 2015 #66

Note this, Jeb. merrily Sep 2015 #41

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To paraphrase Frankie Boyle. backscatter712 Sep 2015 #47

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Prince Harry for the fiver! Vinca Sep 2015 #48

I'm going for Princess Diana on replace slave holding T. Jefferson on the $20 wordpix Sep 2015 #70

Jefferson wasn't the only one who owned slaves T_i_B Sep 2015 #84

Utter disrespect for the soldiers who froze at Valley Forge tabasco Sep 2015 #50

That boy's head ain't right. hifiguy Sep 2015 #51

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interesting GOP psychology lanlady Sep 2015 #55

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