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11. a smart cookie

Mon May 1, 2017, 11:19 AM

May 2017

told him that Andrew Jackson and "Stonewall" Jackson were one and the same.
sheeesh, even bannon could have told him that Thomas Jackson was the confederate general.

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Trump makes puzzling claim about Andrew Jackson, Civil War [View all] Archae May 2017 OP

"Puzzling"? I think they mean "by now, completely expected." NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #1

People don't ask the question??? randr May 2017 #2

Sorry, but what does "Isos" mean? PJMcK May 2017 #33

I think that's an under case l. Lying sack of shit, lsos. Shrike47 May 2017 #51

Ha, ha, ha, ha PJMcK May 2017 #54

He whom I refer to as randr May 2017 #62

how stupid? more stupid than even we can believe. niyad May 2017 #3

Fool on the hill ... CountAllVotes May 2017 #4

This is another BS non-story oberliner May 2017 #5

And his word salad said NONE of those things. 6000eliot May 2017 #23

True oberliner May 2017 #28

I think you give Trump... atreides1 May 2017 #50

No credit oberliner May 2017 #72

It sounds like the results of a briefing to which he was only paying partial attention. 6000eliot May 2017 #79

+1 Blue_Tires May 2017 #52

Trump said that Jackson was really angry with what he saw of the CW. yardwork May 2017 #38

The Civil War was brewing for many decades oberliner May 2017 #41

I get what you're saying but I disagree that this isn't worthy of comment. yardwork May 2017 #42

Worthy of comment, sure oberliner May 2017 #43

Your post is a clear defense of Donald Trump. Kingofalldems May 2017 #63

It's odd that you think so oberliner May 2017 #71

Jackson did not have "a Big Heart" Worktodo May 2017 #57

That's not why this is news oberliner May 2017 #70

I enjoy both your rationalization and your justification of his blather. LanternWaste May 2017 #74

Thanks oberliner May 2017 #75

"But...Andrew Jackson was just doing a show on Broadway..." forgotmylogin May 2017 #6

Did the clown mean Jefferson Davis? C Moon May 2017 #7

More likely Stonewall Jackson. GoCubsGo May 2017 #15

ask the indigenous peoples about "indian killer" andrew jackson--indian removal act, trail of tears, niyad May 2017 #8

Amazing how some posters jumped into this thread to defend Jackson AND Trump. Kingofalldems May 2017 #31

disgusting, really. niyad May 2017 #77

He was criminally insane. Thanks for your information. n/t Judi Lynn May 2017 #37

you are most welcome. niyad May 2017 #78

And I thought it was Teddy Roosevelt at Appomattox! dmosh42 May 2017 #9

Considering EVERY "reporter" has a smart phone, tablet, what the hell ever, DK504 May 2017 #10

a smart cookie bora13 May 2017 #11

Panic of 1837 modrepub May 2017 #12

I screamed from the rooftops about his ignorance! Faygo Kid May 2017 #13

After the massacre at Bowling Green, the War of Northern Aggression was inevitable... Sancho May 2017 #14

Thread win. yardwork May 2017 #39

I think that this is an intentional communication to self-identified white supremacists. David__77 May 2017 #16

Bingo bettyellen May 2017 #26

Jackson owned 150 slaves when he died William Seger May 2017 #17

Civil War Trigger is Complicated modrepub May 2017 #21

For Northerners (outside of abolitionalists), it boiled down to "unfair economics" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #24

No, it's not. It's actually really simple. PGT Beauregard opened fire on a KingCharlemagne May 2017 #45

I beg to differ modrepub May 2017 #60

Are you a Civil War denialist? You arent denying, I trust, that KingCharlemagne May 2017 #61

Beauregard was ordered to open fire Yupster May 2017 #69

Most people in the North in 1860 were indifferent to the institution of slavery, provided KingCharlemagne May 2017 #73

And was a vile Killer of Native Americans. Cattledog May 2017 #55

Was that when America was great? IronLionZion May 2017 #18

People don't ask the question??? Bleacher Creature May 2017 #19

LOL - I was imagining all my Civil War history profs KingCharlemagne May 2017 #46

The Lament of Fort Sumter PurgedVoter May 2017 #20

Thread winner! - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #47

Every day you think it can't get anymore embarrassing... nycbos May 2017 #22

.... Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #25

Jackson was angry about South Carolina and its threats to leave the U.S. former9thward May 2017 #27

My history teachers taught Marthe48 May 2017 #35

Read the Articles of Secession please Worktodo May 2017 #56

Slavery was a big issue Marthe48 May 2017 #58

Obviously the causes of the Civil War are a lot more complicated than the word "slavery." Yupster May 2017 #53

The Freepers are fighting amongst themselves about this. Kaleva May 2017 #59

Thanks for posting , agree ..... Kathy M May 2017 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M May 2017 #66

This Kathy M May 2017 #67

It's not puzzling. FigTree May 2017 #29

That's it. yardwork May 2017 #40

MORE PERFORMANCE ART! TheDebbieDee May 2017 #30

Donald got confused again... He meant Michael Jackson. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #32

How ironic considering how polar opposite Jackson was from Trump... Rollo May 2017 #34

How embarrassing are Republicans? Palin, Michelle Bachmann know as much about US history. Judi Lynn May 2017 #36

This person has no business being in the White House MBS May 2017 #44

Wait, didn't Trump attend military school? DeminPennswoods May 2017 #48

shouldn't surprise any of us the orange one is a total dufus onetexan May 2017 #49

I liked the movie with Charlton Heston and Susan Hayward, though. spiderpig May 2017 #64

Alzheimer's. truthisfreedom May 2017 #65

The bozo also doubled down on Twitter. HubbleSN May 2017 #76