Um. Don't really care what Bachmann or Barton have to say on the issue of the Revolutionary War being fought to end slavery. That's silly. We had slavery long after other "civilized" countries ended the practices. Hell, we had slavery long after the founding fathers were dead.
Back in 1976 my parents took the family on a trip back east to see Washington D.C., Mt. Vernon, Gettysburg, etc. I remember seeing slave quarters at Mt. Vernon http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/212/ and being confused about how Thomas Jefferson could be so opposed to slavery and yet support it. Must have tied him into knots. http://www.monticello.org/site/plantation-and-slavery/thomas-jefferson-and-slavery.
Why can't Bachmann just admit that she either
a. misspoke and meant the Civil War or
b. was wrong
Just because some like Barton says something silly doesn't make it so. Here's an example.
I say, "My cat can fly."
Not true.
No difference.
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