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1. #101182
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 5:24 pm, graysonret said:

   Imagine rushing the approval of this Declaration because it was so hot and the flies were so terrible in the room. All they wanted to do was to get out of there!

2. #101184
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 5:25 pm, dennisw said:

   Regarding the signing of the Declaration of Independence John Adams said, “[Independence Day] will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.”

   Adams went on to say, “You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory; I can see that the end is more than worth all the means, that posterity will triumph in that day’s transaction, even though we should rue it, which I trust in God we shall not.”

3. #101185
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 5:34 pm, pickax411 said:

   That gang of three “Ben, John, and Jeff” somehow from their smoke filled back room dealing have produced a statement that speaks to the people needs even if it be treason to the King. As Free men, English have rights that cannot be denied by the King’s Government.

4. #101188
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 5:44 pm, amerpun said:

   Imagine trying to pass the Declaration in today’s Congress.

5. #101190
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 5:52 pm, josetheguerilla said:

   Imagine if comments could be posted on this blog. Mine would be “Hey Rick whats the dirt on Sally Hemings?”

   /S/

   jose

6. #101198
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 6:34 pm, Rick Moran said:

   Jose:

   A contemporary of Jefferson’s would not have been surprised at all if Jefferson “had the run of the slave quarters” as they used to delicately put it. In fact, it was an unwritten rule of southern society at that time that a good host would offer an overnight guest such an accomodation.

   Many, such as Washington, did not practice that tradition. But Jefferson evidently did – and it’s pretty certain he also ran a bit in the slave quarters.

7. #101200
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 6:42 pm, Always Right said:

   Keith Olberdorkk blogs the Convention:

   “Awfully odd COINCIDENCE.. heh.. dont you think, that these so-called committed “revolutionaries” delayed this document until it was time to go on their July 4th Holiday break…. Let’s play Oddball…”

   Olberdorkk OUT……

8. #101201
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 6:42 pm, Leatherneck said:

   The secular humanists would be considered having hate speech, and Ben Franklin would be part of this blog QUICK after he saw your picture MM.

   Happy Fourth of July!

9. #101202
   On July 3rd, 2007 at 7:07 pm, Always Right said:

   Colonial Press (CP, July 3, 1776: by Nedra Pickled: Although consensus seems to have been reached on a document declaring American independence, the mood around Independence Hall was less than enthusiastic. A group of vocal protesters, proclaiming themselves the Daughters of Code Pink, screamed insults at a group of Sons of Liberty calling them reactionary tools of an entenched aristocratic power elite.

   Code Pink spokesperson Medea Medea, along with colonial resistance coordinator Gerald O. Reevera, claimed independence was just a sham, and led the protesters in shouting:

   “Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
   General Washington’s war has got to go”

   and

   “Stop the War !!! Bring the Troops home NOW”

   and

   “End the colonial occupation of Boston”

   At a counter demonstration, patriot leader and voice of colonial freedom, Michellus Malkinus was heard to taunt:

   Bring the troops HOME? Hey they are ALREADY home? And how did you guys get in to this colony anyway? We have regulations on who we allow in….

   Reports are the document’s imminent release tomorrow will have little effect on the protests, though there are some reports that a sausage eating contest outside Independence Hall may liven things up a bit.

10. #101233
    On July 3rd, 2007 at 10:19 pm, Laree said:

    Tonight I am remembering every American overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, the forgotten Bosnia…standing up in front of me and mine and their fellow Americans. They are tired, happy to eat a warm meal and hear news from home. They miss us and know exactly where they are, and why they are there. When they do come home, some wounded and broken and missing peices a good amount of them ask, please put me back together, I have to get back, I have people counting on me…these Americans, are using themselves up, for me and for mine and they know exactly why they are fighting. Tomorrow I will think about America the Ideal, tonight I am thinking about the Americans, that are paying the price, they are doing the heavy lifting, they are where the rubber meets the road. God Bless America’s Own, and keep them safe.

11. #101239
    On July 3rd, 2007 at 11:38 pm, shooter said:

    blogging in 1776?
    Left side. This damn war is already almost a year old..what if it goes EIGHT YEARS? We’ll all be doomed, we’ll all die. Bring our kids home now! Code PinkCoats.

    Can you believe GW didn’t want to be KING? something wrong with him, get the headboard.

    anonymous. Whatever we do, just don’t let Hancock go first, ya know how he gets all big headed and sh*t.

    lastly…
    should we have a time limit on signing this DecIn thing? what say 4 or 5 years ?
    ( memory serves me that the last to sign did so many years later)
    five years. ( I looked it up)

    John Hancock, as president of Congress, signed the document. Charles Thomson, the clerk, added his attesting signature. It later was ordered transcribed on parchment and was signed by most of the rest of Congress on Aug. 2, 1776. Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last to sign, in 1781.

12. #101241
    On July 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 pm, shooter said:

    FUN FACTS Declaration of Independence-{Dec In Thing}
    Eyewitness Report: Long after the event, Adams described how Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration:

    “Jefferson proposed to me to make the draught. I said, ‘I will not.’

    ” ‘You ought to do it.’

    ” ‘Oh, no.’

    ” ‘Why?’

    ” ‘Reasons enough.’

    ” ‘What can be your reasons?’

    ” ‘Reason first-you are a Virginian and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second-I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third-you can write 10 times better than I can.’

    ” ‘Well,’ said Jefferson, ‘if you are decided, I will do as well as I can.’”

13. #101252
    On July 4th, 2007 at 2:00 am, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

    As Shooter and some others have alluded, imagine what would have happened if the media and the Congress we have today were there then.

    The contrast makes it a particularly duty-bound responsibility that we remember and honor the Founding Father’s life or death courage, their idealism toward the rights of every living person and their determination that all men should live free, all the while humble enough bow down and understand the existance of and thank a presence greater than themselves.

    In the all-hope-is-not-lost department, my wife and I happened upon an old-fashioned scene the other night: an early-evening large band concert in a park; the band in a large gazebo, a large number of local appreciators in chairs, benches and beach towels on the grass, picnicing, enjoying each other and generations wondering about the futures of others. We sat on the grass in their midst and had a light dinner of sandwiches and enjoyed what was prehaps an hour left of the show, comprised mainly of old standards. With no announcement, the last song played was the Star Spangled Banner, and with no prompting by anyone, everyone stood – not in unision but close enough – each following the lead of others – turned to the flag and put their hand over their hearts and stood in silence as the band played to the end. It was much more moving than my wanting writing skills can convey. Not a ritual or an illustration of brainwashing as some gross cynics might suggest, but a conscious and deliberate determination of all there to show respect to an idea and ideal – and to those who died to defend it . Now the shocker: this was in Vermont! So, as I say, all hope is not lost.

    Have a Happy July 4th, everyone!

14. #101276
    On July 4th, 2007 at 10:21 am, josetheguerilla said:

    Rick:
    Really? If thats the case Mrs. Malkin is invited to my house on this July 4th!!!!

    Thats a bad joke.

    Rick, your comment was insightful and appreciated. You have inspired me to make a trip to Borders Book store. Happy 4th of July. God bless America, God bless the troops.

    jose

15. #101282
    On July 4th, 2007 at 10:35 am, RyanInSanJose said:

    Meanwhile, the 1776 Truthers would be calling Lexington and Concord an “inside job.”

    Various members of theater groups would be asking, “What did Washington know and when did he know it?” A certain someone in that community would equate the Continental Army to terrorists. Cries of “no blood for tea” would be made.

16. #101285
    On July 4th, 2007 at 10:53 am, Ignorant Mensan said:

    These wonderful men I can see standing by the right hand of God and staring in wonder at the country they founded. Would that they could return and inspire their descendants with their courage. Are there any today to pledge their “lives and their sacred honor” to such a cause?

    God Bless America!

17. #101291
    On July 4th, 2007 at 11:25 am, shooter said:

    Are there any today to pledge their “lives and their sacred honor” to such a cause?

    Aye, 159,000 of them in Iraq today. Millions more here at home I would hope.
    I’m in, for one.

18. #101395
    On July 5th, 2007 at 10:28 am, JohntheChristian said:

    Interesting…..