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ellisonz

(27,739 posts)
Wed May 9, 2012, 12:09 AM May 2012

Who is your favorite Founding Father?


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George Washington
0 (0%)
Benjamin Franklin
1 (11%)
Thomas Jefferson
6 (67%)
John Adams
0 (0%)
Samuel Adams
0 (0%)
Alexander Hamilton
1 (11%)
James Madison
1 (11%)
Patrick Henry
0 (0%)
Thomas Paine
0 (0%)
Other (Please Name)
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Who is your favorite Founding Father? (Original Post) ellisonz May 2012 OP
Franklin might have been the most fun to be around. RandySF May 2012 #1
Could not decide MadrasT May 2012 #2
Franklin 47of74 May 2012 #3
Jefferson. Fearless May 2012 #4
Sorry, but I have to do it... ellisonz May 2012 #5
You really don't have to do anything. You want to. Fearless May 2012 #6
Reading "democrats" too many times... ellisonz May 2012 #7
There are small d democrats... there are also big d Democrats. The two groups are not mutual. Fearless May 2012 #8
*touche* ellisonz May 2012 #9
Clearly Alexander Hamilton Generic Brad May 2012 #10
John Adams, simply because frogmarch Jun 2012 #11

Fearless

(18,458 posts)
6. You really don't have to do anything. You want to.
Tue May 22, 2012, 08:30 PM
May 2012

Which leads me to wonder why you want to. Which leads me to say good night.

ellisonz

(27,739 posts)
9. *touche*
Tue May 22, 2012, 09:42 PM
May 2012

Last edited Tue May 22, 2012, 11:25 PM - Edit history (1)

When referring to members of the Democratic Party it's Democrats, not democrats.

Edit: *le sigh* - http://www.democraticunderground.com/124098502

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)
10. Clearly Alexander Hamilton
Wed May 30, 2012, 09:39 PM
May 2012

He was so influential in defining the basis of American law, banking, and military protocol. Plus he is the patron saint of American sex scandals. And was shot by a vice president.

frogmarch

(12,225 posts)
11. John Adams, simply because
Sun Jun 17, 2012, 09:20 PM
Jun 2012

I know more about him than I do the others. The reason I know more about him is that he is a distant cousin of mine. When I was in elementary school my dad wanted me to learn about my American roots so that I'd stop identifying solely with my birth mother's family from India and realize that my American roots went pretty deep too, so he told me a lot about my colonial ancestors and other colonial relatives. For good measure, Dad threw in non-relatives too, including George Washington, but Dad may have included George Washington because Dad's 3rd great-grandfather had been at Valley Forge with him. Kidding. Dad didn't just "throw in" George Washington or any other Revolutionary patriots. He deeply admired and respected them.

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