Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[MDS]

wasnt it so much better back then they were our slaves and those pesky women couldnt vote?

[hbionic]

...with their sowing, and their knitting, and their cooking. Sufferage...absurd!

[Geowhizzer]

"Nothing of importance happened today"

King George III, July 4, 1776 diary entry.

Technically, he's (mostly) correct.  The decision to become independent from England was made on July 2.  July 4 was simply finalizing and approving the Declaration.  Since it was the day that the decision was made public, that's why the 4th became the better known day.

[Diomedes]

When did the King learn about the Declaration anyway?  Surely not on the 4th itself. 

He didn't learn about it on the evening news that night.

[Munson]

Ravens of course.

[Geowhizzer]

When did the King learn about the Declaration anyway?  Surely not on the 4th itself. 

He didn't learn about it on the evening news that night.

Ships took on average about six weeks to cross the Atlantic in the 1700s.  Copies were printed in British newspapers in mid-August.  My McCullough book 1776 isn't here, but I believe it was read in Parliament around the same time.  Unfortunately I cannot remember off hand the exact date.

[Tomahawk]

Praise god or go to jail

[hbionic]

Ravens of course.

Keep it up Munson. That's my favorite Munson post so far. 

[General_Failure]

Syria shuts down everything, fights rebels.

They've shut down internet, telephones, cellphones, and cut off access to the airport.

[Tomahawk]

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/08/top-economists-iceland-did-it-right-everyone-else-is-doing-it-wrong.html

[General_Failure]

U.N. approves Palestinian 'observer state' bid

New York (CNN) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel.
The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-member observer state," the same category as the Vatican, which Palestinians hope will provide new leverage in their dealings with Israel.
Its leaders had been working with dozens of supporting nations to develop a formal draft, enlisting the backing of European countries such as France and Spain.
The vote was 138 delegates in favor of the measure, nine against and 41 abstentions, including Germany.

The countries that voted against:

Canada
Czech Republic
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Panama
United States

[Diomedes]

Yeah, not very pleased with the U.S. vote.

[General_Failure]

That doesn't surprise me, but the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, and Nauru do. I'll just assume they were countries occupied by Japan in WWII, and vote with the US on everything.

[Diomedes]

I have never heard of Nauru or Palau before. 

[General_Failure]

Well you're an uneducated, Republican, 'Merican ditch digger. No one expects you to know things.