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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney on 60 Minutes: "We don't know as much about Abigail Adams"
Just on 60 minutes. Dear Mitt, I have an archive (available online) I'd like you to visit: http://www.masshist.org/adams/
The Adams Papers ... may be rightly described as a national treasure. There is no comparable written record of a prominent American family.
David McCullough, John Adams
David McCullough, John Adams
Lying Moron - methinks he never actually read John Adams by the esteemed Mr. McCullough.
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Mitt Romney on 60 Minutes: "We don't know as much about Abigail Adams" (Original Post)
ellisonz
Sep 2012
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ellisonz
(27,711 posts)1. Kick for Romney Bullshit
Pelley: The historian, David McCullough, says that great presidents learn from the history of the office. And I wonder what you've learned from the history of presidents in the White House.
Romney: You know, I enjoy reading David McCullough's writings. My favorite book is perhaps of a biographical nature, was his book on John Adams, a person who had extraordinary character, a relationship with his spouse who may have been even brighter than he. We don't know as much about her as we do about him. But a man who had a very clear sense of direction, who helped guide the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He wrote the Constitution of my state of Massachusetts. And, we saw in him an individual who was less concerned about public opinion than he was about doing what he thought was right for the country. And even though he was defeated in his run for reelection, he did what he thought was right for America. And I respect that kind of character
Romney: You know, I enjoy reading David McCullough's writings. My favorite book is perhaps of a biographical nature, was his book on John Adams, a person who had extraordinary character, a relationship with his spouse who may have been even brighter than he. We don't know as much about her as we do about him. But a man who had a very clear sense of direction, who helped guide the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He wrote the Constitution of my state of Massachusetts. And, we saw in him an individual who was less concerned about public opinion than he was about doing what he thought was right for the country. And even though he was defeated in his run for reelection, he did what he thought was right for America. And I respect that kind of character
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57518495/campaign-2012-obama-vs-romney/?pageNum=10&tag=contentMain;contentBody
Also Adams was in Great Britain serving as our ambassador while the Constitution was drafted
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. LOL! n/t
Native
(5,942 posts)3. Yeah, MittWitt probably just saw portions of the miniseries; I doubt he read the book. nt
central scrutinizer
(11,650 posts)4. Either Cliff's Notes or Classics Illustrated