On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:16 AM, suzannemhill<suzannemhill@...> wrote:
> Of course I always ask my students, when they make provocative statements, to
back up their opinions with their evidence.
>

Now, Suzanne, it has been decades since I was any one's student. But,
if after a year of providing useful information and factual content,
you still need proof of the veracity of my comments, I'll begrudgingly
oblige (although, I'm at a loss as to why your ignorance of history
requires my remediation ;-).

The easiest way to confirm that ol' TJ was a spendthrift is to do a
Google search for "thomas jefferson bankruptcy". You will then be
presented a list of lawyers catering to deadbeats who think they can
assuage the conscience of potential customers by telling them that
even Thomas Jefferson went bankrupt.

Not good enough? MSN money is awful at giving financial advice but
they are spot on at pointing out the foibles of celebrities. Here is
an article that lumps TJ in with Michael Jackson and Burt Reynolds.
At least he can try to hide behind Samuel Clemens.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P75072.asp

If you are still a TJ truther, watch the A&E Biography on Jefferson.
I believe they cover his failings in detail.

I'm not saying the quote by Jefferson isn't the Gods honest truth; I'm
saying the man knew of what he spoke when it came to the evils of
indebtedness and the wickedness of banks.

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