Who is your favorite Founding Father?

[ellisonz]

9 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	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)
	0 (0%)
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[RandySF]

1. Franklin might have been the most fun to be around.

[MadrasT]

2. Could not decide

I passed because I could not decide between Jefferson, Franklin, and John Adams.

[47of74]

3. Franklin

He was the prototype American.

[Fearless]

4. Jefferson.

For critiquing the bible.

[ellisonz]

5. Sorry, but I have to do it...

Being a formal name, the Bible is always capitalized, as in The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth.

[Fearless]

6. You really don't have to do anything. You want to.

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

[ellisonz]

7. Reading "democrats" too many times...

It's become a pet peeve

[Fearless]

8. There are small d democrats... there are also big d Democrats. The two groups are not mutual.

[ellisonz]

9. *touche*

Last edited Wed May 23, 2012, 12:25 AM - 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]

10. Clearly Alexander Hamilton

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]

11. John Adams, simply because

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.