Sunday, March 13, 2011

Better move that 'marker'

"You're the state where the shot was heard around the world at Lexington and Concord! And you put a marker in the ground and paid with the blood of your ancestors!"

(Tea Party mascot and duly elected congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, demonstrating her mastery of Revolutionary War geography during a speech yesterday in New Hampshire. Rumor has it that she's canceled an upcoming appearance at Grant's Tomb.)