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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (314245)	7/11/2009 9:40:23 AM
From: Tom Clarke	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793931

Move Over, Sarah: Washington Quit Too In 1754, Lt. Col. George Washington quit the Virginia militia, an obscure fact that now seems a bit more interesting in the wake of Gov. Sarah Palin’s resignation in Alaska. Historians differ on the reason for Washington’s resignation. Some say he didn’t like the way British soldiers treated him. Others say he was upset because a planned reorganization of the unit would’ve meant a reduction in rank. Imagine if you will how the media would’ve handled the story, if only our modern news creatures had been there to impart their instant wisdom to colonial America. “Georgy Porgy is one nutty puppy,” pundit Maureen Dowd wrote on hearing the news. “George wanted everyone to know that he’s not having fun in the Virginia militia and people are being mean to him and he doesn’t feel like serving anymore.” Todd Purdum, reporting for Vanity Fair, said the soldier’s behavior has been a source of concern. “Several told me, independently of one another,” Purdum wrote, “that they had consulted the definition of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ — a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration and lack of empathy — in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and thought it fit Washington perfectly.” Not to be outdone by speculative “reporting,” Colonialist News Network anchor Rick Sanchez asked on the air: “Is there anything going on with him that perhaps may lead him to want to quit the Virginia militia, and the one thing that’s still left out there, hey, could young George have gotten a girl pregnant?” Richard Cohen, writing for the Washington Post, which is not owned by George Washington’s family, cleared his throat for 20 paragraphs, put on his most pompous air and announced: “When the chuckling is over, you have to ask yourself what in the world Washington was doing as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia and what would have happened if a guy like Washington ever became leader of the Colonies — a frightening reality.”................ sondrak.com