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Old 06-10-2010, 07:50 PM
 
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Why don't the so-called "patriotic Americans" (mostly conservatives) know where the name "America" come from?

Does anybody know the answer for that?
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Old 06-10-2010, 07:59 PM
 
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Everyone should. It was taught in school.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:08 PM
 
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:14 PM
 
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This is 3rd grade history.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:18 PM
 
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That guy happens to be at the heart of the most widely accepted THEORY as to how the name came to be..... there are quite a few ! Nobody actual knows for sure the actual truth behind it.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:23 PM
 
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This is 3rd grade history.

Third grade history has been rewitten by the NEA to suit their own purposes.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:25 PM
 
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Thought that was a Spanish/Italian motorcycle.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:32 PM
 
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Why don't the so-called "patriotic Americans" (mostly conservatives) know where the name "America" come from?

Does anybody know the answer for that?
Got a link to where you got this info?
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:09 PM
 
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Why don't the so-called "patriotic Americans" (mostly conservatives) know where the name "America" come from?

Does anybody know the answer for that?
Sure do. Learned it back in elementary school in the '60s.

Why do propose that mostly liberals are unpatriotic?

That's a ridiculous assertion on your part.
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:15 PM
 
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This is 3rd grade history.
It was a 3rd grade topic.....
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