Well I have two comments on this thread.  One is that I
don't really see anything offensive, etc.  Enough said on
that score.  Next as to the what Geo. Washington did
after the surrender of Cornwallis.  Fact:  He did
"retire" to Mt. Vernon for a short period to get his
affairs regarding the plantation back in order and to
visit with family.  It was a very trying time as his
stepson, John Parke "Jacky" Custis had died and he was
consoling Martha (his wife and the mother of Jacky
Custis).  This was in 1781.  He like many other Virginia
planters took great interest in the workings of their
plantations and new and inovative methods virtually out
of necessity.  So yes, in some ways he exhibited some of
the traits reflected by Martha Stewart in her shows
regarding domestic endeavors in the house and gardens.
Thus, what I saw written regarding George Washington and
the comparisons to Martha Stewart were not so very much
out of line IMHO.

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Date:    Tue, 27 Mar 2001 03:50:42 -0600
From:    malinda <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Who Killed Gen. Edw. Braddock 1755??

Hello Janet,

I would like to go on record as saying that I found your remarks about both
Martha Stewart and George Washington to be glib, inaccurate, unnecessary,
exploitative, inflammatory and offensive.

I very much resent being subjected to such extraneous commentary.
Just my opinion...and I'm entitled to it

Thank you,
malinda jones

Janet Hunter wrote:

> Fellow Virginia Researchers:
>
>....  On the show this past Saturday, they had Martha
> Stewart as a guest advising about (a) how to cook ....
> I was then looking at George Washington helping General
> Braddock and all I could think of was a segment of a
> multipart series "Our Founding Fathers" on the History
> Channel, noting Geo Washington's retreated to Mt.
> Vernon after Cornwallis surrnder...and his total
> absorption in the estate and compared him to being the
> "Martha Stewart" of the day, as he was interested in
> everything about bettering his estate, new methods, etc.).
>
> So my question is ....

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