I will step back, as you suggest, and let more learned scholars than myself take over and hope you do the same. KEEP TUNED! Herb Barger ned heite wrote: > Mr. Barger: > > Again, I fail to see where anyone has failed to "uphold our founding > fathers" in this matter. > > Historical fact is historical fact. Any contribution to our > understanding of history should be welcomed, discussed, evaluated, > and either accepted or rejected, but only on the basis of objective > consideration. Personal opinions, prejudices, and ethnic attitudes > should have no bearing whatever on the matter. > > I'm sorry that you feel as you do, but you should really step back > and try to consider the material as presented, without coloring from > your own rather obvious prejudices. > > Injecting emotions into this matter will contribute nothing to the > cause of historical research, and certainly will not enhance the > image of one of America's premier scientists and statesmen. It's not > an insult, or an attempt to put him down, if some of his supposed > descendants seek to verify a longstanding and "notorious" family > legend, using the newest technologies. > > Jefferson's status cannot be diminished by revelation of anything in > his private life. Certainly our greatest presidents have had some > pretty interesting private lives. As one of them said, "Here I stand, > warts and all." > > At 8:35 PM -0400 4/11/01, Herbert Barger wrote: > >Because people we trust to uphold our founding fathers and their private > >lives are unable or unwilling to do it. NEVER trust your valuable heritage to > >only one group or individual. > > > >Herb Barger > > > >ned heite wrote: > > > >> Why is Mr. Barger so vituperative about the Hemmings issue? Amid all > >> this talk about "science" and "scholarship," do we hear undertones of > >> panic, prejudice, and downright hate? If the historical issues > >> surrounding this matter are to be resolved, it will not happen in the > >> kind of atmosphere that is created by a posting like his most recent > >> one. Let's keep the lid on the rancor and try a little dispassionate > >> analysis. > >> > >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html