"He united the states of America" JOHN ADAMS starting Sunday on HBO

[amistybleu]

John Adams mini-series

I hope that all patriots are watching this as it kindles a fire within that becons a second revolution, trust that the sacrafices made on our behalf should be defended at all costs against a government that is becoming more tyrannous than the one we rebuked so long ago. This official campaign is about one thing and that is to continue to no end the fight to reestablish our constitutional and free republic. Urge all those you know to watch and learn those truths that have evaded this nation for so long.

 

[Perry]

For the record this is on hbo. I'll rent it when it comes to dvd.

 

[Jaykzo]

It is a fantastic series. Me and my roommate watched the first two and got pumped up from it. We kept joking that Ron Paul should have a cameo appearance.

Really though, they do a fantastic job of setting up the atmosphere. The kind of world that these people lived in is almost unbelievable- watching John Adams try and get something done in a do-nothing congress is too sad to watch, considering its even worse now.

I'd reccommend this series to EVERYONE. Go get HBO for the next two months, you won't regret it.

 

[durden0]

wasn't john adams in favor of big central government?

 

[Thanehand]

It brought me to tears when they were reading the Declaration of Independence in episode two. The conditions under which it was written and the eloquence of the words being read (and the unquestionable truths in what it says) was simply moving.

I'm going to have to really fight the urge to be overly defensive next time someone says to me that "those documents are antiquated."

 

[fedup100]

And to think, no realize, all their sacrifice was for nothing. The great Amerika was taken by lies and a trojan horse and they never fired a shot to bring her to the ground.

 

[0zzy]

Ron Paul's favorite OG was Adams.

 

[familydog]

I hope it is not based off of David MCullough's biography.

 

[Virginia Libertarian]

I just finished watching the first two episodes, once again HBO proves it is the only channel on TV worth watching.

Well, maybe besides Discovery.

 

[coyote_sprit]

I just finished watching the first two episodes, once again HBO proves it is the only channel on TV worth watching.

Well, maybe besides Discovery.

Are we gonna have to start looking into dramatized biographies for real history?

 

[Renegades]

I saw it, and it was great. Great acting.

 

[mrchubbs]

I hope it is not based off of David MCullough's biography.

It is.

But it is still good. Great in fact.

Of course there are some liberties taken, especially timeline-wise. But....

It is well acted and rather moving so far.

If you want something completely based in factual history then watch the 6 part "Liberty" series from PBS is a good place to go. It omits things, but it is pretty damn good. Links to each part are below.

Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5602751196414323436

Part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1886145627130631491

Part 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1086122546684391794

Part 4: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3440665465027527206

Part 5: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=476121666647804785

Part 6: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1728850897330746009

Enjoy.

 

[devil21]

It is.

But it is still good. Great in fact.

Of course there are some liberties taken, especially timeline-wise. But....

It is well acted and rather moving so far.

If you want something completely based in factual history then watch the 6 part "Liberty" series from PBS is a good place to go. It omits things, but it is pretty damn good. Links to each part are below.

Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5602751196414323436

Part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1886145627130631491

Part 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1086122546684391794

Part 4: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3440665465027527206

Part 5: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=476121666647804785

Part 6: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1728850897330746009

Enjoy.

Tagged. I want to watch them all. Thx for posting those links.

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

Maybe we need to form a new Continental Congress? lol. Start it the same way. The New Jersey guy sucked, it looked like he just went along with whatever New York said.

I think his wife is a bit nutty though.

 

[Jason726]

Great show. Very well done. I loved the last episode about the declaration of independence.

 

[Melissa]

I hope it is not based off of David MCullough's biography.

It is and not sure why you hope this as I have read the book and it is a good read.

 

[New York For Paul]

Rush Limbaugh liked this as well.

 

[Soccrmastr]

The debate of John Adams should continue here. Alien and Sedition Act, strong central government, etc. . Of course thatw as back then and he was taking heat for it. If he saw what was happening today he would of course be appalled.

 

[Cowlesy]

I have really enjoyed the first two episodes of the mini-series, and looking forward to the third installment tonight which is going to detail the time that several of the founders travelled to France to enlist the support of King Louis.

One item I think a lot of folks need to remember is that these guys, though larger-than-life, were in fact human. They did great things, and made mistakes along the way. None of them were perfect. Purist Libertarians, Anarchists, Republicans or Democrats...are going to have bones to pick with the methods of the Founders in one way or another.

To me, one of the biggest things that makes them great men in my view is that they were able to build a consensus between the 13 States. These weren't a bunch of populists, but a lot of the gentry class that finally decided that taking the big risk and fighting for freedom was worth it. A lot of them were uber-wealthy, and could have lived perfectly comfortable lives as subjects of the Crown.

My favorite despite any mis-givings he had, was Samuel Adams

 

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