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1800 Anti-Thomas Jefferson Negative TV Ad

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Uploaded by on Oct 16, 2007

An imaginary attack ad for the Federalist party in 1800 smearing Thomas Jefferson. From the PBS documentary "Vote for Me: Politics in America"

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  • this isn't an imaginary attack ad. It is just a modern treatment of what was actually used by Adams to convince voters to vote his re-election. It is taken, apparently, pretty much verbatim.

    Good job! Too bad the point seems to be lost on those commenting.

  • @blardosplats They were taken (verbatim) from some anti-Jefferson newspapers of the time, and political opponents. Lies & distortions, just like we have today. :)

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  • George Washington warned us of political parties.

    "They[political parties] serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community;"

    Read up on George Washington's Farewell Address.

  • fucking pig he was.....im disgusted

  • fucking hate thomas jefferson! so glad he's dead! he's a fucking child molestor and likes to rape his young girl slaves! he's a fucking pig! he deserves to rot in hell! he's a devil in human form! find his body and burn it!!!! stupid fucking pig! and he was old and ugly looking too...guess thats why he raped girls... he couldn't get any without force! i cant believe he was president! was america high or something voting for him? what the fuck was wrong with people in america back then? smh -___-

  • Then why do I find this so amusing? As if TV political ads really existed in 1800.

  • @4thAugust1932 Indeed.

  • India is developing since you can exploit their people via Caste system.

    China is developing since you can exploit their people by abusing Human rights.

    US/EU are suffering by letting Chindia exploit their people viz Outsourcing.

  • "blacked with crimes" like... today? lol america has the highest prison population per capita in the entire world. so much for "land of the free"

  • Who wrote the words that were quoted in this vid?

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