Also, every single one of them had the strength of oxen, and could calculate the correct 15% gratuity on any size tab to the exact penny. Also, each of them was able to converse directly with God and also with every human being on the planet, since they all had the gift of tongues, and the Holy Spirit spoke through them. (Well, technically, they didn't speak very good Polish, because even The Sacred Dove himself finds those uninterrupted strings of consonants daunting. Also, when speaking in tongues as guided by the dove, the founding fathers spoke English with a heavy pigeon accent. Hence the term "pigeon English.")These seem to be the real stats: 56 men signed the document; four of them were clergymen at some time in their lives; only one was active as a clergyman when he signed.
On the other hand, they were basically all middle-aged white Protestant males, if that's what Huckleberry meant to say. (I think John Carroll of Maryland was the only Catholic. There were no non-Christians of any type, although some of the public Christians may have been closet deists and atheists.)
Monday, October 22, 2007
PolitiFact | 1 out of 56 equals 'most'? No, it doesn't
Mike Huckabee says most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were clergymen
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