{"id":822,"date":"2006-01-17T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-17T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/01\/oh-mice-and-men.html"},"modified":"2006-01-17T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-17T21:02:00","slug":"oh-mice-and-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/01\/oh-mice-and-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh mice and men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest Americans, <b>Ben Franklin<\/b>, was born in Boston <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/mld\/inquirer\/news\/special_packages\/franklin_300\/\"><b>300 years ago today<\/b><\/a> (<i>The Inky<\/i>). He is credited with all sorts of inventions like the eponymous stove, lightning rod, and bifocals; guiding the other founding fathers through the Declaration of Independence and Constitution; founding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/\"><b>Not Penn State<\/b><\/a>, American&#8217;s first hospital and library; as well as being a successful publisher and printer. No doubt, he was larger than life, but he had a little help. Just don&#8217;t tell that to the elite media:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/amosmouse.gif\" border=\"1\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There was not a SINGLE hit for Amos Mouse, Franklin&#8217;s muse and conscience, on Google News this morning. Would it be so wrong if he got a whole, measly paragraph?! It&#8217;s not like I am asking folks to rename the bridge, parkway, or institute after Amos. <\/p>\n<p>The revisionists, who seek to make history serve their own agendas, are denying another generation the real story.<br \/><center><br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.charmingshoppe.com\/custom\/Product\/WDCCAmosMouse_250.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s looking out for Amos?<\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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