I don't get the sense that Martha Washington, Dolly Madison, Abigail Adams et al would be offended by the phrase "Founding Fathers".
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Whitney Pitcher (@whitneypitcher) June 13, 2013Neither do we, but nevertheless, the White House announced that the papers of the “Founding Fathers Founders” are now available online, more than likely heavily redacted:
Founding Founders? Tweeters tried to figure it out:
Which leads us to an annual ritual this weekend when we pay tribute a particular parent, not to imply one is more important than the other:
Great minds mock alike.
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Update:
It didn’t take long for the White House to fix the heading, and surprisingly, it now reads “Founding Fathers.” How long before they “fix” that?
