we would have never known about trickle down economics, and the world, as well as our country would have been a better place

discuss

11/5/2008 3:00:17 AM

oh?

11/5/2008 3:00:57 AM

If you mean his duel with Alexander Hamilton then he did win. . .

11/5/2008 3:02:33 AM

hahah

[Edited on November 5, 2008 at 3:04 AM. Reason : history fail]

11/5/2008 3:03:17 AM

really?


cuz he's pretty dead


dead at the hand of hamilton

11/5/2008 3:03:48 AM

Quote :

" Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Dueled to the Death July 11, 1804 On the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr raised their dueling pistols and took aim. Hamilton, the former secretary of the treasury, and Vice President Burr were longstanding political rivals and personal enemies. Burr might have been the president instead of vice president, had it not been for Hamilton's interference. When Burr's term as vice president was almost over, he ran for governor of New York. Hamilton, once again, prevented Burr from winning by opposing his candidacy. Burr retaliated by challenging Hamilton to a duel. Standing on the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, Hamilton and Burr fired their pistols. Some people said that Hamilton purposely missed Burr. Burr's shot, however, fatally wounded Hamilton, leading to his death the following day. Aaron Burr escaped unharmed. Hard to believe, but settling differences with a duel had been the custom before the Revolution. In 1804, however, dueling was no longer legal in the state of New York, where both men were political leaders. Burr was indicted for murder, but the charges were later dropped. Fortunately, politicians today use debates and the press to settle their differences. Dueling and other violence have never been an intelligent way to solve a problem. In a duel, the loser lost more than just an argument; he lost his life."

11/5/2008 3:08:07 AM

pwnt

11/5/2008 3:09:07 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr-Hamilton_duel

The Burr-Hamilton duel was a duel between two prominent American politicians, the former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and sitting Vice President Aaron Burr, on July 11, 1804. Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton.

11/5/2008 3:09:34 AM

Wasn't there a "Got Milk" commercial to this effect?

11/5/2008 3:10:04 AM

Yeah the dude had a house full of hamilton burr memorabelia, and was the 20th caller to some radio game show.

But he was eating a peanut butter sandwich, so he could only say "Mhhhm-hmmm Bhmmmm"

11/5/2008 3:11:44 AM

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/

11/5/2008 3:12:01 AM

^^ YES! AndyMac, you get a gold star.

11/5/2008 3:13:40 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y

11/5/2008 3:16:09 AM

^ BigEgo also gets a gold star.

11/5/2008 3:21:38 AM

Every time I hear the name Aaron Burr, I think of that damn commercial.

11/5/2008 5:16:16 AM