30 More Hilarious #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory Tweets

Yesterday, we highlighted amazing tweets using the hashtag #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory -- funny and pointed responses to the controversy over a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil disorder in the American history curriculum. Since then, Twitter has exploded with even more tweets using the hashtag, as student...

By Michael Roberts

September 25, 2014

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Yesterday, we highlighted amazing tweets using the hashtag #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory -- funny and pointed responses to the controversy over a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil disorder in the American history curriculum. Since then, Twitter has exploded with even more tweets using the hashtag, as student protests at a slew of Jeffco schools have received national coverage. Continue to count down our latest thirty favorites.

Number 30:

WWII was fought for fast food freedoms #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/QW4DscmKGC
— vanillathehun (@JenD1974) September 25, 2014

Number 29:

The US has never lost a war; it's been a global military power since 1492. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Lauren Golder (@el_golder) September 25, 2014

Number 28:

@markphilpot In World Disagreement Two, A Plane flew over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then a lot of people took a nap #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— markphilpot (@markphilpot) September 25, 2014

Number 27:

to celebrate solidarity with britain, the sons of liberty hosted a tea party in boston. crumpets were served. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Courtney Sanchez (@Aspenbaby) September 25, 2014

Number 26:

Safe water act suggests that children, after eating, wait 20 minutes before going back into the water #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— mark mathes (@mathes_mark) September 25, 2014

Number 25:

Japanese internment camps never happened, especially not in CO. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/dfXOmbufDi
— Peyote (@csuram777) September 25, 2014

Continue to keep counting down our latest batch of hilarious #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 24:

Gov. George Wallace welcomes African American students to U. Of Alabama. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/VSHfclW9Yk
— Robert W. Oliver (@RobertWOliver) September 25, 2014

Number 23:

British remodeled the White House during the War of1812. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Todd Schneider (@TonyOday) September 25, 2014

Number 22:

The native people in Amreica freely gave the White settlers all the land they wanted.
#JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #copolitics
— Dood Abiding (@onlyothershoe) September 25, 2014

Number 21:

#JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #nationalshame Union thugs rioted for a higher minimum wage from 1861-1865 when cowardly liberals finally gave in
— Jarret Herrmann (@ChefjmhJarret) September 25, 2014

Number 20:

"Don't ask, dont tell" was originally the first rule of Fight Club #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #UniteBlue #p2
— Frankenpublican (@Frankenpublican) September 25, 2014

Number 19:

George W Bush and his codpiece secretly led the Seal team mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Admiral Obvious (@DarthWeiner75) September 25, 2014

Continue to keep counting down our latest batch of hilarious #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 18:

Negroes started spontaneously combusting so firefighters had to hose 'em down. Honest! #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/TgpCE1KjOF
— Anthony B. (@PoliticalAnt) September 24, 2014

Number 17:

Wounded Knee commemorated aRush Limbaugh golf injury. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Stephan N Stomberg (@stephanstomberg) September 25, 2014

Number 16:

Amistad was a disagreement about the lack of hot towels in first class. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— TheOfficialNobody (@ThingAboutToday) September 25, 2014

Number 15:

The Trail of Tears was the sequel to Bridges of Madison County #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Stephan N Stomberg (@stephanstomberg) September 25, 2014

Number 14:

Redskins as a team name actually honors Native Americans, and no one has done more for women than Roger Goodell. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Brian Graham (@BrianAGraham42) September 25, 2014

Number 13:

Hurricane Katrina increases stadium attendance. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Plan 9 Studios (@Plan9Studios) September 25, 2014

Continue to keep counting down our latest batch of hilarious #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 12:

1720s, South Carolina: Caring white business owners ensured their employees exercised daily #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/rplHaDNIEU
— maria lia calvo (@MariaLiaCalvo) September 24, 2014

Number 11:

When Washington crossed the Nile to defeat the nazis that were building the pyramids. That was cool. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— PeaceStreetBridge (@PeaceStBridge) September 25, 2014

Number 10:

"I have a dream" - MLK. An inspirational speech about combating sleep apnea. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Chris Dee (@LoneBacon) September 25, 2014

Number 9:

God made the world flat so that when the polar ice caps melt the extra water would just fall over the edges #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— vanillathehun (@JenD1974) September 25, 2014

Number 8:

Amelia Earhart's airplane disappeard over #Benghazi #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory #ThanksObama
— Pinky (@pinklaura) September 25, 2014

Number 7:

People took to the rooftops after Katrina to shout "America, fuck yeah". #jeffcoschoolboardhistory
— dck (@COforMSU) September 25, 2014

Continue to keep counting down our latest batch of hilarious #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory tweets. Number 6:

The Stonewall Riots started because police were mad they weren't invited to the party. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory pic.twitter.com/nOBTSE0f5v
— Adam Fox (@policyfox) September 24, 2014

Number 5:

Modern music artist T-Pain is the one and only true descendant of our founding father Thomas Paine. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— BrotoriusNIG (@jlcheung777) September 25, 2014

Number 4:

"Don't worry your pretty little head" was a compliment. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— GenX Hippie Lisa (@SamuraiOccupier) September 25, 2014

Number 3:

Christopher Columbus discovered turkeys at Jamestown. That's why we celebrate Thanksgiving. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Lyn Harris (@lyn_va) September 25, 2014

Number 2:

Young men in the 1960's burned their draft cards to celebrate joining the Army. #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory
— Ed Turner (@papabear7533) September 25, 2014

Number 1:

historically accurate photo from #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory from http://t.co/ncRsQRSDM2 pic.twitter.com/wpfk9neclM
— Joshua Kay (@JK_Atlanta) September 24, 2014

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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