Bill Maher: Tea Party wrong - Founding Fathers were liberal elites

White male land owners were the only ones that counted and could vote.

Blacks were 3/5th of a person and women could not own property.

Ah, yes, they were so "of the people" LOL

Of course they were interested in themselves, and making sure they maintained authority, preserved their power, etc.

Not really what I am wanting to talk about here. But if you read these men, they did *truly* believe that they knew what was best for those around them not because of nobility, right of blood, religion, etc, etc. But because they were men of quality and that quality (in their minds, whether true or not, but they aptly demonstrated they embraced learning) they made by being learned.

I mean, read the notes of Jefferson about his daily routine?

He kept a diary for 50 years. His daily routine is almost unimaginable to me. He was an inventors, architect, spoke several languages, he traveled with pocket tools to make calculations, constantly take notes, read, read, read, daily exercise. From sunrise to late.

I'm sure the average stay at home Tea Partier can make similar claims.../sarc.