DNA VS. THOMAS JEFFERSON

By Ronald C. Tobin

To the disappointment of many alleged scholars and apologists for the Founding Fathers, DNA evidence has all but conclusively proved that the Master of Hypocrites, Thomas Jefferson, did in fact father at least one child with his slave mistress, Sally Hemings. It is likely that additional research will show him to be the likely father of all of her children. This revelation came as no surprise to me, nor did it surprise the more honest scholars who already guessed that the weight of circumstantial evidence on the matter was quite compelling. Only the icon-worshipping establishment historians with a vested interest in maintaining the myth of near sainthood for the Founding Fathers really denied the plausibility of this matter.

What does this revelation really prove? It proves that Jefferson did not practice what he preached. He dared to write, in the Declaration of Independence, that "all men are created equal," while owning nearly two hundred of them! I guess it was all right, in his eyes, to own slaves - they were not whites. People who say one thing and do another are indeed hypocrites - which is why I call Jefferson one. Some scholars are coming forward, trying to say that Jefferson would have married Hemings had the laws at the time allowed it. Nothing that I am aware of in Jefferson's papers supports this contention. If Jefferson really cared about Hemings as a person, he could have freed her and the children he fathered - but he did not do this during his lifetime.

Amazing though it sounds, there are actually a few people who are trying to vindicate Clinton's recent behavior by comparing it to Jefferson's. If it was all right for Jefferson to have an affair, then it was all right for Clinton to have one. By generally accepted moral standards, the comparison is preposterous. Had Hemings been a free woman, Jefferson's conduct would have been (in 'society's' eyes) somewhat less reprehensible than was Clinton's, as Jefferson's wife was dead. As it is, Clinton's affair with Lewinsky does not hold a candle to Jefferson's with Hemings. Clinton did not own Monica, Jefferson did own Hemings. Monica was a consenting adult, Jefferson did not have to concern himself with Hemings' consent as she was his property. To justify Clinton by Jefferson's example is ludicrous.

Jefferson the slavemaster hypocrite, in spite of DNA evidence and the historical record, will remain a hero in the eyes of many. Just goes to show how well the big lie of the Founding Fathers still sells among the masses.