Thaddeus Stevens Owns Twitter

People go to the movies to see "Lincoln" and come away talking about Thaddeus Stevens. Some samples from Twitter...

  1. I saw Lincoln today and now Thaddeus Stevens is my spirit animal.
  2. Like Thaddeus Stevens was the master of sass omfg i almost died
  3. @AllisonC824 I really liked it. Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens was brilliant. If only I were witty enough to craft barbs like he did.
  4. I'm not sure how accurate this representation of Thaddeus Stevens is, but this guy is prettt much my hero. What a badass. #Lincoln
  5. Tommy Lee Jones/Thaddeus Stevens stole the show in #Lincoln.
  6. I am fascinated by the life of Thaddeus Stevens.
  7. I'd pay to see a Thaddeus Stevens like smackdown on CSpan today. Lord knows several Congressmen/women have earned it. #uppers
  8. "Lincoln" is an excellent film. Thaddeus Stevens is such a badass.
  9. I would have paid to see Thaddeus Stevens do stand up comedy in 1865. #Lincoln was awesome. #Spielberg is a genius.
  10. @Aisle424 @thekapman I would have liked to have seen even more focus on Thaddeus Stevens, but the movie wasn't called "Stevens."
  11. Tommy Lee Jones totes stole the movie Lincoln. Thaddeus Stevens ftw!! #oscar
  12. I did enjoy Thaddeus Stevens insulting Congressmen without using a single curse word. I must master this colorful use of English.
  13. Oh yea and shout out to Thaddeus Stevens! If you don't know him you better find out.
  14. Lincoln was pretty good. I need to practice my insults, Thaddeus Stevens style.
  15. Lincoln was a great movie. Now I want a Thaddeus Stevens spin-off.
  16. anyway i saw lincon and it was so good thaddeus stevens was a badass
  17. @wedaman Thaddeus Stevens is not impressed by your "states rights."

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Guide to 19th Century History at About.com, and believer in Tammany, the Irish Brigade, and 15-star American flags. All tweets are handcrafted.

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