Wow, I didn't read any of that wall of text, but I had to go back and find this line after reading your post because this is a pet peeve of mine.
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I hope your 8th grade history teacher was fired.
I believe you can see Paul Ryans father in the fist picture. He's the guy standing on the right under the right flag.