Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 18/@comment-72.93.205.58-20120217204726/@comment-140.182.138.245-20120221001852

It sounds good, but there are some historical problems: 1. Zachary Taylor wasn't killed by Santa Anna (and Mexico lost the Mexican-American war pretty hard). 2. The war of 1812 was between the US and Britain, and it is hard to argue that the US won (they failed to invade Canada, the White House was burned down, and the borders never changed). Also Texas wasn't part of America at the time. 3. A lot of the disses revolve around insulting America, but if Santa Anna was in his mid 50's, Texas would have just joined America.

I also note that ERB tends to shy away from historical contemporaries (although some current figures do face off) - one of the appeals of an epic rap is that you get a clash between two worlds.