Obama and the Echos of Lincoln

[Katarina Witt]

Like many (most?) Illinois pols, Obama likes to think he is the incarnation of Abraham Lincoln. He has even used some of Lincoln's phrases in his speeches, e.g "a house divided against itself cannot stand".

[Mamama Mia]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

The Lincoln=Obama analogy is chilling...........suffice to say: if Obama does win that he is not assassinated down the road.

cue Twilight Zone music....
then begin comparisons, do you think his secretary's name is Kennedy or Lincoln???

[TXboomerang]

Lincoln was not a great president. He preferred to see 620,000 people die than to deal with the underlying causes of secession and that was states rights.

No, lincoln is not popular in the south. If you had members of your family tree whose properties were torched and burned to the ground, animals killed and crops burned, even though they were poor, owned no slaves, and none of the family was even participating in the war, you might have a different perspective.

[roberta]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

The last thing McCain/Palin want is for Barack Obama to be seen as a modern day Abraham Lincoln. hahahahaha

Race to the Finish : Obama and the Echoes of Lincoln (http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/racetothefinish/archive/2008/10/06/obama-and-the-echoes-of-lincoln.aspx - broken link)

I don't think they need worry. Obama is farrrr from being Lincoln. How funny.lol

[paperhouse]

Originally Posted by xavierob82

Lincoln = opposed the Mexican American war when he was in Illinois state legistature

Obama = opposed the Iraq war when he was in Illinois state legistature

Lincoln = was the target of an extremely racist presidential campaign where his conservative opponents claimed he was half-black

Obama = need I say more?

I guess he intends to continue the Bush suspension of habeas corpus, an illegal war, and get shot while watching a play? Really, this comparison is silly. How about some real issues here people? God, America is just dumb.