Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inauguration

[Ghost in the Machine]

Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inauguration
Published: 12/23/08, 10:46 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used for his swearing in.

Obama will be the first president since Lincoln to use that Bible, part of the collection of the Library of Congress.

"President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in," Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau said in a statement Tuesday.

Obama is also tracing the train route that Lincoln took and holding a welcome event at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration.

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[TahitiNut]

1. Psst! Barack? (cough) Lincoln was a Republican.

:rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. That's just post-Warren tokenism.

:crazy:

[firedupdem]

3. I love that....

The bible the president who freed the slaves used will now be used by the first african american president. Great

[Contrary1]

4. Let me be the first to predict the Freepers' response:

Something along these lines..."It's probably a hollowed out replica of Lincoln's bible with the Koran tucked inside.
We need proof that it's the real thing."

[firedupdem]

5. That sounds about right! LOL!!!

Any criticism or made up bullshit they can come up with will be floated around on blogs and in emails!

[alsame]

6. Then we'll have to point out that Roberts will be in on the

deception - doesn't the Chief Justice carry the Bible over to the Pres Elect?

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Remember - these guys credit Obama with being able to hypnotise everyone

I'm sure they think he could take control of Roberts' brain for a few minutes.

[Iggo]

7. Lincoln's Moo-slim bible?

I knew it!

[gblady]

9. Pics of the Lincoln Bible....