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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:16 PM Original message |
"Like Obama, Pres. Lincoln was seen by many of his supporters as ... a disappointmnet in office." |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama is no Lincoln /nt |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Say it enough times, they'll believe it? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Obama's light years closer to Lincoln |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yeah, I can see for myself |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. I just read that myself and was going to post it... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's ironic that the same geographical segment of the US was against Lincoln. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. This one doesn't....... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I always qualify it as the "racist south", because I know there are good folks who live there. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Well, now I'm not saying I'm GOOD either..... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Time will tell. But apples and oranges also come to mind. nt |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. Lincoln was disdained for trying to change the country |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. +1 n/t |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. Yep. These aren't the same times and fighting insurance companies |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. Also of note: Lincoln was assassinated. nt |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Ass-fuck post of the year award |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. What a trashy thing to say |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. So the fuck what? Do you have a point? |
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pissedoff01 (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Peace-loving with Nobel Prize just like MLK, warmongering just like Alexander the Great |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. "and one-termer just like Jimmy" |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. To me, Lincoln is the most overrated President |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. That's your opinion. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Yes - when I start a post with "to me" |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Amazing how perfection eludes so many people. |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. You could say the exact same thing except replace "Lincoln" with "Pierce" |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. By that logic, George W. Bush=Lincoln, as many of his supporters were disappointed |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. obama needs independants to win in 2012.. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Not any of the right wing sites I would check during his administration. n/t |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. Anyone whining about Pres. Obama after 11 months in post-BushCo mess cleanup never liked him... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. One similarity, albeit a bit thin |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. Like Lincoln, Obama has ten fingers and ten toes! |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh, stop it! No one is interested in facts and historic perspective! |
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Prism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. This is just plain silly |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
37. +1 |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. *facepalm* |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. Lincoln brooked no compromise when it came to preserving the union, and actually realized.. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
31. comparing the 1860's to 2009....dayum! |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
34. After reading Team of Rivals, I have to say there are some parallels |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Yes, one of my all time favorite books and your analysis here is spot on |
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Revealer (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
35. Many people don't' know this |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
38. That's Bush's claim - that he will be seen as a hero in 50 years |
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m3e92man8850 (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
39. oh please! |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 03:42 AM Response to Original message |
40. I don't think it is wise to compare preceptions of Presidents who |
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