Odd, considering a few months earlier he carried 22 of 25 states with 55% of the popular vote.
At the time of his death, he was not loved by most of the country. The South, of course, were not fans of his. And in the North, he had few followers.
Being shot in a theatre on Good Friday, in those days, was akin to being caught in a Strip Club on a Sunday.
But, he is now recognized as the country’s greatest president, having stayed the course in keeping the Union together.
His death handed power to those seeking revenge on the south.
“Being shot in a theatre on Good Friday...”
LMBO! It would have been SO much better had he been shot on a Thursday. But getting shot on Good Friday?! WTH was he thinking?
Wait, was the war about slavery or keeping the union together with violence and bloodshed? Confusing, Lincoln cultists never get their stories straight.
Is that official?
For me, no one stands above Washington---the man who helped bring the Union into being in the first place.
Killed about 800,000 (8,000,000 in ratio to toady’s pop.) maimed many more all for some abstraction called “the Union”, in other words, big government. He slaughtered for big government. Obama not quite that bad yet.
While substitute teaching a class of lower-ability high school students, I showed a movie about Lincoln. To try to get the kids to pay attention to the movie, I told them there would be a quiz afterwards. I quickly made it up as I watched the film.
One of the questions was, "President Lincoln was shot on which holiday? a)Shrove Tuesday b)Good Friday c)Maundy Thursday d)Super Bowl Sunday. Believe it or not, one student chose d).
Odd, considering a few months earlier he carried 22 of 25 states with 55% of the popular vote.
But, he is now recognized as the country’s greatest president, having stayed the course in keeping the Union together.
Washington is and will remain our greatest president. IMO
Paisan, you may live in South Carolina now, but it is clear you are not a Southerner.
He was the first to turn the Presidency into a Dictatorship.
They buried him in a steel cage under three tons of concrete, just so nobody could dig him up and shoot him again.
This Republic was killed in 1865.
Lincoln was the murderer.
“Round up the usual suspects.”