‘Abraham Lincoln was not a “Founder”’
Lincoln was one of the founders of the Reupublican Party in 1854, which is what the author probably meant.
The Republican Party was established for the purpose of abolishing slavery and returning to the principles the country was founded on (they used The Declaration of Independence as their guide, Lincoln called it their central idea.)
Lincoln was a proponent of individual rights and limited government. Obama is no Lincoln.
This from the RNC web page,
The Republican Party was born in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge. The first informal meeting of the party took place in Ripon, Wisconsin, a small town northwest of Milwaukee. The first official Republican meeting took place on July 6th, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan. The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. At the Jackson convention, the new party adopted a platform and nominated candidates for office in Michigan.
In 1856, the Republicans became a national party when John C. Fremont was nominated for President under the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Even though they were considered a "third party" because the Democrats and Whigs represented the two-party system at the time, Fremont received 33% of the vote. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican to win the White House.
Why that's just funny.