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To: chajin

One of the stories about Lincoln’s visit is that he coined the term “Michigander” He was slapping Michigan governor Lewis Cass for riding the coattails of Andrew Jackson like a tick on a gander’s ass.


7 posted on 09/28/2015 2:26:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: cripplecreek
“Michigander” He was slapping Michigan governor Lewis Cass for riding the coattails of Andrew Jackson like a tick on a gander’s ass.

I knew there was a reason for me to read FR today; thank you. (OK, there are a hundred reasons every day, but this one taught be something more about Honest Abe, as opposed to Shinzo Abe.)

9 posted on 09/28/2015 2:29:39 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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