Good thing I didn't grow up with that creepy evil train from hell.
Posted on 12/16/2008 10:10:25 PM PST by Lorianne
Barack Obama has evoked Abraham Lincoln ever since launching his campaign at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.
Now he plans to arrive in Washington the same way that Lincoln did in 1861, with a train trip that will include stops, speeches and crowds along the way.
On Jan. 17, Obama and his family will start the day with an appearance in Philadelphia, where they will board a chartered Amtrak train. The train will stop in Wilmington, Del., where the Obamas will be joined by Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Then comes a stop in Baltimore before the group's arrival that evening in Washington.
"He's replicating the last leg of Lincoln's inaugural journey to Washington," said historian Harold Holzer, author of "Lincoln President Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861." "This guy's reverence for Lincoln has no bounds."
Lincoln had left his home in Springfield on Feb. 11, 1861, for a 12-day journey east to Washington, during which he made 101 speeches. Philadelphia and Baltimore were his last stops before the nation's capital.
Obama's plans, announced by his Presidential Inaugural Committee, set the tone for the many activities leading to the swearing-in at noon Jan. 20 at the Capitol. The official Washington events are scheduled to begin Jan. 18, most likely with a large-scale event on the Mall in which Obama makes an appearance.
Details about the Washington events, as well as those in other cities, have not been made public. Even as they scrambled for information, officials in the other locations celebrated the news.
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Get ready to be railroaded that’s for sure.
Like Nixon, he’ll ride a helicopter out.
Team Obama might want to be careful with those Lincoln comparisons:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=195
it’s more like “”This guy’s reverence for himself has no bounds.” “... desperately trying to insert himself into the pages of memorable history.
Lincoln would just puke.
MM
He’s riding Amtrak. He’ll either be late or the trail will derail.
yah.. the underside of his bus can’t take anymore acquaintances.. he’s upgrading to “throw them under the train” package to keep up with the pace.
trail = train
This guy has more teflon than Slick Willie.
Yawn.
I’m so sick of this guy...is it 2012 yet?
OH BROTHER
I almost applied for an audition in DC that week. I am so VERY glad I changed my mind on that one!!
The Truman Show
He’s really full of himself, isn’t he? Kind of like the Cincinnati Bengals holding a big victory parade down Main Street, right before the first game of the season.
dude... just watch the following months after jan 20th. Obama is a megalomaniac. First the Olympian/Greek stage, now the Lincol rail line? He’s nuts.
He needs the train just to carry his ego.
Anyone want to get a mooning party together for this one? XD
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