O TO ARRIVE IN A 'LINCOLN':INAUGURAL THEMES WILL HARKEN BACK TO GREAT EMANCIPATOR

New York Post ^ | 1/13/2009 | Clemente Lisi

[mojito]

In what will be a Lincoln-themed inauguration from top to bottom, Obama won't only follow in the footsteps of the former president - he'll also eat like him, it was announced yesterday.

Obama's jampacked Abe-apalooza moved into high gear with an announcement from the Congressional Inaugural Committee that it will hold a luncheon next Tuesday following the swearing-in ceremony that's modeled after foods Lincoln enjoyed.

[Ezekiel]

This is theater.

"The One" could very well be taking the Lincoln imagery that far. After all, what should Obama fear... he's "The One".

[Vaquero]

from THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR

to THE GREAT MASTURBATOR

close but no cigar.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

So, Obama's going to eat what Lincoln eat? That's too funny since it's been documented that Lincoln pretty much lived on hard boiled eggs and toast, punctuated with regular doses of Blue Mass.

[RipSawyer]

Say what you will but Lincoln still didn’t have much use for the constitution, that is fact.

[Non-Sequitur]

Say what you will but Lincoln still didn’t have much use for the constitution, that is fact.

Depends on which Southern myth you subscribe to. I think it's undeniable that Lincoln had more respect for our Constitution than the Southern leadership had for theirs.

[Between the Lines]

"It's always good to model yourself after a great president,"

Great presidents are models, mediocre ones model themselves after others.

[LZ_Bayonet]

"...Lincoln who, de facto, ended slavery in America (even if it wasn’t his intent),"

Like Bush bringing Democracy to Iraq (even though his intent was WMD).

[Red in Blue PA]

One difference: Lincoln freed the country from slavery. O is bringing it back.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I think it's undeniable that Lincoln had more respect for our Constitution than the Southern leadership had for theirs.

Jefferson Davis even went as far to utter this brazen quote when running roughshod over the reb constitution:

"the [government's] right need only be stated to be admitted,"

Those are the words of a class-A tyrant. Imagine if Lincoln had said that! DiLorenzo would not even have the need to work to misrepresent such a quote had it come from Lincoln.

[unixfox]

Is this ‘Lincoln Inaugural’ going to conclude in a theater?

Just after the Civil War that's coming.

[Neverforget01]

I finally found the connection!

From wikipedia:

Lincoln's parents were fundamentalist Hard-shell Baptists. However, historian Dr. Mark Noll states that "Lincoln never joined a church nor ever made a clear profession of standard Christian belief."

[SolidWood]

Guess they’ll never mention that Abe was the first Pubbie President.

[tapatio]

Obama doesn't have an original thought in his head.

He can't shape his own Presidency,so he will have the people believe he is like Lincoln.

What a phony!

[Libertina]

“Abe-apalooza” ???

What an irritating newspaper. What a huge “presidential” ego.

[KingSnorky]

Is this to suggest that a crook bought Lincoln a mansion, too?

[null and void]

Hasn't ANYBODY in Journalism read the history of fascism to recognize what is happening?????

Journalists' knowledge of history is only exceeded by their understanding of science.

[graywaiter]

OMG! Coffee—spew! LOL!

[griswold3]

Perhaps the reason TheOne chose Lincoln to emulate is because a Civil War is coming.....

[theDentist]

How soon until he grows the Lincoln beard and wears a top-hat?

[popdonnelly]

Lincoln had to fight the Civil War. I had no idea things were that bad.

Actually, I’m happy to have a minority President in the White House. It demonstrates, once again, that this is a land of opportunity.