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Let's hope Barry's term isn't a mirror of Lincoln's.

Prior to taking the reins of power as the world's first economic fascist, Lincoln was an advocate of the 'American System,' or 'Mercantilism.' Lincoln devoted his entire career to the establishment of a central bank. As a new Republican, he was able to establish a cental bank and implement the failed 'corporate welfare' policies of the Whig party, financed through the printing of paper ignorantly perceived as money.

Upon taking office Lincoln committed a series of unconstitutional acts Including launching an invasion of the South without consulting Congress, as required by the Constitution; declaring martial law; blockading the Southern ports; suspending the writ of habeas corpus for the duration of his administration; imprisoning without trial thousands of Northern citizens; arresting and imprisoning newspaper publishers who were critical of him; censoring all telegraph communication; nationalizing the railroads; creating several new states without the consent of the citizens of those states; ordering federal troops to interfere with the elections in the North by intimidating Democratic voters; deporting a member of Congress, Clement L. Vallandigham of Ohio, for criticizing the administration's income tax proposal at a Democratic Party rally; confiscating private property; confiscating firearms in violation of the Second Amendment; and effectively gutting the ninth and 10th amendments to the Constitution, among other things.

Prior to taking the reins of power as the world's first economic fascist...

Wow, it took 47 posts before the lost cause mythology made it's first appearance. You guys are slipping.

Re: Lincoln

Yup ...that sounds like what the obamanation might be like ...

Funny how the history books gloss over a lot of that.

“I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races - that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything.” Abraham Lincoln, 1858.

Prior to taking the reins of power as the world's first economic fascist, Lincoln was an advocate of the 'American System,' or 'Mercantilism.' Lincoln devoted his entire career to the establishment of a central bank. As a new Republican, he was able to establish a central bank and implement the failed 'corporate welfare' policies of the Whig party, financed through the printing of paper ignorantly perceived as money. Upon taking office Lincoln committed a series of unconstitutional acts Including launching an invasion of the South without consulting Congress, as required by the Constitution; declaring martial law; blockading the Southern ports; suspending the writ of habeas corpus for the duration of his administration; imprisoning without trial thousands of Northern citizens; arresting and imprisoning newspaper publishers who were critical of him; censoring all telegraph communication; nationalizing the railroads; creating several new states without the consent of the citizens of those states; ordering federal troops to interfere with the elections in the North by intimidating Democratic voters; deporting a member of Congress, Clement L. Vallandigham of Ohio, for criticizing the administration's income tax proposal at a Democratic Party rally; confiscating private property; confiscating firearms in violation of the Second Amendment; and effectively gutting the ninth and 10th amendments to the Constitution, among other things.

Great post. Lincoln isn't the upstanding Mr. Wonderful that some people think he is. He also let Sherman rape and pillage the South on his path of destruction all the way to the ocean long after the war was won. Nothing more than an act of terrorism in my book. Lincoln also said that even though he freed the slaves, the negroes should never be considered equal with whites(don't have the exact quote, but that was close). So this is who zer0 admires. he probably doesn't even know anything about Lincoln except that he *freed the slaves*

So, he really does plan to emulate Lincoln all the way.

if this is true why do people idolise him so much?