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RUSH: John in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hello. CALLER: Mr. Rush, don't you think you're being a hypocrite when you're not -- when you don't want the Iraqis to decide the problems themselves, especially since Abraham Lincoln took two -- two generals named Lincoln [sic--Grant] and Sherman who were responsible for the deaths of 59,000 southern people? And since you hate Confederate heritage that much, don't you think that we should allow the people of Iraq to decide their own fate? RUSH: (Laughing.) Gee. I hate Confederate heritage? CALLER: No kidding. RUSH: On the basis of what do you say that? CALLER:...

What if everything you knew about Abraham Lincoln were false? What if, instead of an American hero who freed the slaves, Lincoln was in fact the son of Satan who instigated the bloodiest war in American history in order to teach his Kentucky in-laws a lesson in good manners? In The Surreal Lincoln, author Thomas J. DiLusional uncovers a side of Lincoln never before seen. DiLusional portrays President Lincoln as a demon spirit who devoted his earthly life to dismantling the American form of government from one that supported human bondage to one that lived up to ideals embodied...

Professor Thomas DiLorenzo’s The Real Lincoln has provoked the utterly predictable torrent of abuse from state worshippers and self-appointed prophets of The True American Way. All DiLorenzo has done (and this does not in the least detract from his courage, eloquence, and insight) is to analyze Honest Abe as a historical figure just like any other, rather than treat him as a saint. Professor DiLorenzo does not need any defense. He, along with Professor Joseph Stromberg and others, has exposed the ignorance and fanaticism of the critics to the satisfaction of any reasoning human. However, something more can be said...