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Revisiting Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union Address | 9 comments (9 topical)

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From a political history standpoint (5.00 / 3) (#2)
by Kathy on Sat Apr 12, 2008 at 02:34:14 PM EST
I agree with you.

From a human being standpoint, I strongly reject any comparison in circumstance to Obama and Lincoln.  Both men were seeking the presidency, only the latter was seeking to push a greater cause.  The circumstances surrounding Lincoln, the issues threatening to split the union, were deeply divisive, life-threatening stuff.  Lincoln was looking at the future with the winds of moral certitude at his back.  

Obama was trying to explain away a personal moral failing by blaming the rest of the world (and, apparently, his own grandmother) for the hateful, anti-American rhetoric of his most trusted spiritual advisor.

One was trying to save the country.  The other was trying to save himself.

Kathy (none / 0) (#6)
by cal1942 on Sat Apr 12, 2008 at 06:16:12 PM EST
Your comment on this is as good as it gets.

Perfect.

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