Subject: Tall Skinny Lawyers
Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 4 months ago to The Gulch: General
This may be old but it's the first time I saw it.
Subject: Tall Skinny Lawyers
You might be quite surprised ...Most of us know of the comparable relationship between Lincoln and Kennedy, but have you ever considered the comparisons between President Obama and President Lincoln?
Parallels of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Hussein Obama.
1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration. Obama used the very same bible Lincoln used for his inauguration.
2. Lincoln came from Illinois. Obama comes from Illinois.
3. Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature. Obama served in the Illinois Legislature.
4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President. Obama had very little experience before becoming President.
5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration. Obama rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration.
6. Lincoln was highly respected by some, but intensely disliked by others. Obama is highly respected by some, but intensely disliked by others.
7. Abraham Lincoln was a tall, skinny lawyer. Barack Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
8. Lincoln held to basic Conservative and Christian views. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
9. Lincoln volunteered in the Illinois militia, once as a captain, twice as a private. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
10. Lincoln firmly believed in able persons carrying their own weight. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
11. Lincoln was undeniably, and without any doubt, born in the United States. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
12. Lincoln was honest - so honest that he was called 'Honest Abe'. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
13. Lincoln preserved the United States as a strong nation, respected by the world. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
14. Lincoln showed his obvious respect for the flag, and the military. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
15. Lincoln followed the U.S Constitution faithfully. Obama is a tall, skinny lawyer.
Amazing isn't it!!
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Read DiLorenzo's book, then we can talk further.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8hy032...
Slavery was legal.
Lincoln refused to meet with the southern representatives to prevent war. That was legal, too.
Dictators do things every day that are legal, and are reprehensible.
Lincoln arrested many who spoke out against him. That was not legal, but Saint Lincoln gets a grand memorial in the Dark Center.
Sometimes legal isn't enough, and men of conscience do not accept it.
I do not accept Obama's legal orders regarding health care whether passed by con-gress or not.
But this is way off topic ;^)
Apologies if it appears that I am too vociferous in my comments. I hate what happened to the republic as a result of Lincoln's actions, and the fact (imo) that Lincoln has escaped responsibility for them.
We face much the same today. I am forced to purchase healthcare insurance against my will (Ok, I really don't have to since my employer provides same, but I would if they didn't). Do I have justification just to stop paying my taxes? I wish that I did, as I'd do so immediately (and that doesn't even identify all the other things that I don't agree with in all the alphabet agencies). You can argue that it was punitive and wrong all you want, but if it was enacted legally, you have no basis for supporting illegal action.
As I said before, the issue of secession is not yet settled. What is settled is that a state once having joined the union cannot unilaterally dissolve that union. It may be possible if both parties agree on the dissolution (or the other states agree on absolving one of them of their bonds to the union, I hope that is the case).
The media and politicians nick named it ObamaCare since he was pushing congress for it.
It was created/written by staff from the white house and congress along with outside consultants.
It was not written by Obama OR Congress
And read DiLorenzo's book The Real Lincoln, not just others commentary on DiLorenzo. Its akin to reading liberal reviews of Atlas Shrugged.
That was the situation and the reason for the war. It was premeditated and it had nothing to do with slavery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_A...
Slavery wasn't the issue; it was only used to bless Lincoln's sin by the powers that wanted war for economic reasons. The war was about money and power for Lincoln and his backers, but that would have meant history would brand Lincoln and his GOP as the war criminals that they were. No, they had to have a moral imperative and the American public swallowed the con because it was pounded into the heads of all the children at government schools.
If you don't care about discussing this, go ahead and judge only on the basis of the government's case, while ignoring the evidence presented by the counsel for the defense. The loser of the war (outnumbered 3 to 1) is guilty and sentenced to hard labor without benefit of representation.
You can not justify this war by not reading the case against it.
So, according to Fleming (and DiL I would imagine), the entire South rose up in order to protect an economic system that was inferior, and dominated by a small minority just for giggles it would seem. They would have thrown off the culture of slavery immediately and willingly had the North merely negotiated with them? It is not that simple.
Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1794, yet 70 yrs later, slaves were still being used to pick cotton. The constraint of separating the seeds from the fibers dictated machinery, but the labor of picking the cotton was not constrained, nor was automation cost effective compared to slave costs. The south was not going to impose additional costs upon itself to replace slaves with machines on its own.
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