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Obama To Be Sworn In On Lincoln <http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-to-be-sworn-in-with-lincoln-bible> Bible December 23rd, 2008 Another pretentious portentous announcement from one of the seemingly countless websites setup by the President Select, the <http://www.pic2009.org/blog/> Presidential Inaugural Committee: <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3130702873_5af9938ba1_o.jpg> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3131521246_3a62218186_o.jpg> President-elect Barack Obama to be Sworn in Using Lincoln's Bible Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Facing a nation divided, teetering toward civil war, President Lincoln used his first inaugural address to call for national unity, arguing that our Constitution was created "to form a more perfect Union." Now, 147 years later, President-elect Barack Obama is echoing President Lincoln's call in words and in symbolism. He will be placing his hand upon the same burgundy velvet-bound Bible that was used by President Lincoln at his first inauguration as he is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau: President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in. The President-elect is committed to holding an inauguration that celebrates the unity of America, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage. Presidents are not constitutionally required to be sworn in using a Bible, though most do, Theodore Roosevelt being the most notable exception. George Washington's Bible has been a popular choice, used by Warren Harding, Dwight Eisenhower and George H. W. Bush. Other presidents have opted for Bibles that hold more personal significance, such as Bill Clinton's choice of his grandmother's Bible. Since Lincoln's family Bible was still en route from Springfield, IL, at the time of his inauguration, Supreme Court Clerk William Thomas Carroll purchased a Bible for the swearing-in ceremony in 1861. President-elect Obama will be the first president to be sworn in using this Bible since Abraham Lincoln. Log cabin (in Hawaii) sold separately Of course given "Honest Obe's" background, no family Bible is handy. (And a Kwanzaa mat might have raised eyebrows.) Facing a nation divided, teetering toward civil war, President Lincoln used his first inaugural address to call for national unity, arguing that our Constitution was created "to form a more perfect Union." Now, 147 years later, President-elect Barack Obama is echoing President Lincoln's call in words and in symbolism. Well, that's cheery is it not? We thought things were bad, but did not quite realize that we were "teetering toward civil war." Still, no matter how hard he pretends, Mr. Obama is no Lincoln. He's not even a Ford. And he has done nothing to try to unify us, except to put the most rabidly partisan leftists in positions of power. <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/3130442437_86bd60b935_o.jpg> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/3130709771_d408f691ce_o.jpg> Someone remind us, did Mr. Lincoln wax his chest? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
