Since Lincoln leaned toward racism in some of his statements, Obama would have been better off to pick JFK's Bible.
On Dec 24, 7:48�am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: �Travis > Subject: Hubris personified: Obama To Be Sworn In On Lincoln Bible > Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, > > Obama To Be Sworn In On Lincoln > Bible<http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-to-be-sworn-in-with-lincoln-...>December > 23rd, 2008 �Another pretentious portentous announcement from one of the > seemingly countless websites setup by the President Select, the Presidential > Inaugural Committee <http://www.pic2009.org/blog/>: > > � 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. > > Someone remind us, did Mr. Lincoln wax his chest? > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
