You say that as if it were a bad thing or something. On Dec 24, 7:05 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > yeah, use the womanizers bible. > > On Dec 24, 7:58 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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? > > > > -- > > > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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