tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post2849502122046071711..comments2024-03-16T22:30:32.183-04:00Comments on Hampton New Hampshire Mad Dog Democrat: Lincoln's Second InauguralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-85508109452380485002017-11-12T09:21:27.896-05:002017-11-12T09:21:27.896-05:00Maud,
I can hardly imagine yesterday's effort...Maud, <br />I can hardly imagine yesterday's effort was more eloquent than today's, but somehow lost transcripts are always perfect and the replacements poor shadows.<br />Agree President Dotard, the pink puffer fish is occupying that same White House, but his presence there is akin to the mice who pick their way through the ruins of the Colosseum--small things just rummaging around the space of former greatness. the phantom speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629183077961716582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-30895288230852230392017-11-12T09:13:25.267-05:002017-11-12T09:13:25.267-05:00Mad Dog,
I had written a response yesterday that w...Mad Dog,<br />I had written a response yesterday that was breathtaking in it's brilliance-words to rival Lincoln's- but alas, lost to posterity by the whim of the evil Blog God.. I can't recall all that I wrote, but it centered around the fact that Lincoln's words illustrate why he's widely considered our greatest President-because he was more than just the occupier of the Oval Office -more than just an elected official. He was a leader and a patriot in the truest sense of those words. One would imagine when he stated, among other things, that God had given this "terrible war" to both the North and South, he did so deliberately and with forethought to the reunification that would be necessary at the end of the conflict. Yes both sides were suffering horrific losses, but he must have also been keenly aware that focusing solely on the misdeeds of the South would not hasten unity. But to your point, perhaps it was more than a practical gesture towards eventual reunification. Maybe Lincoln really did see both sides at fault for the continued existence of slavery, but you're right, this would have been a concept that, at that point, would need to be offered more subtly...<br /><br />Just think of what the current occupier of the Oval Office would have to say under similar circumstances. There'd be no generosity or balance, but rather the likes of-"Death to Dixie" and "We're going to wipe the South off the map-babies and pets included!!"....And other similar soaring prose..dispersed in tweets..Alleluia...<br />Maud<br /> maudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-25896720626737490702017-11-11T12:08:47.340-05:002017-11-11T12:08:47.340-05:00Mad Dog,
Testing this again to see if it will allo...Mad Dog,<br />Testing this again to see if it will allow me to respond...<br />Maudmaudnoreply@blogger.com