Obama Will Eat Like Lincoln on Inauguration Day

I’m beginning to wonder if Obama isn’t over identifying with Lincoln. Could a top hat and beard be next?

That’s nice. We’ll be celebrating too– eating leftover pasta. Maybe splurge on a tin of sardines. But it’s reassuring to know that those who don’t have to worry about food bills will be feted with such a nice luncheon. Send a real message. “Let ‘em eat cake,” right?

I voted for this man but this is a little over board….What is he trying to prove????

Now all Obama has to do is quit smoking, before he dies of cancer. Lincoln did not smoke.

Re the actual Lincoln theme, isn’t it normal for inauguration and special ceremonial lunches to have a theme? “yes we Can” may have been a nice theme but I suspect it would be a little difficult to translate it into a menu

I’m so over the fanfare for this inauguration! On one hand he stands at the podium telling us how much worse things may get and then he let’s tax payer’s money get burned up for this big celebration. What statement is he making? My family has recently become a one income household due to my wife’s recent job loss and we have never struggled like this before. I voted for this man I am beginning to think he full of —-!

Not sure what’s troubling people – I’d rather see him try to emulate Lincoln than Bush or Nixon…

I wonder what the Jewish diners at that luncheon will think about the shellfish that is served? (Shrimp, lobster)

“yes we Can” may have been a nice theme but I suspect it would be a little difficult to translate it into a menu.”
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Unless there’s a theme of gluttony, but then that was the theme of the previous administration with its war spending lining pockets, business deregulations, etc. Lincoln is a fine theme for inauguration, but it’s seems like a redundant one at this point.

you all sound like a bunch of biggots to me….how sad for us all….where is love, forgiveness, and even christ? Not in one of these people that have made these negative comments. As usual, we start ctiticising as soon as we have elected a new president…I think he, and his family deserve a better start from the American people than these comments…I pray for a change in the conciousness of the American people…love and forgiveness.

Re:Posted by: John | Jan 10, 2009 12:40:38 PM – “….On one hand he stands at the podium telling us how much worse things may get and then he let’s tax payer’s money get burned up for this big celebration. What statement is he making?”
You may have voted for this man but you sure haven’t been paying close attention since then. This entire inauguration – all the ceremony and hoopla (probably including this luncheon) is being paid for by donations alone – it is NOT being financed by the taxpayer’s dime. If you were in the loop you would be aware of that b/c the Obama organization has been asking his supporters for voluntary donations to pay for this event since the day after he was elected. So relax a little – for once we have someone in office who doesn’t feel entitled to live high on the hog while sending us the bill. Let’s just hope it stays that way.

So he read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s, recruited some of his able former competitors for the nomination, and some Republicans. We should all hope they are effective together.

I wonder if Lincoln would have refused to wear a U.S. lapel pin…

I’m surprized that people would take offense to Obama idealizing Lincon. Why wouldn’t we honor him both for his achievements and historical value? I would have thought Obama’s attempt to emulate him in the implementation of his political strategy (i.e. the team of rivals) while celebrating America’s historic ability to to change, would bring pride to us all. After all, I think it’s impossible not to see the parallel’s between Lincon’s time, which marked the shift towards greater equality as a movement and Obama’s election to the office of the presidency, which marks a shift towards the U.S. living up to the promise offered to U.S. citizens in the constitution. By honoring and studying leaders such as Lincon, Obama clearly shows just how far we have come.

I am a conservative that crossed the lines and voted for Mr. Obama. I think he will be one of our greatest presidents. I also predict that if there is room on Mt. Rushmore, President Obama will be the next face chiseled in stone there on Mt. Rushmore.

Why they are serving dinner at the Washington Hilton? Former the late Conrad Hilton (founder of the Hilton Hotels) was a Republican.

As long as he is not trying to emulate bush the joke of the 21st century I am ok with this..

This comment is meant in good humor:
Stovepipe hat! Stovepipe hat!

As long as he is not trying to emulate Marx the joke of the 19th century I am ok with this..

I pray that Obama becomes our nations greatest president, but I also pray he is not tested as Lincoln was. If our nation must once again face civil war with a bunch of red necked ignoramuses, I can think of no better person to have in the White House.
Lincoln was pragmatic, but also idealistic and held that all men are created equal. Those that quote or parse Lincoln do not understand the man. Only in the total can he be understood.
I think it time our nation had a president the equal of Lincoln. I doubt the country could survive another Bush.

He is no Lincoln. Lincoln was a Republican. This is going to be fun to watch when Obama fail.

Stovepipe hat! Stovepipe hat!
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Okay, so it’s not top hat. I don’t know 19th century haberdashery that well.

Ahh, the screeching of the Obama-Haters.
Can’t you people just go ahead and Rapture already?

Must all political blogs be one stop shops for racist comments!
Note to self – maybe an ethnic president will put a damper on some of these outlandish comments!

“Must all political blogs be one stop shops for racist comments!”
Always accompanied by the ubiquitous “I’m not a racist, but . . .” disclaimer.

Thanks for clearing that up, Frosty. Now Obama’s brother is sleeping better in Kenya.
I still have to wonder, however, how this poor dude paid his Harvard tuition.

I think it’s neat that Obama is paying tribute to a universally revered president like Lincoln in this way. The fact that they have much in common is awesome and will likely mean great things for the people of the USA. What a cool way to begin the presidency.

Heather, Heather, Heather. First off, Lincoln is not a “universally” accepted positive figure. He is responsible for more US deaths than any other person in US history. He didn’t free slaves during the war no matter what your mom told ya. One would hope that Obama doesn’t come close to Lincoln’s “accomplishments”.
What on earth does Obama have in common with Lincoln?

Both Michelle and Barack Obama were paying off student loan debt until his book deal for “The Audacity of Hope.” That paid the loans off.

I’m happy with Obama emulating Lincoln right now. Hopefully he’ll be emulating FDR very soon.

“Why doesn’t Obama come up with his own style instead of copying everyone else”
If that were the case, then they’d be serving his tuna fish with mustard and pickles,which is his favorite dish to make, as an appetizer instead of seafood stew in puff pastry.

“Hopefully he’ll be emulating FDR very soon.”
That could get complicated because Hillary Clinton will be emulating her heroine,Eleanor Roosevelt, as SoS both domestically and internationally.

“When he spends time in Hawaii, he’s going home to visit relatives.
And they were the working poor.”
Both he and Michelle are unemployed and they spent over a week at a $4,000 a night beach house. He isnt staying on someone’s couch.
The only reason he turned out well was because of his hardworking middle class grandparents took him and the half sister in. His grandmother was one of the first female bank presidents and a high ranked bridge player so she was obviously intelligent.
But they were no ‘working poor’ unless now we define everybody with a job and a budget as poor.
I will be happy if he sticks with hero worship of Lincoln and avoids Ceaser and FDR. 50% of economists agree that FDR’s policies extended the length of the great Depression. FDR was a fear mongering opportunist. And wasnt shy about subverting the constitution.

Sig:
Next time why don’t you consider someone else’s comments a little more carefully. The last twenty-eight years have included eight years of Bill Clinton, a Democrat. I obviously include his economic policies in my post.
What I will not do is get into a blow by blow economic account of that time period as I do not have the time to post the numbers and details of US economic policy in my limited online blog time today.
In general, however, it is a well-known fact that today’s incomes are below that of American incomes in 1973. Further, it is also documented that since Reagan (including Bush 41, Clinton, and Junior) we have experienced greater and greater shifts in income, with that income being directed upwards to the top 300,000 individuals in the U.S. Currently the top one-tenth of one percent possess the same wealth as the bottom half. This is the highest income disparity since the Great Depression.
Our economy has endured up until now due not to increasing the general wealth or expanding the pie for most, but through a series of bubbles. First incomes “grew” due to the increasing number of women in the workplace. OK, fine. Then when that buying power maxed out we had increased consuming power by the extension of credit. But credit card debt, without commiserate increases in wages, will have an end point as well. The next bubble was the availability of homeowners to tap into their homes for equity lines of credit. Again, however, this cannot be sustained without commiserate increases in earning power. Into this mix we had the dot com bubble, the housing bubble and others I’m sure I’m forgetting in my post here. The point is, the middle class is shrinking, has shrunk, and as we live in an economy that is two-thirds driven by consumer spending it is dangerous to think economic expansion can continue when American buying power has been virtually stagnant since 1973.
Bottom line: Without a healthy middle class that sees its earning power grow, not erode, there can be no long term economic prosperity in this nation.
(And when it comes to Reagan, yes he got us through the economic miseries of the late 70s and early 80s with the aid of Paul Volker [a Carter appointee] and by running up huge deficits that Bush 41 wisely dealt with by raising taxes to pay down [even though it killed his chances for re-election in '92].)
But OK, yeah, assume I was trashing Bush earlier.

” 50% of economists agree that FDR’s policies extended the length of the great Depression.”
Wrong. And I’m getting really sick of that little Right Wing lie.
Economic historians agree that FDR not only brought us out of the Great Depression, but his programs ameliorated its effects on millions of Americans. Historians agree that his biggest mistake was attempting to balance the budget by raising taxes in, oh 1937, I believe. This had an extremely deleterious effect on the economy and *that* set back recovery, not his programs.

Not really MizFW or maybe to the those ignorant of the fact that the democrat and republican parties switched ideologies many years ago. Not to mention that Mr. Lincoln began his political career as a “whig”.

Before you folks get all caught in how gloriously he’ll fail, give the guy a chance to do some real work…Interesting enough that most of you critics actually voted for him

Yes, JR, the philosophies of both parties have changed. Yes, Lincoln started out as a Whig. On the other hand, the Democrat party was formed by disgruntled Republicans so they’re all in the same family tree.
Scarey, isn’t it?

Glad to see the tax payer isn’t paying for this. It’s all campaign contributions this time around. A welcome change. But all this Lincoln stuff is truly a little creepy. And I like Obama for the most part.

All the Lincoln stuff is creepy, when you look at history.

“Wrong. And I’m getting really sick of that little Right Wing lie. ”
Well looks like you are going to have to get unsick. Marginal Revolution reporting on a survey of economists by Robert Whaples reports:
“Among the questions that Whaples asked members of the Economic History Association to express agreement or disagreement on was the following:
Taken as a whole, government policies of the New Deal served to lengthen and deepen the Great Depression.
About half of the economists agreed (or agreed with some provisos) that the New Deal lengthened and deepened the Great Depression. ”
Business cycles are common. When have they ever been as prolonged and as deep? Great Depression when administered the FDR cure and in Japan in the ’90 when they tried a series of stimulus plans.
Is there anyone who doesnt think that we got out of the Great Depression because of WWII? If FDR’s illegal programs were working how come the depression didnt end?

As long as some people look for politicians to give them a hands up and others look to themselves you’ll have a rich and poor divide. Obama broke nearly every campaign promise and folks are still salivating as if he’s the second coming of Christ. Rich folks and highend business owners are not threatened by Obama, but they do enjoy looking at folks scream, yell, believe and campaign for someone else and not lift a finger for themselves. These folks mentalities not a stupid policy keep rich people rich. Obama just like Bush will take care of himself while slaves take care of him….get some perspective

WHY IS OBAMA SO OBSESSED WITH LINCOLN WHO WAS A REPUBLICAN?????
OBAMA IS NOT EVEN A DESCENDANT OF SLAVERY, HIS MOTHER WAS WHITE, HE WAS RAISED WHITE, THE ONLY THING BLACK ABOUT HIM IS HIS FATHER FROM KENYA AND HE MARRIED A BLACK WOMAN.
THE TWO COULDN’T BE MORE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.

Bertie:
What exactly were the questions? How were they worded? How many economists were queried? How many historians? How were they chosen for the study?
Even in your own quote the economists were were apparently in full agreement (I suppose – I don’t have access to the full study) were lumped in with “agree with some provisos” as the same category. Not exactly enlightening.

Hey you guys, if Lincioln was alive today he would be an Obama Republican or might even hve defected to the Democratic Party which is now the same as Lincoln’s Republicans.
Does anyone know where I can find the recipes for the inaugural dishes ?– maybe I can play house — White House that is ! :))

I wish the comments would stay on topic, and a particular poster: I don’t believe this is a kosher meal, so the shellfish should be fine.
I am concerned that the red roses are too bright for the softer burgundy tone of the china. A red/white/blue color scheme is patriotic, but difficult to achieve in a formal setting and I think the floral colors are a good attempt, but may not look great on the table. I would opt for more golden tones.
The menu sounds traditional, yet tasty and I assume that several other dishes – certainly salad or green vegetables – will also be offered.
I wonder if a separate meal will be served to the children???

How can any American hope for the president to fail..that is childish at best and un american to boot. Also, those of you squawking about obama comparing himself to lincoln and kennedy…I do not recall him ever suggesting any such thing…it is the media the media the media. realisic in IA

Barack Obama is more like FDR, who’s policies kept America in a depression for nearly 10 years and got us into WW2. I’m sure we’ll soon see the same, a depression and then a war to get us out of it……

I can not believe you people. This is just a man who wants to do the best for his people who happens to respect the late Lincoln and loves the down to earth food of Lincolns time.My husband and I have been reenactors for over 30 years and we have eaten much of this type of food regularly. I think he wants this dinner to pay tribute to his mentor and he wants to be like him. The spirit of not the color. I don’t think he has a problem with his races and acepts himself as he is …an american.

Silverbird, I totally agree with you. I guess people just don’t understand. Funny I live in Tn and I have seen a lot of reenactments. They are fun to watch. But I guess its only good if you are a white southern dressed in rebel cloths, huh?. I am willing to bet a lot of these people wouldn’t even eat the food that is on that menu. I wouldn’t. Some of the food is to rich tasting for me. Hey some of you making comments about Obama where are you on Mrs Bush spending $425,000 on dishes? You are so jealous of Obama you can’t stand it. No matter what it is you’ll never support him.

As someone who grew up in the great state of Illinois, I can tell you everything in the state from the soil to the trees and wind is saturated with Lincoln DNA. His presence looms large in the soul of Illinois.
I have no doubt Obama felt the humanity of the man as well and is striving to emulate the depth of purpose and dedication to our country Lincoln represented.
Better that than a “so what” faux Texan dry drunk President who
managed to not just beat, but smash the Presidential vacation record while two wars, a major natural disaster, a terrorist attack and an economic meltdown occurred.

You can all harp as much as you want about what Obama should or should not do, but this article is about the inauguration luncheon, and I want to know what the children are going to eat. I guarantee they won’t touch the brace of pheasant and duck. And there will be plenty of children at the party between the Obama’s and the Biden’s.

As someone also from the great state of Illinois, I can tell you that he’s not emulating Lincoln because of politics or because of reverence, he’s doing it because he understands that it will enrich the knowledge base of future students and scholars of presidential history. He understands the historical nature of the office and his responsibility to add to our country’s legacy in a meaningful way.

As someone also from the great state of Illinois, I can tell you that he’s not emulating Lincoln because of politics or because of reverence, he’s doing it because he understands that it will enrich the knowledge base of future students and scholars of presidential history. He understands the historical nature of the office and his responsibility to add to our country’s legacy in a meaningful way.
Posted by: Pat
Obama is emulating.

Beginning to feel that PEBO is leaning on the history of Lincoln more than we might like down the road. The menu and train ride are just window dressing and ego for his team.
Lets look at several facts.
1. Lincoln wanted the civil war.
2. Carried no part of the south just like PEBO.
3. Signed the National Banking Act to help raise money for his war efforts.
4 Put people in office so he could control them.
5.Suspended civil liberties. Without trail put 18,000 suspected southern sympathizers in jail.
6. Increased taxes again in 1864.
7. Allowed a death camp to remain open in Chicago with very large losses to human life.

Reading these posts? I’ve gone the gambit with the sour-grapes Repubs to complete & utter laughter at this point. They all have such strong opinions about the particulars regarding the inauguration, etc. The fact is – they didn’t give a rip what George Bush stood for. They didn’t care about respect & history! They got the President they deserved. And now the rest of us get the President that we deserve – come onboard please. Because until you do (put country first as John would say) you’re just a bunch of laughable sore losers and I don’t think you want to be thought of in that way.

Obama the campaign is over the symbolism is unwelcome and you don’t want to take the route of Lincoln. It was one of the the most miserable and bloodiest time on American soil and in American history. The outcome was a union but the unfortunate fate was an assassinated president and so sooner the Lincoln similarities end the better it would be for you and the country. I for one would like some consideration shown for those Americans who find themselves in a sorry state due to the mismanaged economy by cutting costs and government spending on lavish and extravagant celebration. With the bloodshed in the middle east continuing a dance of death and destruction, terrorists running amok as eexemplified by the Mumbai attacks, Iraq in a state of quiet before a storm, Afghanistan in a precarious state and the economy in shambles in the USA and the rest of the world, there is well little to celebrate. So roll up your sleeves, get a dog and getting working and stick by your promises, forget the pundits, they have conflicts of interest. Don’t let your supporter’s down. Failure is not an option and throwing money at a problem will not make the problem disappear.

Thanks Bob, I always have trouble with acronyms.

It is worth remembering that there was another president who lived in Galena, Illinois, much closer to Obama’s Chicago. He was famous for his success in organizing a campaign, although a military one, and writing a memoir- President Grant. It was about all he ever did right and his cabinet and choices of friends led him into disgrace and a failed presidency. Obama’s choices in that area are putting him dangerously close to the same path.

Perhaps because Lincoln didn’t have hourly media feedback and he was still able to decide firmly to go to war based upon his own moral foundation and because this is so unfathomable today, we can’t appreciate fully why he was such a great man. Sound familiar? And we really don’t know “PEBO” well enough, and comparisons to Lincoln overreach perhaps, but I admire his appreciation for Lincoln’s greatness and I hate to put anyone in a box.

I agree that the references to Lincoln could seem over the top. But remember: we’ve been used to 8 years of controlled non-information, press releases geared to making us assume erroneous conclusions. (Yes I used ‘ass-u-me’ on purpose.) So I applaud the transparency and vow to remember that too much information is always better than the other option!

“I cannot forecast to you the action of Obama. He is pretext, wrapped in pretension, inside an ostentatious ego; but perhaps there is a key. That key is self-interest.”

The marketing campaign continues… I’m looking forward to post 20-Jan when this guy will be less empowered to hide behind slogans, placards, symbolism, and “one president at a time” excuses.

Abraham Lincoln ate mostly local foods, in season. That’s what one did in the mid 19th century. There were no jet planes flying in blueberries and peaches to D.C. from Chile in mid-January. Lincoln ate apple pie at his inauguration in large part because apples store well through the winter.
Today, the trend is going back to eating seasonal and local foods. I applaud the Obamas for choosing their inauguration meal wisely, simply and sanely.

Who cares? He isn’t even qualified to be President… SHOW US A LEGIT BIRTH CERTIFICATE!

Why no peanut butter?

To the Obama naysayers. More C-SPAN and less Daily Show.

If other recent inaugurations have had ‘themes’ — what were they?
Anything as ridiculous as this would have been remarked on and remembered.

Now, if Mr Obama was keeping the COSTS of the inauguration down to President Lincoln’s time, that could be applauded! Obama says ‘We the People’ will have to tighten our belts and sacrifice…oh, um uh, I guess we’ll start on January 21st!…or…We the People does not include the Obama’s, as witnessed by their recent vacation and now the Festivities!!!

“This is the most exciting time in politics in my 50 years!”
Wow. Are you getting that tingling feeling up your legs, too?

Does this guy ever have an original idea or thought of his own? This is disgusting….just another way to hide
the real obaba. I don’t want to be sick so I won’t be watching this spectical.

I will be so glad when this inaugural is over and done with and these people can get to work.
I support President Elect Obama and VP Biden, but there are so many people who have been forgotten, homeless, people who have lost their jobs, their homes, people who have no medical……I just wish we were past all of the celebrations.
I am more concerned about the parent who is on the street with children, no roof over their heads….what are they eating?

Abraham Lincoln was not born in Illinois. He was born in Kentucky and we proudly claim him. Obama is not like Abraham Lincoln in any way. Lincoln’s parents were both white.

Hey, y’all, PEBO did not think up this menu, the caterers did. Quitcher Obama-bashing already!

“During election night, I felt so proud to be an American.”
Michelle? Is that you?

How someone could claim Leon Penetta’s selection as head of CIA is “brilliant” is truly laughable.

And on the day before the luncheon, the gentlemen of Congress will take to the fields and meadows surrounding the capitol to shoot the game that will be served the next day. Michelle and her mother will skin and prepare the birds for the chefs. Actually, Sara Palin COULD do this.

I keep hearing “Highway to Hell” in the background.

It’s it the old line that any president who is going to get us into trouble evokes Lincoln.
Enough with the symbolism and lets get down to work.

Are we really supposed to care what Oblabla eats? Give me a break. He doesn’t have an original idea in that fat head of his.

It’s a simple menu with no flourishes. That’s all you need at a meal – you don’t need exotic foods flown in from halfway around the world. Anyone begrudging him a meal is just plain spiteful. What would you rather he had – a glass of water? Or perhaps you’d like the chance to be invited – betcha you wouldn’t refuse.
Really, the meanness and ugly spite in this thread is just staggering. I wonder if any of you raised the same objections against all the other presidents in your lifetimes .. of course not.

Get ready for 8 more years of
this hero worship.

Obama wants us to think he is like Lincoln.
I don’t really care what Obama eats but it’s kind of sad and creepy the way he copies other presidents.
It’s as though there’s no “there” there. Everything is a big show like he is in a school play.

Hey Larry, we’ll treat Obama like you all treated Bush.. TALK ABOUT MEAN SPIRITED…. Do you have BDS too?

obama girl – How can he be failing in every one of his campaign promise’s????
Unless he was secretly sworn he isn’t president yet.

I don’t understand this fetish with Lincoln that Obama appears to have? Does he forsee some civil war? Or race riots? EXTREMELY divisive politics? More polarization of the electorate? Depression? Eliminating Habeus Corpus? Using Federal troops to qwell rioters? Using the Army to seize Federal control over States? What about Lincoln does Obama like?

Any historian will tell you that there are worse things for a president than using Lincoln as your role model. Unfortunately, it appears that Bush chose either Herbert Hoover or Warren G. Harding as his benchmark and, unfortunately for we Americans, he was successful in modeling his presidency after theirs.

Is this what we are teaching our children? There is so much hatred in these comments. I know change is difficult for some, but there is no need for hatred within our own country, let alone the world. What’s done is done, we need to learn from the past and move forward.
Peace and Blessings to you all.

I sure hope President Obama enjoys his Lincoln re-enactment and this amazing dinner from the 1860′s.
Just something for some of the hardliners here :It isn’t the Republican base or the Democratic base that decided this election . Your votes are not important. It’s people like me who voted GW Bush in 2000 and am now all the way with Obama!!!
Enjoy the next 4 years :))
PS
Do write about the inaugural dinner — this the subject of this article !

All I can say is that you people are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Really, why can’t he have a meal like all of the other presidents before him? What’s the big deal? So what, he likes Lincoln, so do a whole lot of other people and past presidents. Does that mean they all want to be Lincoln? Gosh, I think not. And to the person who decided to educate us about the fact that Lincoln’s parents were white, thanks I would’ve never known. You have let us all in on a little known fact, that I’m sure even Obama can appreciate. The comments made by some of you, just proves that this country has a long way to go. Why is there such a big deal that he’s having inauguration cermeonies/events like all of the other presidents, should he be slighted? I would think not. As far as the economy goes, he didn’t create this mess, but he has to try and fix it. If you want to be disgusted by the economy look at Bush, he’s the person that you voted in twice, after knowing that he did nothing the first time, but send us to war looking for imaginary weapons of mass destruction, etc. You all need to get over it, like he said, he is your president too. He will try to fix the mess that was created by Bush. This is Bush bashing, this is simply telling the truth. Bottom line, he is not doing anything that was not done by Bush and all of the president and would’ve bee n done by McCain. If McCain had won would it even be a problem? I don’t car what he eats, there homeless people and jobless people before he got elected. There were homeless and jobless people when Bush ate his first presidential dinner as well, big deal. This is hilarious. You all really need to get over it and accept that an African American man is now and will be for the next 4 years your president of the United States of America. I love it and you all need to learn to like it. Congratulations President Elect Barack Obama, enjoy your meal, just as all of the presidents before you enjoyed theirs.

This is the most racist election I have ever witnessed. Many of you voted for him only because of skin color. His name isn’t Samuel, Leroy, Thomas, Abraham, or even Bill. It is Barack Hussein Obama. HELLO IDIOTS! Obama may want to be like Lincoln, but he is no Abe. For one thing Abe was honest (according to what you read) He certainly didn’t lie to the public for their vote. Obama told you what you wanted to hear and offered you and your employer tax credits that he has no control over. He is a lying, weak-spined public speaker that will say anything to get elected. Samuel Jackson, Oprah, and most of Hollywood should be ashamed of promoting this guy all because of race. There are pools in every major city betting on just how long he lasts in office. That is a terrible thing to wager on but just where we have come as a nation. Anyone that desires to be so much like Abe might just end up the same way. Many of you think Abe freed the slaves. What a bunch of crap. Most of them wanted to work had homes and were well taken care of. That was 1861 and you have had plenty of time and resources to go back to Africa. This is 2009 and I’m sick of hearing about how bad blacks have it and watching Jesse Jackson cry. If you were not from this country and had Islamic ties who would be your hero in America to sway people? It would be Washington or Lincoln because of all the famous history lessons they’ve read about. Give me a break. BHO is not fooling anyone except a bunch of racist liberals. You people are about to get what you deserve. Before Bush there wasn’t any airport security, nor Homeland. Remember 911? remember also what was said. “Islam will dominate the world and destroy America.” Last I heard Barrack Hussein Obama was pretty much a muslim (Islamic) name. Not black.

You people should be ashamed of yourself, all of this negative influence. We need something different in Washington. I am retired military and have seen how other live ie Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq who are we to say this is how to live when, we still have people with racist thought in our own country. Give the man a chance. He isnt even sworn in yet and he is already lynched. This country is so divided , yes just like Bonia , Iraq and Afghanistan, I know I have been there.The president deserve to eat what he want’s after all I thought this was a free country. Yeah right!!!!

We’re so lucky he chose Lincoln and not Bush to pattern himself after.

Whoever can sit there and make references to Obama have a “muslim” middle name and also make illusions to him not being American enough is extremely uneducated, ignorant, and needs to open their eyes and realize that everything that the media says is not always true, nor factual. It’s time to wake up and educate yourself and not rely only on what your friends, family, or the press are telling you! Take things into your own hands “Tracy”!

Obama had 666 drawn in Illinois Lottery the day of his victory
Just sayin’
that the mark of the beast aka antichrist