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Barack Obama

Myrina

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1. Wonder if he knew he was invoking Lincoln?

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 09:19 PM

Dec 2013

As Prez Lincoln was pronounced dead, one of the men in the room (I don't recall whom) said the "belongs to the ages" thing about Lincoln.

Wonder if POTUS was intentionally drawing that parallel in light of both men being seen as liberators.

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Barack Obama. "He no longer belongs to us- he belongs to the ages." [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP

Wonder if he knew he was invoking Lincoln? Myrina Dec 2013 #1

i have no doubt that he knew what he was repeating. mopinko Dec 2013 #2

Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War. Aristus Dec 2013 #3

"It was the perfect thing for him to say." sheshe2 Dec 2013 #6

I'd stake your life on it. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #9

President Obama has Madiba's qualities Cha Dec 2013 #4

About his dance on the Boston stage, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #5

Oh thank you for that, she! Cha Dec 2013 #7

Bingo! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #8

Sorry as I am that we had to lose Mandela, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #10

Amen treestar Dec 2013 #11

Whenever I used to feel sorry for myself about something, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #12

Hey Irish~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #13