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    THE EVE OF LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

    By Richard Day on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 1:53am |

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    LINCOLN

    http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/lincoln-and-rebirth-nation-4839

    (I found this quite by accident; a day late and a dollar short!)

    http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/news/297news.html

    hahahahahhah

    http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/leave-my-14th-amendment-alone-8768

    Sometimes I think this is the greatest blog I ever wrote. Hahhahahahah

    I recall Lincoln like some folks recall JC or Jawah.

    No kidding.

    There is a legend and there are myths and there is ‘history’

    I was taken by the fact that a Tsar of Russia was so taken by my ‘savior’.

    There was no and is no political reason for this.

    As I recalled in my previous posts, the Tsar ‘freed’ the serfs at about the same time as the Emancipation Proclamation.

    But the Tolstoy letter, that I had heretofore never read, really seals a thought I had long ago.

    We have 15,000 or more bios on my favorite president. More than any human being in the world except JC.

    In my previous blog I acknowledged Garry Wills and his short book (100 pages?) that looked at Lincoln as a man who was more entranced by the Declaration than the Constitution.

    And the new NYT book review took a new look at this wonderful essay and questioned whether  or not Lincoln had changed his mind over time.

    The teapartiers had to find some starting point.

    I mean the new right felt like the Confederacy just did not work.

    Hell, we can go back to the Revolution and no one would speak of slavery and such.

    Although, the Confederate/Nazi Flag will fly forever, I have no comment right now.

    And in a previous blog I noted that Robert E. Lee has a co-holiday with Lincoln in several Southern States. ha

    I grew up in Minneapolis, Mn and one year we would celebrate (like a snow day) Lincoln's Birth and then the next year we would celebrate Washington's Birth.

    And I noted in some past blog that we elementary schoolers in a suburb of Minneapolis would send quarters en masse to some city in Arkansas,for the benefit of Negroes and in Arkansas elementary schoolers would send quarters to some reservation in South Dakota for the benefit of all the Native Americans 'we' hurt.

    THE CIVIL WAR WAGES ON.

    Just look at my Napolitano rant sometime.

    The point of this present rant deals with my hero, Lincoln.

    My links speak about a change in the mind of Lincoln.

    He writes to a newspaper in 1861 just before the election (October, 1861) that he would abolish slavery to save the Union or allow slavery to save the Union or....see the links.

    I was taken, this time, by the NYT and the other newer links that Lincoln changed his mind.

    And why Lincoln changed his mind.

    There was once a love of the Declaration and a love for the Constitution and never the twain shall meet, so to speak.

    And Abe worked it out.

    And it took close to 700,000 lives.

    And it was not easy.

    But world wide, the nations went nuts.

    I really had no idea that besides the Tsar of Russia that folks like Tolstoy were astounded.

    The love of Lincoln went world wide to places one would never think.

    The point of this post is that Lincoln was loved world wide.

    HE WAS THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR.

    the world changed.

    THE WORLD CHANGED FOREVER.

    And the Napolitonos and the Sons of the Confederacy and the New Revisionism cannot change this!

    EVER

    I do not feel that we can change the world.

    BUT LINCOLN CHANGED THE WORLD

     

     

     

     

     

    Comments

    Lincoln evolved.He developed a friendship with Frederick Douglas. We do not see Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, et. al. evolving on issues of race, We see Republicans using Blacks like Ben Carson to cover their tracks. The Republican plan for Blacks remains the same, second-class citizenship unless you bow to corporate masters. Modern Republicans like to claim Lincoln's legacy on race, but the GOP behaves more like the Klan supporting Democrats of the past.


    by rmrd0000 on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 12:06pm

    Sometimes my comments do not take.

    I am only four days late now, though  I responded appropriately (whateverthehellthatmeans, hahaha) at the time

    The repubs calling themselves the LINCOLN PARTY are liars and idiots and....

    This contains part of my response.

    hahahhaah

    LET US PRAY AND NOT JUST PREY.

    the end

    hahahaha


    by Richard Day on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 9:04pm

    What does Twain have to do with it?


    by barefooted on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 3:34pm

    Well never the twain shall meet; and Twain never met Lincoln...


    by Richard Day on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 4:39pm

    Maybe not, but he sure seemed to know him.


    by barefooted on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 5:08pm

    This is delightful and I am filled with awe since Twain actually joined the 'Confederate Troopers' but ran away after a few weeks of boot camp. hahaha

    And of course Twain revered President Grant in latter years to help this monument with an autobiography that is still seen as the greatest autobiography of a leader in all of time.

    Thank you for giving me something to read.


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 4:09pm

    Oh I had to add this.

    When I read your comment last night, I thought:

    WHAT IN THE HELL IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?

    And it took me oh soooooooo long to figure it out.

    hahahahahaha

    See, it does not take much.

    Maybe I am like one of those victims who laugh tooooo much in one of these stupid ads. hahahah

    Then it hit me.

    Twain and twain. hahahaha

    The middle of the night and I am laughing.

    Missy, you must at one time have driven men nuts.

    Oh yeah, I forgot, you still do drive men nuts.

    hahahahahah


    by Richard Day on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 12:41am

    The kids have Monday off for Presidents Day. This is for both Lincoln and George. I am ordering large cookie cutters on line because of George Washington's birthday sale.  I use them to make pancakes.  You just plop them down in the fry pan after you spray them with pam and put the batter inside.  They can't be plastic or they will melt.  Lift off the cookie cutter with tongs before you flip.  Then flip over and finish cooking.  You get the cookie cutter ready for the next one while that one is finishing up. I did hearts this week.  

    I wonder if he had not died in office that the south would have been forced to face up to their loss and not try to rebuild antebellum south?  

    Some of the southern states have Lee as a co holiday with MLK day.  

     


    by trkingmomoe on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:45am

    Interestingly, Arkansas pair MLK Day with Robert E Lee. On Monday it pairs George Washington with Civil a Rights activist Daisy Bates. Abraham Lincoln is not mentioned.

    http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/aboutOffice/Pages/stateHolidayCalendar.aspx


    by rmrd0000 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 8:36am

    I just went through seven years of blogs and I cannot find the blog on point.

    I had been under the impression that Minnesota had followed some national decision and we would, as children, celebrate Washington and Lincoln every other year.

    Then I found that there was or were Robert E. Lee holidays and even Jeff Davis holidays and...

    I was corrected by peeps like you. hahhaha

    I just cannot find the damn posts.

    I added some link just now, removing a link that had nothing to do with this discussion (due to cough syrup no doubt, hahahah)

    Then I did some research and yes....we need to be reminded.

    We are still fighting a Civil War, we still are fighting Jim Crowe--as far north as Wisconsin.

    We still as a people are attempting to erase the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments to the US Constitution.

    But no matter what 'they' do,

    LINCOLN SURVIVES!

     


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 4:01pm

    I just went through seven years of blogs and I cannot find the blog on point.

    I had been under the impression that Minnesota had followed some national decision and we would, as children, celebrate Washington and Lincoln every other year.

    Then I found that there was or were Robert E. Lee holidays and even Jeff Davis holidays and...

    I was corrected by peeps like you. hahhaha

    I just cannot find the damn posts.

    I added some link just now, removing a link that had nothing to do with this discussion (due to cough syrup no doubt, hahahah)

    Then I did some research and yes....we need to be reminded.

    We are still fighting a Civil War, we still are fighting Jim Crowe--as far north as Wisconsin.

    We still as a people are attempting to erase the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments to the US Constitution.

    But no matter what 'they' do,

    LINCOLN SURVIVES!

     


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 4:25pm

    This is nice.

    I still have probs with tech.

    If Lincoln had survived there would have been no impeachment proceedings, that is sure.

    But his death provided a new era, in my opinion.

    We have the 13th & 14th & 15th Amendments to the longest lasting Constitution of all time.

    So Abe becomes our JC and the repubs attempt, all the time over the last century to steal this concept.

    PARENTS, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 4:33pm

    If we are going to celebrate a man who was so many different people to so many different people, I  would point to the following:

    "Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."

    That is the man entire, for better and worse.


    by moat on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 8:10pm

    HOLY CRAP as Peter Boyle might say on his last comic series.

    For better or worse.

    I conclude.

    Reparations must be paid.

    If this sounds socialist.

    CALL ME A COMMIE.

    Well put

    I have decided that Moat shall receive the Dayly Comment of the Day for this here Dagblog Site, rendered to all of him from all of me!

    That is almost all I have to give with regard to this harsh, harsh quote.

    I keep thinking of the scene where Grant saw some idiot beating his horse and instructed his soldiers to beat the idiot and tie him to a tree.

    With malice toward 'some'.

    haahhah

    I should not laugh.

    But damn, this is a mean entreaty with which I agree entirely.

    WHERE IS THE LINK?


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 8:22pm

    It is from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural 

    http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres32.html


    by rmrd0000 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 8:49pm

    Now I look like an idiot; of course I am an idiot.

    And I have read this single greatest inaugural ever given?

    HOW THE HELL DO PEOPLE IGNORE THIS SENTIMENT?

    Wonderful.

    Thank you for reminding me.

    My shame shrinks to the reality of it all!

    How do we appreciate the whips?

    Oh I read this great review of a tome about Malcolm X and MLK.

    There is a discussion between these two great men.

    Malcolm said there is no hope.

    MLK said there is hope that must be given.

    I have to find the damn link again.

    Thank you rmrd, again.

    And again. hahhah

    What if Paul or Rubio or Cruz or any one of the many contenders for the GOP, really created by Abe, were to quote this message?

    You have me crying right now.

    No kidding.

    But I would weep and even think of voting for one of these monsters.

    Again,

    Thank you.

    I am going to think about this quote for a long time.


    by Richard Day on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 9:11pm

    Richard, don't feel bad, I had to check my Evenote files under "Lincoln" to verify that my memory was correct. 

    Edit to add:

    Which book has the Malcolm X and MLK exchange?


    by rmrd0000 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 11:50pm

    Okay here is the second shot.

    I will cut this short because I just lost everything again.

    http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/belle_fourche/bhsu-professor-compares-speeches-of-martin-luther-king-jr-and/article_bcb6f3b7-e045-5ae3-b24f-333754ac8dce.html

    This is not it. My brain does not work like it used to. Actually it never worked that well.

    I shall keep working on this in order to discover what I read at least ten hours ago. hahahahah

    Anyway, who could ever express the real angst of the Black American than a white English band?

     

    Here is another wonderful essay from CNN, of all folks:

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/05/19/Malcolmx.king/

     

     

     


    by Richard Day on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 1:06am

    I had to add this also.

    This was my blog from a year ago.

    http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/bad-history-month-18285

    I reread a link to Jon Stewart's show and his attack on former Federal Judge Napolitano.

    I mean this prick was a former Federal Judge, for chrissakes?

    It just hit me again, that is the link.

    Stewart just killed it.

    Hopefully I will have more to add this month on this subject.

    And come to think of it, I have heard nothing more from this fascist prick former judge over the last year.

    Of course I do not take the opportunity to watch FOX News that often.

    I am just commenting in order to get Black History Month back on the boards and to underline my belief in Lincoln and his birthday and his legacy.

    the end

     

     

     


    by Richard Day on Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:37pm