I will write about this topic as quick as possible, considering that it’s very cold in this room.
Today is the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president in U.S. History and perhaps the most widely read about president ever.
Damn, its cold in here. Anyway….
It is quite difficult to study Lincoln without thinking about Endurance. His term (1861-1865) can certainly ruled out as being Pax Americana. Even before his inauguration, seven states had already seceded from the Union. Those states were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
Oh, and I was just told to remind you all that James Buchanan was a big pussy for not doing anything about the secession of those states.
Moving on…
Despite all the turmoil that transpired, Lincoln would later be transmogrified into a god-like figure. He’s on the 5-dollar bill and the Penny. The Battle Hymn of the Republic cannot be sang without thinking of his stoic face- a mug that has left an indelible mark on our nation’s collective memory. A Nebraska town was named after him in 1867, which was quite an honor in those days. Since 1922, the Lincoln Memorial has been the most popular destination for D.C. tourists.
The response to Lincoln’s myth building alone-I think- has made him an inspiration to many who are politically disenfranchised or at least misunderstood by mainstream America. There is entire bibliography of Lincoln as someone who’s clinically depressed, a prostitute sympathizer, a vegetarian, a closet atheist, and…
Wait a second. I will be right back…
Okay, I did not want to tell you this, but the ghost of Abraham Lincoln is in my dinning room, floating just a few inches away from me. He has notified me via text message (apparently ghosts cannot talk) to tell all of you that no- despite what you might have heard, Lincoln is absolutely, unequivocally, NOT GAY.
His message leads me to my next point. It is difficult to understand Lincoln without putting past actions into context. There has been much speculation, for example, that asserts that Lincoln had commit impeachable acts while president. Indeed he suspended Habeas Corpus. However, many scholars overlook that a rebellion took place and the constitution allowed Lincoln to suspend it among confederate soldiers and the like.
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Shit! Sorry for that typo. Lincoln was trying to get me a massage. It was distracting as you can possible imagine. But I told him he was being inappropriate and he swore on his wife’s grave that he would stop.
As I was writing, many misunderstandings about Lincoln have perpetuated myths, which although won’t ruin his historical reputation, still need to be addressed. History, after all, his understanding the truth of our past and the truth cannot be ascertained without accuracy.
There is no evidence that Lincoln was a frequent log cabin builder. In-
- (sigh). I was just asked by the ghost if I could care to join him at his new log cabin.
- And he just placed a teddy bear on my computer desk. This is going to be a long day. I wish Gummy bear were here.
