Comments on: The Gettysburg Address, 149 years ago today

By: Bo

Bo — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:46:10 +0000

“Humbling, I hope. So, enough carping about the “fiscal cliff,” right? We’ve overcome bigger hurdles than this; let’s get on with it.”

Absolutely right +1.

I say we SHOULD go over the “fiscal cliff”, take the medicine now to forestall a Greek-like demise of our economy. The term “Fiscal cliff” is terribly perjorative, and the media and politicos should be ashamed for whipping up all the FUD (fear, uncetainty and doubt). It won’t be a cliff, just a slight dip near-term but far better than continuing with Obama’s reckless spending and mounting deficits. And don’t get me started with that “(wealthy) should pay their fair share” nonsense – when are the middle+lower – class folks who get 98% of the benefits of my huge tax payments going to stand up and pay their fair share?

By: Noah

Noah — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:22:43 +0000

Lincoln didn’t write it on the train. That’s a myth. He started writing it at the White House before leaving for Gettysburg and finished it at the Wills house where he was staying in Gettysburg.

By: DanvilleDemocrat

DanvilleDemocrat — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:01:03 +0000

Don’t listen to the nay-saying critics, Elwood! “Lincoln” is quite excellent, and Daniel Day-Lewis does a fine job — worthy of an Oscar for which he’ll surely at least earn a nomination.

By: Steve Weir

Steve Weir — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:21:43 +0000

Goodwin’s Team of Rivals was so inspiring, I read her book Wait Till Next Year , a biography of her love of Baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers) and her association with her Dad over baseball.

Team of Rivals is one of the best books I have ever read.

By: John W

John W — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:46:16 +0000

After reading Team of Rivals, I wouldn’t miss it. It’s not a Bond flick! More like a docu-drama about the 13th Amendment and the political skills that enabled Lincoln to be a successful leader.

According to Doris Kearns-Goodwin, Lincoln did in fact have a high pitched voice. DDL has a deep natural voice but changed it to be Lincoln. Hard to imagine DDL giving a “wooden” performance, but we’ll see. In those days, before they invented microphones and sound systems, Lincoln’s voice actually allowed him to project his voice better; or so says Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Tommy Lee Jones (Al Gore’s Harvard dorm mate) is supposed to be spectacular in his role as Thaddeus Stevens.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:31:34 +0000

“Can’t wait to see the movie, “Lincoln.”

It’s been panned by some critics. One said Lewis gives Lincoln the voice of a teenage boy. Another says his performance is more wooden than Washington’s teeth.

By: John W

John W — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:41:19 +0000

Lincoln wasn’t even the featured speaker. That was the orator Edward Everett, whose speech preceded Lincoln and lasted two hours.

Can’t wait to see the movie, “Lincoln.”

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:20:44 +0000

Two nations might have lived, and millions might have lived, if he hadn’t been such a tyrant in the first place. But hey, one nation, conceived in countless deaths, makes for a better speech.

By: RR, Senile Columnist

RR, Senile Columnist — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:08:13 +0000

Abe forgot to bring his laptop with him.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:16:04 +0000

Amazing!

What a mind that man had.

270 words +/-.

Written on the train on the way to deliver the address.

Amazing!