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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:54 PM Original message |
Obama Will Eat Like Lincoln on Inauguration Day |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. As long as he doesn't get crippling depression like Lincoln did. nt |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Didn't that come after Will's death? n/t |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I believe that it is well established that Lincoln's 'melancholy' was a |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. How about |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Or genetic. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. or that other thing that happened to Lincoln |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
76. this is not true according to doris kearns goodwin. he had 2 bouts of |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. You just made me hungry! |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm hungry and I just ate |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Duck is good, if it is drained properly |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
66. Pheasant is very good. We sort of invented a stir-fry in our house |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
85. I hate Pheasant.... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. Well, under those circumstances, I'd hate pheasant, too. |
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radhika (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wish Lincoln's Ghost Would Tell Him... |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I see it as.... |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. ... |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Nice rebuttal ; ) |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
74. hahahha |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Oh, lighten up.................. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. He's taking Lincoln away from the Republicans. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. If Lincoln was alive today, the Republicans would throw him out of their party |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Christ would be puzzled and offended by the "Christians" Freud would |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. They need to just call themselves the Party of Reagan |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. His hatred of regulation (and Dummya's idolatry of Reagan) helped put us where we now are. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. He always had a hard time getting leading man roles, so I guess he |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
89. The Party of LIncoln died with Lincoln |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
67. I hadn't thought about it like that, and you're absolutly right. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. the United States needs some symbolism... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. How about |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
50. when did it have one? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Some time ago. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. At least he hasn't taken to wearing a stovepipe hat and grown a mustacheless beard yet. |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
41. If he did, people would stop talking about his ears. |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. That's funny. |
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boomerbust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Pheasant Rules |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
47. So did Lincoln. Barum Bum! |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. Or he just thinks it would be really kicky. |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Yeah, that sure is a big thing to complain about, isn't it? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. This isn't symbolism. He's looked up to Lincoln all his life and now he's doing his best to honor |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. The inauguration is a symbolic occasion, ... |
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dragonlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
64. This is most likely because the Lincoln bicentennial is this year |
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nevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hate duck almost as much |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
69. I guess you have to know how to cook it |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. He's a Lincoln, not a Ford. |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. But he's not overpriced and old people don't seem to adore him. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don't forget the Lincoln undies. nt |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. There's another facet to that menu that is very subtle... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
56. Obama is a locavore! Yipee!! |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
79. "Locavore".....What a great new word! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. Dunno about duck and pheasant, |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Call Dick Cheney - I'm sure he'd grab his trusty shotgun |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. he wouldn't be able to -- they have working wings |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Actually, I suspect that the geese roaming DC could be scooped up |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. The lawyer didn't have working wings, either. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I thought of that at the time! |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. "cooked goose" would not send a positive message..... |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. And then after that... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-10-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Didn't he also like |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Only when |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
31. I luvz me some Obama, but this Lincoln obsession is getting a little weird |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Agreed. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. JFK also. Good point. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
80. As someone pointed out, this is the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
82. I don't see in the post where it says Obama personally chose the Lincoln theme for this meal. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. how very nice ! |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm shocked that you disagree. Shocked! I say....(nt) |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
36. Damn. There's no pie? |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
40. That all sounds delicious. |
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enuegii (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
43. Just a quick question... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. The Civil Rights Act. His ancestors were never slaves. So, what did Johnson enjoy dining on? |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. For the record, some American Blacks have slave ancestors and some don't. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #57 |
70. The people who codified the Jim Crow laws probably didn't care if your ancestors were slaves or not. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
49. I am a litlte surprised that someone who lived in Kentucky, Indiana and Illiniois was so |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
52. Obama is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. nt |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I just hope there's no reincarnation of John Wilkes Booth |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. IMO, each of Abe and Barack is very much his own man. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
65. Wonder what it costs compared to Lincoln's largest dinner? nt |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
68. Blech! |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. I have to agree, since I'm a vegetarian. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
71. Where's the freak'n pie? |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
72. I feel like a peasant in pre-revolutionary France watching the King eat while I starve. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Exactly, and it's really not that extravagant a meal. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. You probably couldn't afford to fuel up Air Force One either. |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
73. Nod, nod, nod... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. That's what I took away. nt |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
75. That post made me SO hungry |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
84. Great way to start his presidency and with class. Lincoln was a great great president, and I believe |
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That Is Quite Enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
86. That's cool enough, I guess. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
87. If Obama Starts Growing a Beard Like Lincoln |
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