An editorial from 1861 regarding President-elect Lincoln. This was written by an Illinois paper, no less.
"The illustrious Honest Old Abe has continued during the last week to make a fool of himself and to mortify and shame the intelligent people of this great nation. His speeches have demonstrated the fact that although originally a Herculean rail splitter and more lately a whimsical story teller and side splitter, he is no more capable of becoming a statesman, nay, even a moderate one, than the braying ass can become a noble lion. People now marvel how it came to pass that Mr. Lincoln should have been selected as the representative man of any party. His weak, wishy-washy, namby-pamby efforts, imbecile in matter, disgusting in manner, have made us the laughing stock of the whole world. The European powers will despise us because we have no better material out of which to make a President. The truth is, Lincoln is only a moderate lawyer and in the larger cities of the Union could pass for no more than a facetious pettifogger. Take him from his vocation and he loses even these small characteristics and indulges in simple twaddle which would disgrace a well bred school boy."
We ain't got nothin' on writers of the 19th Century and earlier.
One could easily substitute "Obama" for "Lincoln" and been equally accurate.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
Disgraceful, unpatriotic and unAmerican treatment of the President of the United States and the Commander in Chief.
I enjoy watching you and your ilk run like cockroaches when the lights come on.
It's fun spraying the [bleep], too.
ppine, Go eat (more) chit and howl at the Moon
Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain
Disgraceful, unpatriotic and unAmerican treatment of the President of the United States and the Commander in Chief.
Perhaps if The Great Lord Obamacus Rex The Magnificent, The One Mighty And Strong, The Most Righteous Savior Of Mankind, did not hate, loath, and despise the United States of America, and use the U.S. Constitution as his personal toilet paper each morning, he might get more respect from thinking people.
L.W.
You have a way with words there sir. Very good.
Communists: I still hate them even after they changed their name to "liberals". ____________________
My boss asked why I wasn't working. I told him I was being a democrat for Halloween.
Ppine where'd you go? Are you hiding out somewhere? kwg
For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
An editorial from 2013 regarding President-elect Obama. This was written by all Illinois papers, no less.
"The illustrious Obama has continued during the last week to make a fool of himself and to mortify and shame the intelligent people of this great nation. His speeches have demonstrated the fact that although originally a Herculean poster hanger in Illionois.....and more lately a whimsical BS'er, he is no more capable of becoming a more sorryazz, than even a real braying ass . People now marvel how it came to pass that Mr. Obama should have been selected as the representative man of any party. His weak, wishy-washy, namby-pamby efforts, imbecile in matter, disgusting in manner, have made us the laughing stock of the whole world. The European powers will despise us because we have no better material out of which to make a President. The truth is, Obama is only a 1/2azzed lawyer and in the larger cities of the country, could pass for no more than a facetious pettifogger. Take him from his vocation and he loses even these small characteristics and indulges in simple twaddle which would disgrace a well bred school boy."
How does something from the bottom rate back to the the "top" ?
....does anybody know for sure ?
GTC
Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain
Minden NV is where all good little leftist commies from Kalipornya move to. They come here to avoid taxes, tell us how to run our State, and with luck soon die off. The problem is...there are too many of them, and too few Nevadans.
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
