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2011-02-12 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Lincoln's Inaugural Journey Being Re-enacted

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-12 00:19|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure the US Mint will market 100 gazillion utterly worthless for their collectible value commemorative coins for the occasion.

Posted by NCMike 2011-02-12 08:27|| 2011-02-12 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 What would be far more informative would be to get some serious actors to reenact the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

These were seven debates held in Illinois, which focused on the slavery issue. As such they are an essential historical document.

"The debates in Freeport, Quincy and Alton drew especially large numbers of people from neighboring states, as the issue of slavery was of monumental importance to citizens across the nation.

"Newspaper coverage of the debates was intense. Major papers from Chicago sent stenographers to create complete texts of each debate, which newspapers across the United States reprinted in full, with some partisan edits.

"After losing the election for Senator in Illinois, Lincoln edited the texts of all the debates and had them published in a book. The widespread coverage of the original debates and the subsequent popularity of the book led eventually to Lincoln's nomination for President of the United States by the 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago."

"The format for each debate was: one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, then the other candidate spoke for 90 minutes, and then the first candidate was allowed a 30-minute "rejoinder."

Each of the debates could be put on a DVD, with historical background added, and make a heck of a set, though whether anyone would care to watch them is questionable.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-12 10:03|| 2011-02-12 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 While the value of this could be questioned (budget deficit and all), now that the precedent has been set, look for Bambi's 'Me,too" tour. Only this one will be much more expensive; its hard to get trains to float all the way from Kenya to Hawaii.

Posted by USN,Ret 2011-02-12 11:01|| 2011-02-12 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Casey Joe Biden will sure give it a shot.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-02-12 11:48|| 2011-02-12 11:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't know if this'll fly. Too much "Divine Being"...stuff.
Abe doesn't come off as being very "Hopey-Changey".

Posted by tu3031 2011-02-12 11:59|| 2011-02-12 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Moose, they did that in 1994, and broadcast the debates on C-SPAN. Look through the search results.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2011-02-12 14:24|| 2011-02-12 14:24|| Front Page Top

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