It will feature the "U.S. Marine Band; 'President Lincoln's Own Band' from the movie, Lincoln; Governor Tom Corbett; a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Lincoln portrayer James Getty; and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service will administer the Oath of Allegiance to sixteen new citizens." Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will represent the administration in Obama's stead.
President Obama "declined an invitation to speak at [the commemoration]." Oh really? I wonder why.. is he afraid of the phrase "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." It certainly stands in contrast of the actions of Obama and the left (facta non verba) ruling of the commoners, by the ruling class, for the elites "for their own good" Wonder what the golf is like mid-November in southeastern PA...
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It would be a great satisfaction to him, if the entire commemoration ceremony celebrating the 150th anniversary were cancelled, after all as a democrat, he is "uncomfortable" with the entire concept of emancipation,as it may give the serfs on the "democrat plantation" ideas.
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President Kennedy was invited to speak at the 1963 ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the speech but opted to travel to Dallas instead, where he was fatally shot a few days later.
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I'm glad he's not going. Gettysburg is sacred ground. He does not need to be among hero's and patriots. He needs to go hang out with the occupy crowd, they are more his speed.
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Probably the notion that whites fought and died to emancipate "his people" sticks in his craw.
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#14
Abe didn't need a teleprompter now did he?
Abe didn't need anybody to tell him what to say either. He wrote the original Gettysburg Address himself on the back of an envelop while he was riding a train to Gettysburg. Now I wonder, how many speeches has Baraq actually written by himself?
#19
Ship - I think Champ's just concerned about the reception committee
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#6 and #14:
Abraham Lincoln was very careful about his speeches. For example, he had his Second Inaugural Address typed onto large sheets of paper, marked with the rhythm he wanted to use. If he had access to a Teleprompter, he'd have used it.
And the 'back of the envelope' myth is just that. He was much more careful in his prepared speeches. As his presidency went on, his impromptu speeches were rarer and rarer.
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Slaves heading to North America would have come from West Africa. I doubt Kenya had anything to do with that trade. Perhaps into the middle east but I wouldn't think to North America.
It's not exactly a vote of confidence in the powers that be: A sizable number of Americans think the undead would do a better job than the brain dead in Washington, D.C. Have you seen Harry Reid lately? Looks like a zombie is already running the Senate.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American Adults believe the federal government would do a better job than zombies running the country today. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Americans don't share that view, with just as many (37%) who feel zombies would do a better job running the country and another 26% who can't decide between the two. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Can we simply feed the current crop of congresscritters, aids, and federal officals to the zombies? Nah - forget that it might make the Zombies sick.
These findings are no surprise, given that 64% of Likely U.S. Voters now view the federal government unfavorably, with 34% who have a Very Unfavorable opinion of it.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Democrats still pledge allegiance to the federal government, but pluralities of Republicans (45%) and those not affiliated with either major political party (44%) have more confidence in zombies when it comes to running the nation's affairs.
Only six percent (6%) of all Americans anticipate a zombie apocalypse, so supporters of the federal government can rest easy. Eighty-two percent (82%) do not, but 12% are not sure.
Among those who expect an apocalypse, 74% say they are at least somewhat prepared, with 53% who are Very Prepared. I guess you can't make this up!
#3
zombies would do better but dead zombies would do better still. Basically we need to cut the government down to almost nothing. We should have more people involved in repealing laws then those in charge of making new ones and every law should have a sunset clause forcing congress to revote every 6 years to keep it alive (and get them on the record).
#5
..at least with spoils you can directly tie your local representative and senator to the performance of their minions/family and vote accordingly at the next election for change.
#6
"Only six percent (6%) of all Americans anticipate a zombie apocalypse"
Only? That's almost 20 million people.
Yeah I know: the rest probably believes that a zombie apocalypse has already happened, at least in D.C.
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"Can we simply feed the current crop of congresscritters, aids, and federal officals to the zombies? Nah - forget that it might make the Zombies sick."
No, they'll starve there. Remember, zombies eat brains...
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You mean there's a difference between FedGov and Zombies? Both are mindless large groups of former human beings who are slowly but surely eating away at civil society and the economy.
(CNN) -- President Champ tried to log onto the Obamacare website, according to Vice President Joe Biden, who added his name to those apologizing for the online snafu that has rocked the introduction of the administration's sweeping health care initiative. I'm sorry, so sorry, that I was such a fool.
"The President tried to get online and my daughter tried to get online. I did not, because it was clear that I wasn't getting online," Biden told CNN's sister network HLN on Wednesday.
The Vice President said Obama was told several weeks before the October 1 launch that the website was "ready to go."
"Neither he and I are technology geeks and we assumed that it was up and ready to run," Biden said. I don't believe it takes a "geek" to log onto a website.
The fact that it crashed and has experienced other problems since its debut is "inexcusable," he said. No, what is "inexcusable" is that you and Champ did nothing about it.
#4
The CHAOS will grow due to Obamacare regulations:
Thursday, Forbes reported that the Obama administration knew in 2010 that by the time the dust settles, 93 million Americans will lose their insurance due to ObamaCare.
Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act contains whats called a grandfather provision that, in theory, allows people to keep their existing plans if they like them. But subsequent regulations from the Obama administration interpreted that provision so narrowly as to prevent most plans from gaining this protection.
The Departments mid-range estimate is that 66 percent of small employer plans and 45 percent of large employer plans will relinquish their grandfather status by the end of 2013, wrote the administration on page 34,552 of the Register.
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#5
The donks (left-wing radicals) don't ever seem to anticipate the consequences of their actions. Maybe they have never had any in their lives. Obama never really cared about the chaos he unleashed on the American people. He only thought of the votes that would get him elected, about the new Donks he would bring into the fold, and the political power and control that he and the party would obtain. He and the Donks never anticipated the pitchforks that extremely ticked off Americans would start bringing out. His presidential ratings are going south of Carter territory. I still can't believe the Donks were so dumb as to try resurrect Hildebeast's torpedoed HillaryCare. Few want ObamaCare and few wanted HillaryCare. In this entire debacle, I have not heard Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid step up and say: "I'm proud of my role in shoving this unwanted turkey down the throats of Americans." Chief Justice Roberts also has a chance to step up to the plate and drive a stake in the heart of this cancerous legislation.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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It will feature the "U.S. Marine Band; 'President Lincoln's Own Band' from the movie, Lincoln; Governor Tom Corbett; a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Lincoln portrayer James Getty; and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service will administer the Oath of Allegiance to sixteen new citizens." Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will represent the administration in Obama's stead. 
