Obama Praises Lincoln’s Legacy

Washington President Barack Obama People around the U.S. are celebrating the 16th president's 200th birthday today.

by Associated Press

Published: Thu, February 12, 2009 - 1:56 am CST Last Updated: Thu, February 12, 2009 - 2:03 am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has praised Abraham
Lincoln for his conviction that a divided nation could be made
whole.
The praise came on the eve of Lincoln's 200th birthday. Obama
spoke at a celebrity-studded gala Wednesday night celebrating the
$25 million renovation of Ford's Theatre, where the 16th president
was assassinated in 1865.
Obama called the theater "hallowed space" where Lincoln's
legacy thrives.
Actor Sidney Poitier, who along with "Star Wars" director
George Lucas were both honored with the Lincoln Medal, called Obama
a man of "simple origins" inspired by Lincoln.
Violinist Joshua Bell opened the show, playing a traditional
spiritual on a violin that was last played at Ford's Theatre the
night Lincoln was shot.
The theater is reopening after an 18-month facelift that
included new, more comfortable seats, a modern lobby and new
dressing rooms.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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FastFred Says:

Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Most Americans were taught the victor’s version of Lincoln and the War Between the States. The best source (there are many) of the truth about Lincoln can be found in the books by Dr Thomas DiLorenzo: The Real Lincoln; and Lincoln Unmasked. Far from being our best President, he is responsible for the deaths and severe maiming of over 1,000,000 people, black and white, soldier and civilian.