Oh, spare me. The author dignifies Hillary as "Honest Abe" & Barack as "General Robert E. Lee"--- when the real battle is between Stalin & Trotsky.
Posted on 04/20/2008 9:54:59 PM PDT by melt
The bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War took place in Pennsylvania. At the outset of that conflict, the forces of the North - greater in number and better armed - were regarded as the overwhelming favourites to win the struggle. Yet they were outsmarted by the charismatic General Robert E. Lee, who proved to be more imaginative in the field, inspiring passionate loyalty in his Confederate soldiers.
A bemused Abraham Lincoln was reduced to hiring and firing his generals and constantly reshaping his strategy. By July 1863, it seemed as if the Confederates might storm Washington itself and pull off an extraordinary victory. Their momentum was, however, halted by three days of combat on the fields of Gettysburg. Lee was forced to retreat and his reputation for invincibility was ended. From there, the machine that was the Union slowly but surely crushed its opponents.
Hillary Clinton must hope that history repeats itself in Pennsylvania tomorrow. Having started as the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, she has been stunned by Barack Obama's ability to portray himself as the agent of political change, his skill at motivating activists and success in employing the internet to break fundraising records.
He has been the General Lee of the competition so far. If he were to win the Pennsylvania primary, he would indeed become unstoppable. Yet adversity has brought out the best in Mrs Clinton. She has fought for seven weeks in Pennsylvania and while no one has been killed or wounded (unlike the 8,000 dead and near 50,000 casualties and losses at Gettysburg) it has been a bruising struggle with Mrs Clinton landing the most blows. The odds are that she will at least emerge strong enough to take her cause on further.
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Oh, spare me. The author dignifies Hillary as "Honest Abe" & Barack as "General Robert E. Lee"--- when the real battle is between Stalin & Trotsky.
I couldn't say it any better so...+1.
Hillary in Lincoln. Barack as roadkill?
No, Obama is more of a Stephen Douglas.
(Remember this is a 6 year old)
“Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are walking on the road and fighting and they both fall off a cliff... Who is saved??????”
“AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I almost died laughing and told my friend she was doing a good job raising that girl right HA!!!!!
You got that right. : )
A slur on both Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln.
LOL!
Lincoln was ‘bemused’ - as in ‘to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement’?
I think not.
To compare the corrupt clinton to Lincoln is way beyond the pale.
To compare Obama to Lee is also way beyond the pale.
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