Posted on 12/23/2008 6:14:00 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
"Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress. Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have traditionally used Bibles for the ceremony, choosing a volume with personal or historical significance. President-elect Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
'President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in,' said Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau. 'The President-elect is committed to holding an Inauguration that celebrates America's unity, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage.' "
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Why would the messiah need to place his hand on the bible?
I hope his hand catches on fire.
I think this is the height of presumption. Obama isn’t fit to shine Lincoln’s shoes. (Plus, Lincoln was a Republican.)
Sociopath. He’s all about symbolism, not substance.
“So help me, me”
Has anyone told this moron, Obama, that Lincoln was a Republican?
...and furthermore... As far as I am concerned, this is further proof that B. Hussein Obama MAY be the most megalomaniacal person to EVER be elected president of the United States.
this could be a good thing, maybe he we actually read it for once.
He ran out of Charmin?
‘a powerful connection’ from an object? Does his cannonization know no end?
The Bible is a work that is meaningless without the presence of the Holy Spirit to imprint it on the heart.
He is a counterfeit.
Yep. Unfortunately the sheeple will eat this up....
I would bet that he has never owned a Bible. Something old(Biden} something new (Bambi) something borrowed.. Bible something blew(sp.) our poor country.
I am so sick of Obama’s pr tactics to equate himself with Lincoln. He is NO Lincoln. I am from Illinois and this offends me greatly. It also shows a complete lack of understanding on how genuine legends are created. Usually they are determined by historians, not marketing mavens.
Fits 0bama to a 'T'.
zerO sure wouldn’t want to touch the Bible owned by dead white slaveowners like George Washington
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