George McGovern: Barack Obama Is a 'Second Lincoln'

US News & World Report - Washington Whispers ^ | 2008-12-23 | Justin Ewers

[rabscuttle385]

Few people come as quickly to the defense of George McGovern as McGovern himself. The antiwar senator from South Dakota lost to Richard Nixon in a landslide in the 1972 presidential election, only to see Nixon, caught up in the Watergate scandal, resign in disgrace. For McGovern, though—along with many Democrats who followed him—the damage was done, and the now retired politician has spent decades defending the electability of antiwar liberals, insisting his campaign was undone by dirty tricks and bad luck. In recent years, McGovern, 86, hasn't relinquished the spotlight, condemning the war in Iraq and declaring Barack Obama, whom he endorsed after initially supporting Hillary Clinton, a "second Abraham Lincoln."

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Barack Hussein Obama is Lincoln!

From an Internet source:

"It is, in fact, almost silly even to refer to "Constitutional rights" during the Lincoln Administration."

"Many have pointed out that Lincoln suspended habeas corpus . . . shut down hundreds of newspapers . . . instituted restrictions on firearms, and sent troops to violently suppress [demonstrations] . . . [pushed a program] of de facto nationalization . . . ."

Doh!

[tatsinfla]

i’ll 2nd that but i do not believe it is going to be THE ONE........

[truthguy]

More like a second Jimmy Carter.

McGovern; still clueless after all these years!

[oblomov]

Does that mean he will throw people in jail for disagreeing with him?

[musicman]

"George McGovern: Barack Obama Is a 'Second Lincoln'"

[Lou Budvis]

“This time the whole country will secede from California.”

I want Cal. to secede from Sacto and Frisco.

[wbill]

Perhaps we can hook up a generator to Pres. Lincoln. The electricity we’d get from him spinning in his grave would light a small city.

[andy58-in-nh]

"And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”

– Abraham Lincoln

Yeah, right. Just what Obama would have said.

[Gritty]

A second Lincoln?...

... more like a second Edsel!

[DB]

Does that mean we’re about to have a second civil war Mr. McGovern?

If so, your “Lincoln” is on the wrong side and is going to lose.

[goodnesswins]

Wasn't LINCOLN a REPUBLICAN?????

[edge10]

Will the coronation of the liberal messiah ever stop? He hasn’t spent a day as president and already they are canonizing him.

[Paige]

What an insult to Mr. Lincoln.

[Sicon]

Just heard today that Zero is going to be sworn in using the Bible that Abraham Lincoln was sworn in with.

The absolute arrogance and self-importance of Obama is incredible. He's worse than Bill Clinton, if that's even possible. To basically suggest that he is in some way as significant and historically important as Lincoln? When he's nothing more than our first 1/2 white, fully socialist president?

[tumblindice]

With the thoughts he’ll be thinkin’
He could be another Lincoln,
If he only had a brain....

[VideoDoctor]

George McGovern: Barack Obama Is a 'Second Lincoln'

The very fact that McGovern is saying this is a sure sign that Obama is NOT.

[DocH]

A second Lincoln?<>

Planning to see a show soon at Ford theatre, is he? :)

[FTJM]

Does Obama sleep with men too?

[r9etb]

It's amazing to me how these folks lionize Obama without his yet having done a damned thing besides getting elected.

It's all about image, I suppose.

Really, though, it just means he'll hit the ground that much harder when he falls -- and I'm pretty sure that he will fall.

[Gator113]

So Mrs. Obama, other than that, how did you like the play.