Obama fires back: Lincoln ´loved´ racy jokes

The Hill ^ | 3/20/14 | Justin Sink

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President Obama pushed back on criticism of his recent appearance with comedian Zach Galifianakis to promote the Affordable Care Act, noting that President Lincoln "loved telling the occasional bawdy joke." The president´s remarks, during an interview with ESPN Radio´s Colin Cowherd that aired Thursday, were an indirect jab at Fox News host Bill O´Reilly, who argued during a segment of his show earlier this month that the 16th president would never have agreed to such an appearance. "First of all, if you read back on Lincoln, he loved telling the occasional bawdy joke and being out among regular folks," Obama

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“Finish the sentence”, quoth my English teacher.
Now, tell me to fill in the blanks....for you. I won’t, so don’t bother.

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History ain’t what it used to be.