Does that offend you? Yeah.

[Juturna25]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2j5jcci.jpg

does anyone else find this picture offensive, in poor taste, or just out there?

Barack Obama is no Abe Lincoln. He may be but I believe people should really wait instead of predicting him being the second coming of christ.

[DryEarth]

Isn't it more about the fact that Lincoln was supposedly black?

[Montauk1222]

I think it's just out there. But I could also see how someone could be offended by it.

[Juturna25]

not sure, but I interpret it to be that he is the new abe lincoln. Seriously, I like the guy, but all the love-fest surrounding him (ie the paintings, pictures, and apparel) needs to stop. He's becoming more of a fashion trend each day.

[Montauk1222]

Oh I agree, I voted for him but the over hyping of his Presidency is obviously a little too premature. I don't really understand the comparisons between them but I haven't been paying attention to politics since I left school for break really.

[DryEarth]

not sure, but I interpret it to be that he is the new abe lincoln. Seriously, I like the guy, but all the love-fest surrounding him (ie the paintings, pictures, and apparel) needs to stop. He's becoming more of a fashion trend each day.
People want to hope. Haha. I mean look at the last 8 years.

[Juturna25]

People want to hope. Haha. I mean look at the last 8 years.


Obama always saying hope and change reminds me of that episode of family guy when Louis is running for mayor and in the debate all she has to say is simple words to attract voters. She was saying something along the lines of Jesus and then just said 9/11 and the crowd went crazy. Funny...yet true? hahah

[Nevuk]

This doesn't offen me so much as make me ask "why would you ev en bother..."

[Ryzenfall]

Barack is neither God nor the devil, but tomorrow is going to make history and for good reason. But it's everybody together.

And why did you make an entire thread on this? Take it easy.

[gilatron5000]

I think it's simply great fashion advice.

[Montauk1222]

lol yes beards and bowties, the 2009 look

[gilatron5000]

lol yes beards and bowties, the 2009 lookthey say trends recycle every 150 years or so.

[perceptrons]

I don't really think offensive would be the word for it, even if you didn't agree with the comparison. The only person who could be offended is a racist Lincoln lover, which I doubt there are many of.

[jagermeister]

Not offensive, very premature though. Obama could actually turn out to be a shitty president, too - I wonder if people get that.

[andrew4045]

they say trends recycle every 150 years or so.

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/09-25-2006%20BILTOFT%20Christian%20Madsen %20born%2022%20April%201850%20and%2 0family%20Abt%201894.jpg

[Ailite]

It doesn't offend me, that doesn't stop it from being stupid

[DryEarth]

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/09-25-2006%20BILTOFT%20Christian%20Madsen %20born%2022%20April%201850%20and%2 0family%20Abt%201894.jpg
Wait. This isn't your main goal in life? I have to get out of Arkansas....

[lew_1987]

It's just excessive.

[namembal]

Americans need to calm the f down.

[J.C.]

does anyone else find this picture offensive, in poor taste, or just out there?

Barack Obama is no Abe Lincoln. He may be but I believe people should really wait instead of predicting him being the second coming of christ.

Abraham Lincoln was Christ?

[HashHolly]

Abraham Lincoln was Christ?

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress. com/2008/02/nbc_the_more_you_know.jpg

[benn10]

Yeah, Obama is not as cool, smart, awesome, white, or Republican as Abe.

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http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/09-25-2006%20BILTOFT%20Christian%20Madsen %20born%2022%20April%201850%20and%2 0family%20Abt%201894.jpg


Scene Kids from the 1850's FTW

[IXI CHEWIE IXI]

Not offensive, very premature though. Obama could actually turn out to be a shitty president, too - I wonder if people get that.

i know what you mean, no matter who was elected, be it McCain or Obama, they were either gunna be a great president or a horrible one. only time will tell

[Justin_stacy]

The irony of this pathetic attempt at comparing obama to abe, is that abe would have almost certainly been offended by it. And that many of his actions while president would be seen, if done today, as very bush-like and labeled 'fascist'. But ignorance of history is sort of the standard now.

[Nevuk]

The irony of this pathetic attempt at comparing obama to abe, is that abe would have almost certainly been offended by it. And that many of his actions while president would be seen, if done today, as very bush-like and labeled 'fascist'. But ignorance of history is sort of the standard now.
Agreed. They have a lot of parallels to each other.

[capitalt23]

Not offensive, very premature though. Obama could actually turn out to be a shitty president, too - I wonder if people get that.

I wonder this too. It became the fad to vote for him, which is entirely the wrong way to go about it. He's got the highest expectations and it'll be awfully tough to live up to them.

[perceptrons]

I wonder this too. It became the fad to vote for him, which is entirely the wrong way to go about it. He's got the highest expectations and it'll be awfully tough to live up to them.
There is a certain number of people who vote for every president based on nothing substantial, at least Obama's was more because of how he energized people. I'd rather have people vote for that, because he at least had something to do with it, as opposed to something like a church just telling their attendees what to do.

[capitalt23]

There is a certain number of people who vote for every president based on nothing substantial, at least Obama's was more because of how he energized people. I'd rather have people vote for that, because he at least had something to do with it, as opposed to something like a church just telling their attendees what to do.


That's true. I'll be honest, this is my first election I've ever really gotten into. It's just tough to know people vote on nothing, but what can you do about stupid people?

[wecrash]

It was made because Barack Obama holds the some of the same veiws as Abe Lincoln, and Obama has pulled from Lincoln's past speeches and such.
People are speculating if President Obama will be our next Abraham Lincoln, but as many have said: Only time will tell.

[TEAMRAMROD]

I wonder this too. It became the fad to vote for him, which is entirely the wrong way to go about it. He's got the highest expectations and it'll be awfully tough to live up to them.

agreed. it'll be an interesting few years.

[batmannj]

Not offensive, very premature though. Obama could actually turn out to be a shitty president, too - I wonder if people get that.

i dont think people do. i voted for him, but people are celebrating as if all of a sudden all our problems are gone. the economy is still in the toliet, there are still thousands of people losing there jobs, and i think that most people need to give it time before they go ga ga for him.

[batmannj]

Abraham Lincoln was Christ?

i think he is making a point about how some people seem to worship Obama as if Jesus himself were to come back to the Earth.

[J.C.]

No. Kidding.

[batmannj]

No. Kidding.
well than why make the comment above?

[J.C.]

So I could get an idea of who in this forum sucks at sarcasm.

[TEAMRAMROD]

now we know.

[Robototron]

Obama always saying hope and change reminds me of that episode of family guy when Louis is running for mayor and in the debate all she has to say is simple words to attract voters. She was saying something along the lines of Jesus and then just said 9/11 and the crowd went crazy. Funny...yet true? hahah

Welcome to politics.

[|adr3naLine|]

Doesn't really bother me. To me it's just someone being very hopeful for him, and expecting big things.

I feel like that's exactly what this country needed. A president that was going to get people out, speak up, and get them hopeful/excited about our president. And that's exactly what he did. He has a shot to become a Lincoln, but that's something that we'll have to wait and see.

[|adr3naLine|]

I wonder this too. It became the fad to vote for him, which is entirely the wrong way to go about it. He's got the highest expectations and it'll be awfully tough to live up to them.

Isn't it a good thing to have high expectations for a president? With Bush, his second term was based solely on 9/11 and terrorism. People didn't really have many expectations from him that didn't have to do with that. I feel early in his second term, he just kinda chilled and let the war do it for him. Then people realized, OK there's other stuff going on.

[VIVALAMATT]

I think it's simply ridiculous.

Lincoln is by far one of the 5 best Presidents we've ever had, whereas Obama has only been on office for 8 days.

[benn10]

This picture...http://www.thekidalog.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/23/broc_obama_2.jpg ...is way better

[envi]

Doesn't really bother me. To me it's just someone being very hopeful for him, and expecting big things.

I feel like that's exactly what this country needed. A president that was going to get people out, speak up, and get them hopeful/excited about our president. And that's exactly what he did. He has a shot to become a Lincoln, but that's something that we'll have to wait and see.

I lolled.

Ohgod,what'swrongwithme?

[|adr3naLine|]

I lolled.

Ohgod,what'swrongwithme?

I'm going to sit here and pretend that I meant to do that.