And, most of all, you cannot rely on quotations lifted off the Web. The "you cannots" did not originate with Abe; he never said them or anything like them.
They actually are the work of a conservative preacher, the Rev. William Boetcker, in the early 1900s. They were reprinted, and the attribution botched, by a conservative political group in the 1940s. Here's a link to the true story.
You ascribe the quotation below the artwork to Abe Lincoln.
I made no suggestion that it was Lincoln speaking those words. In fact, I was thinking more of the famous assertion of Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Senator Dan Quayle in the 1988 Vice Presidential debates wherein Bentsen said "I served with Jack Kennedy: I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy. "
I had no belief that the Lincoln "quotation" as a caption to the image was in fact Lincoln's.
I sense a bit of hostility in the tone of your response!
I RECOMMEND YOU check YOUR anger before responding next time !
Um, give me a break. Obviously the quotation below the art is a joke based on the Bentsen squelch.
I was referring to the quoted list labeled "Advice from the Past" to the right of the artwork. I would have thought that was obvious from my comment, which referred to the list as the "you cannots." I sense you didn't read my comment very closely, and I recommend you try doing that again.
Angry? No. Amazed at how often people will leap to repeat an alleged Lincoln quote -- without checking to see if he actually said it -- when it seems to support their preconceived position? You betcha.
And, most of all, you cannot rely on quotations lifted off the Web. The "you cannots" did not originate with Abe; he never said them or anything like them.
ReplyDeleteThey actually are the work of a conservative preacher, the Rev. William Boetcker, in the early 1900s. They were reprinted, and the attribution botched, by a conservative political group in the 1940s. Here's a link to the true story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker
This actually wouldn't have been that hard to find out if you had checked BEFORE posting. I recommend you try that approach in the future.
And, yes, Ronald Reagan got it wrong too.
You ascribe the quotation below the artwork to Abe Lincoln.
ReplyDeleteI made no suggestion that it was Lincoln speaking those words. In fact, I was thinking more of the famous assertion of Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Senator Dan Quayle in the 1988 Vice Presidential debates wherein Bentsen said "I served with Jack Kennedy: I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy. "
I had no belief that the Lincoln "quotation" as a caption to the image was in fact Lincoln's.
I sense a bit of hostility in the tone of your response!
I RECOMMEND YOU check YOUR anger before responding next time !
Um, give me a break. Obviously the quotation below the art is a joke based on the Bentsen squelch.
ReplyDeleteI was referring to the quoted list labeled "Advice from the Past" to the right of the artwork. I would have thought that was obvious from my comment, which referred to the list as the "you cannots." I sense you didn't read my comment very closely, and I recommend you try doing that again.
Angry? No. Amazed at how often people will leap to repeat an alleged Lincoln quote -- without checking to see if he actually said it -- when it seems to support their preconceived position? You betcha.