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November 19, 2013

Of course this slunktrader did

Obama Removes 'God' From Gettysburg Address
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 19, 2013 1:06 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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It is from a Ken Burns documentary. That is all you need to know.

Posted by: Potsie at November 19, 2013 10:40 AM

He's actually being gracious. He wants to avoid self-reference.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at November 19, 2013 10:42 AM

"Slunktrader"--what a gloriously expressive new word. One knows instinctively what it means simply by reading it the first time. An Obama Age word if ever there was one.

Posted by: Mike James at November 19, 2013 11:21 AM

There's no way of knowing whether the reference to God was ever in the original speech. The second copying of the speech added it in, so apparently President Lincoln thought it ought to be, but we'll never really know this side of time travel.

What concerns me is why President Obama decided to leave it out, not that he did.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 19, 2013 12:31 PM

He also removed himself from today's 150th observance at Gettysburg. Official reason: 'this whole website thing'. Probable true reason: Afraid to face the crowd.

Posted by: BillH at November 19, 2013 2:14 PM

The man is so magnanimous. He probably skipped the observance because he didn't want to be a distraction. Will he ever stop thinking of us?

Posted by: mushroom at November 19, 2013 4:15 PM

"Placenta Juan the Afterbirth Tycoon. Made his in slunks during the war. (Slunks are underage calves trailing afterbirths and bacteria ..."

Oblique reference to William Burroughs. Not quick enough Gerard. Got any eggs for Fats?

Posted by: chasmatic at November 19, 2013 6:21 PM

Oh major extra credit for Chasmatic for catching the Burroughs tag. Doubled for the Placenta Juan quote.

Posted by: vanderleun at November 19, 2013 6:32 PM

"O" thought that to change it to "Allah" would have been far too transparent at this time.

Posted by: Brian in BC at November 19, 2013 8:23 PM

Thanks Gerard. Of course I'll squander that credit by saying something dumb.

Jeder macht eine kleine Dummheit.

Posted by: chasmatic at November 19, 2013 10:06 PM

Burns has a beard, and Barry does too! Burroughs cackles from the abyss.

Posted by: Will at November 20, 2013 12:13 PM

Wouldn't you?

Posted by: chasmatic at November 20, 2013 12:30 PM

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