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What an idiot. milestogo Dec 2012 #1
You took the words out of my mouth. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #5
Now he thinks he's Lincoln? lsewpershad Dec 2012 #53
Remember Lincoln Logs???? Plucketeer Dec 2012 #77
This is an honestly creepy delusional person. efhmc Dec 2012 #2
I think west believed his own b.s. caveat_imperator Dec 2012 #64
Don't.... Aviation Pro Dec 2012 #3
Lincoln didn't lose re-election Lithos Dec 2012 #4
Ok Flatpicker Dec 2012 #6
he is the tea party darling tj_crackersnatch Dec 2012 #7
Welcome to DU! JimDandy Dec 2012 #35
Um...wow. Double stupid. Lincoln was re-elected in 1864, so even though his second term... Moonwalk Dec 2012 #8
(um, to Congress.) lastlib Dec 2012 #10
Lincoln lost quite a few elections and suffered 2 nervous breakdowns before becoming president Heather MC Dec 2012 #21
They booted Steele as soon as they could... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #51
He didn't do his job SummerSnow Dec 2012 #56
He was fired after the 2010 elections... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #57
Triple stupid. Lincoln was a progressive, not a regressive. Major Nikon Dec 2012 #27
Mr. West, I read about Abraham Lincoln... lastlib Dec 2012 #9
He also wasn't a racist asshole Fearless Dec 2012 #11
Although, to be fair . . . MrModerate Dec 2012 #25
Lincoln was racist BainsBane Dec 2012 #45
Does what one initially believes Fearless Dec 2012 #46
I don't think that is the relevant question BainsBane Dec 2012 #48
What do you base your assertions on Fearless Dec 2012 #67
I didn't say he detested blacks BainsBane Dec 2012 #69
No such wikipedia page exists. Looks like if it did, it wasn't exactly credible. Fearless Dec 2012 #78
Here it is BainsBane Dec 2012 #80
Your own source suggests that Fearless Dec 2012 #82
This is what it says BainsBane Dec 2012 #89
Also see Views on African Americans BainsBane Dec 2012 #71
Three days before his death Fearless Dec 2012 #83
absolutely BainsBane Dec 2012 #90
So? Fearless Dec 2012 #93
So? BainsBane Dec 2012 #94
There is a vast difference between "conflicted" and racist. Fearless Dec 2012 #95
See my other post to you BainsBane Dec 2012 #96
IIRC, Lincoln didn't end slavery SemperEadem Dec 2012 #59
Revisionist history (aka "lying") at its worst! tabasco Dec 2012 #63
Indeed. Fearless Dec 2012 #66
Why must you ignore part of Lincoln's record BainsBane Dec 2012 #70
ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...... tabasco Dec 2012 #73
Which is why you refuse to read the link BainsBane Dec 2012 #79
lots of educated fools out there, too SemperEadem Dec 2012 #87
I do believe I prefaced my post with SemperEadem Dec 2012 #85
Also see BainsBane Dec 2012 #72
I don't care about Lincoln SemperEadem Dec 2012 #86
actually it was lincoln's father who was against slavery newspeak Dec 2012 #97
CBS "takes a closer look" 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #12
"And Abraham Lincoln tortured people, too..." Ken Burch Dec 2012 #13
Yes. And far more single-term congresscritters have slipped into obscurity or irrelevance. . . Journeyman Dec 2012 #14
Shut up already! radicalliberal Dec 2012 #15
As The Firesign Theatre once put it... Ken Burch Dec 2012 #16
Delusions of grandeur. :rolleyes: Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #17
How many war crimes did Lincoln commit when he was in the Army? jmowreader Dec 2012 #18
The difference is.... NickP Dec 2012 #19
Colonel, I knew Abe Lincoln. Arkana Dec 2012 #20
+1 aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #29
The President only served one term in the senate LadyHawkAZ Dec 2012 #22
Same as obama Garion_55 Dec 2012 #23
There ya go repugs donco Dec 2012 #24
You mean Vice President of Toilet Bowl Inspections for W. Palm Beach Left Coast2020 Dec 2012 #42
Davy Crockett only served one term then promptly left the country Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #26
Flat out delusional. nt aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #28
and if the R's keep coming up with these T-bagger candidates, they'll all be one-term wonders wordpix Dec 2012 #30
'cuse me while I get this out and use it.... 47of74 Dec 2012 #31
Phail. Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #32
Allen West injured a prisoner. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #33
when equating oneself to Lincoln, that's the equivalent of naming... Javaman Dec 2012 #34
Lincoln killed zombies, too. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2012 #36
Please run for president! Renew Deal Dec 2012 #37
What a jerk racer_tim Dec 2012 #38
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Dec 2012 #68
I knew Abraham Lincoln. Tab Dec 2012 #39
Looks like... SoapBox Dec 2012 #40
Yeah, and what a difference 165 years makes. Loser. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #41
So this nut Third Doctor Dec 2012 #43
For this statement mzteaze Dec 2012 #44
>facepalm< chef jeff Dec 2012 #47
Lamestream Media Continues to Iggy Dec 2012 #49
Has he congratulated Patrick Murphy yet? jopacaco Dec 2012 #50
geesh! heaven05 Dec 2012 #52
I think West is confusing Napoleon with Lincoln. no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #54
Which way to go on this: 1) Run, WEST, run!1 or, 2) You, Rep., are NO Abe LINCOLN!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #55
first he made Harriet Tubman roll over in her grave Enrique Dec 2012 #58
Seems that Rethugs,,,, Cryptoad Dec 2012 #60
sounds like a threat to me. mzteris Dec 2012 #61
Reminds me of what Carl Sagan said: NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #62
He is needs professional help... and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #65
So Allen West is the new Abraham Lincoln just as Rick Santorum is the new George Washington? Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #74
But Lincoln was an intelligent man... lin_e65 Dec 2012 #75
LOL. At least he's an AMUSING jackass. NC_Nurse Dec 2012 #76
No, that was Herman Cain... teknomanzer Dec 2012 #88
Hey, Allen MurrayDelph Dec 2012 #81
Remember the old urban legend Lincoln /Kennedy coincidences?? PossumSqueezins Dec 2012 #84
Lincoln will be forever remembered as one of our greatest presidents BainsBane Dec 2012 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author freethought Dec 2012 #92
Yeah, but Lincoln wasn't a nutcase. n/t freethought Dec 2012 #98
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