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This is the reason why I WILL NOT see 'Lincoln' Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #1
I won't see Lincoln because I dislike an plethoro Jan 2013 #10
Xenophobic much? ButterflyBlood Jan 2013 #12
I reserve the right to select specific actors for that plethoro Jan 2013 #21
I'm with you Orrex Jan 2013 #23
Well, Superman is a fantasy character, so that doesn't bother me as much. With Lincoln, he is plethoro Jan 2013 #31
I know what you're saying, but it's just not an issue for me Orrex Jan 2013 #33
For me, it's just Lincoln. And just the same country. Let me give you an plethoro Jan 2013 #36
Ok, you're drifting into "that's just weird" territory Orrex Jan 2013 #47
I agree with your first paragraph--not the second. A man born of another country playing an American plethoro Jan 2013 #52
All that matters is the performance BarackTheVote Jan 2013 #67
If it is your opinion that Natural Born Killers was one the best movies of the 90s, we plethoro Jan 2013 #69
Your comments are getting Bainbridge Bear Jan 2013 #93
for someone who was an extra, you really miss the point of ACTING Skittles Jan 2013 #105
Lewis nailed Lincoln's voice sarge43 Jan 2013 #116
he did great Skittles Jan 2013 #117
Superb character actors are Britain's greatest export. sarge43 Jan 2013 #119
Thomas Cromwell is a hero of yours? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #43
What does that have to do with it? Thomas Moore was an English hero in England. Lincoln was an plethoro Jan 2013 #49
I've never heard anyone call Thomas Cromwell a hero before muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #50
My fault. I meant Thomas Moore not Thomas Cromwell. I am conversing with Cromwell on plethoro Jan 2013 #53
Yes, Thomas Cromwell. That's why I talked about his 'master', ie Henry VIII, muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #54
I mean Thomas Moore. Sorry, I'm conversing with Cromwell from America Speaks plethoro Jan 2013 #55
Thomas More presided over burning of heretics too zazen Jan 2013 #56
Well, in More's mind the heretics represented those not of plethoro Jan 2013 #59
oh, I'm well aware of the historical context zazen Jan 2013 #60
Good.......nft plethoro Jan 2013 #63
"More." :-) WinkyDink Jan 2013 #74
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, riding through the land. Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, musket in his hand Bucky Jan 2013 #82
What have you against Lady Gaga? graham4anything Jan 2013 #103
by the way,Jesus did not look like Brad Pitt. More likely Billy Dee Williams.(Lando, Star Wars) graham4anything Jan 2013 #104
Well played. pampango Jan 2013 #86
No. The casting director reserves that right. You only get to second guess it. Heidi Jan 2013 #99
Really? You reserve that right? Lol! So, who's funding your movie and when's it coming out? Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #108
Lol, silly! Logical Jan 2013 #66
I'm with you on that one. Aristus Jan 2013 #76
Only a Dane can perform Hamlet? sarge43 Jan 2013 #111
Anthony Hopkins played Nixon Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #83
That must be one of the silliest and most childish posts I've seen on DU DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #85
I somehow relish your gratuitous reply. Maybe it's because plethoro Jan 2013 #92
You are compounding the foolishness. DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #95
I'll defer to your post count and its plethoro Jan 2013 #96
the real problem is thinking Quentin Tarentino is an artiste'. No, he is not graham4anything Jan 2013 #106
Well, David, I went to see Lincoln. You were plethoro Jan 2013 #98
My daughter ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #15
Rebel? She was more educated than the teacher Demeter Jan 2013 #19
I invested a great deal of time and effort ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #24
You must have been a very busy 1StrongBlackMan! Cracklin Charlie Jan 2013 #28
So instead of turning to the class and saying, "See, this is what you are supposed to do. jtuck004 Jan 2013 #45
Ha! Love it! You've got one smart and wise daughter. nt historylovr Jan 2013 #30
Your teacher forgot to ask her... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #46
Except ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #51
Bravo!! You are raising her right Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #77
your daughter is my kind of gal Skittles Jan 2013 #118
I think the movie focuses on one aspect of Lincoln el_bryanto Jan 2013 #20
the historian in the CNN video questions their portrayal of the 13th amendment battle Enrique Jan 2013 #32
you are judging Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #57
Doesn't matter Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #78
"His real plan" Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #102
I watched the first episode last night. sadbear Jan 2013 #2
A great series so far; it hasn't received much publicity that I've seen. eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #4
Uhhh...ya think? Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #5
And Washington and Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #3
Abigail received a slave as gift or inheritance. John said no slave will ever live in my house. jody Jan 2013 #6
John Adams was a northerner. He did not live from cotton or the other crops of the South. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #42
It appears the growth of a technological economy will divide those with intellectual abilities in jody Jan 2013 #58
Are you suggesting that slavery or the master/servant relationship is inevitable in the workplace. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #88
I said nothing about a "master/servant relationship" only the impact of a technological economy. jody Jan 2013 #90
Actually, in some human produced disaster, brawn could well be just as important as brains. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #91
+100. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #71
No they were not saints, sdfernando Jan 2013 #7
And Adams became the first tyrannical President Larkspur Jan 2013 #8
Agree re the Acts but it wasn't clear how a president should use the veto. Washington @2, Adams @0, jody Jan 2013 #13
You need to read "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" Peace Patriot Jan 2013 #62
Thank you. Sounds like a good book (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #97
Can you provide documentation of the Jefferson-as-rapist claim? Orrex Jan 2013 #68
I do not believe that a woman who is a slave can truly consent to sex with her master. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #70
So, you're speculating. Got it. Orrex Jan 2013 #72
Ummm.... yes, I'm speculating. For some reason I never saw the video surveillance footage. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #73
Cute, but it's curious that you're so confident of your verdict Orrex Jan 2013 #75
Here's some FACTS that might help you out (along with some contextualizing speculation) Bucky Jan 2013 #84
No evidence Jefferson raped Sally Hemings and . . . DeltaLitProf Jan 2013 #100
Spielberg's film gives a non human view of Lincoln, I'll tolerate his faults knowing the good... uponit7771 Jan 2013 #9
Wish I had known about it last night JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #11
You can watch it online... progressoid Jan 2013 #16
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #14
Good lord! I saw Lincoln and I loved it! An excellent MOVIE not a documentary rustydog Jan 2013 #17
Jesus, it was over 100 years ago! Lincoln's world was not the 21st Century RVN VET Jan 2013 #18
I agree with the bulk of what you say. EOTE Jan 2013 #26
There Were Others erpowers Jan 2013 #37
Bear in mind... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #22
So in that same instance Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #79
The IQ in this place just sinks like a stone.... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #81
I'm not excusing anything, but we're all flawed markmac Jan 2013 #25
Lincoln was a product of his time. We should surprised that he held belief's common to that time. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #27
Yes, I read that Lincoln did not recycle aluminum, tin, paper, glass and cardboard either. The Midway Rebel Jan 2013 #29
OMG! Politicalboi Jan 2013 #34
And not one reference to his vampire killings either! nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #61
That Lincoln's views on race prior to becoming president were typical of his time JDPriestly Jan 2013 #35
Oy! First off, let's separate Lincoln the man from Lincoln the politician... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #38
Thank you, Moonwalk. mlevans Jan 2013 #41
No vampires were slain filming this movie Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #39
Watching the first episode as I type this.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #40
A Little Note To Those Of You Applying Purity Tests To Historical Figures: Paladin Jan 2013 #44
I was expecting this to be a comparison to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. n/t ellisonz Jan 2013 #48
It was a different time. I do not like the glossing over of Lincoln but the nature of Lint Head Jan 2013 #64
I loved "Lincoln". I think any film about an important historical figure is going to provoke a lot Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #65
Tell the ENTIRE HISTORY is my point.... Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #80
Oh good heavens. Bucky Jan 2013 #87
Lincoln and "deportation" of freedmen Bucky Jan 2013 #89
Returning freed slaves to Africa wasn't an idea particular to Lincoln. sarge43 Jan 2013 #109
Both Liberia and Sierra Leone were freedmen colonies. Bucky Jan 2013 #115
Good article davesliberal1977_gg Jan 2013 #94
The movie was not meant to be a biopic bluestateguy Jan 2013 #101
Thanks for this malaise Jan 2013 #107
Another treachly, 'feel-good' effort by Spielberg. randome Jan 2013 #110
... on January 1, 1864 ... Congressman Isaac Arnold, paid a New Years Day call on Mr. Lincoln. struggle4progress Jan 2013 #112
Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (Frederick Douglass 1876) struggle4progress Jan 2013 #113
... For the first time in my life, and I suppose the first time in any colored man's life, struggle4progress Jan 2013 #114
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