Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I Saw "Lincoln" Today [View all]ailsagirl
(22,842 posts)18. Isn't it strange how that happens?
It's like watching the Zapruder film and wishing somehow it would end differently.
I guess that happens when the mind cannot accept the reality.
And how different things would have been had President Kennedy been able to at least finish even one term.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
150 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I'd love to hear about what they said.That film was beautifully designed. The set decoration
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#135
Wife and I tried to see it at the Landmark yesterday. All remaining shows were sold out when
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#36
Predicting history is tricky - what if the Civil War prolonged the suffering of Southern blacks ???
LVZ
Nov 2012
#89
I'm curious where American kids are supposed to be getting all of this in-depth information...
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#34
It Didn't Think Me Thirty Five Years From The First Time I Studied Lincoln To Know His Views On Race
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#27
LOL - I think you win the award for Understatement of the Millennium with
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#38
Sherman Is The First "Modern" General To Employ The "Total War" Concept/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#48
The movie is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography\history, btw. Lincoln's
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#37
the movie was based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's acclaimed book "Team of Rivals" so it has
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#136
I Think Spielberg Released It After The Election Because He Didn't Want To Be Seen
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#41
My dining table was bequeathed to my grandfather and grandmother by the granddaughter
kestrel91316
Nov 2012
#54
"...of blood drawn with the lash, shall be repaid by another drawn by the sword."
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#60
No It Was Primarily Fought Because Traitorous Southerners Seceded./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#68
If You Were Black And Your Children Were Sold Like Animals From The Same Litter
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#87
While All This Is Occurring Blacks Folks Are Continued To Be Treated Like Chattel
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#92
in the short term, yes, in the longer term, Southern blacks may have suffered more ... n/t
LVZ
Nov 2012
#93
Is it Lincoln's fault effective anesthesia and penicillin did not yet exist? (n/t)
Maplegrass
Nov 2012
#106
Is It Lincoln's Fault That The South Seceded From The Union Because They Wanted To Own Other Folks?
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#117
Doesn't The Scholarship Suggest Lincoln Abandoned His Repatriation Plans Prior To His Assassination?
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#118
Why didn't the Emancipation Declaration include outlawing slavery in the North? nt
Bonobo
Dec 2012
#127
I "think" he was the one who was beaten so badly by a southernor in the House of Representatives
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#132
Thanks. I was really uncertain about this one. Since Stevens was an abolitionist and it looked
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#145
There Was An Argument How About Many Lives Needed To Be Sacrificed To Free The Slaves
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2012
#131
Saw it this past sunday. Great movie. Impeachable offense for Lincoln?
Filibuster Harry
Dec 2012
#143