Non-bearded Lincoln: Much hotter
Last week, WOT got an unexpected shout-out from the world’s biggest Abraham Lincoln fan, conservative bigwig Lewis E. Lehrman. I was stunned, and flattered. Lew, if you’re reading this I’m your biggest fan. For those of you not up to date, here’s a timeline of the now-famous Lehrman Affaihr:
4.5 billion years ago: The Earth is created, by God.
February 12th, 1809: Abraham Lincoln is born. His parents abandon him at the age of two, after which he is taken in and raised by a log cabin.
March 4th, 1861: Lincoln becomes the first illiterate president of the United States.
April 9th, 1865: Lincoln ends the Civil War by challenging the South to “a gentlemanly game of skill and dexterity,” the winner of which will decide the fate of the nation. The North wins in overtime when Lincoln runs a daring trick play, “The Illiterate Yankee.” Incidentally, the Denver Broncos would later use “The Illiterate Yankee” to win Superbowl XXXII.
April 14th, 1865: John Wilkes Booth attempts to assassinate Lincoln. He fails, and Lincoln spends the next 140 years as a reclusive gardener, living in Brookville, Ohio.
November 23rd, 1984: I am born.
March 27th, 2007: I make an offhand comment about Lincoln on my blog.
March 28th, 2007: Lewis E. Lehrman, founder of the Lincoln Institute, takes offense and writes me a heartfelt letter about the historical impact of Lincoln on our nation. I am touched, and donate $30 to support the Republican party’s continuing tradition of electing illiterate people to our nation’s highest office.
March 31st, 2007: That’s today!
See you Monday.
