Comments on: Merry Christmas, Mr. President http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/ Where History, Heritage, and Education Intersect Wed, 23 May 2012 23:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kevinlevin http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5042 kevinlevin Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:36:00 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5042 Laura, -- Glad to hear you got a good laugh out of it. Laura, — Glad to hear you got a good laugh out of it.

]]> By: Eric A. Jacobson http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5034 Eric A. Jacobson Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:28:39 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5034 Oh that's right, Kunster paints Chamberlain atop Little Round Top or some other Gettysburg vision. Like we haven't seen that 500 times already. :) Oh that’s right, Kunster paints Chamberlain atop Little Round Top or some other Gettysburg vision. Like we haven’t seen that 500 times already. :)

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5033 Kevin Levin Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:29:33 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5033 Kunstler depicts Union scenes, though like everything else he paints it looks like something out of the Lord of the Rings. Kunstler depicts Union scenes, though like everything else he paints it looks like something out of the Lord of the Rings.

]]> By: Scott Smart http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5032 Scott Smart Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:32:55 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5032 As always Lincoln, who often is said to have dubious religious beliefs, understands the religious tie-in of an event: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -- the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Merry Christmas as we look forward to the dawning of that Light. As always Lincoln, who often is said to have dubious religious beliefs, understands the religious tie-in of an event:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, along the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles –
the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.

Merry Christmas as we look forward to the dawning of that Light.

]]> By: Robert Moore http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5031 Robert Moore Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:33:41 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5031 I picked up on that in the Rawlings article; quite an interesting part of the "forgotten" history of Sherman time in Ga.! I think it would, indeed, make a fine Christmas print! I picked up on that in the Rawlings article; quite an interesting part of the “forgotten” history of Sherman time in Ga.! I think it would, indeed, make a fine Christmas print!

]]> By: Laura McCarty http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5030 Laura McCarty Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:31:44 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5030 This is the second time that I have been reminded of this quote today. The first time, it was on the POTUS channel on XM Radio...but they botched the quote, ending it with 25,000 bales of HAY. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. But at least I can send them the link to your blog... This is the second time that I have been reminded of this quote today. The first time, it was on the POTUS channel on XM Radio…but they botched the quote, ending it with 25,000 bales of HAY.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

But at least I can send them the link to your blog…

]]> By: Eric A. Jacobson http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/22/merry-christmas-mr-president/#comment-5029 Eric A. Jacobson Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:30:54 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2201#comment-5029 No kidding about Kunstler and Strain apparently being physically unable to paint a scene involving Federal troops. But why do that? All they did was save the Union. C'mon, another scene involving Jackson or Lee is far more important. No kidding about Kunstler and Strain apparently being physically unable to paint a scene involving Federal troops. But why do that? All they did was save the Union. C’mon, another scene involving Jackson or Lee is far more important.

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