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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:24 AM
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Obama: 'If Robert E. Lee Were With Us Tonight, He Would Be Very Confused'
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"I am seriously glad to be here tonight at the annual Alfalfa dinner. I know that many you are aware that this dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. If he were here with us tonight, the General would be 202 years old. And very confused."

-- President Obama, in remarks last night.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/02/01/quote_of_the_day.html
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:31 AM
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1. When do we get a dinner for General Sherman's birthday? n/t
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conscious evolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:32 AM
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2. Oh boy
I can't wait to fuck with the rednecks with this.I know,I mean KNOW,that they are gonna flip out over this somehow.
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Blue Dog Dominion Donating Member (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:37 AM
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3. If Lee would be confused, Lincoln would be appalled.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:45 AM
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4. Lee was in fact confused
In the context of his times, he was asked to take contol of the Union Army- and fight against his state.

He made a choice- based on his experiences- and all the soldiers buried in Arlington Cemetary, they're in his front yard.
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