tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post2987523100131293303..comments2023-08-09T10:03:33.063-05:00Comments on Are You There, Blog? It's Me, Stephen: Seven Score and Four Years AgoStephen R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-6169082168751032082007-11-21T07:39:00.000-06:002007-11-21T07:39:00.000-06:00Mark - Exactly! And what does her hair look like ...Mark - Exactly! And what does her hair look like RIGHT NOW? :)Stephen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-3103701944766302252007-11-20T15:19:00.000-06:002007-11-20T15:19:00.000-06:00Dana - Your lips to God's ears.Dana - Your lips to God's ears.Stephen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-44918875447925312222007-11-20T14:45:00.000-06:002007-11-20T14:45:00.000-06:00I read in a fictional book recently (Helen of Troy...I read in a fictional book recently (Helen of Troy, for y'all that read) that the time of heroes was over, and then it proceeded to relate the events when heroes are made. I keep saying to myself that the time of great leaders is over, but I hope in the coming years that great leaders will reveal themselves again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-9239670077638191592007-11-20T09:54:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:54:00.000-06:00A Twisted Thought - Yeah, the more I learn about H...A Twisted Thought - Yeah, the more I learn about Honest Abe, the more I appreciate him as a President and a person.<BR/><BR/>Thomas - "Fucktard" is now officially my nickname for Dubya. It fits him perfectly.<BR/><BR/>Supertiff - It's a wonderful address. Brilliantly written, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Shirley Heezgay - You're so right. It IS like an abusive relationship. And we're just now peeking our way out of it. Hopefully, just like when I left my abusive relationship, the country will get far enough away from it that they will become angry at how they've been treated and take action to make sure that it never happens again.Stephen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-42718407936822082852007-11-20T08:37:00.000-06:002007-11-20T08:37:00.000-06:00What a great post, Stephen!Why are the visionaries...What a great post, Stephen!<BR/><BR/>Why are the visionaries and prophets so condemned? Why does everyone get so afraid of leading people in the direction they know is right?<BR/><BR/>It's like an abusive relationship. Scared to go, scared to stay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-29376645556422058702007-11-20T07:46:00.000-06:002007-11-20T07:46:00.000-06:00that made me cry.that made me cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-74280162789916209242007-11-20T03:38:00.000-06:002007-11-20T03:38:00.000-06:00Great post! I think that since Lincoln, there hav...Great post! I think that since Lincoln, there have been very few true "public servants" as President. The few I can name would be both Roosevelts, Wilson, Truman, Ford, and Carter. When I think of those who either made money off the Presidency or were led more by ego I think of Grant, Harding, Eisenhower, LBJ, Nixon.<BR/><BR/>And then there are the Fucktards led by the esteemed Bush family.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-5009849339357079032007-11-20T01:35:00.000-06:002007-11-20T01:35:00.000-06:00My grandfather on my mothers side had a cousin who...My grandfather on my mothers side had a cousin who married a woman who is related to Abe.I always liked him growing up.I think back then it more the look.Now i just appreciate what he actually did.Dennis Wayne Morgan Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212825202923087956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-36612426879704619892007-11-19T22:35:00.000-06:002007-11-19T22:35:00.000-06:00Steven - Do you think in out post-JFK, media-hyped...Steven - Do you think in out post-JFK, media-hyped culture that we could even HAVE a Lincoln as President? I think the chances are slim to none. <BR/><BR/>What I find fascinating is that the address is less than 300 words and is given at the dedication of National Cemetery that was erected a mere 4 months after the Battle of Gettysburg. It's been 6 and a half years since 9/11 and we're just starting to see some progress on a memorial at Ground Zero.<BR/><BR/>What kind of a United States do we actually have when it seems that a broken union was more effective than our modern democracy?<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth - Thank you for your kind words. And by the way, I didn't remember either - - credit has to go to my nerdy purchase of a Farmer's Almanac Desk Calendar last December. Great blog you have!<BR/><BR/>Whim - Thank you! You're the best.Stephen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-49668449652195189372007-11-19T22:04:00.000-06:002007-11-19T22:04:00.000-06:00Excellent post!Excellent post!whimsical brainpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158339502955458999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-29039046158811838052007-11-19T20:44:00.000-06:002007-11-19T20:44:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13145005.post-4491923128621864362007-11-19T20:01:00.000-06:002007-11-19T20:01:00.000-06:00What a great, yet scary, post. I have always thoug...What a great, yet scary, post. I have always thought why we couldn't come across Presidents in our day that have had as profound effect or has created such positive change for the country. Looking at the future race, I'm not very comfortable.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460856009625389973noreply@blogger.com