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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Nothing. Everything in DS's first post is totally arbitrary, and far from ironic. Abe Lincoln had to have some random number for the anniversary of his birthday, and it may well have been 199 or 921 or 500 and it still wouldn't have made DS's post work. He happened to policize (yeah, I know, that's probably not a word) within the same 39,000 square miles as Abe Lincoln and may possibly 7 months from now have a shot at the presidency, but that's yet to be determined. None of this has enough meat to it to even make it coincidence, let alone irony.
Hey, DaemonSeid - we both have a capital leter then some small letters then a capital letter, then 3 small letters in our user name. HOW IRONIC.
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Maybe neither of you realize especially you AF with your short sighted attempt at being 'cute' again (what did I tell you about that?) ...that 199 years ago...a man like Barack Obama would not have even been considered HUMAN enough to even run...let alone have a whole population of people that LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM be able to VOTE for him?
200 years ago on yesterday, Blacks in this country were considered somewhere around the term 'animal' and as far as the world was concerned, would NEVER ever be able to run for the highest office in the land let alone vote (especially in Virginia!). I really shouldn't have to give you a history lesson on this because I am SURE you know where I am coming from, but considering who you are, I am not surprised that you don't see or could care less about the significance of myself and a few thousand others being able to cast a vote without being persecuted, frightened off or killed on Lincoln's birthday.
At least PhiGam talked on what he knew and was indeed correct... and no, I am not giving Lincoln credit because in the end he was forced to make the decision, and make one that would change the country ... thank you sincerely for bringing that up.
BTW...this is typical paperwork from 1808....and look at the minor changes that differed it from a ballot sheet....heh.
AF seriously consider what you say next in regards to this topic...you may not have an appreciation for it...however I do have an appreciation for history and how things have changed and stayed the same over the years in regards to people's enlightenment... and their ignorance.
The siggie says it all.
ETA: One other thing...your husband you say, is of Hispanic descent,{200 hundred years ago, Hispanics in this land were maybe one or 2 steps above Blacks here BTW especially since Spain was still in the process of trying to conquer those people...} have you ever considered asking him, with all the issues about immigration, with a lot of racism being aimed at Hispanics and that a lot of what happens, electorally speaking, may hinge on the Hispanic population (in this day and age of us being 'enlightened'), exactly how he feels with being able to cast his vote and others of Hispanic descent living here right now that can't? You may also want to consider that only 45 years ago, you and your husband's marriage would have been considered, illegal.
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