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58. By All Means, Sir, Proceed To Instruct Me

Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:09 PM

Jun 2020

Dazzle me, and the audience, with your grasp of political life in Illinois in the middle of the nineteenth century....

You get a small chromo for 'pedestrian attempts at eloquence', mind. Not sufficient to raise your rating, but at least a little something to put over on the credit side of the ledger.

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UW-Madison students call for removal of Lincoln statue [View all] milestogo Jun 2020 OP

Just have no statues of people, period cabot Jun 2020 #1

Statues of donuts? Your idea is full of holes. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #13

You made my eyes glaze over. mercuryblues Jun 2020 #17

Then my job here is done. cabot Jun 2020 #31

Nice one! LOL NT cabot Jun 2020 #30

Horses make good statues rusty fender Jun 2020 #72

The history catches up ... PTWB Jun 2020 #2

I've never understood the concept of carving faces into mountains cabot Jun 2020 #3

Mt. Rushmore in its "natural state" would just be another hill in the region. former9thward Jun 2020 #85

Lincoln kept the country from disintegrating and he was a really good man. milestogo Jun 2020 #4

Teach about him extensively. Don't idolize. PTWB Jun 2020 #6

men back then all thought they were superior to women Skittles Jun 2020 #24

and anti LGBT sentiment was rife as well dsc Jun 2020 #34

We shouldn't have them. PTWB Jun 2020 #45

America would have been cut in two without Lincoln Skittles Jun 2020 #51

Im fine with it in a museum of American history. PTWB Jun 2020 #52

and l like it where it is Skittles Jun 2020 #53

Many people like it where it is. PTWB Jun 2020 #57

So do I. nt Tipperary Jul 2020 #111

Why do we need idols? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #9

Wonder that myself. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2020 #93

Lincoln saved the Union. Let's not get carried away with the hate. It will bite you in the ass. dem4decades Jun 2020 #5

It isn't hate. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #20

hahaha! hilarious. the notion that Lincoln shouldn't be honored SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #104

Plus he was assassinated by Booth. Frasier Balzov Jun 2020 #22

+1 BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #40

"How many white people were pro-black in the 19th century?" WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #7

Going through proper channels is so there can be a discussion and debate Sapient Donkey Jul 2020 #110

FFS. A little learning is a dangerous thing... Hekate Jun 2020 #8

this is crazy....... Takket Jun 2020 #10

MLK cheated on his wife and plagiarized in grad school. milestogo Jun 2020 #12

Those are not ideological offenses. Straw Man Jun 2020 #15

Exactly, and that's what they are doing to Lincoln. milestogo Jun 2020 #18

MLK wasn't perfect either. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #41

Time For A Head Count On This Sort Of Thing, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #11

Which is perhaps why it is being reported. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #25

The Way It Works, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #28

Sir, your command of the English language is astounding to me. trof Jun 2020 #33

Thank You For The Kind Words, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #75

Yessir, George knew his way around the English language. trof Jun 2020 #88

My Favorites, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #90

It's a beautiful language in the minds and hands of those who know how to use it. trof Jun 2020 #91

He Is a Marvel, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #92

In other words. They make people uncomfortable. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #38

To No Good End, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #50

This is the essential part misanthrope Jun 2020 #96

Thank You, My Friend The Magistrate Jun 2020 #99

Contrarian tendencies work in opposition misanthrope Jun 2020 #101

Romanticizing white men is a dangerous game. PTWB Jun 2020 #26

Do You Seriously Imagine Me Ignorant Of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Sir? The Magistrate Jun 2020 #32

I don't know you so I don't imagine you ignorant, or knowledgeable, of any subject. PTWB Jun 2020 #48

In Other Words, Sir, You Have No Idea Of The Context In Which The Statement You Brandish Was Made The Magistrate Jun 2020 #54

Yes, those are other words. PTWB Jun 2020 #56

By All Means, Sir, Proceed To Instruct Me The Magistrate Jun 2020 #58

No, dear, no. PTWB Jun 2020 #59

'Thine Own Mouth Condemneth Thee' The Magistrate Jun 2020 #61

Ever consider retaining an editor? PTWB Jun 2020 #62

You Continue To Amuse, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #67

Thanks for taking the time to write that up. PTWB Jun 2020 #68

Iconoclasm Is a Dead End, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #70

Not at all. PTWB Jun 2020 #73

The Confederate Flag, Sir, Is Not A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln The Magistrate Jun 2020 #74

Indeed. PTWB Jun 2020 #76

We Have Our Dreams, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #81

Very true. PTWB Jun 2020 #82

Cute, Sir, But No Cigar The Magistrate Jun 2020 #83

Correct me if I'm wrong... PTWB Jun 2020 #87

Of Course You Are Wrong, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #89

I'm beginning to see where our views diverge. PTWB Jun 2020 #94

Not At All, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #97

Hmm. PTWB Jun 2020 #98

You Fail To Demonstrate That Caused The Vote, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #100

Let's keep an eye on those goalposts shall we? We don't want them meandering on down the block. PTWB Jun 2020 #106

Why? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #37

Well if we find a human who has done no wrong perhaps we can erect a statue to them PTWB Jun 2020 #47

Yeah. That's now what I was objecting to. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #60

Old news BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #42

Very old news! Over 150 year old news :) PTWB Jun 2020 #46

What he said. trof Jun 2020 #29

Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (Frederick Douglass Washington DC 14 April 1876) struggle4progress Jun 2020 #14

Thank you. milestogo Jun 2020 #16

Thank You, Sir, For The Contemporary View The Magistrate Jun 2020 #21

Sell out! Caliman73 Jun 2020 #27

That Frederick Douglass is still doing some great work. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2020 #63

He remains a giant in American rhetoric and a great proponent of organizing: struggle4progress Jun 2020 #108

Few Can Touch Him, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2020 #109

Thank you. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #107

may as well tear down statues of men because they thought they were superior to women Skittles Jun 2020 #19

hang on, let me get my sledgehammer milestogo Jun 2020 #55

We should just erase all past history and declare this to be Year Zero. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #23

Let's wait till next year. egduj Jun 2020 #66

Yeah, this shit will win us tons of elections GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #35

What makes you think the people doing this are on our side? Mariana Jun 2020 #77

Welp jcgoldie Jun 2020 #36

How to lose a winable election. lol tman Jun 2020 #39

Bingo! The average person is going to think think this is nuts. Quixote1818 Jun 2020 #79

Just wrong and stupid. boston bean Jun 2020 #43

There bdamomma Jun 2020 #44

Oh, ffs. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #49

Can't support this. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #64

"Dedicated cation" misanthrope Jun 2020 #102

Freakin' iPad autocorrect! Thanks! Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #103

I believe in Democracy, let the UW Madison community decide JCMach1 Jun 2020 #65

Apparently only the protesters get to decide Sewa Jun 2020 #80

Fuck 'em Polybius Jun 2020 #69

I Applaud Your Brevity, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #71

Let's make sure we win this election before getting too eager these type of things at the moment Quixote1818 Jun 2020 #78

OK this is getting to be quite a bit ridiculous. Initech Jun 2020 #84

This is just going overboard!!!! dware Jun 2020 #86

Seems like an Attention Seeking Type that wants to feel they are superior and "purer" than JI7 Jun 2020 #95

these people are blithering idiots SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #105