I am a pretty big Lincoln fan, I guess is the word. I've read literally dozens and dozens of book on him. I can recite the Gettysburg Address as the drop of a hat. I hold him in the highest regard and consider him the person throughout history I most admire. With that said, I held off watching Steven Spielberig's Lincoln until last night. I ( Read more... )

Stolen from badboy_fangirlTOP 5 ME! Books, art, culture, politics, music, fandom stuff, movies, television, etc. Ask as many as you'd like. Be vague. Be specific. I don't care if it's mundane or off the wall ( Read more... )

an icon meme from isiscaughey.

1. Reply to this post with the word PIRATES (or NINJAS) and I will pick six of your icons.
2. Make a post (including this info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never ending cycle of icon glee.

These are the icons that isiscaughey chose ( behind the cut. )

It was stirring, a lot of pomp and circumstance, but I think it did its job. I certainly felt like it was a true celebration of my great nation. I am unabashedly a proud American, the 4th of July is my favorite holiday, Abraham Lincoln is my personal hero and this celebrated all of those things ( Read more... )

"Senator Barack Obama officially launched his bid for the US Presidency on Saturday in Springfield, Illinois outside the Old State Capitol building where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic “house divided” anti-slavery speech in 1858 ( Read more... )