Comments on: 11 Memorable Moments From Forgotten Campaigns

By: B-Doc

B-Doc — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:44:00 +0000

Christina’s right. Lincoln didn’t even oppose slavery until it was politically expedient: in the middle of the war. Thomas J. DiLorenzo has written some excellent books contrasting the historical Lincoln with the mythological Lincoln: “The Real Lincoln” and “Lincoln Unmasked”. I highly recommend them both.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:59:00 +0000

This also proves the great quote from one of the Doug Adams Hitch-hiker books. I believe it was Zaphod Beeblebrox who said, “anyone who wants the job (president of the universe) is automatically unqualifed to hold the job”

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:50:00 +0000

I remember one of LBJ’s tv ads the got heavy rotation making the ridiculous claim that Goldwater wanted to “saw off the Eastern seaboard” – complete with the visual of the eastern states being sliced off of a plywood map and floating away. I was just a kid then but the whole thing just hit me as totally absurd.

It was also the impetus for questions I still haven’t found an answer for: What’s the difference between the “Eastern Seaboard” and the East Coast”? and Whay does nobody ever use the term “Western Seaboard”?

By: James

James — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:57:00 +0000

Where can I get a bumper sticker that says “This country will remain American. Its next President will remain in our own country.â€

Brilliant.

Great article, I will check out your book.

By: Zane

Zane — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:39:00 +0000

Emily Latella moment….Van Buen did win in `36. Harrison in `40…NEVER MIND

By: Zane

Zane — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:38:00 +0000

Shouldn’t you say William Henry Harrison beat Martin Van Buren in 1836?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:01:00 +0000

I bought this book after you guys posted the Al Smith-Herbert Hoover excerpt. It’s been a great read. You could have made this list 100 items long.