Parallels 1
Bill Shein review compares the lives of Lincoln and Obama:
But it’s less-well-known that both Obama and Lincoln named their children Sasha and Malia, something that Lincoln biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin says is “absolutely not true.” At least when she’s asked during repeated late-night prank phone calls to her home.
There are countless other links between 1861 and 2009. It’s been widely reported that President Obama used Lincoln’s Bible while taking the oath of office. But did you know that thanks to special arrangement with the Smithsonian Institution, on Tuesday, soul legend Aretha Franklin wore the actual hat worn by Mary Todd Lincoln during her husband’s first swearing-in?
One hopes that his column will do to such comparisons what Airplane did to the loathsome and hackneyed Airport series.
End them.
January 22, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Now I understand the hat. To put it mildly, it was over the top.