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| Kendall Bolden, age 4, and Avery Bolden, age 7, meet Abraham Lincoln |
About thirty kids were amazed on May 10 when our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, dropped in on the Bethlehem Public Library for a visit. He does like to read. He likes to tell stories, too, and regaled everyone with tales from his own childhood. He also spoke about his ascent to our nation's highest office during the Civil War. That came with the help of Pennsylvania, which voted for him twice.
After his presentation, Abe was peppered with questions from many fascinated kids, fueled by pretzels and cookies supplied by the library. One asked why Americans really had to fight each other. Though he tried, even Lincoln was unable to answer that question.
Asked how tall he was when "fully grown," Lincoln responded that he was 6'4", but he's shrunk since then. "We're downsizing," he quipped.
Finally, one boy wanted to know whether Lincoln really hunted vampires.
Thanks to a grant from Northampton Community College, Lincoln was portrayed by Jim Getty, who just happens to live in Gettysburg.
10 comments:
Pennsylvania voted for him twice; Northampton County did not vote for him either time.
He would be out of step with the modern Republican Party.
He looks great for his age.
Jim Crow was a card-carrying, proud Democrat, 10:30 PM.
You know you can't talk about Jim Crow, 10:30 PM ...
... so shut your fucking mouth about the Republican Party already, Asshole.
1030 makes an excellent point. Lincoln was one of the better Democrats the Republican Party ever had.
I'm surprised he did not hold a press conference or swanky cocktail party and endorse Callahan!
But today he is a card-carrying, proud Republican, 10:46.
The old Southern Strategy, still working.
"I'm surprised he did not hold a press conference or swanky cocktail party and endorse Callahan!"
we're working on it
John Brown committed treason by attacking the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Now he wants to be county exec.
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