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Related: About this forumDon’t Know Much About History, Rick Perry edition
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/dont-know-much-about-history-rick-perry-editionFormer Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), still an unannounced presidential candidate, campaigned in New Hampshire last week and told a group of voters that he and Abraham Lincoln share an ideological bond.
Lincoln read the Constitution, and he also read the Bill of Rights, and he got down to the Tenth Amendment, and he liked it, Perry boasted. That Tenth Amendment that talks about these states, these laboratories of democracy . The Tenth Amendment that the federal government is limited, its powers are limited by the Constitution.
Its easy to understand how the Texan might be confused. Lincoln and Perry share a party label, so the former governor apparently assumes they share a political outlook, too. And given that Lincoln was arguably the nations greatest president, it stands to reason that the Texas Republican, like most candidates, would want to associate himself with the Lincoln legacy.
The problem, however, is that Perry has no idea what hes talking about. Josh Zeitz, who taught American history and politics at Cambridge and Princeton, explained the other day that the former Texas governor got Lincoln backwards and Perrys entire argument betrays a regrettable ignorance of Lincolns political outlook.
Lincoln read the Constitution, and he also read the Bill of Rights, and he got down to the Tenth Amendment, and he liked it, Perry boasted. That Tenth Amendment that talks about these states, these laboratories of democracy . The Tenth Amendment that the federal government is limited, its powers are limited by the Constitution.
Its easy to understand how the Texan might be confused. Lincoln and Perry share a party label, so the former governor apparently assumes they share a political outlook, too. And given that Lincoln was arguably the nations greatest president, it stands to reason that the Texas Republican, like most candidates, would want to associate himself with the Lincoln legacy.
The problem, however, is that Perry has no idea what hes talking about. Josh Zeitz, who taught American history and politics at Cambridge and Princeton, explained the other day that the former Texas governor got Lincoln backwards and Perrys entire argument betrays a regrettable ignorance of Lincolns political outlook.
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Don’t Know Much About History, Rick Perry edition (Original Post)
KamaAina
Feb 2015
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djean111
(14,255 posts)1. This could be explained to his base with easy to understand pictures, and they would not really
care.
stage left
(2,962 posts)2. Agreed. They wouldn't care.
They have no desire to understand anything. They want to believe what they believe.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)3. ,
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czarjak
(11,278 posts)4. But, but...
Running for president is not an IQ test, right?
FSogol
(45,488 posts)5. I'm guessing that Perry "betrays a regrettable ignorance" on everything.