Honest Abe?

" And your America tonight Barack Obama is doing everything he can end to convince Americans that he is a rightful inherit her. Of Abraham Lincoln's legacy now with us to discuss the resemblance or lack thereof. Well is Larry Schwab card he is the author of 48 never lies about American history and professor of hit."

" History at the University of Dayton professor thanks -- appreciate it. -- John Young I'd I'd first off the top by the I just remember Abraham Lincoln was a Republican."

" Abraham Lincoln was a Republican I guess they see a similarity. Because Lincoln spent a lot of money and Barack Obama wants to spend a lot of money. Lincoln now had a war to deal with -- Obama doesn't. Lincoln is known as the -- emancipated or if Obama spends money the way he's planning to he'll be known as the greeting cards generator could draw going to end up and get."

" I want to go through -- the areas where I think he's trying to convince everybody that maybe I don't know he's the modern day Lincoln but for example he announces candidates candidacy on the steps of the old. Statehouse in Springfield where where Lincoln was a -- legislator. The theme of the inauguration is a new birth of freedom inspired by Lincoln's speeches Obama's going to be sworn into office using Lincoln's Bible. He's going to spend three days traveling by train from Philly to Washington and identical leg taken by Lincoln and there even an eight Lincoln's favorite foods and Lincoln theme that I inauguration I mean. It's just like his obsession here."

" It's very strange -- Lincoln. He was a blogger that Lincoln represent a corporate interest he represented railroads and banks. Obama represented that acorn a community organizing groups that. There there's no similarity -- off Lincoln believed in the constitution."

" A -- Obama didn't mention the constitution one time that I know of during the campaign. Well -- what are the other things that I I felt pretty interesting is it where would Abraham Lincoln Diaz -- relates to get no."

" Didn't he put aside civil rights and they've even shut down -- press outlets. And issues of habeas corpus. As soon as it relates to those issues by the B and a very different -- different side on the get well -- don't you think. He would be on a totally different side he threw into jail all sorts of its editors and newspaper writers that were criticizing the war effort -- link didn't believe in winning the war first that was. His primary objective. And and if they had to get mode and he certainly wouldn't it shut it down. But let me ask you this because he had he appealed to do you think that what do you think the major differences. Are and why do you think that Obama's taking on."

" You know I guess the the impression that he wants to be like it."

" Obama I think wants to be known as this historic. Transformative figure guy who's going to change the nation change history. The way we can get. Lincoln had a fundamental grounding in the constitutional principles of liberty things that you do not hear Barack Obama speak about very often. Motivated differences on the economy what would be the differences on national security. Well Lincoln was to a degree -- big government guy he believing government railroad subsidies and so forth. But most of all Lincoln believed in. Free market principles he believed any individual he thought that the individual should rise septic his level through farming in entrepreneurship. Say it would certainly be opposed to the kinds of but equality. That Obama has planned force in terms of taxes that are going to bring everybody together on some people level. And that's a fundamental difference between the two. What about team of rivals idea Doris Kearns Goodwin leaving may be spent a little bit too much time. Putting together a team arrivals -- maybe that was the inspiration for bringing Hillary Clinton on board. I can't imagine why is inspiration for bringing Hillary aboard was. Except that is keep your hurt her support -- that it kinda crazy in the I think you'll regret that my. Well if you -- we're going to look back at some of the greatest history. The greatest speeches in history certainly Lincoln is up there."

" Do you think they're trying to raise expectations too high as relates to this this speech on inauguration day."

" I doubt that -- in four years of an Obama administration ever hear anything. That comes anywhere close to Lincoln's life -- speech. Our Gettysburg address or anything like that the media too willing to accept that that Barack Obama has the qualities of a great president -- watch and Michael beschloss or listening to one Imus program."

" And he said all he has the highest IQ of any person ever to become president and that when I was pressed them. They can he started asking I was what is IQ was after make -- a definitive statement is is that sort of like Obama mania syndrome."

" Look at the press has already made up its mind that this guy's going to be one of the greatest presidents in history. And it's going to take a little bit of reality to start to convince him otherwise that for the next six straight months that's what we're going to hear John -- Larry good to see you thank you for being."