"We don't do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina...."

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http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_3598413,00.html

CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE RIGHT-WING QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We don't do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina.…It's nothing personal, but it takes awhile to get over things." – Sen. Lindsey Graham, explaining that, in his opinion, South Carolina is still reeling from the Emancipation Proclamation. His thought process was probably news to at least 30 percent of the state's population, which is African-American.


Lindsey Graham- (R - SC)
http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contact
290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]

[Bunny]

1. HAHAHAHA!

"...still reeling from the Emancipation Proclamation." That is so funny! What a great choice of words! :thumbsup:

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2. Yes. The Party of Lincoln has long ago become the Party of Lee

Even more disgusting that Bushevik Propagandists are trading off what they were when Republicans were Northern Liberals and the Democrats were Bushevik "Conseravtives".

On the other hand, much bigger lies have EASILY been laundered into "conventional wisdom". Why not this one, too?

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3. "Get over it" is, of course, a favourite of the right-wing lexicon,

but now we hear "it takes awhile to get over things." Another arrow for the quiver: "But Senator Lindsay Graham, R, of South Carolina, says it takes awhile to get over things!"

[GiovanniC]

5. Yeah, And He's Talking About Things That Happened

When not a single goddamned one of us was alive!

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9. We have to get over the fact they never got over it.

We have to get over the fact that they are nostalgic for slavery and hate that their forefathers weren't allowed to dismember the nation for the sake of the institution. Get it now?

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4. Lincoln Day Dinner?

Is this just a Tennessee thing? Yes, this guy is a pig, but I've never heard of Lincoln Day Dinner.

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6. It's a standard Rethug meeting

The latest spin I've herd is now they are being called Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinners.

Dems have Jefferson-Jackson Days.

Go to your state's party website's and see the calendars.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Still longing for the good old days of happy darkies and magnolias.

Scarlett O'Hara and Ashley Wilkes making cow-eyes; Mammy cookin' the greens; dashing young bucks in Gray and Gold; and the noble troops defending States Rights against the money grubbin' Yankees. And, of course, the Stars and Bars waving proudly over all. Brings a tear to the eye of any True Southerner.

That it is the purist and smelliest bullshit matters not to those who inhale the heady fumes of sheer mythology and reconstruct the history to justify their crimes.

[Hardrada]

8. I had some customers in recent years

Who did not like to hear about West Virginia but refused to concede even that, saying I should refer to it as "western Virginia!!" What is interesting is that these people were not the ruling class of the Old South but the ones who got suckered in to defending the interests of their "betters." They were suckers THEN and they are pathetic suckers NOW!

[Inland]

10. Amazing how quickly A-As disappear when it's "we" Carolingians.

It's not just that descendants of slaves have forgiven Lincoln for freeing the slaves: its that Lindsay didn't even think of THEM when talking about how South Carolinians feel about Lincoln. They don't exist.

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11. Raw Story 3/7

My source was American Progress, but there is more on Raw Story

GOP senator Graham rankles some over comments on Lincoln
Raw Story, MA - Mar 7, 2005
“We don’t do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina,” Senator Graham told a Lincoln Day gathering in Tennessee Saturday. “It ...

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12. I'll bet they don't take no trips on LSD either

:freak:

[diplomats]

13. I remember reading about a woman who moved with her family

from the North to the South and when Lincoln's Birthday rolled around (this was before they created President's Day), she was making plans for her children being off school that day and then she found out that they didn't even celebrate Lincoln's Birthday down there! What a surprise!


It is ironic, as the one poster noted, that the ones who fought for the Confederates didn't own slaves or ever would be able to afford to. :shrug:

The Red States people are still being used by the powers-that-be. Sigh....

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14. DU help requested

I will do this in parallel, but if you can do it, great.

Plese go to the calendar section of your state's GOP website. Copy the March events and paste into the appropriate state area in this thread.

Let's see what other state parties are planning. Is this a South Carolina Phenonenom or ????

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15. Southern states

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16. South Carolina

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28. http://www.scgop.com/

http://www.scgop.com/calendar/ - no Lincoln Day meetings listed. Scheduling omission? Ask the events coordinator!

"Calendar of Events
Here you will find a comprehensive list of party events, activities and meetings. If you have an event that is not listed here, please contact: [e-mail]"

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17. North Carolina

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29. http://www.ncgop.org/home/index.asp

http://www.ncgop.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl

LINCOLN DAY EVENTS
3/5 - Ashe & Madison Counties
3/6 - Bertie County.
3/12 - Union & Guilford Counties

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19. Alabama

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30. http://www.algop.org/calender.asp

No Lincoln day events listed.

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20. Mississippi

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31. http://www.msgop.org/Calendar.asp

http://www.msgop.org/Calendar.asp

No Lincoln day events listed.

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21. Georgia

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32. http://www.gagop.org/

http://www.gagop.org/default.asp?pt=events

No Lincoln day events listed.

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22. Louisiana

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33. http://www.lagop.com/

Only event listed for March:

Republican State Central Committee Meeting
March 12, 2005
Noon
Baton Rouge Marriott
5500 Hilton Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
[phone]

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23. Kentucky

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34. http://www.rpk.org/

Hundreds Attend the Jackson Purchase Lincoln Day Dinner
Governor Fletcher, Congressman Whitfield, and other Republican leaders in western Kentucky speak to a crowd of supporters about the GOP gains in Kentucky.

http://www.murrayledger.com/articles/2005/02/26/top_story/news01.txt

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Hardin County Lincoln Day Dinner Aims At 2006
The successful Hardin County Lincoln Day Dinner is proof that the Kentucky GOP is focused on expanding its base at the county level.


http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2005/02/27/news/news04.txt

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24. Tennessee

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36. http://www.tngop.org/

http://www.tngop.org/Calendar/index.asp

12 Claiborne Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Harrogate, Tennessee
6:30pm at the Lincoln Memorial University Cafeteria
Speaker: TRP Chairman, Bob Davis
Special Guests: Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, Fmr Cong. Ed Bryant, Fmr Cong. Van Hilleary, Cong. Zach Wamp
Cost: $30/person or $225 for a table of 8
Contact: Judi Swilling
Phone: [phone]

Morgan Co. Presidents Day Lunch
Wartburg, Tennessee
1:00pm-3:00pm EST at the Senior Citizens Center
Tickets are $10 advance or $ 15 at the door
Speaker: TRP Chairman, Bob Davis
Contact: Bob Taylor
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

15 Blount Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Maryville, Tennessee
Speaker: TRP Chairman, Bob Davis

18 Rhea Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Dayton, Tennessee
6:00pm EST at the Dayton Armory, 225 Manufacturer''s Rd. in the Dayton Industrial Park.
Speaker: Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker
Table Sponsor - $200
Single ticket - $25
The RHEA COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN will sponsor a dessert auction
Contact: Elmer Hinds
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Bedford Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Speaker: Ron Ramsey, State Senate Majority Leader
Special Guest: Sen. Jim Tracy
6:30pm - Registration
7:00pm - Dinner
At The Blue Ribbon Circle
Cost: $25/person
Contact: Barbara Frisby
Phone: [phone]

Campbell Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Jacksboro, Tennessee
6:30pm
Speaker: TRP Chairman, Bob Davis

19 Montgomery Co. Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner
Clarksville, Tennessee
Dinner - 7:00pm
The Clarksville County Club, 334 Fairway Drive
Keynote Speaker: Mayor Bob Corker of Chattanooga
Speakers: Cong. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Curtis Johnson, Rep. Phillip Johnson, TRP Chairman Bob Davis, Bush-Cheney State Chairman David Kustoff
Tickets: $50.00
Contact: Don Beck or Pat Allen
Phone: [phone] or [phone]

Loudon Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Lenoir City, Tennessee
6:30pm at Lenoir City High School
Speaker: Cong. John J. Duncan, Jr.
Also attending will be other state and local officials
Tickets are $25 and students $5
Contact: Harry Wampler
Phone: [phone]

22 Wayne Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Waynesboro, Tennessee
6:00pm at Wayne County High School
Speaker: Ed Bryant
Cost: $10
Contact: Lillie Ruth Brewer
Phone: [phone]

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25. Virginia

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37. http://www.rpv.org/

http://www.rpv.org/rpvcontents/events/

No Lincoln day events, but.......

Friday March 18, 2005 -- Reagan Day Dinner
6 pm reception, 7 pm dinner at the Hanover Country Club, 14314 Country Club Dr., Ashland. Keynote speaker is Commander Paul Galanti, USN, Ret. For more information please contact Richard McDonnell at [e-mail].

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26. Texas

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38. http://www.texasgop.org/

There is no calendar.

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27. Arkansas

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39. http://www.arkansasgop.org/

Lincoln Day Dinners are Here Again!!!!


It's time once again to begin preparations for Lincoln Days celebrations! If you are coordinating Lincoln Days in your county and your information is not yet listed, email Lori Marvin at [e-mail].

February 22nd
Poinsett County Lincoln Day Dinner
7 pm at Marked Tree High School Cafeteria
Speaker: State Senator Jim Holt, Vernon Humphrey, Jim LaGrone
Contact: JC Lassiter at 870-475-2129
Tickets: $10


March 3rd
White County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30 p.m at Harding University, Founder's Room
Guest Speaker: RPA Chairman, Senator Gilbert Baker
Contact: Charlann Reely at 501-268-7033


March 5th
Baxter County Lincoln Day Dinner
5:30 pm Reception
7 pm at Ramada Inn in Mountain Home
Speaker: Congressman John Boozman, Win Rockefeller, and Asa Hutchinson
Contact: Christi Wharton [phone]
Tickets: $25


March 11th
Clark County Lincoln Day Dinner
7:00 pm at the OBU Alumni Room
Speaker: Rex Nelson and Jim Lagrone
Contact: Toni Shipp at 870-245-6811
Tickets: $25


March 17th
Cleburne County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30pm
Speaker: Lt. Governor Win Rockefeller
Contact: Joe Tourner at 501-362-0559
Tickets: $15




March 18th
Lawrence County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30 pm at the Hoxie Service Center
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: Larry Corbett at 870-866-6072


March 19th
Marion County Lincoln Day Dinner
6pm at Belarco Resort in Bull Shoals
Speaker: TBA
Contact: Karen Carter at 870-404-2065 or 870-449-4264
Tickets: $20


March 19th
Van Buren County Lincoln Day Dinner
11:30 am at the Western Sizzlin
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: Johnny Rhoda at 501-745-8214


March 24th
Lonoke County Lincoln Day Dinner
7pm
Cabot Jr. High North
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: Janet Hutton [phone]
Tickets: 1 for $30 or 2 for $50


March 31st
Faulkner County Lincoln Day Dinner
7pm
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
Speaker: White House Political Director Sara Taylor
Tickets: TBD


April 1st
Carroll County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30pm
Crescent Hotel
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: Bryan King [phone]


April 2nd
Jefferson County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:00 pm
Pine Bluff Country Club
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson and RPA Chairman Gilbert Baker


April 4th
Pope County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:00 pm
Russellville High School
Speakers: Asa Hutchinson and Win Rockefeller
Contact: 479-967-4922/479-858-8045/479-967-9638


April 8th
Montgomery County Lincoln Day Dinner
7pm
Montgomery County Fairgrounds: Ode Mattox Building
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: John Standridge at 870-867-2471


April 9th
Saline County Lincoln Day Dinner
7pm
Knights Templar (I-30/University Avenue)
Speaker: Alan Autry
Contact: Pat Rhodes (501-922-1155)


April 15th
Craighead County Lincoln Day Dinner
7pm
Holidome--Holiday Inn (Phillips Drive)
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Emcee: Mayor Stubby Stumbaugh
Tickets: $30


April 22nd
Jackson County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30pm at ASU Newport--Center for the Arts Building
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson
Contact: 870-349-2419


April 23rd
Columbia County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30 pm at SAU Rental Center
Speaker: Governor Mike Huckabee
Contact: Kitty Jean at 870-234-2612
Tickets: $30


April 23rd
Boone County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:00 Reception at Harrison Country Club ($20 Tickets)
7:00 Comfort Inn Convention Center ($25 Tickets)
Speaker: Asa Hutchinson and Congressman John Boozman
Contact: Krist Eaton [phone]


April 29th
Sebastian County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn
Speaker: South Dakota Senator John Thune
For More Information Contact the Sebastian County Republican Committee at 479-484-4404


April 30th
Johnson County Lincoln Day Dinner
6:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church
Speaker: TBD
Contact: Debbie Eldridge at 479-754-6876 or 479-979-1349
Tickets: $25

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40. Florida

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41. http://www.rpof.org/

http://www.rpofdonations.org/webevents/cgi-bin/webevent.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal1

3/5 - Manatee County
3/11 - Orange County
3/12 - Osceola & Collier Counties
3/19 - Marion County
3/22 - Sarasota County
3/23 - Duval County
3/28 - Polk County
3/29 - Lee County - guest Ken Mehlman

Note: Many other dinner meetings without "Lincoln" in their titles.

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18. All other states

[Piperay]

35. Well, get the F%CK OVER IT!!!!

It's been over a hundred years for God's sake!!! :argh: :mad: :grr: :nuke: