There is No Escaping Abe
April 9th, 2009 . by Administrator
I am about to write/say something so shocking, so evil, so un-Springfieldian and I sincerely hope that you, my dear reader, will not think any less of me than you may already think.
I DISLIKE THE MYTHOS of ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
Since my childhood, despite years of educational indoctrination that built Lincoln into a larger than life demagogue worthy of worship to the point of extreme fetish, I’ve never been a fan of Honest Abe.
When I became a history buff, I often found myself quickly silenced when I went against accepted conventions in regards to Abe, and I usually try to avoid any public criticism or disdain for the man.
But honesty is truly the best policy. So it is out there: I am not a fan of Abraham Lincoln. So, when I planned my vacation I carefully tried to avoid any place with the slightest association with Lincoln; yet, there is no escape.
Of course, traveling through three former Confederate states is not going to provide a real escape from Abe since the landscape is dotted with many Civil War battlefields. I avoided going through Kentucky today just for the simple fact it was Lincoln’s place of birth; but lo and behold there is a Lincoln Museum here in Tennessee. In a strange twist of fate, I had to pay for my hotel room, $50, with fives. There just is no escaping Abe.
I’ll be in South Carolina by mid-afternoon. Hopefully Myrtle Beach will grant me at least some reprieve from the ghost of Lincoln that is following me.
