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- What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he…
- Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.
- Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great…
- Keeping the Union together, freeing slaves and being assassinated all added up to creating 'Lincoln the myth.' He overcame a lot of his own prejudices…
- The only people who live in a post-black world are four people who live in a little white house on Pennsylvania Avenue. The idea that…
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- I was opposed to the U.S. involvement in Libya from the very start. President Obama has never made a compelling national security… — Michele Bachmann
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- I think that it's important that the American people know that Barack Obama didn't have a mild association with Bill Ayers, he… — Michele Bachmann
- I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband… — Michele Bachmann
- If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over… — Michele Bachmann
- The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion -… — Michele Bachmann
- What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who… — Michele Bachmann