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Mr. President, You are No Abraham Lincoln

Ben Feller and Christopher Wills, Associated Press [1]:

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called on Americans Thursday to follow Abraham Lincoln’s example of showing generosity to political opponents and valuing national unity – above all else.

 AFAIK, Abraham Lincoln never attempted to resolve and argument by saying “I won [2]“, nor did Lincoln ever vote “present [3].”  In short and in the words of Lloyd Bentsen [4], “Mr President, I know Abraham Lincoln, and you sir are no Lincoln.”: