well but that's what people *thought* - growing up he was known for physical strength, in labor & sport (wrestling, throwing heavy things, &c). on his deathbed visitors commented on his previously-unsuspected robust physique. he was just gangly/awkward
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Replying to @HilltopXer
Yes, all of Lincoln's lanky 6'4" 180 lb (at his heaviest) frame was pure muscle During his presidency he had a young man massage him in bed every night to help him get to sleep, who told curious reporters, "He is the most powerful man I have ever touched"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @HilltopXer
I also love that he wasn't afraid to throw hooks and talk trash while he did it.
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Replying to @BradMichaelElm1 @HilltopXer
Abraham Lincoln single-handedly defeating Jack Armstrong and the Clary's Grove Boys was, I am told, the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels of its time
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Replying to @arthur_affect @HilltopXer
I read that gigantic Sandburg lincoln biography and remember very little except for coming away... really liking the guy. I know there's a case to be made for him just happening to fall on the better side of history as opposed to any true altruism, but the dude had a spine.
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Replying to @BradMichaelElm1 @HilltopXer
I saw one historian sum it up as saying how oddly inspiring it is that Lincoln now consistently tops the list of most beloved Presidents because, in so many ways, he is surely the strangest person who ever became President
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Replying to @BradMichaelElm1 @HilltopXer
That quote was from long before Trump of course Although I'm not sure Trump is a *strange* person so much as just a bad person
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Replying to @arthur_affect @HilltopXer
He’s bizarro Lincoln. Born Rich. Doesn’t read. Is a low IQ psychopath allowing him the inablitility to politic which gives him the illusion of being brazen. Befuddled public speaker. Fussy and you know would never throw a hook.
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Replying to @BradMichaelElm1 @HilltopXer
I once said that Trump is the Antichrist, as in the opposite of Jesus As in Jesus had great charisma and wisdom but no money
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Jesus being a humble carpenter who spoke with such authority people gathered from far and wide to listen to him Trump being a rich bastard who knows nothing and sounds like an ass no matter what he says but he went to great effort to make it so you have to listen to him anyway
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