Burns had filmed all living presidents as well as various Hollywood personalities and luminaries to pay homage to the speech which was delivered by Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago, today.
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WMAL reports:
Curiously enough, in his version of the speech, President Barack Obama's delivery contained an omission - in a line that every other celebrity delivered as "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom," the President left out the words "under God."
UPDATE: A text box now appears on the Ken Burns website www.learntheaddress.org (http://www.learntheaddress.org) which states: "Did you know there are five versions of the Gettysburg Address? We asked President Obama to read the first, the Nicolay Version." A cached version of the same webpage from several days ago shows no such reference.
We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable, that all men are created equal and independent; that from that equal creation they derive in rights inherent and unalienables, among which are the preservation of life, and liberty and the pursuit of happiness;
...praying that God returns the favor & removes Obama from...
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(I'll be right back...)
The president was the only person to tape a version, known as the 'Nicolay' version, which perhaps most notably is one that does not include "under God" in the second to last sentence. The selection came at the request of the documentarian Ken Burns, who has a team heading up the project. One of the producers told CNN they gave Obama this version to use to highlight that there are multiple versions.link (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/19/obama-stands-out-from-the-gettysburg-crowd/)
It would be easier to get Obama out of a dress than for him to risk acknowledging there is an All-Knowing God out there that knows what lurks in his heart...
Apparently, Lincoln overcome with emotion added "under God" as he spoke...
I don't think this was the 1st time he did that. I recall something from a few years ago.
‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that each of us are endowed with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
He's so uncomfortable with the concept he can't even say the name.
He's so uncomfortable with the concept he can't even say the name.
The President Man-child just can't stand the competition.
He should love to say God. It'd be like talking to himself.