During one of my infrequent-as-possible trips to Washington, D.C., which is barely 25 miles south of my home, a local D.C. radio station was interviewing Sam Donaldson, who kept repeating, “What would Father Abraham think? What would Father Abraham think?” Having just written a book and over 50 articles about Abraham Lincoln, this caught my attention.
Sam — and, apparently, the entire Washington Establishment — was in a huff about (hide the children; put the horses away; grab the shotgun) commercialism on the Mall! It was Thursday, September 4, and the opening night of the NFL football season. Professional football and several corporations were staging a free concert on the Mall by the Smithsonian Institution and, horror of horrors, there were going to be television commercials aired during the televised concert. To real people this is no big deal, but to the Washington media elite, the bureaucracy, and left-wing academics, it’s an outrage! Making money right there in front of “Father Abraham’s” Zeus-like statue! What would Father Abraham think?!
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