Lincoln

[Triple B]

Saw the movie the other day and had no idea of the shenanigans that went on with the 13th Amendment .... if that historically accurate.

[charsibb]

Haven't seen it yet, waiting for the DVD.

 

Is this what you're talking about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act

[Triple B]

No. ItI was Abe's use of hired "facilitators" to get the Democratic votes needed to pass the amendment.

[charsibb]

News to me. Hopefully someone in here knows that bit of history.

[ZeroBullChip]

It's fictionalized, but mostly accurate.

 

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/22/165671751/we-ask-a-historian-just-how-accurate-is-lincoln

[Triple B]

It's fictionalized, but mostly accurate.

 

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/22/165671751/we-ask-a-historian-just-how-accurate-is-lincoln

Thanks, I've been meaning to Google about that .... and did you notice the date on that article? With all the coincidences between the two assassination, the author probably planned that.

I think the most shocking thing to me about the movie was this:

 

 

 

Considering I remember going to the theater to see the original Bad News Bears ... He looked even older on the screen.

[2000bull]

So did he really hunt vampires?

[Florida Bull]

I saw the movie, too. It was very good and inspiring.

[GaUSFBull]

It's fictionalized, but mostly accurate.

 

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/22/165671751/we-ask-a-historian-just-how-accurate-is-lincoln

Thanks, I've been meaning to Google about that .... and did you notice the date on that article? With all the coincidences between the two assassination, the author probably planned that.

I think the most shocking thing to me about the movie was this:

 

 

 

Considering I remember going to the theater to see the original Bad News Bears ... He looked even older on the screen.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but who is that?  

[Triple B]

Kelly Leak from the original BNB.