http://www.theobamanews.com/ObamaBlogs/xpostfactoid-obamas-tribute-to-lincoln-channeling-frederick-douglass/ Obama seems to have absorbed Frederick Douglass's tribute to Lincoln: "Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined." Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:49:14 CDT en