Obama Compares Himself to Lincoln, but Snubs 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg AddressMelissa Melton Maybe the comparisons keep coming because the president himself has, of course, made the comparison numerous times every since he announced his first bid for the presidency, although he has more recently tried to deny ever doing so. Type Obama Lincoln into a Google Image search, and youll find a plethora of pictures like this (above and below). Artist Ron English even put up street art melding Obama and Lincolns faces together in a rainbow; theres a movie coming out about it soon, and theres even a website dedicated to it abrahamobama.net if youre at all inclined. So, its sadly ironic that I must inform all those Abraham Obama Barack Lincoln true believers that the president will not be traveling the 187 kilometers it would require him to attend the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincolns immortal address at Gettysburg next week. In fact, hes sending Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. The people of Gettysburg are reportedly quite upset: Officials in the rural town are doing their best to put on a brave face especially after rumours over the past year had indicated Mr. Obama would be there. I thought he was going to come, Bill Troxell, Gettysburgs 86-year-old mayor, told ABC News. From every bit of information I had, I expected him to be here. But the White House recently announced Mr. Obama would not be coming, without giving any reason. Residents feel it is a mistake and he should be there next Tuesday. [] I would just leave it at we are all very disappointed. In a country supposedly by, for and of the people, Obama the man from the Land of Lincoln couldnt even be bothered to schlep the relatively short distance over to Gettysburg to pay tribute to one of the nations greatest speeches and continue pandering to his naive followers for one more cheesy photo op. Hopefully the presidents next brazen attempt to shamelessly liken himself to Lincoln for political gain will be enough to see everyone through these hard times. Melissa Melton is a writer, researcher, and analyst for The Daily Sheeple and a co-creator of Truthstream Media. Wake the flock up! 