The version of Mr. Lincoln's speech that reporters and others heard at Gettysburg and then published in the New York Times the next day included the words "under God".
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
Then somebody better tell Mr. Lincoln that he read his speech wrong, because in none of the 5 written versions provided by him and his aides did he use the phrase "...that the nation shall under God...".
Yeh, I suppose reciting the words exactly as President Lincoln spoke them would be out of the question.
Originally Posted by Jackie S
Pretty tough to do when the NYT quoted it one way, and Lincoln quoted it two different ways. That's 3 distinct versions right there. Conflicting ones even coming from the speaker. Nevermind the fact that Obama was requested to read the version he read by the person making the videos.
So you got a grand total of 4 different versions to choose from.
Which just goes to show just how pathetic it is, and you are, that you even care. Anyone wanna lay bets that no matter which version he read, you'd be bitching that he read the wrong one?