Good quote from a story on the scandalous actions of the president to appear on a comedy show As for O’Reilly’s concern that Lincoln wouldn’t have done this, it’s a little tough to compare mass communication strategies in the 1860s to contemporary times. That said, I’d remind the Fox News host (and ostensible author of a book about Lincoln) that the iconic president had a reputation for telling risque jokes in the White House, so much so that Lincoln’s media critics of the day “assailed his lack of dignity.” Somehow, the “dignity of the office” survived.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:42:41 +0000
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