Lincoln was the last great President from Illinois.

I am not sure what corbin is trying to say, because his comment is all over the place. Also, why criticize something that should not be controversial at all. Obama was campaigning and Lance Mack was there, depicting the character of Lincoln. Nothing in this article deals with any political issues that requires a response. So corbin, leave it alone. This was just a fun event. As for the slang the president used...it was not inappropriate or offensive. There is nothing wrong with the president showing some connection to our time and young people. It will be nice if Romney brings himself to the level of normal people, like Obama does.

Lincoln was the only great President from Illinois.

Lincoln was and will be the only great POTUS from Illinois.

Yeah right Obama..! Were Abe Lincoln alive today there can hardly be any doubt that he would 'FREE' Obama from his delusional thinking that he has any clue of how to lead America.

Obama's arrogance reaches another new high; to equate himself with Lincoln is sickening. This guy never ceases to amaze me in the most disturbing and disgusting way. Poor Abe Lincoln must be choking on hiis own bile at the moment ... I suspect a lot of people are.

Obama is making a mockery of OUR greatest president! A desperado will do anything to try to keep his job.

Although Lincoln was from Kentucky.

OBAMA NEEDS A MENTAL WARD INSTEAD OF THE WHITE HOUSE!!HE'S NUTS!!!!!

I can see Obama and his slimy hacks in handcuffs!

November can't get here fast enough for me. Man is he in for a surprise come election day as are many other arrogant and corrupt politicians from both party's. I personally am ashamed of our current government.

This idiot potus "obama", has divided this country so far apart, it will take decades to repair. You trolls that voted this hole into office are responsible for the shape this country is in today. His so called 'hope & change' slogan is nothing more than a glorified marketing stunt. When the hell are you trolls going to wake up and see the destructive direction this socialistic dictator is taking us??? You trolls must love obama's freebies and food stamps. Get this jerk out of office NOW !!!!!!

If God had a “son,” he would look like Barack Obama

Former Presidents Jefferson and Lincoln are resurrected and walking among us, warning us to stop the tribalism, hatred, division, and injustice. “Lincoln” is again facing insurrection, sabotage, and treason against the nation, principally from the descendants of the same individuals who waged war against the union before.
Yes, we are about 12-years into the era referred to in the scriptures as the Resurrection, the Second Coming, The Millennium, or The Judgment: the End Times. See BLOG.SUNRACOMMUNICATIONS.COM and sunracommunications.com

Barack Obama is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln.

Honest Abe probably turned in his grave when ob called him "Homeboy". NObama 2012!!!

what do you see in this guy,he uses airforce one to compain at 63,000.00 doll. a pop more than anyother president before him? he took more vacations then the last 4 presidents! and he had control of both houses for 2 years and what did he acomplish? obama care right?? is he for real, wake up america

Impressive that one article could have more than a dozen mistakes. Whoever wrote it must not be American.... or should be ashamed if he or she is American. What a poor excuse for a writer

Obama thinks to highly of himself, Lincoln was a great President Obama is nothing like him. Carter is probably the closest that comes to Obama and Carter was the worst President until Obama came in.

Homeboy? Really?

What an idiot we have for a president!

I never realized how racist Iowans are but after reading all these comments I am now a believer

If those ignorant and uneducated comments came from Iowa I would be eternally ashamed. Apparently these wise contributors paid very little attention to the very nature of Lincoln's policies. Despite all of that, IT WAS A JOKE. God forbid humor is used in response to someone playing dress-up. Get. Over. Yourselves.

Here's a great documentary on Lance Mack, Abraham Lincoln impersonator. http://boccecreative.com/2010/09/lincoln/

My God people, get over yourselves. It was a joke, plain and simple and I am sure it got some laughs. What has happened to people in is country. Oh wait, I know. We have watched politics become hateful, conniving and bitter and it seems to have trickled down to the average Joe and Jane in the country. Never before in the history of the US has a president been called a liar when speaking to congress as happene to President Obama. He is still our President and deserves some respect. Oh and what about Mitch McConnell say his number 1 goal was to make President Obama a 1 term president as soon as he became minority whip. It's as if the republicans haven't tried to work with the democrats and the president because of that statement. I think they figure that if they don't do anything then the democrats don't do anything and it will go against the president come election time. Well, to quote John Adams when he was writing about the 1776 Continental Congress he said, "There must be decency and respect and veneration introduced for persons of authority of every rank or we are undone. In a popular government this is our only way." It would help if our elected officials, all of them, would read this and take heed, as we are on the road to hell. I believe that if they start showing some respect for one another and working together for the greater cause then the average Joe and Jane would too. They are are leaders and need to act like it.

As a native Iowan, I take exception to the folks who make hasty generalizations about us based on the ravings of a few hotheads online. After Vietnam, Republican (back when the party had a sense of decency!) governor Robert Ray opened our state to Vietnamese refugees. We have a growing, vibrant Hispanic community here. Cedar Rapids has a growing community of Somali refugees, and is a haven for many Chicagoans who want to start new lives.

Yeah, we have our share of naysayers and resentniks: they are well represented by today's Iowa GOP! Most of us just want to work, pay our share, earn an honest living, get to know our neighbors, build our communities, and raise our kids. Obama appeals to that kind of American and Iowan; Romney and the GOP don't.

Also, for a little added context, I must point out that this particular Lincoln impersonator lives in Marion Iowa, which, for those of you that aren't familiar with the area, is miles away from where the speech took place. It's highly doubtful that there was any collaboration with the Obama campaign. You can also see him here with Michelle Obama, http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-250_162-10009132-2.html

Lincoln did not..repeat.. did not free the slaves at allHlincoln freed the slaves in rebellion in the armyof the confederates..

Lincoln will always be known as "Honest Abe". In the future, when Hussein's false identity is finally revealed, he will be known as the biggest liar in American history. To tell a huge lie will be known as telling an "Obama".

How could Lincoln possibly be Obongo's "home boy" when BO was born in Kenya and spent his childhood in Indonesia at Muslim schools?

Obama is apparently not aware that Lincoln's dream until the day he died, because he believed that blacks and whites should not live together, was to "colonize" or forcibly remove all blacks from the US. This racism was common at the time. The Emancipation Proclamation was merely a negotiating tool and it served to free slaves only in Confederate-held states where it would have virtually no effect. It did not apply to the border or northern states; New York City slaves continued to be held in bondage. Ulysses Grant freed his slaves only upon enactment of the 13th Amendment and then remarked, "Good help is so hard to find these days."