A Dinner That Abe Lincoln Would Not Want To Attend - And Response

The Calvary Chapel Wing of the Hamilton County Republican Party is having a fish-fry fundraiser on July 12 at the Chattanoogan.

Although it’s still billed as The Lincoln Day Dinner, Honest Abe would hate to have his name associated with such a spectacle. With Marjorie Taylor Greene as the headliner, we can picture President Lincoln, the author and orator of the Gettysburg Address listening to Marjorie Taylor Greene “spout-off” about Jewish space lasers causing fires in California. Maybe Abe will get a chuckle when she claims Democrats can control the weather, sending hurricanes and tornadoes into the South. As a parent himself, I’m sure our 16th President would love to hear more from Marjorie about the fake school shootings and how the 9-11 attack was an “inside job”.

Inviting Marjorie Taylor Greene to headline this fish-fry tells me one thing: The Hamilton County Republican Party is no longer the “Party of Lincoln.”

I believe that this current “version” of the Hamilton County Republican Party would disgust the man. Lincoln emphasized unity and the inclusion of all Americans regardless of their specific religious affiliations. His moral stance on slavery stemmed from his belief in human rights and justice which align more with universal moral principles than the tenants of Christian nationalism.

For every thing that Abraham Lincoln stood for, the current “version” of Hamilton County Republican Party actively politics against. Zealously.

There won’t be a dinner for Abe Lincoln on July 12. It will be his funeral. RIP.

C. Mark Warren

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