tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post6869043099294815692..comments2023-08-01T01:15:40.086-07:00Comments on Northwest History: Andrew Sullivan: We've Already Had a Gay President: Abraham LincolnLarry Cebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-52914600821623509652012-07-17T10:11:48.857-07:002012-07-17T10:11:48.857-07:00Thanks Dave!
I got in a discussion about this on ...Thanks Dave!<br /><br />I got in a discussion about this on Facebook, and found this page, which is a pretty deep examination of the friendship between Lincoln and Joshua Speed. The striking thing for me is how the quoted historians bend over backwards to come up with explanations that don't mention the possibility of romantic attraction. I mean, "mutual hypochondrianism?!"<br /><br />http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/inside.asp?pageID=38&subjectID=2Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-13264928208164883842012-07-17T10:05:52.450-07:002012-07-17T10:05:52.450-07:00Larry, I'm totally overwhelmed this summer: wi...Larry, I'm totally overwhelmed this summer: wife in Alaska; teaching at WSU and CBC; kids in summer sports (the bane--or is it Bain?--of my existence). Not writing blogs, or anything else, including a book review that is one month overdue already. All this is to say that I'm very much enjoying these posts because I would never run across any of this stuff without you posting it. So thanks! Keep it coming.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12577817372723745269noreply@blogger.com