Just because I have mental illness doesn’t mean I’m not qualified ... Don’t discriminate against me. Abraham Lincoln had mental illness. A lot of rich folks do. 
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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Flood victims wait for relief at a make-shift camp set up at a bus stop, in Saharsa, 270 kilometers (168 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. A rescue boat filled with panicked flood victims capsized and killed 20 people in northern India, where monsoon flooding grew worse because of heavy rain and water flowing from neighboring Nepal, officials said Saturday.
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A woman (front) kneels down to get her picture taken beside the table of US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) at Yankee Kitchen Family Restaurant during a campaign stop in Boardman, Ohio, August 30, 2008. Obama is joined by vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (R) and their wives Michelle Obama (2nd L) and Jill Biden.
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Bielefeld's Zambian striker Chris Katongo celebrates scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match Arminia Bielefeld vs Hamburg SV at the Schueco Arena in the western German city of Bielefeld on August 30, 2008.
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Marion Bartoli of France returns to Lindsay Davenport of the US at the US Open tennis tournament August 29, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, NY. Bartoli won the match 6-1, 7-6(3).
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Sebastien Loeb from France and co-driver Daniel Elena in the Citroen Total world Rally team in their Citroen C4 WRC during day two of the WRC Rally of New Zealand, in Hamilton on August 30, 2008.
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Italian Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi races his motorbike during the MotoGP free practice session at Misano track for the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico on August 30, 2008.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
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Quotes about Abraham Lincoln
On this day, exactly 45 years ago, my father stood on the National Mall in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln and proclaimed, 'I have a dream that one day, this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'
was said
in Malaysia Sun
On this day, exactly 45 years ago, my father stood on the national mall in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln and proclaimed, 'I have a dream ... You know we are all children of the dream and he is here in all of our hearts and minds.
was said
in Denver Post
Our greatest presidents — from Abraham Lincoln to Franklin Roosevelt to John Kennedy — they all challenged us to embrace change. Now, it's our responsibility to meet that challenge.
was said
in Denver Post
our spirit is broken and we need someone to inspire; it makes no difference if it’s a Republican or Democrat — we live in a global economy. We need a president like Abraham Lincoln — someone with ideas, who says, ‘Let’s go to the moon with technology that would fit in your cell phone.’
was said
in The Politico
As for experience, arguably the greatest president in all history — Abraham Lincoln — had two years' experience when he ran for president
was said
in Denver Post
You do know that Barack Obama has the same amount of experience as did Abraham Lincoln, right?
was said
Hence, I stand before you proud of my party's contributions to American history but, as a citizen, proud as well of the good judgment of good people in this good party, in nominating a transcending candidate, an individual whom I am convinced will recapture the American dream and be a truly great president: the senator from Abraham Lincoln's state-Barack Obama.
was said
in The Nation
I got to meet 15 other kids from across the nation who also were interested in history like I am ... Got to learn a lot more about history and really understand George Washington and Abraham Lincoln better than I think most people do. Got to travel all over the United States. It's really been the experience of a lifetime, and I'm real grateful for that.
said Philip Hayes
in KLTV
