On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:09:18 -0500, "Wylie Williams"
wrote:

Certainly the
voters who don't like Kerry's formal way of talking would disapprove of
Lincoln's pretentious speech . "Four score and seven......" indeed. What's
wrong with Plain of "Eighty seven" any way. Abe was even more of a a
pretentious windbag than John Kerry. Now we know why nobdy has any respect
for his memory.

He was already president when he gave that speech.