Yes, still the smartest man to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Via Daily Caller:
President Obama made a boo-boo.
At the end of an extensive profile in the New Yorker magazine, Obama explained that even after Abraham Lincoln left the stage, “it took another hundred and fifty years before African-Americans had anything approaching formal equality, much less real equality.”
“I think our decisions matter,” Obama told New Yorker editor David Remnick. “And I think America was very lucky that Abraham Lincoln was President when he was President. If he hadn’t been, the course of history would be very different. But I also think that, despite being the greatest President, in my mind, in our history, it took another hundred and fifty years before African-Americans had anything approaching formal equality, much less real equality. I think that doesn’t diminish Lincoln’s achievements, but it acknowledges that at the end of the day we’re part of a long-running story. We just try to get our paragraph right.”
Hmm — 150 years? Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, so it seems that President Obama is suggesting that African-Americans are set to “approach” formal equality in 2015, the seventh year of his presidency. Congratulations, Mr. President! That’s certainly a legacy achievement that will be celebrated in all 57 states you visited during your 2008 presidential campaign.