What of the other events at the 1863 Gettysburg dedication?

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Edward Everett, the scheduled main speaker: ..." In his two-hour formal oration he compared the Battle of Gettysburg to battles of antiquity such as Marathon, and spoke about how opposing sides in previous civil wars (such as the War of the Roses and the Thirty Years' War) were able to reconcile their differences afterward. Everett's oration was followed by the now far more famous Gettysburg Address of President Lincoln. For his part, Everett was deeply impressed by the concise speech and wrote to Lincoln noting "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes"...
The program organized for that day by Wills and his committee included:

• Music, by Birgfeld's Band  ("Homage d'uns Heros" by Adolph Birgfeld)
• Prayer, by Reverend T.H. Stockton, D.D.
• Music, by the Marine Band ("Old Hundred"), directed by Francis Scala
• Oration, by Hon. Edward Everett ("The Battles of Gettysburg")
• Music, Hymn ('Consecration Chant') by B.B. French, Esq., music by Wilson G Horner, sung by Baltimore Glee Club
• Dedicatory Remarks, by the President of the United States  
• Dirge ("Oh! It is Great for Our Country to Die", words by James G. Percival, music by Alfred Delaney), sung by Choir selected for the occasion
• Benediction, by Reverend H.L. Baugher, D.D.^[9]
"While it is Lincoln's short speech that has gone down in history as one of the finest examples of English public oratory, it was Everett's two-hour oration that was slated to be the "Gettysburg address" that day. His now seldom-read 13,607-word oration began:...

 Everett, “Gettysburg Address,” Speech Text "1] STANDING beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of God and Nature. But the duty to which you have called me must be performed;–grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy."....
From Voices of Democracy Oratory Report

Two hours later, when Everett's well-received speech was finished and two more musical events of the ceremony had been completed, President Abraham Lincoln rose to make his "few appropriate remarks."

More detail on the ceremonies. The Confusing Gettysburg Address Memorial


More photos and a video discussing the true location of the ceremonies

US Jewish leaders feel misled by White House over Iran deal

 

Times of Israel   "Geneva terms were ‘precooked’ in secret US-Iran talks, Times of Israel told, but the administration didn’t come clean to Israel or to American Jewish groups."

"In fact, the Jewish leaders believe, the administration knew exactly where the negotiations would be heading, since they had secretly negotiated the terms.

"Two sources told The Times of Israel they were convinced there was a secret channel of negotiations and were dismayed that the White House had not come clean about it.

"Israel was also kept in the dark about the secret channel, and only learned about it from other sources, The Times of Israel was told by the sources, who asked to remain anonymous."

The Gettysburg Address 150th Anniversary commemoration

http://www.nationalreview.com/slideshows/364286?slide=7

Silvio Canto, Jr.: Why my late, great uncle loved the Gettysburg Address   ..."My guess is that he'd really enjoy the upcoming Ken Burns' documentary on the speech.

"He would also have a hard time understanding President Obama's absence for the 150th anniversary.  

"My great uncle would ask:   "What else is more important"?"

President Woodrow Wilson (third from right) attends a 50th anniversary

  commencement ceremony in 1913.

 

Wall Street Journal: From 'Four Score' to 'Yes We Can!'  "Barack Obama is not scheduled to be present at Gettysburg on Tuesday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the address. Maybe he figured that the world would little note, nor long remember, what he said there. Maybe he thought the comparisons with the original were bound to be invidious, and rightly so.

 

"If that's the case, it would be the beginning of wisdom for this presidency. Better late than never."

President Obama’s Historic Gettysburg Slight  "To compound the mystery is the way the snub was delivered. Rather than make the announcement of his decision not to attend the festivities from the White House, he left that distasteful task to the National Park Service, the federal agency that administers the Gettysburg National Military Park.

....

"The president is scheduled to speak that day at the annual meeting of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council in Washington, D.C., so it’s not like he’s indisposed otherwise. The fact that he would prefer to speak to a bunch of rich white guys rather than appear at an historic setting with the hoi polloi only adds to the unfathomable nature of the snub."  The President's schedule today

Don't you find it a bit vicious that the President is represented by someone from the NPS, which spent millions barricading all national monuments, ensuring the shutdown inflicted as much pain as possible?

Obama Leaves ‘Under God’ Out of Gettysburg Address  "President Obama has elected to skip today’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. But he participated in video readings of the address for a Ken Burns project. Along with 61 other lawmaker and celebrity participants, Obama read the address on camera from a teleprompter. But unlike the other participants, all of whom recited the entire address, Chris Plante noticed that Barack Obama left out two words: “Under God.' ”

"Obama leaves out “under God” at about the 1:35 mark, in the line “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.' ”

Carney Can’t Explain Why Obama Is Skipping Gettysburg Address Memorial, Locals “Stunned” By Decision Not To Attend…  "You can pretty much guarantee if this was prior to the 2012 election he would attend."

Via Fox News:
Salena Zito of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said on “The Kelly File” that she has spoken with Gettysburg residents of all political affiliations who are “incredibly disappointed” over Obama’s decision to send Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to represent his administration instead of attending himself.
“They are just stunned by his decision not to attend the Gettysburg Address, it’s the 150th anniversary, it’s one of the most pivotal speeches in our nation’s history…” she said.

Pfeiffer: Obama Too Busy for Gettysburg Anniversary Because of 'Whole Website Thing'  "Barack Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer says the president won't be attending the Gettysburg address anniversary today because the "whole website thing." He appears to be talking about the ongoing problems with the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov."

      @pfeiffer44 @jmartNYT @jfsolnet Serious question: What is on his schedule that is more important than Gettysburg anniversary?

 

@ron_fournier @jmartNYT @jfsolnet Oh, I don't know, there's this whole website thing that someone suggested might destroy the Dem Party

 Why Obama Is Blowing Off Gettysburg Address ..."Obama used to love comparing himself to Lincoln so much that he explicitly denied doing it."
....
 "No failure is as astounding as America’s inability to see through the fog of media promotion to what Obama is and has always been. But people are starting to catch on at last. Obama is well-advised to avoid standing in the shadows of his betters."

Post-American President: "The end of American world leadership"

http://legalinsurrection.com/tag/a-f-branco/

Amazing what changes can affect a nation run by a man with no governing experience, whose world view has been shaped by -among others- the anti-American Bill Ayres and the demagogue Rev. Wright.

Atlas Shrugs   "Just as I predicted in my book The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America ......  Caroline Glick explains what happened in Geneva last week and what it means. It was one of those infamous historic turning points from which there is no turning back. The world, whether we acknowledge it or not, is in free fall.

"Obama has destroyed America's credibility and relinquished American hegemony, and in doing so has destroyed whatever semblance of peace and tranquility there was in the world before he came into office."

Half the world are vying to try to take advantage of regional opportunities if the United States is not there to stop mold, and to stop rust, which is the natural organic order of the world. They take advantage of it and our friends are there waiting to see which side to join.  (Victor Davis Hanson in 2008 here)

Ms. Geller cites this article by Caroline Glick, Israeli columnist:

The demise of Pax Americana This piece is only a portion of Ms. Glick's article:

Global leadership is based on two things – power and credibility. The United States remains the most powerful actor in the world. But last week, American credibility was shattered. Secretary of State John Kerry spent the first part of last week lying to Israeli and Gulf Arab leaders and threatening the Israeli people. He lied to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Saudis about the content of the deal US and European negotiators had achieved with the Iranians.

Kerry told them that in exchange for Iran temporarily freezing its nuclear weapons development program, the US and its allies would free up no more than $5 billion in Iranian funds seized and frozen in foreign banks.

 

mikereport

"Kerry threatened the Israeli people with terrorism and murder – and so invited both – if Israel fails to accept his demands for territorial surrender to PLO terrorists that reject Israel’s right to exist.

"Kerry’s threats were laced with bigoted innuendo"....

Jay Leno Savages Obama & The Democrats Over The Government Shutdown

The Gateway Pundit from October.
"Signs that this shutdown isn’t hurting the GOP are everywhere, including this Jay Leno monologue."

Although Jay Leno has admitted that he leans Democrat, one wouldn’t have guessed it from his monologue Friday night, when he launched a brutal attack against Obama and other top Democrats for their behavior during the shutdown. Aside from a few jabs at Boehner’s orange tan and general government failings, this one was personal – and the audience ate it up.
You can hear all his zingers on the video, but here are just a few highlights:

 

Alan Caruba: The Free Pass Has Expired

Warning Signs

"A news report about Oprah Winfrey said she “is going around the world telling everyone that Americans are racist while she promotes her new film.”

"She “has been a prominent supporter of Barack Obama. She thinks that both he and the office of President have been treated with contempt because of the color of his skin quoting her saying “There’s a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases because he’s African American. There’s no question about that and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking.' ”