"Herndon was born mediocre"

[Tom Emery]

I'm probably one of those who would be classified as a Herndon hater.

I touch on this in another thread; there is no question that Herndon gives us a depiction of Lincoln's everyday existence, personal habits, etc. that is hard to find anywhere else.

But in my view, there are a lot of credibility issues with Herndon, and I don't have the respect for him that some others do.