Pennsylvania newspaper called Lincoln 's words ` ` silly , '' 150 years ago . Filmmaker Ken Burns recently urged all Americans to learn and recite the speech , calling the address `` some of the most important words ever spoken . '' That newspaper 's editor has retracted its editorial . The 150th anniversary of the speech is November 19 .
Pennsylvania newspaper called Lincoln 's words ` ` silly , '' 150 years ago . That newspaper 's editor has retracted its editorial . The 150th anniversary of the speech is November 19 .