That would be Ronald Reagan, who was no friend to the left, no matter how many times Obama invokes him in speeches.
She kept invoking him in her speech, conveying his best regards, and likes to share cute stories about Dad trying to master his new BlackBerry.
became the first lawmaker to mention Lin on the House floor, invoking him in a speech about second chances on Thursday morning.
The "Sesame Street" character Big Bird, for example, became a popular item after Republican candidate Mitt Romney invoked him in a discussion about federal spending a 2012 presidential debate.
As he did with many others in the 1960s, Mr. Godard seemed to haunt Mr. Bertolucci, who invoked him axiomatically in interviews.
Furthermore, the Rudram, one of the most sacred hymns of Hinduism found both in the Rig and the Yajur Vedas and addressed to Rudra, invokes him as Shiva in several instances, but the term Shiva is used as an epithet for the gods Indra, Mitra and Agni many times.
"Does he exist?" we ask ourselves, and then, "Does it matter?" We have invoked him anyway, and he lurks in shadows inside us, and in half-remembered folklore — perhaps our gardens are just his most recent hiding place.
Mr. Obama has so identified himself with Lincoln that he invoked him while announcing his candidacy in Lincoln's onetime political base, Springfield, Ill.
She had initially invoked him when Mr. Lazio got in the race, and then stopped trying to associate the two Congressional Republicans after her aides determined that it was showing no sign of traction.
Judy Fox and Mary Esch invoke them, in a less than greeting card style.
