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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:50 AM Original message |
About Jim Webb and that alleged "Confederate Affinity" |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. I recommend this profile of Webb by Elizabeth Drew at the New York Review of Books. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Webb's only political fault - besides love of Reagan - is the History of sexism - albeit 20 yrs old |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
91. Closer to 30 years really. His opinion then, which he has since repudiated, |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'd Like To Hear More About Lincoln's "Asshole Face"... |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. A couple of thing some to mind here |
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40ozDonkey (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Do you know WHY Lincoln stopped trading prisoners? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I just posted the same thing.The south refused to recognize a significant segment of the Union army |
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40ozDonkey (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Right on, except you did it better than I. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
89. I agree. n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. The prisoner exchange system broke down because the Confederacy refused to recognize black soldiers |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Just to clarify.... |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yeah, suspension of habeus corpus is something I'm sure we would be rightfully upset at. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. His running for president as a purely regional candidate was |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
85. I'm Reading 'Team Of Rivals' Right Now... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
93. He probably would've been assassinated before his inauguration if he went to Tennessee and Virginia |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
113. Well if you maybe did some research some of these gems would |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. "...right or wrong, Lee was one of the greatest generals in American history" |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Unn, I can understand what he's saying though. He's NOT praising the basis of the fight from the .. |
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40ozDonkey (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Exactly. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Lee was one of the America's greatest generals NOT in the field. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Lee botched Gettysburg, too. |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Yes, he did do that |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. Not quite from scratch... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
92. No he did not build the "Confederate Army" from Scratch |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
123. What a horrible comparison |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. A fact oft ignored is that some blacks fought with the Confederate and to recognize that fact, one |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. And your point here is what? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
39. The OP talked about Lincoln's "asshole face", facts that are typically ignored in classes taught on |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Revisionist nonsense. Where does this crap come from ? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Some were forced into service. I don't understand what the point of referring to this is. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. See #39. Have a blissful day. n/t |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Where is any evidence of your assertion? Have any? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. google { black confederate "civil war"} and read for yourself. As a side note, I just visited the |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. I've already done that. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I've read your other posts and you have a closed mind re the war between the states. Goodbye. n/t |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. My mind is open, you simply need standards for evidence. |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. It is also historically accurate... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. What reputable source do you have on the subject? |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I have studied the topic... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Please do. |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. self delete |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. Were these free blacks enlisting in the CSA army? |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Exactly... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
122. where is your evidence of this? |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. No this is history... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. No, the cause of the Civil War was slavery. |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
106. No. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #106 |
111. another revisionist |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Revisionist no, not at all. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #114 |
121. look at your own words |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #106 |
129. That is a revisionist lie |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
78. Exactly - states rights to OWN SLAVES |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #78 |
125. Lincoln understood the distinction |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
105. You need to do some history work. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #105 |
115. Speaking of nonsense |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Think what you want |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. You have no proof. |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. Alotta talk for not a damn thing offered |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
108. there were also a handful of former slaves who went on to own slaves |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
109. And they choose to stay in the south after the war |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. There's nothing wrong in taking an interest in it from a historical side... |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. career military officers are interested in military history - it's not a mystery |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
126. Webb was behind the Vietnam Memorial Statue |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. Webb's position may be that of a historian. Which I can't find objectionable |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. RIGHT!! There's a difference in praising the slave ideals the confederacy was fighting for |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Why praise that particular aspect of "heritage" though? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Are we talking about specific instances of "Praise" or just "Study" by Webb here? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I don't know about that. I'm only responding to the poster, not Webb. |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. I don't see Webb as praising as much as studying |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
67. Well, Like I said before: I can't see how this is objectionable |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. You met "Macaca" Allen? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. A bit creepy |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
52. McCaCa is a nasty piece of work |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
102. Truly. |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. in 04 when Edwards could've won, I couldn't find ANY other Edwards supporters in WA State |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Dear... very few Southerners liked Edwards |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. he polled well against bush in 04 and again in 08 |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. He did not poll better than Kerry in 2004 |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. different polls at different moments but you completely evade my point |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. As a statistician, I would caution that TWO data points are insufficient |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
24. Old Southern thinking? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Well you and I certainly had a different experience. |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. Women? How many women told you they went to get raped? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. More than one. Less than a dozen. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
32. No to Webb. |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
37. Lee was a great General...Grant was greater... |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
53. and George H. Thomas was better than both.... |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Nahhh... |
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BryMan (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
112. Your opinion is one thing.... |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #112 |
119. You articulate the notion many have |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. Lee and his co-horts were fucking traitors - please do not praise them here |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Do you know that several states in the Northeast considered secession before the south? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. "Considered" is the key word there |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. By your logic, those northern leaders who sought secession were traitors. n/t |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. Once again, they didn't follow through with that, did they? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. And Lincoln didn't care about slavery either as he often said, he just wanted to preserve the union. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Misinformed in what way? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. Please show me where I said Lincoln "cared about slavery" |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. You can start by browsing "Abraham Lincoln on slavery" in Wikipedia with links to credible sources |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Your own link proves you wrong |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. Shall we go quote for quote and see who runs out first? |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
90. Or I could just do this |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. LOL, I replied to #77 "show me . . . that Lincoln 'didn't care' about slavery." Have a nice evening. |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. And I replied to you |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. You do make me laugh. Have you done your homework for the evening? Goodbye n/t |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #96 |
104. Homework? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. Sorry, you did no such thing |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
98. Sorry - that does NOT prove that Lincoln simply didn't care |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. “I [am]. . . against the disposition to interfere with the existing institution of slavery.” |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Or how about this one |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
100. Again...fail |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. Didn't Care? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Makes about as much sense as a Jewish SS officer |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Exactly |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
103. You show a big misunderstanding of the facts and Gen. Lee. Ever watch Ken Burns "The Civil War"? |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. Why did they want the right of secession? |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
51. The problem with allegations and misunderstandings |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
72. A Confederate from Missouri? |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Thanks - |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. Harry S. Truman's forefathers where! |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #72 |
101. I think Missouri was on the Confederate side of the war, wasn't it? nt |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:35 AM Response to Reply #101 |
110. Missouri, as a "border state" was torn between the two sides |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #101 |
117. Both |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #117 |
130. It's also how we got West Virginia |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #72 |
118. His grandfather from KY married a Missouri woman which is how the Webb's got to Missouri - |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
82. Thank you for a positive unity thread leftofcool |
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97. He's just perfect where he is, in Virginia. |
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127. The case against Webb: New Republic Style |
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128. I would not be so sure. |
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