"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:23:21 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:

Yeah. 'Sumbitch stole all the slaves.

Did he? Thats a new one on me. Got Cites?

Read a history book instead of those right-wing blogs, Gunner. They're
turning your mind into a grilled-cheese sandwich.

--
Ed Huntress

How so? From the looks of it...you are riding a skateboard full tilt
on your ride to the Far Left fringe.

Go to a real history book and read about how Lincoln pushed the lame-duck
Congress to pass the 13th Amendment. Once he submitted the Emancipation
Proclamation, all of the border states except Kentucky fell into line and
banned slavery.

History isn't easy. You have to read accounts and interpretations from
conflicting sources to get the picture. Lincoln was the driving source
behind emancipation, ranging from the Proclamation, which was limited to
what he felt he had constitutional authority to enact, to the political
arm-twisting he did until the 13th was passed.

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Ed Huntress