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Don Davis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 01:34 PM
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WHAT IF THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES WERE HELD TODAY?
A non-binding resolution on ... slavery?

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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 01:36 PM
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1. The networks wouldn't cover it for fear of low viewership.
FOX in particular would howl if it pre-empted COPS.
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 01:38 PM
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2. MSM would gang up on Lincoln and rhetorically ask "Why does
Lincoln hate states' rights?"
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 01:38 PM
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3. Be pretty boring. Neither of them can really speak anymore.
Anyway, if they can't sell beer, chip, or candy sponsorships, what's the point?
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 01:39 PM
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4. "Lincoln is stiff and boring. He lacks 'likability'" EOM
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 03:08 PM
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5. Here is Fox's commentary on slavery....


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Don Davis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 03:38 PM
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6. From the 'No Freedom Zone."
Excellent!
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-07-07 06:34 PM
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7. "Lincoln's suit and hat make him look like an undertaker."
Lincoln would be a Democrat today, unquestionably, for the Democrats are now the Party of Lincoln and the Republics are the Party of Lee.
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