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To: LindyBill who wrote (183608)	10/22/2006 1:33:05 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793856

Has Don Surber seen the connection to the Copperheads and CNN? It really is uncanny to note the resemblance to CNN aka Copperhead News Network to the Copperhead beliefs of the Civil War times...... en.wikipedia.org Copperheads >>>>>The Copperheads were a faction of Democrats in the North who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. The name Copperheads was given to them by their opponents the Republicans, probably derived from the venomous snake (the American copperhead) that strikes without warning — Copperheads reinterpreted this insult as a term of honor, and wore copper liberty-head coins as badges. They were also called "Peace Democrats" and "Butternuts". The most famous Copperhead was Ohio's Clement L. Vallandigham, who was a vehement opponent of Lincoln's policies. <<<<< >>>> Copperheads nominally favored the Union but they strongly opposed the war, for which they blamed abolitionists, and they demanded immediate peace and resisted the draft laws. They wanted Lincoln and the Republicans ousted from power, seeing the president as a tyrant who was destroying American republican values with his despotic and arbitrary actions. Some Copperheads tried to persuade Union soldiers to desert. They talked of helping Confederate prisoners of war seize their camps and escape. They sometimes met with Confederate agents and took their money. The Confederacy encouraged their activities whenever possible. [1] Most Democratic party leaders, however, repelled Confederate advances. Some historians, such as Richard Curry, have downplayed the treasonable activities of the Copperheads, arguing that they were traditionalists who fiercely resisted modernization and wanted to return to the old ways. >>>>>> Cont'd at above link... 88888888888888888888 en.wikipedia.org Clement Vallandigham - Anti Civil War, anti President Lincoln.... Are the AntiWar Democrats of today (Dean, Kennedy, Kerry, Durbin, Pelosi, and the entire cast of characters who today represent the Dems....) related to Clement Vallandigham ????? >>>> Check the link and you will probably see the resemblance! en.wikipedia.org Is there a likeness to the "War Democrats - of the Civil War time," and some modern day "war Democrats" like Joseph Liberman, Zell Miller, James Woods, Dick Gephardt, and Tammy Bruce. tammybruce.com Note her comments on the CNN of today..... (and she's a Democrat)