-> Hello Frank,   
   ->    
   -> >->Slavery was an issue the Framers of the Constitution deliberately   
   -> >->put off, as it was too divisive.  Unfortunately, no peaceful solution   
   -> >->was able to be found, with the result being a war pitting fathers   
   -> >->against sons, and brothers against brothers.  A tragedy for us all.   
   ->    
   -> FS>The Founding Fathers ('scuse the non-politically-correct term) did   
   not   
   -> FS>mention slavery in the constitution since they assumed it would   
   vanish of   
   -> FS>its own accord.  And it probably would have.  After all, Political   
   -> FS>Correctness did not arise because of the Emancipation Proclamation --   
   it   
   -> FS>was a natural outgrowth of the mess Lyndon Johnson made of his   
   presidency.   
   ->    
   -> Slavery would have ceased to exist, no doubt about that.   
   -> Economically it would have made no sense to continue, even   
   -> in the South, as the industrialization of this country progressed.   
   -> However, the woman in drag (Abraham Lincoln) had other ideas, as   
   -> noted in her Emancipation Proclamation.  What she had in mind was   
   -> to allow Northern slaveowners to sell their slaves to Southern   
   -> slaveowners, then get every state in the USA (except for Louisiana)   
   -> to outlaw slavery.  Then, all them slaves in Louisiana would have   
   -> been put to work peeling crawfish, thus feeding an entire nation.   
      
   Who is this woman of whom you speak?  Is she Abraham Lincoln's wife, his   
   mistress, his daughter, a neighbor?  Who??   
       
   -> I am not making this up.  Read Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.   
   -> The woman had absolutely no intention of doing away with slavery.   
      
   Again that mysterious "woman" has butted in when you are talking about Abe   
   Lincoln!   
       
   -> Here are some other choice words by The Great Emancipator -   
   ->    
   -> "If I could free all of the slaves and save the Union, I would,   
   -> and if I could free some of the slaves and save the Union, I would   
   -> also do that, and if I could free none of the slaves and save the   
   -> Union I would do that, too." - Abraham Lincoln   
   ->    
   -> Right now is crawfish season.  Crawfish are caught, gathered, and   
   -> sold live in 50-pound onion sacks.  Then they are boiled alive, in   
   -> a giant pot, and when done are served piping hot to a famished crowd.   
      
   Be forewarned!  I have notified PETA about your savage doings!!!   
      
   -> As a youngster, Lincoln travelled by raft to Louisiana and spent   
   -> some quality time enjoying the sights.  It was there that Mary Todd   
   -> taught Lincoln about the wonders of crawfish.   
      
   Mary Todd was violently against cray fish.  It seems that a giant lobster   
   had frightened her as a child, ultimately driving her insane!   
      
   -> The first thing one should know about crawfish is that crawfish   
   -> are captured live, put in 50-pound onion sacks, and kept alive by   
   -> continually pouring water over them until they are put into a pot   
   -> of boiling water.   Once they have been boiled, they can be peeled   
   -> and eaten.  Or peeled and saved for later.   
   ->    
   -> In any event, crawfish are very nutritious, low in cholesterol,   
   -> and are much tastier than lobster.  As you know, Lincoln was a health   
   -> nut who kept himself/herself thin, played basketball much better than   
   -> Obama, and not only could dunk but could also hit from anywhere on   
   -> the court, and had a much better fake beard than Karl Marx.   
      
   I'm getting sick ... [rushing to bathroom] ..   
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