President Lincoln also privately viewed himself as being put into this world to become president and save the Union. It was a personal mission for him, regardless of how unpopular the conflict was with the people in the Northern region.

Also commenting on how during heavy Union losses the public began to blame Lincoln "and his policies" for the death toll. He was respected, though, because of how empathetic he was with the families who had lost (since it was, after all, his decision to go to war).

Good piece of viewing if you get the chance to watch.

EDIT: Now historians are discussing Lincoln "being a dictator." They're all in agreement that if we had lived during the time we would have viewed Lincoln as such but are discussing whether it was necessary and, as one historian is arguing, was "more serious" (the Civil War) than "the war on terror." For the record, Licoln "shut down newspapers and imprisoned twelve to fifteen thousand people" for no more than supporting the Confederacy.

I did a little snooping on the web and found the following press release on Overthrow.com:

National Socialist Movement To March Through Crime-Ridden Non-White Neighborhoods In Seattle, Orlando

January And February Demonstrations Against Black And Hispanic Crime Set

1/20/2006 8:38:15 AM
NSM Press Releases

Seattle, Washington; Orlando, Florida -- ANNOUNCEMENT #1:

NSM Northwest Regional Protest:

Patriots Against White Genocide!

NSM Northwest is sponsoring a protest Janurary 22, 2006.

All NSM Northwest members/supporters and other White Patriots are invited to this public event in the Seattle Area!

Please contact Jim Ramm Via mindfelon@yahoo.com or phone Justin # 206-391- 0649 NSM Seattle for final directions.

www.nukeisrael.com www.nsm88.com

White Support keeps pouring in.

Then there's this update on nukeisrael.com:

NSM Event: Patriots Against White Genocide

We are marching to protest government policies that promote a very real Holocaust that is murdering White People. Jews love to speak of Hitler's alledged "Holocaust" while they plot and scheme real genocide to destroy white race.

Every Mexican invader you see is another nail in coffin of the white race.

Join With the patriots Sunday January 22 in the Seattle Area and send the hooked-nosed virus a strong message of white unity!

contact Jim or Justin: 206 824 2762 for more infomation.

Jim Ramm: mindfelon@yahoo.com

And this:

1/21 - We receive death threats via phone and email.

On 1/20/05 The Filthy Nigger Animal running the hatesite: One Primate Project called NSM Seattle Leader Justin Boyer and threatened violence if we protest in Seattle Jan 22! An army of police are going to be at the rally. We hope the chimps try something: it will give the cops a reason to shoot groids. We would prefer the police didn't get involved since our security staff would really enjoy wiping the streets clean of rioting subhuman blackies. But we must follow the law so we will let the cops deal with the niggers and other commie filth.

I have the feeling that, if these are folks that are heading for Olympia tomorrow, it will be difficult for counter-protesters to stand by in silent witness. I urge people who go to prepare yourself to see and hear things that you haven't ever seen before. Only in this way will you be able to exhibit restraint in the face of some pretty nasty types. Otherwise, I fear there is the potential for real ugliness.

Not In Our Town

Southern Poverty Law Center

A SPLC project -Tolerance.org , this particular link direct to Washington state hate group info, including Olympia

What is the National Socialist Movement?

Rally on Capitol steps at noon with Seattle Men's and Women's Choruses.

Equality Day 2006

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From the Olympian:

The rain that fell on South Sound on Friday marked the 34th consecutive day of measurable wet stuff at the National Weather Service station at Olympia Regional Airport, breaking the record of 33 straight days of rain set in 1953.

The winter issue of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission News is out, you can access a copy online. Various news feeds are available as are mail subscriptions.

Great articles and photographs as always. I'm reading through Billy Frank Jr.'s column A Dead Fish is a Dead Fish about the vital importance of habitat.

Also check out Emmett O'Connell's fine work.

I've read the NWIFC News for years now and I'm always impressed by how much quality information is packed into just a few pages.

Google's flat refusal to hand over the contents of its search engine index to the federal government has opened up a cyberspace Pandora's box of questions and troubling computer privacy concerns.

James Gianos, of Whitestone, Queens, was more adamant, saying that giving the government unfettered access to such personal information doesn't bode well for the nation.

Continued

I was ok with the electronic evesdropping, simply because although there was the question of proceeding with an investigation without a warrant, it seemed each investigation was narrow in scope, limited to a specific individual with whom there was a reasonable belief they were communicating with suspected terrorists and those with strong ties.

This, however, is very, very, broad. The government is simply asking for Google to hand over a list of 1 million random web addresses from which the government can skim through.

I'm actually glad to see Google stand-up to the government, something Yahoo, MSN, and AOL did not do.