# I pit Fox News' Andrew Napolitano for his really stupid statement on the Civil War and slavery

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-fox-news-andrew-napolitano-for-his-really-stupid-statement-on-the-civil-war-and-slavery/682251/176 "2014-03-16T16:43:48Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> There’s nothing quite like being called a clown by someone who uses “War of Northern Aggression” unironically, is there?

Indeed. I thought I’d just drop this here:

> [@American Civil War/When/how would the south have abolished slavery without it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-when-how-would-the-south-have-abolished-slavery-without-it/683359/114):
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> The North started the war, remember?

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