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Ferret Annica

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47. many of us were suspended for going to the Moratorium Day protest on the New Haven Green
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 06:51 PM
Dec 2011

in April of 1969 at the Morgan School in Clinton, CT. Some copped out and brought in sick slips, but many felt they had nothing to ba ashamed of. They had tried to keep people from going with that threat of administrative action the week before.

I got grounded for a while after I went against my Mother's wishes and it was my first suspension. In response to those suspensions which saw people removed from the Student Council over their suspensions we had a sit down strike at the school.

When i went to See Senator McGovern it was also against my Mother's wishes, but by October 1972, my feelings on the war were deeply personal having gotten my first taste of dissent and realizing the consequences were well worth suffering for engaging in it as a high school student.

My favorite teacher in High School was a man who was fresh out of Yale who used the Vietnam Curriculum in our Western Civilization class to teach us about the war. That was a teaching product that had quite a bit of controversy, and production of it was hurt when those workers doing the printing destroyed plates used in the printing of it in I believe upstate New York.

I owe that teacher a lot. As my Mom was very Republican, and I had been for Richard Nixon for POTUS in 1968. Anyone who says an extraordinary teacher cannot make much a difference knows nothing.

Alas, he lasted one year and was replaced by a combo football coach/social studies teacher who would assign chapters to read and have people answer the odd or even questions at the back of some very dull dumbed down for big market states textbooks.

There should be a memorial for antiwar protesters, especially from that era, because I well know I just got a taste and suffered for my actions a very little bit.

Some paid a huge price for antiwar protesting, and not just at Kent State. Pardon the long post, I get very emotional about this time in my life and I have deep feelings about it.

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I believe they've already said that yes, Biden is remaining on the ticket. nt TheWraith Dec 2011 #1
do you see him as electable in 2016? SwampG8r Dec 2011 #4
That's a question for 2016 karynnj Dec 2011 #23
2016 will be a woman. joshcryer Dec 2011 #37
I think that Biden will probably retire in 2016. TheWraith Dec 2011 #52
I believe the WH has said that but it is a mistake. Marnie Dec 2011 #24
i think someone "groomed" for the job would be rejected for POTUS SwampG8r Dec 2011 #30
I asked the same question a year ago and really got beat up rurallib Dec 2011 #2
im not trying to start anything i am wondering about 2016 SwampG8r Dec 2011 #5
Unless Obama has lost his mind, yes! DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #3
i like him fine SwampG8r Dec 2011 #6
Probably not DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #19
Almost no chance of dumping Biden RZM Dec 2011 #7
not trying to say that either SwampG8r Dec 2011 #9
You are right, just look at Senator Eagleton whom George McGovern backed 1000 percent... Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #11
We need an award like the DUzY for Euphemism of the Week - maybe coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #31
I did frame it to cause no assignment of blame. Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #41
McGovern's idea for a Guaranteed Annual Income (aka "Negative Income Tax") for every citizen coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #42
I moved to Oregon from the East in 1972 and was at a home trying to get a ride to see McGovern Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #43
Sounds like you came of age about 10 years before me. That's a coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #46
many of us were suspended for going to the Moratorium Day protest on the New Haven Green Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #47
No apologies necessary whatsoever. FWIW, I have always felt that I was born 10 years too late coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #49
thanks for the tip, I'll look for that book Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #50
Biden was a lousy choice in the first place; however, it would be a breach of political protocol Bogart Dec 2011 #8
i dont want to say dump him SwampG8r Dec 2011 #12
Biden is definitely ON already; foolish to suggest anyone else. elleng Dec 2011 #10
i am just putting myself in his place SwampG8r Dec 2011 #13
Don't know what you're doing, Swamp, elleng Dec 2011 #21
i am just asking i have SwampG8r Dec 2011 #25
Didn't know; 'putting yourself in his place' elleng Dec 2011 #34
I could be wrong, but I believe VPs are chosen not nominated. So it's up to Obama Lionessa Dec 2011 #14
i am not sure how its done now frankly SwampG8r Dec 2011 #15
OIC, that might be more correct than my understanding. Perhaps he picks and they rubber stamp. Lionessa Dec 2011 #20
I think Biden is doing a good job lunatica Dec 2011 #16
i did not know that about scranton SwampG8r Dec 2011 #26
The VPs residence is the Navel Observatory in NW DC. DCKit Dec 2011 #51
im showing my age or my ignorance SwampG8r Dec 2011 #55
The Bidens live in Delaware. DCKit Dec 2011 #36
Thanks lunatica Dec 2011 #48
Biden is on as VP. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #17
great news thanks SwampG8r Dec 2011 #27
I cant imagine why not Vanje Dec 2011 #18
he will be 70 in january SwampG8r Dec 2011 #28
I don't believe there will be a change in the ticket. MineralMan Dec 2011 #22
good i hate having to learn new names SwampG8r Dec 2011 #29
Pelosi for VP Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #32
Obama asked him MONTHS ago, and he accepted. End of story. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #33
well thanks for the info SwampG8r Dec 2011 #35
Only if Biden agrees exboyfil Dec 2011 #38
I'd damn sure vote for Senator Al Franken in '16 madokie Dec 2011 #40
I'd vote for Biden for Pres in a heartbeat madokie Dec 2011 #39
He seems to be the right of even Obama (Bankruptcy bill, Drug War, etc.) Tough for the base to Romulox Dec 2011 #44
im old too SwampG8r Dec 2011 #56
procedurally, it is the nominee who chooses his VP running mate Capn Sunshine Dec 2011 #45
No way. Hillary has said SEVERAL TIMES that she doesn't want to run for public office ever again. Tx4obama Dec 2011 #54
President Obama has already asked Biden to run with him and Joe said: YES. n/t Tx4obama Dec 2011 #53
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