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2016 Postmortem

mnhtnbb

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6. Hubby and I were talking this morning about joining in the protests in Raleigh.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #4)

Thu May 9, 2013, 09:04 AM

May 2013

He is now semi-retired and has a lot of time on his hands. Plus, he has a life-long
love of history.

I've never been arrested, either. But I'm not sure I'm ready to get on the 'bad guys' list.
We're planning travel outside the country in the next year (our son got a Fulbright
and will be in Berlin for 10 months) and I don't want to get on some 'do not fly' list
for being a troublemaker.

And it pisses me off no end that these guys want us all to be afraid--and damn--
they could make life pretty miserable for us.

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Hooray for NC Historians--leading the way in acts of civil disobedience! [View all] mnhtnbb May 2013 OP

Hooray for the historians. iemitsu May 2013 #1

I wonder if John2 May 2013 #2

I believe you can Lifelong Protester May 2013 #3

Thanks for John2 May 2013 #5

more from the article: barbtries May 2013 #4

Hubby and I were talking this morning about joining in the protests in Raleigh. mnhtnbb May 2013 #6

i appreciate your fear. barbtries May 2013 #9

Please come and save NC!!!! laureloak May 2013 #7

have you been out there? barbtries May 2013 #8

Well done, fellow professors. a la izquierda May 2013 #10