Comments on: Silent Sam Under Fire Again http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2011/09/02/silent-sam-under-fire-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silent-sam-under-fire-again Exploring the History, Literature, and Culture of the Tar Heel State Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rob Payne http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2011/09/02/silent-sam-under-fire-again/comment-page-1/#comment-534786 Rob Payne Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:07:28 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=15645#comment-534786 The politically “correct” crowd, e.g. Bill Clinton/Gore and others, need to get over it. The statue is a part of North Carolina’s confederate history and not an inflammatory statement.

]]> By: Sam Ogilvie http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2011/09/02/silent-sam-under-fire-again/comment-page-1/#comment-534665 Sam Ogilvie Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:38:15 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=15645#comment-534665 Poor guy’s rifle hasn’t gone off since 1950 anyway!

]]> By: Lew Powell http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2011/09/02/silent-sam-under-fire-again/comment-page-1/#comment-532072 Lew Powell Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:40:06 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=15645#comment-532072 If I were Sam, I’d keep an eye out for reckless drivers….

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/statue-47421-city-confederate.html

… Seems easier to stay on your pedestal than to reclaim it…

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