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25. Hippies, Occupiers, Democrats, Indies, Libertarians...

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 06:29 PM

Aug 2013

I've seen them all at Raleigh Moral Mondays. Pics have been posted of moderate GOPers showing up in Charlotte to protest McCrookie.

People are FED UP.

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TEN THOUSAND turn out to protest GOP in Asheville, NC [View all] ProSense Aug 2013 OP

Check out this GD thread on Mountain Moral Monday: marions ghost Aug 2013 #1

Thanks for the link. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #3

Thanks for your link marions ghost Aug 2013 #5

Now thats a great picture! William769 Aug 2013 #2

...and from another angle... marions ghost Aug 2013 #4

This photo covers a lot more territory than the original one posted. NCarolinawoman Aug 2013 #45

Much better than arguing with that bunch of mealy mouthed liars inside the capitol. Keep it up! freshwest Aug 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NCarolinawoman Aug 2013 #44

Pat McCrory lied about how he would govern young_at_heart Aug 2013 #7

If anyone ever tried to stop leftynyc Aug 2013 #8

Just thinking the same thing. cliffordu Aug 2013 #18

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #9

K&R limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #10

That state legislature has gone bat-shit crazy. In other words, Republican. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #11

ASHEVILLE? Warpy Aug 2013 #12

Many of us Duval Aug 2013 #17

NOT snoozing --you forget, NC can never snooze marions ghost Aug 2013 #32

I'm sure you and others worked very hard Warpy Aug 2013 #43

There are other factors you are ignoring marions ghost Aug 2013 #62

Those hippies? Eddie Haskell Aug 2013 #13

Hippies, Occupiers, Democrats, Indies, Libertarians... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #25

This would leave weird Wednesday, freaky Friday, and shithead Saturday for righties. toby jo Aug 2013 #14

OMG, I love that...LOL. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #15

The NC GOP hosted "Thankful Tuesday"... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #26

Can I get a witness!!!! Peacetrain Aug 2013 #16

YAS! Raffi Ella Aug 2013 #59

K&R n/t Dalai_1 Aug 2013 #19

Not seeing much coverage of this from the MSM for some reason n/t eridani Aug 2013 #20

Strange, isn't it? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #31

Now THAT is a protest. Seems targeted and well-organized. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #21

What a beautiful day for the GOP to go straight to hell Blue Owl Aug 2013 #22

Its growing.....soon they won't be able to arrest anyone except themselves. Historic NY Aug 2013 #23

Thank you Moral Monday protesters!!! Scuba Aug 2013 #24

'Can you hear me now'? Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #27

Magnificent sight, ProSense.. Mahalo! Cha Aug 2013 #28

I don't think that picture shows anywhere near 10,000. LuvLoogie Aug 2013 #29

8-10 K is the official count apparently marions ghost Aug 2013 #33

Did they get pepper-sprayed yet? nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #30

That is fantastic! and I love how they use the word 'moral'. boston bean Aug 2013 #34

This site says around 5,000, But this is still great and got the issues out there! GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #35

This is a BIG deal !!! Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 #36

More pics from Asheville's Moral Monday RiverLover Aug 2013 #37

K&R great pix marions ghost Aug 2013 #38

Love them... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #48

I like that lady with the thumbs up...confidence. marions ghost Aug 2013 #60

Love the pics, but if they were Occupy they'd probably be counted at around 1,000. ancianita Aug 2013 #39

THIS is what we are here for! This is what we must do. Together. DevonRex Aug 2013 #40

So does this mean that NC could lose its Gov. in next election? Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #41

"Lose," reject, kick to the curb... YES. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #53

Too many of our elected "Democrats" will bi-partisan 98% of their self-proclaimed "differences" away blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #42

Does anyone think these protests are going to accomplish anything? Doctor_J Aug 2013 #46

They're not laughing marions ghost Aug 2013 #52

Yes. Governor McCrookie's poll numbers... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #55

And so if your criminal governor somehow gets run from office (only seems to happen to Dems) Doctor_J Aug 2013 #57

North Carolinians rejected McCrory in 2008. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #63

Hope some of those "buyer's remorse" swing voters marions ghost Aug 2013 #64

Some on this board like to bust on DU for not being "the real world"... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #65

Yep true marions ghost Aug 2013 #66

Yeah, she was so cute. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #67

Very familiar with DC-- marions ghost Aug 2013 #68

LOL Sounds like my kinda friend! WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #69

Thanks! Might as well put it here too: marions ghost Aug 2013 #70

^^^^8/19 and 8/28 MORAL MONDAY EVENTS IN NC^^^^ WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #71

It's a national issue marions ghost Aug 2013 #72

Good points marions ghost Aug 2013 #61

People Power nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #47

All the more impressive dsc Aug 2013 #49

K&R B Calm Aug 2013 #50

Keep up the pressure, folks! SunSeeker Aug 2013 #51

+1000 blackspade Aug 2013 #54

It just keeps growing G_j Aug 2013 #56

!!!K&R Raffi Ella Aug 2013 #58