Trailing Spouse Accused of Paling Around With Terrorists

On Monday night - The Trailing Spouse was seen in the presence of an accused terrorist. Doctor Bill Ayers was speaking to a full house at the Florida State University Student Center. The Institute of Liberal Studies paid $5000 to have Doctor Ayers speak about the American Educational System.

Ayers has written 16 books and over 150 articles on the subject of the American educational system - particularly elementary education in the inner city schools of Detroit and Chicago. The professor from the University if Illinois - Chicago has been named Citizen of the Year for his good works in the field of educating kids in our cities. But the FSU students were more interested in Ayer's history of being the founder of the Weather Underground - an organization that took credit for bombing government buildings in the 1960's in an attempt to end the Vietnam War. Although Ayers was never convicted of the crimes - many hold him personally responsible for those bombings. Although Ayers has been quoted many times as saying he did not do enough to end that war - he still tap dances around his part in the bombings.

Although one person interrupted Ayer talk and was escorted form the room - the full house was very professional and cordial to him. Many students in their rebellious phase - enjoyed "Paling Around with the Terrorists."

Personally - I never experience nor participated in that segment of the 60s - I was too busy going through my second decade of the 50's. I was too busy enjoying my draft lottery number of 347 out of 365 - knowing I would never be drafted. Meanwhile a few of my friends came home from Vietnam in a body bag. Although these men died working for our country in a meaningless cause - I am ashamed that I did not do more to stop it than just feel sorry for my friends and classmates when they were drafted.

In the following video - Ayer tries to explain his subversive history -

One of the really neat things about living in a college town is all of the neat things that happen on campus. Most of them are free. Not only is it fun to attend the events to see the likes of Jane Goodall - Walter Cronkite - Steven King. It is fun seeing our next generation of bright young citizens and their interesting perspectives.


I am glad that FSU invited Doctor Bill Ayers - and I am happy with the reaction of Tallahassee and FSU to his appearance.