Berkeley backlash building: American Legion, Sen. DeMint weigh in
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A reminder of what Code Pinkos did to the Berkeley Marine recruitment center last fall.
The backlash against Berkeley’s anti-Marine, anti-troop measures is building. The American Legion and Sen. Jim DeMint weigh in tonight. Keep it up. Send a message to Berkeley: We’re not in the 1960s anymore.
DeMint to Berkeley: Support Our Marines or Lose Federal Funds
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) released the following statement in response to the decision by the City Council of Berkeley, California to evict the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station from the city.
“This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families. The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money. If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer funded handouts. I am currently drafting legislation to ensure that American taxpayers aren’t forced to pay for this insult by rescinding all of the earmarks for Berkeley in the Omnibus Appropriations bill, and to transfer the funds to the Marine Corps.”
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“Osama bin Laden couldn’t have said it better,” American Legion National Commander Marty Conatser said of the Berkeley City Council Resolution, which tells the Marines that they are not welcome there. “Disgraceful, disloyal, ungrateful. These words are too kind in describing the actions of the public officials in Berkeley, who voted for this disgrace. Nonetheless, our Marines continue to bravely serve and in so doing, allow Americans to spout such foolishness. The American Legion not only strongly condemns this action by the City Council but also believes that a sincere apology is in order to all Marines, past and present.”
Conatser, the leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization, was referring to a measure passed by the Council 8-1 Tuesday, that tells the U.S. Marine Corps that one of its recruiting stations is “not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do as uninvited and unwelcome intruders.”
The City Council marched in complete lock-step with radical anti-war group Code Pink in attempting to drive out Marine recruiters from its San Francisco suburb. The City Council also voted 8-1 to give Code Pink a free parking space in front of a recruiting station, along with a free sound permit for protesting once a week. Marine recruiters at Berkeley have faced harassment from protestors who regularly block nearby sidewalks, generate excessive noise and disrupt business.
“I have been a recruiter in the National Guard and I know that it’s tough duty, with long hours,” Conatser said. “What these recruiters do is essential to our national security. Without recruiters we have no military. And I don’t think we can count on the flower children from Berkeley to protect this nation when it comes under attack. They have to remember that Marines are not the enemy; the terrorists are.”
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Blood-boiler: Berkeley vs. the troops
Berkeley wants to treat military recruitment offices like porn shops
Red, white, and blue in Berkeley
Reminder: Support the troops in Berkeley
Oct 5.: Code Pink defaces Berkeley military recruitment office; Update: Attacks will continue, support needed
Oct. 7: Revolt against Code Pinkos in the Bay Area
Oct 8.: Protesting Code Pink in Berkeley
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Backstabbing Berkeley Biscuit Heads.
I just can’t wait for the next 8.0 earthquake in Northern Cal. It just can’t happen soon enough. I just hope that @sshole mayor has his life saved by a national guardsmen.
I would leave him to die while whistling the national anthem.
Don’t joke about that. I have loved ones in Berkeley. Keep your focus on the people who deserve it.
Amen Malkin_Fan. They would be the first to scream for the Nat’l Guard. I’m
waiting for the good citizens (LOL) of Berkley to decide to stop paying taxes
because they don’t want their tax money used to fund the war.
Am waiting for the students there to realize that if this keeps up, their
student loans could be in danger.
MM, I would never, never wish physical harm to anyone, even the Berkley City
Council Members who cast these votes.
I do so hope Demint gets his way and Berkeley SsTFU, or at least keeps being obnoxious a-holes without federal funding.
Let’s stop with the profanities, thank you.
8.0 earthquake = 1 gigaton of TNT.
I live here in Ca. I’ll pass on that also.
Id love to…..
….Whats the mayors phone number and email address?
I agree a 8.0 would do more than devistate Berkley it would be felt in most of California, Oregon and Nevada and would create liquification and possibly Sunami activity. Thousand’s would die in that large of an earthquake, look at what it did to Missouri in 1812 with relativly few people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake
Those who support this Mayor and his wacked out idea’s deserve to have their federal pork marks revoked. What a shcmuck.
Wow. DeMint’s note is impressive.
Also, I did some research and an earlier post under McCain I asked why he didn’t come out in support of Romney, he did, a long time ago. I stand corrected.
Well I wouldn’t want an earthquake, but if that old spy satellite just happened to land on the city council… awww what are the odds.
Sure makes me glad I paid my dues to the American Legion again this year…..I sure hope we bring a little more to bear on the city council of Berkley….
If the Good Lord ever needed to give the United Stateds an enema, he would insert the hose directly into Berkeley.
Sen. DeMint is one of Romney’s strongest supporters in SC. I’m proud to call him my Senator.
Berkeley needs to be made an example of why extreme left wisdom is really a bad idea.
Instead of fighting them – let’s indulge their socialistic money spending habits – the funding of their little warped causes – let’s kill them with kindness.
By way of federal block grants, open public shelters on every other block, with free clinics, needle exchange programs, free food, and food stamps. Relax enforcement of drug possession laws and hand out free birth control parphenalia. Then get the word out to the rest of the country that Berkely is a homeless – drifter – runaway person’s dream location. Local cities would gladly pay bus fare one-way to Berkeley (I know Sarasota would in a minute)/
Then sit back and in six months watch the liberal dream turn into the liberal nightmare.
Watch the Berkely city council squirm to try to decide how to handle the influx of freeloading ‘human pigeons’ and balance it against will of the now enraged local citizens. Oh, don’t allow the national guard to get involved if these’s a riot.
After about a year of this – turn off the federal money grant tap and tell Berkely it isn’t going back on until they allow military recruiters back in the community – without any restrictions or strings attached.
They’ll either have to fund the shelters and such – and raise local taxes – or cut the services – probably resulting in protests and riots.
Oh – I can dream can’t I?
Sen. DeMint’s bill is a good start, but it needs to be carried further. Why just current earmarks? Berkeley should not get any federal aid if it interferes with miiitary recruiting. Assuming that the State Governmentis patriotic, they also should not get any state aid. But I guess it is accepted that laws can be broken with impunity, just like with sanctuary cities.
Sorry to all of you in the bay area, but I won’t live in an area with such a level of stupidity that idiots like these can be elected. Life is better and more sane in the red states.
Go DeMint!
After SC ended Fred’s bid for the presidency and backed McCain instead, I’ve been feeling ashamed of my beloved home state for the first in my life. Sen. DeMint just gave me reason to feel proud again.
Well said, to the American Legion and Sen. Jim DeMint. Let’s hit Berkeley where it hurts…in the pocketbook.
I would never wish a natural catastrophe on anyone. But to be honest, I wouldn’t contribute anything to help Berkeley. I would contribute to the Marines instead. I have such anger from the ‘60 and how our brave fighting men and women were treated that I just cannot tolerate the hate from the left attacking our military again.
The sane in California need to get these morons out of office. Maybe this insanity from Berkeley is a blessing in disguise. People will hear about it, finally get fed up and vote these traitors out of office.
These uberlibs deserve to live as they please, so leave them be, place our recruitment efforts in where they are appreciated, and pull ALL Federal funding from this institution of cretins.
Berkley can always apply/sue Code Pinko if they find themselves facing bankruptcy, or better yet, raise tuition rates.
I am waiting to hear outrage from Schwarzenegger and Pelosi. The silence is deafening. Should we assume they support the insanity in Berkeley?
you watch the history channel and others when they show flash backs of the 60’s and early 70’s, these are the clowns that are running this country now for the most part. Burned out acid heads singing songs of love, while the world around them burns.
The actions of angry about the treatment of the military in the bay area is only the start and that by peace loving conservatives. Wait long enough without chang in other ways through out America it will be something and it will explode. Sorry to say.
You know…I mentioned something like this to my bro, who is a Marine. Now I as a civilian kinda enjoy my anger but when I told him, “hey, you guys should ignore them if they ever need help!!!” He said “You’re right…but we won’t.” Such honor. God it is amazing. I thought at first they should leave and say the hell with that town, but now, I say stay and shove it down their throats! I am still angry. lol
Ms. Malkin…I think anyone here who is expressing real rage towards the citizens of Berkley are just venting. : )
CONTACTS
Mayor – Tom Bates
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
TEL: (510) 981-7100
FAX: (510) 981-7199
TDD: (510) 981-6903
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
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Linda Maio
Phone: (510) 981-7110
FAX: (510) 981-7111
Email: lmaio@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Darryl Moore
Phone: (510) 981-7120
Email: dmoore@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Maxwell Anderson
Phone: (510) 981-7130
Email: manderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Dona Spring
Phone: (510) 981-7140
Email: spring@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Laurie Capitelli
Phone: (510) 981-7150
Email: lcapitelli@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Betty Olds
Phone: (510) 981-7160
Email: olds@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Kriss Worthington
Phone: (510) 981-7170
Email: kworthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Gordon Wozniak
Phone: (510) 981-7180
Email: GWozniak@ci.berkeley.ca.us
City Auditor
Ann Marie
TEL: (510) 981-6750, TDD: (510) 981-6903
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Email: auditor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Congress should cut off all funds to these anti-american military cities, counties and states no different than sanctuary states and cities.
Semper Fi to my Marine brothers & sisters past and present.
On January 31st, 2008 at 10:46 pm, rightisright said:
Congress should cut off all funds to these anti-american military cities, counties and states no different than sanctuary states and cities.
Rightisright only the ones with a back bone as Sen. DeMint who spoke out today. Thank you JoeRed for the contacts. People just please if you do contact these so called americans which I believe they are not IMHO, please keep it civil.Any body who would trash our militry during a time of war, is UNAMERICAN and TERRORIST ENABLER to 10th power IMHO! I know it will be hard to do, yet we can never stoop to their level under the rock from wwhich they crawled.
These yellow bellied ..or is that now pink as in Code Pink bellied cowards should be taught the consequences of their insane and ridiculous actions. All of them should be shipped to Iraq for a week. We would see them hiding behind the Marines then begging for help. Spoiled, disgusting, self-centered idiots. And thats the clean version.
I hope that they don’t get what they wish for and need the military’s help one day.
If they should ever I would be the first one to go out there just to blockade any kind of aid.
They need to put down the bongs.
There was time in our nations history when we exiled traitors…
… Now they are the city council.
I’ve met Islamic Terrorists that have more appreciation for the US Armed Forces than these clowns.
What would happen if thousands of us descended onto the streets of Berkley in protest of this action? Who would they call out to keep crowd control? The National Guard? Would be interesting to see how they would handle it.
Idiots. I would guess there are some unlucky sane people who have to live there but I think I would move. I know the military would help them out if God forbid they ever needed it. I despise these clowns.
Blood’s going to shoot out of his eyes and ears when Glenn Beck gets wind of this. He’ll dedicate an entire hour to it.
Now is the time for ACTION!
Sen. De Mint is a prime example as to why I give $$$$$$$$$$$ and praise to individual statesmen and not the R. Party. (not to the R. Party anymore)
Let’s thank Sen. De Mint – there is not a soul that does not appreciate encouragement.
Let’s flood the message machines of the Berkeley Council as listed by # 26 .
Thank you Joe Red # 26.
As an alumnus of UC Berkeley, I support Senator DeMint’s proposed legislation 100%. As a native San Franciscan, I suggest that it be extended to my hometown … and to deny federal funding to any city that attempts to obstruct military recruitment or in any way opposes our nation’s finest.
P.S. my family, friends and I went through the The Norhtridge quake in ‘94. My town richter(ed) 8._ (the final scale is averaged over a certain sq. mile radius so the final was 6._)
I would not wish such a quake on anyone-even the Berkeley Cilty Council.
Let’s give them a “quake” via the phones and e-mail and let them know that they are the minority.
Now it’s time for me to go to – Our Marines .com and watch the ad knowing that our service men and women are defending our right to free speech.
that would be:
City Council
I’ll echo the idea of cutting off all federal funding, of all types. When they have another earthquake, no troops to help, no federal funds to rebuild, let them call on the U.N. to help them.
I wouldn’t lift a finger, donate a pint of blood or give someone the day off to help rebuild that city or help it’s people.
1st e-mail Senator Conrad
2nd e-mail Senator Dorgan
3rd e-mail Senator DeMint (Thank you)
4th to 13th e-mail Berkely traitors
Put recruiting offices in the post offices up front where everyone needs to walk by them to do business.
Throw out the military … give up mail delivery.
Deliver your own damn mail.
I know it’s a minute gesture, but I will visit the office tomorrow and show my support. As many of you know, I attend UC Berkeley and have a fondness for this city. Nevertheless, the craziness has to be stopped and countered vigorously. Thus, I state unequivocally, that I support any effort to cut federal funding to the city of Berkeley until it realizes that dissent is one thing and perfidy is quite another.
UberInfidel67 … just venting? Are you insane or just under the influence of some drug that Berkeley is known for. Your beloved city has drawn a line in the sand … we will ensure that line does not stand.
The City Council of Berkeley are “foul-weather friends.” They don’t want the military around when it’s sunny and nice but they will be the first to demand help when the proverbial storm hits and things go bad.
I feel bad for the conservatives and patriots that live in and around Berkeley. It’s got to be tough having to put up with that nonsense. The 60s are over, council. Put down the beads and joints and get back into reality. I’m sure there are much more pressing problems than worrying about making stupid political statements.
I say Berkeley is a good spot to build a new nuclear power site – or a nuclear waste dump. Either one is fine with me.
Give the low-rent, terrorist-cuddling swine something to really whine about.
They are UNPATRIOTIC. Period. No argument. They don’t want my Marines? Then they don’t deserve my money.
You gotta love DeMint. If only he was running for the nomination…It’s about time that somebody stepped up to cut off funds to these left-wing nut jobs. I can’t wait to see how the cowards in Congress vote on this one.
We should welcome Berkeley’s open attack on Marine recruiting. They’re only acting out what the rest of the Left is thinking. Now that they have taken such an untenable public position, we should beat on them like a pinyata.
Bring their public officials on TV to debate their position. Outing themselves as anti-military sets them up for an authoritative smack-down.
Having spoken to many of these radicals at the many anti-war demonstrations here in DC, I can tell you that their arguments are bumper-sticker thin. They are woefully uninformed about the objects of their protest and current events in general. They have no facts to defend themselves and will lose any rational debate. Their political positions are not thoughtfully taken by the radicals, but rather to fit in socially with the other radicals.
Take them out of the radical environment where everyone agrees with every crazy thing they say and bring them into the rational world and they will lose. You hardly need to rebut them. Just let them talk and reasonable people will see they’re nuts.
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…And that’s the rub, these “uberlibs” don’t speak for the majority. California may be a hotbed for hippies but there are decent people there who care for and respect the women and men who serve. Code Pink does not speak for them and by packing up and leaving, it suggests that they do. Besides, I believe this particular recruitment office, recruits officers for the Marines. So, their whole schtick about “By taking a stand against recruitment we are protecting the health and safety of our youth,” is pure BS.
The only earthquake activity in Berkley should be the sound of the citizens who have remained silent descending on City Hall or wherever they hold City Council meetings.
The time has come for the silent voices of the rest of the Berkley residents to be heard. Enough is enough. Although we can bring a certain amount of pressure down on their collective heads, only the voters of Berkley can change what is going on there.
I too have a number of old friends in the bay area, as well as some relatively new ones that I have had the pleasure of meeting as a result of MMs blog, and I can assure you they do not feel as this absurd City Council does.
Put the “Tin-Foil” hats away.
Do not stoop to the level of Kos and Huff posters. Doing so makes us no better than them.
It is highly possible that I simply missed it before, but yesterday I actually saw thie story reported on the Fox Report. It was the first time I had seen them present this story. They even talked about the Code Pink BS back in September and the counter demonstrations that were mounted.
Perhaps that helped force the hands of some in the Congress when they saw that report.
I applaud Jim DeMint’s efforts. It is at least a start we have all been calling for. I would also like to know just how much “pork” we are talking about for this one city. It needs to be made public knowledge and broadcast all over the place.
No Pork Today, No Funds Tomorrow
As a former U.S. Marine I say that I hope their city and people who think this way all rot in hell. For those of you who hate our country do us all a favor and move to some other country.
They have to remember that Marines are not the enemy; the terrorists and the liberals are.”
There. That fixed it.
They think they are “protecting their youth”.If you live in Berkeley it doesnt restrict you to that office,you can join the military anywhere,even on line.They should know this if they had any brain cells left.Berkeley has been a lost cause.Let them keep using time and money on this.Keep your enemy in one place.If federal money was pulled from them then they can get lawyers to sue and cost the local taxpayers even more.This pinkness wont stop recruitment anyway.
Mixer 14, are you running for office anywhere ’cause I wanna vote for you.
That or make my own dream, where US Citizens get a ballot every year that lets us CHOOSE where/how our tax dollars are spent. THEN let’s see how the special interests dwindle to nothing.
The Navy announced this week that a new submarine would be named the California. Because of this anti-military attitude, resolutions, and actions in this area, that decision should be changed.
I can’t thank Senator DeMint enough for standing up for our brave Marines. To see the American Legion step in and raise the BS flag against this insult and slap in the face to our men and women in uniform serving in an all volunteer force gives me a warm feeling inside. I will do what I can today by thanking Senator DeMint for his actions and encouraging my senators to back him on his legislation to punish treason and sedition by stripping them of Federal funds.
Michelle:
Thank you for putting an end for the calls for earthquakes/bombings/etc of the Bay Area.
Here is an interesting twist to the story:
Even the City Council is not of one voice on the matter.
The vote to award the Code Pink parking spot was 8-1, and the condemnation resolution was 6-3. On Thursday, the polarized emotions that went into those votes had not abated.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/01/BA8PUQ8VK.DTL
Kevin K.
So because of a vocal minority, you want to punish the majority who proudly support our armed forces?
I think Sen. Demint has the right idea.
Another thought – This is a good example of how great our military is. treat them poorly, but they’ll still be there when you need them.
OORAH!
I say Berkeley is a good spot to build a new nuclear power site – or a nuclear waste dump. Either one is fine with me.
Sorry, that’s not allowed. The People’s Republic of Berkeley is a nuclear free zone.
Supersean, where is the silent majority on this one? Why are they so silent? I’m not real sure if that many people in CA support the military to be honest. SF, Oakland, et. al are all pretty big places and they’d just as soon spit on a military member as tell them to take a hike. Also, the last time I was in Coronado I heard some people at the Del lamenting the large number of “stupid sailors” in that area and how they “ruined the view”. I realize that not everyone has that view but it just seems to me that these idiots in the Bay Area seem to do everything possible to diss the military at every opportunity.
terrig,
More than silent, I would call the majority in the Bay Area unorganized and neglected.
I have called so many times for the Republican party to focus funds and resources to support viable canidates in San Francisco and Berkeley but it has yet to happen.
I know that dialog with the tree huggers is a waste of resources but there are plenty of us standing on solid ground who would like a viable alternative to the entrenched progressives
I think the troops will be pissed after this war anyways. Most support is either, surrender notices and demands, Versus Yellow Ribbions.
Very few resource drives, or a growing Army that can do the job. Half support and full blown Treasson. This isn’t like WW2 where the whole population, not only supported the troops, but shared the Burdon. Now thats Support.
I agree with Sen. DeMint but we should raise the stakes a little.
Remove all federal funding from UC Berkeley as well. Put Marine recruiting stations in all the surrounding towns (as close to Berkeley as possible).
Put up large billboards with Marine displays just outside the city limits but have them face Berkeley so the residents can be reminded of those who are watching out for them.
SuperSean, I hope that you are right. I just can’t understand though their thinking. It makes my skin crawl.
Tk-421, I think you’re on to something. My husband and his grandfather (WW2 vet) were talking the support then versus now over the holidays. I know a lot are angry but like my husband said, they’e all volunteers now and no one is made to join the military like then. The number of people with an immediate family member in the service is down but at the same time neither one of us want to see a draft come back. I’ve told this story before but I remember before I left for Kuwait in 1990, a bunch of us were watching the news one night. They had these two clowns who had signed up “just for college funds” who didn’t want to go and then there was some Henny Penny type lamenting the “impending draft”. We all said that we didn’t want them there and that seems to be the same mantra my husband and his brothers and sisters in arms still say. However, no matter what the dims say, we don’t feel the love from them and those who are OIF, OEF vets now serving in the dim congress are not liked by us either. They seem to be the 10% that isn’t happy no matter what the military is doing. When I was in there were always those complaining about training and going to NTC without a “war” out there and when Desert Storm came up they complained about being deployed. I don’t know, it’s like every business, organization, etc. they’re out there always ready with a complaint.
TK-421, If it came down to me and my life family having to ration food or whatever else for our troops we would do it in a heartbeat. We would Suck.It.Up and do it, no question. However, it hasn’t come to that. That isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of groups and citizen organizations out there who are doing wonderful things for our troops. Because there are. If I may, I would like to direct you to this website. America Supports You. Absolutely wondeful things for our troops.
Cabrerski,
UC Berkeley is leading the development of several next generation weapon systems. Are you sure you want to pull the plug because of some wacky code pinkos and their trusted civil servants and elected officials will all bark and no bite?
Ok, two typos.
1) organizations out there who
arearen’t doing2)
wondefulwonderfulFrom the news story in the Contra Costa Times on the Marine issue:
Makes me wonder how the local right to life groups are doing in getting designated parking spaces and free sound permits near the abortion clinics.
Supersean,
Actually, yes. There are several other universities that could do the research and the current personnel involved could be hired by them.
Besides, I believe the threat of the federal funds being withheld will be enough to bring about a change. And upon reflection, we could start gradually with the UC Berkeley aspect as the final straw (the pullout from the Socialist State of Berkeley).
What is to be expected of a citizener that tries to put street talk (ebola) as a subject in their schools?
I’m getting really sick of the hippie, flower children (including those of the X/Y, echoboomer generations who follow them) that exist in this country because of the hard work of our military. I grew up with such people in Ithaca, NY which in some places still have communes (or used to at any rate).
Berkeloungers think they have it so bad… see what your free speech rights get you in places like Iran, Venezuela, or North Korea. Not only fun places to commune with totalitarian brutes but spend some time in prisons (or prison camps) as well.
Bereklounger Central and Ithaca, NY are main reasons I do not reside in picturesque, college towns (does having colleges in your surrounding vicinity count?). The most ironic thing of all is college towns (I don’t care who you are) aren’t bastions of free thought anymore. They’re bastions of bigotry and hatred, demanding people accept alternative lifestyles, gays, and reject core values like military support. It’s so fun to use your position as a college professor to indoctrinate vacant vessels like college students (except if you’re a conservative).
Making absurd political/social statements to make yourself unique or special only makes you seem like the moonbats you truly are, Berkelounge. Have you ever tried “supporting” the USA instead of trying to get your free medical marijuana fix from San Fran? Unfortunately, “support” would actually take a few more brain cells than these idiots can muster. Can this city council be recalled?
Is CA even part of the US anymore? If not let’s stop all federal funding immediately that supports this crap and the illegal alien sympathizer state.
The military’s consideration is “don’t ask, don’t tell”. That sounds like a personal privacy stance to me. Do they have a policy that states that any elected official in Berkeley must make a public declaration of their sexual orientation prior to taking office? Obviously a bogus argument, thrown up just to mask their contempt of the military.
Uh, I think she has it wrong or did I miss something was’nt the Bill of Right’s written before California was a state?
This is more liberal speak for we know better the anyone in the country, seem’s to be a pretty arogant statement. What a maroon.
30 pcs of silver said:
That is the first thing I thought of when I read the story as well.
Please do what I did and write your Senators and Representatives asking them to cut-off all discretionary Federal Funds to the Berkeley area until such time as the City Council apologizes to the Marine Corp and invites them to stay in Berkeley.
I say, let them HAVE Berkeley.
Pull out all the troops there, and pull out the COPS too. (I mean, aren’t the police just an extension of the Bushhitlerburtonchimpy corporate oppression state?) Then put a wall up around Berkeley, and let them have their commune.
In 5-10 years, when it’s full to the brim with crime and they come begging for help, we can ask, “But I thought you didn’t want the troops?” laugh in their faces, and send them back to the craphole.
Once the criminals and Jihadis have basically taken over Berkeley, we can then calmly bring the troops back and raze it to the ground. Then we can build a nice subdivision or something, maybe with a nice shopping area with a Walmart, a Home Depot and a KFC.
#77 Actually that’s a great idea but, we should just pass go and make it like Escape from NY because all the liberal crap they spew will create the crime immediately. This way we just import criminals there because all the bleeding hearts want to rehabilitate them any way.
This stuff is maddening — why do universities continue to deride our brave men and women who protect their freedom to speak? I just don’t get it.
Oh well, chalk up another loss for the “we support the troops, we just don’t support this mission” crowd.
Seems to me that it’s tough to say “we support the troops” when those you claim to support keep turning around and saying, “what the hell are you doing to me?”
This latest Berkeley incident is yet another molehill in a liberal mountain that has been growing larger and larger over the course of my lifetime.
Contribute to the victims of liberal philosophy/hate:
(add to the list!)
The Boy Scouts
The Marine Corps
The Pentagon
Any soldier (except John F’n Kerry)
The Catholic Church
Christians in general
Evangelical Christians
The Ten Commandments
One man – one woman marriages
The legal process
The Second Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
The Constitution
Our forefathers who wrote it
The American Economy
The US/Mexican Border (US sovereignty)
The US economy (global warming)
The US economy (taxed small business)
Higher education
K-12 education
America’s technology leadership
more?
Re: Berkeley
I live in MA near Berkeley East (Amherst), home of UMASS and Professor Jenny Traschen, who condemned the US flag on 9/10/01.
Look at this on an empty stomach:
(Minutes of the Amherst Human Rights commission)
http://www.amherstma.gov/minutes/view_minutes.asp?id=120
Amen #66…..In a heartbeat. We are a military family, past and present and
support our troops 100%.
Oh, and for the Pinkos:
The correct spelling of “assassination” is with 2 pairs of S’s.
For crying out loud! If you are going to make an ass out of yourselves, at least look up the big words in the dictionary, or ask a Republican. We can spell!
Shows you the level of their feel good educations.