MARINES ATTACKED IN BERKELEY, CA
City Calls Marines “Unwelcome Intrudersâ€
SAN FRANCISCO – The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city.â€
The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists to shut down a U.S. Marine Recruiting Center located in the city of Berkeley.
The votes by the Berkeley City Council were immediately condemned by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization.
“It is disgraceful that in the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, anti-military activists would attempt to silence the same military men and women who serve this country and give their lives to protect the free speech rights of all Americans, including these ungrateful and despicable people on the Berkeley City Council,†said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.
The actions by the Berkeley City Council followed continuous protests by Code Pink and other anti-military organizations that vandalized and defaced the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center in September 2007.
One of the two resolutions passed by the Berkeley City Council last night granted a parking spot in front of the Marine Recruiting Center to be used by anti-military activists to harass Marine recruiters. The anti-military activists would not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months – allowing them free reign to disrupt the day-to-day operations by the Marines.
Move America Forward organized a counter-protest in support of the Marines last October that attracted over 400 pro-troop supporters who stood in solidarity of the Marine Recruiting Center.
“We have hundreds of thousands of military men and women serving honorably overseas to protect our freedoms. Imagine how they feel when they go to turn on the news and see that they are being stabbed in the back by shameful people here at home, it’s disgraceful!†said Catherine Moy, Executive Director of Move America Forward.
The Berkeley City Council voted 8-1 to tell the Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station “is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders.” They also voted to officially ENCOURAGE Code Pink to disrupt the work of the Marines there by protesting in front of the station. Councilman Gordon Wozniak is the only one who voted no on both items.
As we all know, this isn’t the first or only time that Berkeley and/or other enclaves that encourage the suppression of any ideas, ideals, thoughts or speech that doesn’t match theirs in every way has tried to beat up on the military. Its a pretty cowardly attack seeing as they can be pretty well assured that the Marines won’t slap them back. They are better disciplined than to be aggressive towards those who are obviously so much weaker.
The worst the Marines can do to Berkeley is to actually leave and let them fend for themselves.
What a bunch of children. Maybe California really will slide off into the ocean.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:40 am
The Battle of Berkeley Versus the Marines Continue…
I hate it when groups like Code Pink take it upon themselves to try to speak for all women. They certainly DON?T speak for me. They don?t seem to understand that (see photo above), but then introspection and insight are not their strong suites….
March 4th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Pro-Troop Rally in Berkeley California!…
The Patriot Guard are organizing a rally in Berkeley, California to show support for our Men at Arms. This is, of course, in response to the craziness that has gone on in Berkeley over their disdain of our Troops and everything that America…