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.
As I mentioned the other day, The City Council of Berkeley California put forth a resolution that pretty clearly let the Marine Corp know that they were not welcome there. They also gave a free pass to Code Pink and other protesters to have at the Marine Corp recruitment office as they please.
A backlash has been growing since this all became known. The American Legion and Senator Jim DeMint sent a message to Berserkly basically telling them to treat our military with respect or risk losing federal funds. Hooah! for that! They may be into Marxism, but interestingly, most of them are well-to-do.
So the story continues. Now it is revealed that The Peace and Justice Commission is behind the actions of the Useful Idiots of the Berkeley City Council.
There’s a groundswell of support for our Marines who are having to clean up after these silly communists every day after they finish with their child-like lets-celebrate-and-relive-the-best-days-of-our-lives-from-the-60s protests.
Cao’s Blog has an email written by a Gold Star Mom to the Mayor and City Council of Berkeley.
Flopping Aces calls it ‘disgusting’ and calls Berkeley a sanctuary city for potheads.
Matt Sanchez declares that Berkeley is seceding from the Union and has declared the Marines as the enemy!
Also at The Newt One,
Images courtesy of Zombie Times, Wake up America, Tennessee Free, MVRWC
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February 4th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Thanks for linking up on this. I hope the outrage continues to grow until Berkeley has no choice but to back off.
Someday these people will need the Military they despise, and despite their unworthiness, the Military will be there.
The Military never gives up on its people, even when they give up on it.
Karl
(LSU)
February 4th, 2008 at 2:17 am
>-(
These cretins need to have their, well, er, uh you know.
(:-&
February 4th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Here’s the ugly truth about McCain’s record:
-IMMIGRATION: he wrote the bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants (co-sponsored by Ted Kennedy)
-SOCIAL SECURITY: he voted to give your social security money to illegal immigrants
-TAXES: he voted against the Bush tax cuts multiple times (he has since flip-flopped and has campaigned as a lifelong tax-cutter)
-RHETORIC: he routinely engages in Democratic class warfare against big companies in America, particularly the “evil†drug companies who research cures to debilitating diseases for a profit
-ECONOMY: as recently as December 2007 he admitted “he does not know the economy very well†and needed to get better at it
-1ST AMENDMENT: he wrote the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that was declared to be an unconstitutional infringement of the 1st Amendment (co-sponsored by ultra-liberal Democrat Russ Feingold)
-2ND AMENDMENT: he was called the “worst 2nd amendment candidate†by the president of the NRA
-EQUAL PROTECTION: lifelong supporter of affirmative action
-ENERGY TAX: wrote a bill (co-sponsored by his buddy Lieberman) imposing a massive tax on energy which, according to the Department of Energy, would drastically raise the price of gasoline and put 300,000 Americans out of work
-GLOBAL WARMING: supports radical global warming legislation which involved him voting with every Democrat; think only America is responsible to take action, not other superpowers
-JUDGES: he joined forces with Democrats (Gang of 14) to block the Senate Republican’s attempt to confirm conservative, strict constructionist judges; also said Alito was too conservative for his liking
-WAR ON TERROR: fought with Hillary Clinton to demand that terrorists be given a full American trial
-GAY MARRIAGE: he joined liberals to fight against a federal marriage amendment supporting the institution of traditional marriage
-CHRISTIANS: campaigning in 2000, he famously described Christian leaders as “agents of intoleranceâ€
-PRO-LIFE: he filed an amicus brief against pro-life advocates in Wisconsin
-BI-PARTISANSHIP: he met with leading Democrats in 2004 to discuss the possibility of being John Kerry’s Vice-President; publicly considered leaving the Republican Party in 2001 after he lost the primary
-INTELLECT: finished 894 out of 899 in his class in the Naval Academy.
-PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: ringleader of the infamous Keating 5 ethical scandal which cost US tax payers $160 billion (Google it)
-PERSONAL ETHICS: McCain cheated on his first wife after she had a severe accident that left her partially disabled. He then divorced her and married his multi-millionaire mistress, whose daddy bought McCain a spot in the Congress
BSC: I can see I’ll have to add the ugly truth about how Romney managed to get elected Governor of the most liberal state in the Union.
February 4th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Berkeley is inhabited by idiots. The Marines can do better. However, they need to leave on THEIR terms - not on the terms of the Berkeley left-wing nutjobs.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Dan,
Although I’m sure you won’t return, TROLL, you are a liar, a waste of oxygen, and a pathetic off-topic copypasta spammer.
You’re as deranged as the stupid Code Pink morons IN THE POST. Which you obviously did not read.
Asshat. Show some respect.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Did you see the businesses pulling out of Berkeley?
Now check this out, here is a letter a businessman wrote to the Mayor of Berkeley. Is this a great country or what?
Dear Mayor Bates,
In that you and your city have chosen to gravely insult the brave men and women, who have indeed bought you that right with their blood, I am informing you that my company will no longer do business with any of our current suppliers located in the Berkeley, California metro area.
In that my company is in international resort real estate development, and do business with and am associated with, developers and investors worldwide, I am informing all of my contacts, associates and patrons that we will no longer do any business of any sort with anyone living in the Berkeley area.
In that we/MDG Resorts are currently building a state of the art mega-yacht marina, all of the suppliers of Marina equipment, all owners of Yachts , all suppliers of Yacht materials & supplies, all yacht brokers and all tangential yacht business purveyors will likewise be informed that we will not do any business whatsoever with anyone from the Berkeley area.
Likewise all suppliers of building
materials, both interior and exterior, currently associated with any of our several resort developments (Brisamar 300+ villas and 200+ condos: Porto Hussong, http://www.portohussong.com 500+ condos, 180 slip mega-yacht marina) both of which I might add have international recognition by virtue of glowing reports in Robb Report, Wall Street Journal, Yacht World, Forbes.
I will likewise inform all of our investors, most of whom are very wealthy yacht owners, casino owners, high net worth international businessmen, of our decision to essentially boycott all products and providers located in, or associated with in any way whatsoever, Berkeley, Ca.
Trust me when I say that having been in the real estate development business for over 35 years, our list of contacts and associates is long and very, very impressive. We, and I personally, are going to recomend that they ALL along with us boycott your city, its purveyors, suppliers, and businesses and CHARITIES of every kind.
You have every right to choose to take the obnoxious anti-military stance you have taken, and as stated, that right was bought for you with the blood of better men than you.
I too have every right to do all that I can to insure that your city suffers consequences arising from that obnoxious, sickening stance.
Cordially,
Brian G Dennard
Found here at Melanie Morgan’s site:
http://www.melaniemorgan.com/content/view/546/1/
Then THIS that was sent to the Code Pinkos!!!:
Good Morning “Code Pink Corps”
Our company has just completed an analysis of the funds we have spent during 2007 within the city limits of Berkeley. The number was larger than I expected: $230,716. This amount is broken down in the following categories:
Meals and meeting expenses: $43,807; Printing, copies and imaging services: $36,954. Shipping expenses $18,534; temporary employment $103,954; Office supplies and equipment purchases: $27,467.
Our expenses above in Berkeley increased by about12% this past year. We have budgeted a similar increase for 2008.
Because of the actions of “CodePink” and the Berkeley City Council we find that we must now exercise our ‘freedom to act’ and not do business within the City of Berkeley any longer. Over the next five years, the City of Berkeley will lose just from our organization from $1.4 to $1.7 million in business.
We will still grow our business successfully but we will fulfill our service needs, including meals and meeting expenses, at locations OTHER THAN BERKELEY. We are also encouraging our colleagues and business associates to do the same. Many will not be as direct as we are in communicating to you our actions.
While we regret that this action will hurt many worthy individuals and businesses in Berkeley, we are sure to gain a more friendly business environment elsewhere as our business continues to thrive. Gee, ain’t freedom and free markets great?
You’ve made your decisions …. we have made ours.
Karl G.
copies to: Berkeley City Council
SF Chronicle reporters Rubenstein & Fagan
Melanie Morgan, KSFO Radio
CEO of Berkeley Downtown Business Association
CodePink Corps
Neil Cavuto, Your World, Fox News Channel
Found here:
http://www.melaniemorgan.com/content/view/545/1/
The backlash has just begun, I am interview Melanie later today and Move America Forward, who she is the Chairman of, is organizing a rally/protest on February 12th at the next Berkeley city council meeting….LOL
They don’t KNOW what can of worms they have opened yet.
February 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Guns in School, what a novel idea!…
The State Affairs Committee voted unanimously to pass HB1261, which would guarantee people the right to carry or possess firearms on college campuses. The schools also would be prevented from expelling students or firing employees for having a gun on…..
February 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Berkeley, Pacific Ocean…
Be it known forthwith that the following are no longer available to Berkeley: state and federal funds, MILITARY PROTECTION, civil rights, Constitutional protections, etc ……
February 4th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
To take action on this issue, please visit us at http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org where we have been pounding away at it. We have responses, relevant graphics and video, Berkeley contact info, and an important petition to sign which we will hand deliver to the next council meeting on the 12th. Let’s not let this pass quietly.
February 16th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
This weak-kneed response was sent to me by the CEO of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce:
“The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce has heard from individuals far and wide regarding recent Berkeley City Council actions and we appreciate that the American spirit is alive and robust.The business community was not notified of pending city council action, nor asked for input.We ask everyone to try to separate the actions of the City Council and not harm the good, hard-working small business owners - most of whom do not live in Berkeley and therefore cannot vote in Berkeley.Additionally, we believe that the Berkeley City Council owes an apology to the community and others, whether they be a Marine or a hard-working business owner, folks that are just trying to do their job in this terrible economy, and which is now more difficult because their actions. We feel that granting a parking space in front of the Marine’s office is harassment for them and their neighbors, and should be rescinded.”
“We’re the only group that is opposing council actions”
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Here is my response:
Brian Dennard
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce:
I would beg to differ with your opinion that you are “the only group opposing the city counsels actions”.
You might want to start by reviewing the multitude of addresses CC’d in this email in re-assessing that stance- well over 350. Next if you would like I could forward some of the 13,000 emails I have received from Americans all across the nation, Iraq and Afghanistan who have asked me to continue on with my/our boycott until Berkeley understands clearly that we will not stand for them calling the USMC (or any other branch of the armed services) “war criminals”, “murderers”, “assassins”, etc.
YOUR high schools supplied (let them take off from school if they wanted to demosntrate against the Military) the foul mouthed children who I witnessed verbally assault elderly women by screaming “you Nazi c***t, get out of Berkeley”, I watched two of their radical, hate filled teachers, whom your city pays to teach these kids, direct these indoctrinated charges to surround and verbally assault elderly veterans screaming the most vile profanities. Where were you while this abomination was going on. Where exactly were you voicing you opposition to the City Counsels position, from underneath your desk? You most certainly were not anywhere near the City Hall.
If you do believe that the City of Berkeley owes the military an apology then write a letter to them clearly stating that position on Chamber of Commerce stationary and cc everyone on this list, otherwise I am afraid that I and most of these other patriots, will come to the conclusion that you have simply written this wimpy, undecipherable gobbledygook in the hopes that we would feel sorry for the poor people of Berkeley and go away.
You have sorely misjudged your opponents. We stand in defense of our warriors, those men and women who are willing to die for us and our way of life. We owe them no less than to stand up to any and all who mistreat and besmersh their good name, and include in that group those who stand on the sideline rather than firmly, tall and proudly in their name with us.
No, Mr. Garret ( I see that you finally had the courage to add your name to the message below, in that when you first contacted me, you simply went by the name “assistant”), this is far from over.
In fact an appropriate way of phrasing this email should have been:
Now that we have your attention…
I have been contacted by Fortune 500 & 400 companies that wish to join in the boycott, in that they too are disgusted with the un-American antics of YOUR elected officials. They are two of the newest additions which already include three vintners, a Fortune 500 Head Hunter recruiter, restaurant suppliers, clothing manufacturers,
and a day labor provider. The list is growing as I recieve an additional 100-150 calls a day and an additional 500 emails. Further I am being interviewed on numerous prominent radio programs wherein I will ask for more companies to join us in the boycott.
YOUR city seems to be hell bent in repeating the sins of the past when you spit on and cursed those returning from Vietnam. WE are hell bent on teaching you that you and your city will never again be allowed mistreat and besmirch the heroes of the United States Armed Forces.
Good People Sleep Peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Cordially,
Brian Dennard
IFO
MDG, LLC
619 807 2444