Give' 'em Hell Debra!
(Debra Johns, Director of Military Relations at "Move America Forward", has a son who is a Marine Sgt. serving in Iraq)
Posted on 10/17/2007 2:58:11 PM PDT by SmithL
Berkeley -- Dozens of flag-waving military supporters squared off boisterously with peace activists today in the first major showdown over of a U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station that until recently had been operating below the radar in downtown Berkeley.
Demonstrators led by conservative radio talk-show host Melanie Morgan shouted down members of Code Pink, a group spawned by Bay Area peace activists, as both lined Shattuck Avenue and Addison Street outside the recruiting station, which was closed today.
Shortly before noon, there was a physical confrontation between the two camps, which prompted Berkeley police Sgt. Randy Files to bellow at Code Pink protesters to"move back," forcing them to gather at the opposite side of the street.
"I determined for everyone's safety to separate the two groups," Files said.
There were no arrests, and numerous police officers stood watch, including Berkeley Police Chief Doug Hambleton at one point. "As long as people stay peaceful, we're as happy as we can be," Hambleton said.
The two sides shouted at each other and at times yelled the same slogans, including "Support the troops."
"USA," one group chanted. "Out of Iraq," responded the others, who said they were angry that the station, which relocated from Alameda, is in close proximity to Berkeley High School, UC Berkeley and Berkeley City College.
Some demonstrators squared off individually.
"None of us is pro-war! I'm pro-defense," Kevin Graves, 50, of Discovery Bay shouted at one protester.
Graves, whose son Army Spc. Joseph Graves was killed in Baghdad in July 2006, continued, "My son died so you and I can stand here and disagree."
In an interview, Graves said, "I think they're misguided," referring to Code Pink.
But David Santos, 15, of Oakland, said the conservative element was on the wrong side of the issue.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
The issue would appear to be that our government has offices that recruit troops. The code pinkos claim to support the troops but oppose the recruitment centers.
I don’t see the logic in this.
(Debra Johns, Director of Military Relations at "Move America Forward", has a son who is a Marine Sgt. serving in Iraq)
I believe we're headed toward more and more confrontations with the "free speech"/socialist-worker's party/George Soros-funded pinkos.
It's beyond the talking stage with the Treasonous bastards, and I pray it will show in November '08 also.
Good observation.
This is the subtle bias that registers subliminally on the reader. The writer only highlights activities or entities which are left or right of center, and since the MSM assume that what they think and how they act are “the norm”, they don’t understand why anyone would think they should label people such as Code Pink as “liberal” when they honestly don’t see them as such.
Move America Forward also sponsored the "Surrender is not an option" protest in May, across the bay.
May 17, 2007 -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Monkeys waving white flags joined protesters outside the district office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco today to speak out against the Democratic leader's support for measures that organizers say undercuts the mission of the troops in Iraq.
The "surrender monkeys" also appeared outside Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's district offices in Las Vegas and Carson City.
In San Francisco, "Jake" the monkey waved a flag bearing the phrase, "Surrender is not an option." The protests were organized by the conservative group Move America Forward.
A young skull full of mush.
The female of the species is deadlier than the male.
In that case, I'm afraid the mush has either leaked out, or gone bad.
Yeah, and so much for old, white, straight, over 21, have their most of their teeth and a gun folk.
That’s just a law suit waiting to happen.
Typical Code Pinko Stinkos.
“But David Santos, 15, of Oakland, said the conservative element was on the wrong side of the issue.”
“Oh! Well, in that case...”
Come on. Just think of all the years and personal experiences in life it took for him to form his opinions. LOL!
Thanks Melanie...for your unwavering support of our military folks and their families!
I can’t wait to vent at Medea and her foul cohorts in DC November 9th at WRMC.
Someday somebody's gonna shove that bullhorn... well, a girl can wish, can't she?
Melanie, you are my hero, standing nose-to-nose with that communist b.... well, it seems I can't say much without risking the "no profanity" rule.
You go, Girl!
Deborah Johns of Granite Bay has a heated discussion with Asher Wolf of Richmond, who is a supporter of CodePink. Johns has a son, Marine Corps Sgt. William Johns, who is currently serving in Iraq. Pro-military demonstrators faced off in downtown Berkeley against CodePink on Wednesday, saying the anti-war group defaced a Marines recruiting center that opened in Berkeley last January. Chronicle photo by Michael Maloney
Wow!
No, it means for the safety of Patriotic Americans using their First Amendment Rights.
MAF had a permit for the area in front of the Marine Recruiting Center.
The Terrorist Supporting Commie Code Pinkers pushed their way into the rally and caused problems.
As the police were removing them to the other side of the street, one of them dropped a knife. A police officer immediately put his foot on it and retrieved it.
It's the "peace" people that will kill you in a New York minute.
I have only been to one event where the police didn't turn their back to the Patriotic Americans and face the one's that would cause the problems.
Can't wait to hear the report from the DC Chapter's protest tonight.
The Marxist Code Pinkos got a spanking in Berzerkeley today, courtesy of Melanie Morgan, Gathering of Eagles, Freepers, Military Moms, Gold Star parents and other patriots.
Can't wait to hear the report from the DC Chapter's protest tonight.
Definitely needs repeating. The folks on the "peace" side (you know, the Marxists, anarchists, SDS, RCP, WCW, WWP, PSL, etc) will kill you in a New York minute, if given the opportunity.
I meant to ping you two, too.
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