your wish is my command
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.
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I feel like getting on a plane.
A 15 year old? What does he know?
‘But David Santos, 15, of Oakland, said.....’
‘I still think Britney is sooo hot!’
(chuckle)
Citing a 15 year old on any topic is always a mistake.
So were the posters at pipelinenews.com
your wish is my command
They posted a lot of nice pictures, but I don’t know that they were there.
They probably were, and posted a pictorial about a very historic event.
Free Republic was the first to post a report and pictures.
Not that it matters...
Getting the message out is the main thing.
They were there.
You know ‘em?
Indeed I do. At one point my company sponsored the site. Bout six years ago.
Good site, good people.
As it turned out, they were parked behind me.
‘Good site, good people.’
Yes, and yes they are.
On Sunday Sept. 16th in DC after the GOE3 rally, I had a lively conversation with that same moonbat in the picture.
He mentioned that he was a history teacher..I told him that he’d NEVER be teaching any of my kids his brand of propaganda!
This clown is a professional agitprop for the left no doubt.
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