The petition
We, the undersigned condemn the Berkeley City Council’s treasonous attack on US Marine Recruiters stationed in their city. We ask that Congress cut off funds from any and all municipal entity within the confines of the city of Berkeley, California, until such time as the city council withdraws it’s action.
The City Council has voted to tell the Marines their downtown recruiting station is not welcome and “if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome guests.”
The measure passed last week by a vote of 8-1.
The council also voted to explore enforcing a city anti-discrimination law, focusing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
In a separate item, the council voted, also 8-1, to give the Marxist protest group Code Pink a parking space in front of the recruiting office once a week for six months and a free sound permit for protesting once a week.
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“Subtly stated in the resolution is perhaps an impugning of the soldiers fighting for us in Iraq and other places,” Berkeley City Councilman Laurie Capitelli. “And that was never the intention but that really needs to be cleared up. As I walked to my car that night I realized I regretted it and I had made a mistake.”
Subtly stated? This is too funny.
Nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
I don’t care about an apology! He/They don’t mean it. They’ve made their position very clear. And what about the University? Solomom Act time!
Patients. After we elect John McCain, he’ll nuke ‘em!
What about the Code Pinkos? Is he going to revoke their parking privilege?
These yobs have no committment. Press on, yobs! Show us how commited you are to your cause, and are not swayed by the prospect of losing money.
They are folding like a cheap lawn chair. We can’t ever let cowardly cretins like these in positions of real authority.
Here’s my proposal to the City of Berkeley to make up the lost Fed dollars: Moonbat tax.
Think about it...
And McCain’s only comment against this slap to our military...
“I think Berkeley is Berkeley, a unique place in America.”
Many thanks to those Senators who did take action to show their support of our military personnel.
BTTT
I don’t they folded. The money should be yanked anyway and the citizens of Berkeley should be declared uninvited and unwelcome intruders into our country. They’d be much happier in Cuba or Venezuela and I sent the mayor an email to tell him so.
I do not know what, if any part, my Feb. 5 Bulletin column played in this. I do know that at least one person echoed the sentiments of it.
Read this quote from Berkeley City Councilman Gordon Wozniak:
“Berkeley is supposed to celebrate diversity and free speech ... We should welcome the Marines. I mean they’re basically dedicating their lives to protect their country.”
Here is what I wrote in my Bulletin column:
“Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates was quoted as saying, “... The Marines don’t belong here, they shouldn’t have come here, and they should leave....Marines do not belong in Berkeley? This is not a very liberal viewpoint. Are not liberals in favor of free speech and freedom of expression? Are they not proponents of civil liberties? The Berkeley mayor believes in the cause of an anti-war group - ergo others, who may be pro-war, are not permitted to function because of this.This is tyranny....The Marine recruiters in Berkeley are offering an opportunity for residents to serve and protect their country. ...Those who walk into that recruiting office know that some day they are going to risk their lives to protect the citizens of Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley’s citizens need to remember this.The troops deserve no less.”
As I said I do not know if what I wrote prompted this. I would like to think it did though - even if it was just a little.
This is the link to the report: http://www.nbc11.com/news/15245031/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
Here is the link to my article: http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19263797&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=580169&rfi=6
Meanwhile....
Road funds at risk over Marines GOP LAWMAKER ANGRY AT COUNCIL STANCE
I see the 'Rats are still AWOL.
Great! Open up a second office now!