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Here is what I posted on Another Thread:

This guy...

...is the head of the Chamber of Commerce of Berkeley.

I was standing across the street from the Marine Office and he started talking to me.

About how these kind of events are ruining the businesses in Berkeley.

And that they are very damaging to the city.

I asked him if he lived in Berkeley, and he said no.

It was then that he told me he was head of the C of C.

He kept pretty much saying the same thing over and over while I tried to tell him why we came today.

And told him it wasn't us, but the code pink, ANSWER, World Can't Wait and various other commie groups that have disrupted his (his?) little town.

When I tried to impress upon him that it was the antagonizers of the Marine Office that he needs to have stop their subersive actions, he would interrupt me every time.

He would not entertain the thought of stopping code pink, etc, but was very negative about a Positive Support Rally for the Marine Office.

He would have none of it, and would only focus on our very Positive Troop Support Rally that is and has been ruining business in Berkeley. A true slimy politician.

When I mentioned that the news is out that he and the Mayor have mended fences and are united in purpose, he said Oh, that's what the media says, not what is really true.

So I asked him (he had that camera pointed at him all this time) what is the truth then, and he waffled and said that he had talked to the leaders of the rally a little earlier and I could ask them.

I told him, why not tell me with this camera here so we can know the truth.

He didn't want to go on record with any statement at all.

I backed away, and he did start talking to the camerawoman and I watched for a minute of so, and then the speakers started so I left him with the lady with the camera.

Her is A Link to an article from the Contra Costa Times about the Chamber's meeting with the Mayor.

"When I tried to impress upon him that it was the antagonizers of the Marine Office that he needs to have stop their subersive actions, he would interrupt me every time. He would not entertain the thought of stopping code pink, etc, but was very negative about a Positive Support Rally for the Marine Office. He would have none of it, and would only focus on our very Positive Troop Support Rally that is and has been ruining business in Berkeley. A true slimy politician."

Mr. Garrett needs to drag is sorry "I'm the CEO of Berkeley CoC" down to greet Code Pink, WCW, ANSWER, etc. and complain to them about how THEY are ruining business in Berkeley. He's supposed to be the voice of local business and REPRESENT them to the City Council... he's a sorry excuse for a CEO in that respect.

He's apparently receiving complaints from business owners and doing absolutely nothing to represent them. The City Council certainly doesn't represent them either. The businesses best alternative is to form their own coalition and petition the Council to cut off support for anti-war radical groups (the cause of Police in Riot Gear), apoligize to the Marines, stop acting like a soverign nation apart from the United States writing their own foreign policy, start addressing the interests of the City of Berkeley.

I know accomplishing such a feat will be an uphill battle, and I wouldn't want my business ruined by a bunch of radical city officials, but thier only alternative is to lock their doors and turn off the lights on Berkeley.

"Here is what I posted on Another Thread:"

Where is the other thread? I'd like to read the replies there and maybe weigh in. I'm pretty furious over this issue to begin with. Adding insult to injury the Chamber has the nerve to complain to Patriots, during the most Patriotic Event to ever hit Berkeley, about businesses suffering from constant protests.

WTH!! These morons don't know the difference between a PROTEST/RIOT (Code Pink, et al) and a SUPPORT RALLY. Apparently neither does the media.

NO MERCY FOR BERKELEY