John Yoo bad-mouths Berkeley

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 3/31/10 | Aileen Yoo

[SmithL]

John Yoo, the infamous torture memos author and Cal prof who is dogged by protests, bad-mouthed Berkeley in a recent interview with the LA Times. And one blogger for the Daily Californian, the university's newspaper, is not amused.

"Add trash-talking our city to the reasons Berkeley residents don't like Boalt Hall School of Law professor John Yoo."

The former Bush Administration lawyer and current Berkeley resident told reporter Carol J. Williams:

"I think of myself as being West Berlin during the Cold War, a shining beacon of capitalism and democracy surrounded by a sea of Marxism."

[SmithL]

YYMB!

[Pollster1]

"I think of myself as being West Berlin during the Cold War, a shining beacon of capitalism and democracy surrounded by a sea of Marxism."

The people of Berkeley were offended by being called Marxists? There's more hope for them than I thought.

[Woebama]

So what does YYMB mean . . .?

[marlon]

"I think of myself as being West Berlin during the Cold War, a shining beacon of capitalism and democracy surrounded by a sea of Marxism."

That's not bashing that's just stating the obvious. I would think that the Berklyites would take that as a compliment.

[YHAOS]

Whining about trash talking from the people who’ve invented the art.

[a fool in paradise]

They are offended by the reference to a shining beacon of capitalism and democracy.

[A message]

Ha,ha, the Marxists in Berkeley don’t like being called Marxists.

[rightbrained]

Hilarious. Those hippies don’t know what hit ‘em

[Falcon28]

Yoo for Supreme Court Justice

[Constitution Day]

"Liberals can understand everyone except those who don't understand them."

— Lenny Bruce

[popdonnelly]

“the infamous torture memos author”

LOL! Is that like Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, the infamous conspirators who tried to overthrow American society?

[popdonnelly]

Is he infamous like university professor Angela Davis?

[4rcane]

a news article over A BLOGGER who was displeased

[CaliforniaCon]

As one who visited Berlin during the Cold War, I totally understand how John Yoo feels there at Berkeley.

What a h*llhole! Been that way since mid sixties!

[Tax Government]

This man excels at speaking with humor, moderation and reason.

Those who don’t like rational dialog should be afraid, very afraid.

[Tex-Con-Man]

Yoo for Supreme Court Justice

Everything I read about about this guy makes me more of a fan. He is unwavering and unapologetic in his core principals.

[upchuck]

YYMB?

Hmmm... The article was written by Aileen Yoo. Relation?

[Reo]

"The people of Berkeley were offended by being called Marxists?"

Probably too general a term. They may prefer "Stalinist" , "Maoist", "Anarchist", or "Dead-Head" (The latter, for middle-aged faculty members, may well be the most descriptive on several levels.....)

[freekitty]

But, but they are Marxists.

[yooling]

Berkeley around Christmas time; no lights, no cheer, not a thing. The only red and gold you’ll see is on the flags.