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Berkeley, Calif., has always been considered a Mecca for hippies. Their staunch anti-war views and liberalism have been allowed to flourish there, and when the Marines opened up a recruiting station in the heart of Berkeley, the women who belonged to CODEPINK began choking on their vanilla lattes and vegan muffins. According to its Web site, CODEPINK "is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars and redirect our resources into health care, education and other life-affirming activities." While I may believe in some of their viewpoints, the insanity they...

Live talk with Goe Leader Dale Lanham & Freeper Fire Engine Red that were in Brekley for the Protest on Tuesday. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/show.aspx?userurl=frontline&year=2008&month=02&day=17&url=The-Front-Line

Yesterday, February 15, about a dozen or so hard-core leftists gathered outside of the Armed Forces Recruiting Station at 8202 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring MD, from 4-6pm. There to counter them and support the troops was Free Republic. World Can't Wait staged a series of protests at 6 military recruitment centers across the US. Here's the background on this group from David Horowitz' Discover The Networks website Founded in June 2005 by Charles Clark Kissinger, a longtime leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party, World Can't Wait (WCW) is a direct action movement seeking to organize "people living in the...

The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce has heard from individuals far and wide regarding recent Berkeley City Council actions and we appreciate that the American spirit is alive and robust. The business community was not notified of pending city council action, nor asked for input. We ask everyone to try to separate the actions of the City Council and not harm the good, hard-working small business owners - most of whom do not live in Berkeley and therefore cannot vote in Berkeley. Additionally, we believe that the Berkeley City Council owes an apology to the community and others, whether they be...

Swung by the Code Pink protest in DC today, the one mentioned here, and took a couple of pictures. I don't know how to post them here, but you can see them here.Bunch of nuts!

BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS) -- Protesters have returned to the Berkeley Marines recruiting center just a day after a showdown between anti-war and pro-military demonstrators before the Berkeley City Council. This time, several dozen members of the peace group CodePink urged people to make love, not war. The Berkeley demonstration is one of 20 “Kiss Don’t Enlist” protests across the country. ”Polls show that the majority of Americans are opposed to the war, and this has given people a chance to really come out and show that. And it’s kind of fun to make out, instead of making war, right?” said...

Here we go again!! Kristinn and the D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com invites all Freepers and lurkers in good standing to join us in defending the Armed Forces Recruiting Center, 8200 block of Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, opposite Silver Spring Avenue. Friday, February 15, 2008 from 4 PM to 6 PMCode Pink is again targeting that recruiting center. We cannot allow them to get away with this. The anti-American left has not given up, even with the success of the surge, so we cannot let down our guard against them. As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be...

Courtesy Stas Lazarev: An anti-war group sets a U.S. flag on fire during a protest over a Marine recruiting in Berkeley, California. Video at link.

On Tuesday, February 8, 2008, the Berkeley City Council admitted they made a mistake when they passed a law declaring that the U.S. Marine recruiting office was not wanted in Berkeley. They said that the Marines were "unwelcome intruders and should abandon their posts". Adding insult to injury, they gave a coveted parking space directly in front of the Marine recruiting office, to Code Pink. This was interpreted as encouraging Code Pink to continue their repulsive protests. The Berkeley City Council did not anticipate the national reaction, as people across America were infuriated at their contempt for our Military. A...

The D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com invites all Freepers and lurkers in good standing to join us in defending the Armed Forces Recruiting Center at 14th and L St., NW, Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Code Pink is targeting that recruiting center during that time with a counter-recruitment action. We cannot allow them to get away with this. The anti-American left has not given up, even with the success of the surge, so we cannot let down our guard against them.As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect. Briefly, they...

BERKELEY, Calif. (Feb. 13) - City council members who were criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong here have moderated their position, saying they oppose the Iraq war but support the troops. The Berkeley City Council voted two weeks ago to send a letter to a downtown recruitment station advising the Marines they were not welcome. After a marathon session that stretched into early Wednesday, the council decided against sending the letter, saying it recognizes recruiters' right to be in Berkeley. The council members say they still strongly oppose the war and the recruitment of young people, but "deeply...

The tireless Melanie Morgan of Move America Forward, who spearheaded the protests and backlash, shares details of the outrageous behavior of the Pinkos–and the Berkeley police force: If I were a headline writer I would describe the situation as CHAOS AND ANARCHY IN BERKELEY today. Not by our side –by the Marine haters and American traitors. The cops were openly hostile toward the people who showed up at 5:00 a.m., never stepping in to protect the patriots from the assaults that took place against elderly folks, Gold Star parents, Blue Star families and Joe and Jane Citizen who were waving...

This Saturday at Carroll Community College, Maryland, Code Pink will be receiving the Vagina Warriors Award from Women In Black (WIB). (I am serious). We will gather from 6PM til around 9PM at the Carroll Community College Ampitheatre 1601 Washington Rd Westminster, MD 21157 MAP TO Carroll Comm. CollegeWe believe that WIB has scammed the Rape Crisis Centers of Maryland into thinking that this is a bon fida community service event. There is a play to be performed. Sometime before, during intermission or afterward, WIB is to give Code Pink the award. WIB will use the large crowd who came...

February 11th, 2008 10:40 AM EasternBerkeley Military Bashers Meet Marine Supporters by Jamie Colby More than one thousand of you have commented on my post about the Berekely City Council’s request that the Marine Recruiters there hit the road. If you haven’t seen it, click here. You have overwhelming supported the actions of Senator DeMint and hundreds of you cared enough to write Mayor Tom Bates and the City Council members who voted in favor of that resolution ordering the Marines to go. Now I’ve learned you can take your support a step further. Joe Wierzbicki of MoveAmericaForward.org, tells me...

Berkeley Cops refuse to help Patriots under assault in MLK Park. This just sent to us from Catherine Moy of Move America Forward: Berkeley erupted in violence Tuesday morning when the Communist, terrorist-supporting anti-war group crossed into Martin Luther King Park and assaulted pro-troop individuals. Riot police stood by, but did not stop the assaults. Police agencies did not respond to calls for help. Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, received permits from the City of Berkeley to hold a daylong demonstration in MLK park against the City Council who passed three outrageous resolutions calling U.S. Marines “unwanted...

Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008. Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps. The bill would rescind over $2 million in hidden earmarks for Berkeley, California in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, and transfer the funds to the Marine Corps. U.S. Congressman John Campbell (R-California) is introducing a companion bill in the House of Representatives. Last week, the City Council of Berkeley voted to oust Marine Corps recruiters from their downtown office, saying the Marines were "uninvited and unwelcome intruders." Berkeley officials also voted to give the radical protest group Code Pink space outside the recruitment...

Interview conducted 02/11/08 - Catherine Moy, Executive Director of Move America Forward, and her interview today with Old Glory Radio. topics: The City of Berkeley and their move to remove the Marines from the city. The Rally organized on Feb 12th by Move America Forward in support of the Marines in Berkeley. Code Pink and the demonstration they plan against the Marines.

Mayor kicks Marines out of Toledo 1-24th Marines were scheduled for weekend urban warfare training in downtown Toledo, when Carty gave them the boot By Darsha Philips Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2008 at 2:05 p.m. TOLEDO, OH -- Mayor Carty Finkbeiner on Friday ordered some 200 members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines from Grand Rapids, Michigan, out of Toledo just before the unit was supposed to start a weekend of urban warfare training downtown. The mayor’s spokesperson, Brian Schwartz said, “the mayor asked them to leave because they frighten people. He did not want them practicing and drilling...

this is a video i came across on liveleak.com. i did a search for it on FR and did not find any results.