Airing Now - John L. Howell’s “Battling Commie Pinkos In Berkeley”
Move America Forward’s Pro-Troop rally in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Park has once again shown the City’s ant-troop, anti-American bias. Move America Forward showed up at the park early Tuesday morning to show their disappointment in Berkeley’s City Council members and to support the Marines. They were being countered by the leftist group Code Pink, who protested the pro-troop rally from across the street.
From early Tuesday morning reports were coming in about the lack of protection from the Berkeley Police Department, who had officers stationed at the park in riot gear to keep the peace. Members of Code Pinks counter demonstration continually tried to disrupt the pro-troop rally by walking into MAF’s rally attacking the pro-troop crowd. Berkeley’s “Finest” did nothing to intercede and stop the Code Pink. Deborah Johns was in the crowd and when I spoke to her on the phone she confirmed that Code Pink was trying very hard to disrupt the rally by using bully tactics. When Deborah asked the police that were on the scene for help as she was being hit with the handle of a sign, she was told that they could not determine what side of the sidewalk was covered in the MAF permit. When the police officers on the scene would not do their jobs and stop the Code Pink thugs from assaulting MAFers, MAF called the police station to request help. They were promptly hung up on.
Is it just me or is the irony of anti-war crowd visible to all? I guess that I cannot understand why I am accused of being a violent and evil person when I am not the person that is physically attacking those who don’t share my opinion on how to conduct foreign policy. The fact that the Pinkers had to hit people with signs and throw rocks into the MAF crowd just shows their contempt for the First Amendment, well at least when it is an opinion that they do not agree with.
Can you imagine the heavy handed way that Berkeley Police would remove Pro-Life anti-abortion demonstrators if they physically stopped people from both entering and exiting an abortion clinic by forming a human chain in front of the door to the clinic? Something tells me that not only would you be hauled off to the Municipal Jail, you would probably need to make a stop through the Emergency Room. Why do I have to tolerate everyone who I find offensive, but no one is expected to tolerate me and my beliefs?
Peace NOW or I’m gonna beat you up!! No violence or I’ll kick your ASS!!!
I also have questions about the Berkeley Educational system. As it turns out Berkeley High School is just two or three blocks down the street and some of the teachers were bringing their classes to join the Code Pink counter-protest. I would really like to know what those teachers were thinking. With all of the footage on the news, youtube, liveleak and others that clearly show the violent lengths that the left will go to shut down the right; is it really a good idea to bring those kids down to the side show? Is this an educational field trip or the beginning of the indoctrination? When I called the Berkeley School Superintendant I was only able to speak to a secretary who would not give her name but acted as though it was no big deal for teachers to bring their students to a political protest. I also called Berkeley High School and talked to the Principal’s Assistant named Richard who acted as though it is was a normal thing to let the kids go to a political protest. He actually sounded condescending as he began to explain that it was not a big deal, well until I asked him if he was aware that the kids being at the rally were more than likely going to show up on a video at a demonstration that had had acts of violence perpetrated, allegedly, by the Code Pinkers. Then he got quiet and told me that he appreciated my concern for the kids. I really am not that convinced that he meant it.
I should not be too surprised by the attitude presented by anyone that works for the Berkeley school system or their government. Just look at the video of Code Pink from last week when they blocked the door to the Marine Corps Officer Recruiting Center and the attitude of the Berkeley Police officer. He said that he would not protect the rights of those who wished to get into or out of the building because they, Berkeley Police, wanted to remain as neutral as possible. I guess neutral has a new definition, especially when you look at who showed up Saturday at the ongoing protest in front of the Marine Officer Recruiting Center; it was none other than Mayor Tom Bates.
I guess that the only lesson that Berkeley has learned is that they cannot openly espouse their beliefs without a large portion of America showing up to show them where they screwed up!
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Are we sure that we can’t get this hellhole declared a “free-fire” zone? Then we can go to work on it!
Thanks for venting our frustrations, fellow patriots that showed up at that rally, wish I could of been there with you (for the rally, not for the city).
February 12th, 2008 at 5:40 pmMy country is so ill.
when you have police officers cowering and unwilling to do their sworn duty…you derserve to lose your country I feel like America is on drugs and part of it is hallucinating and part of it is selling its soul to get the drugs it needs from its dealers and all it is slowely dieing.
how tragic but not totally unexpected for all one has to look to is the past………one example the Roman empire etc.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:49 pmWhen I read in our news, how Mr. Putin handles things, sometimes It seems to make sense to bring him into power over in the USA for maybe a term or two. Oh, that’s right, he doesn’t really release his bite that easily. If I understand correctly, he historically supports his troops, among other ‘agencies’ of course. Now ‘That’ is leadership. The future is heading for a showdown of ‘Biblical Proportions’. I’m not just guessing on that one. BTW, don’t get ‘Left Behind’.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:06 pmLawsuits
February 12th, 2008 at 6:24 pmMove America Forward and their supports who were assaulted today need to file lawsuits against the City of Berkeley - for failure to protect them, and especially for encouraging the radical CodePINK crowd.
So what happened to the crazy church group? Never heard a peep about them they were supposed to be there too.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:30 pm[…] 3: The Bashman brings us […]
February 12th, 2008 at 6:56 pmIf some ‘American’ towns can use town councils to vote for:
‘Arrest and Impeach Bush / Cheney’, then we need to force ours to vote for the following:
I. Arrest and Extradition to the FBI of any/all members of the Berkeley, CA, town council members who voted to back a political group to block Constitutional freedoms from the USMC and arrest any member of there police force known to be in our city limits for Aiding and Abetting a violent group assault on the peaceful Move America Forward protesters. This is our ‘Kent State’.
II. Arrest and Extradition to the FBI of any/all members of Brattleboro, VT, who voted to Arrest and Impeach Bush/Cheney, for Treason/Sedition in a time of War.
III.For Towns and City councils to petition the US Government for the right to impound the percentage of Federal taxes that would’ve gone in pay for Federal programs in Berkeley and Brattleboro. Even if it’s a lousy, stinkin’ $10 bucks.
IV. For Towns and City councils to stop any municipal business with the aforementioned ‘Amerikan’ cities.
V. For Towns and Cities (this one is harsh, but so are they) to ban all emergency help to Berkeley and Brattleboro, to include:
A. Natural disasters: no help shall be provided to the people or city in the event of Earthquakes, Floods, Fires, and any other Act of God. Especially any Act of God.
B. Rioting: no help shall be provided to the people or city in the event rioting.
C. Invasion: no help shall be provide to the people or city in the event of armed invasion by an enemy of the US.
VI. Any municipal grants for any schooling to be applied to any school in Berkeley and Brattleboro shall be immediately rescinded until student finds a school outside of their city limits.
Why not?
February 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pmWAIT! One more!
VII. For Towns and Cities to petition the US Government to remove the entire Town and City Governments that block Constitional freedoms and legislate Treason and incorporate those areas into a Federal Territory until such time as those municipalities are fit to govern abiding by the Constitution of the US.
Hey! You guys add too this! Let’s see what sticks!!!!!!!
February 12th, 2008 at 7:16 pmWe need a Marine commander to send a detachment of armed and decked out Marines down there as a show of force. Say they have a meeting in the office or something. Have a fucking Chinook helicopter land right in the middle of the fucking street or have them repel into the street from above and lets see if those Pinkos do what they did earlier. I would pay money to see a dozen bleeding hippies and commies in the street. Let’s see if those cops do something about that.
People the time for the Marines to protect their own is now.
Devil Dogs forever!
Brian
February 12th, 2008 at 8:20 pm@ Kampfgruppe Cottrell: We don’t need no FUCKIN’ helos!!!
February 12th, 2008 at 10:17 pmThey have Jarheads like me that now use the keyboard instead of the sword!!
This is probably not the only place that this will be read!!
God Bless Deborah Johns, Melanie Morgan, Move America Forward, Gathering of Eagles, Wounded Warrior Project dot ORG, everyone who was there, those who wished they could have been there,Chandler’s Watch radio show (go to chandlerswatch.com), my blessed Corps, and America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your right, there is a front here in the homeland, and the battle here for the truth to get out to the nation is being fought on the web, tv, public rallies and now it has gone into local governments.
This is not a time to sit on the sidelines and let others decide your fate.
I am reminded me of a scene in the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’
>Joseph Galloway: I’m a non-combatant.
>Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Ain’t no such thing today.
February 13th, 2008 at 5:09 am“Any congressman who damages the morale of the military during a time of war is a saboteur and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
February 13th, 2008 at 5:53 amMy above post of Abraham Lincoln’s quote on saboteur’s applies just as well to any so called American citizen, not just congressmen.
February 13th, 2008 at 5:55 amMy above post of an Abraham Lincoln quote applies to any so-called American citizen i think, not just congressmen.
February 13th, 2008 at 5:57 am[…] Eye witnesses report the anti-war folks are not exactly peaceful in their respect of others’ rights - go figure, […]
February 13th, 2008 at 10:07 amThe time for talking is over. These finks are not interested in the ideals that they say they expouse. They are more interested in the ideals of Marx and Lenin.
Time to put an end to these anarchists. It’s time to go to war with them. And I don’t just mean that rhetorically either.
February 13th, 2008 at 11:38 amDan I agree with you whole heartedly, with a minor difference. I am a firm believer that we need to use the same weapons that the left has used over the years, the court system. We need to get active and start litigating them out of money.
I have heard that Berkeley is going to be sued because due to the inaction of the police and other reasons.
The other side of the coin is we need to start using the lefts tactics against their own sacred sites, abortion clinics. I do not care whether or not you believe that abortion should be legal, if we create a human chain in front of the door just like Code Pink did to the Marine Recruiting Center I believe that the police would forcibly remove you. This not only shows bias but you may end up with a civil rights law suit as well.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:38 pmHowie:
In this case at Berkley, you’d probably have to get a lawyer from the ACLJ who specializes in civil rights legislation, otherwise you would probably get a code-finko judge.
As to abortion, just about everything has been tried and the murderers of the unborn continue to win cases. The murderers have special rights granted to them that limit sidewalk protests that are IMHO; extreme.
The rubes have the floor and a heckler’s veto. That’s why I call for war. The rubes have become the potentates of our rights; instead of the First Amendment.
No probs. We’ve dealt with dictators before. Let the civil war begin in Jerkley.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:37 pmBring in the U.S. Marshals as Civilian Enforcers if the State and Local Police will not do their jobs by keeping the entrance clear, enforcing order and protecting the Troops and their supporters from harassment/assaults. If the U.S.M.S. can’t control it then they have the military at their disposal upon request! Problem solved…
http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/civilian_enforcers.htm
———U.S.M.S Nor/Cal District Contacts———-
District HQ………………..(415) 436-7660
February 14th, 2008 at 2:48 amOperations Supervisor….(415) 436-7674
Administration……………(415) 436-7633
I’m sure Melanie has already done so, but if not she should contact the ACLJ at https://www.aclj.org/Contact/.
In the meantime the ACLJ is putting the screws to Congress and has a petition in support of our Marines at:
http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=588
Sign the petition please.
February 14th, 2008 at 12:18 pmAmerica is screwed. We really need to clamp down on our southern border (I’m up north).
February 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pmBeware the one shouting “PEACE” the loudest … They will coldly draw the most blood indiscriminately …
February 17th, 2008 at 3:19 pmDon’t tread on me flag says it all
February 21st, 2008 at 2:42 am