Berekely Officials Look To Make Amends
Melanie Morgan gives ‘em hell
BERKELEY, Calif. — Two Berkeley City Council members want the city to rescind a declaration that says the Marine recruiting center is not welcome in Berkeley.
Council members Betty Olds and Lauri Capitelli have proposed backing off the anti-Marines declaration and publicly declaring that Berkeley opposes the war in Iraq but supports the troops.
The controversy erupted last week after the City Council passed an item condemning the Marines’ downtown recruiting center. The declaration angered right-wing groups and prompted a Republican senator to try to cut off federal funding for Berkeley.
The City Council will vote on the new proposals next week.
(AP)
Move America Forward moving forward with protest.
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OK & TX U.S. Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008
February 7th, 2008 at 8:06 amhttp://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=7832341
Cut their funds and let Code Pink and Al Qaeda fund Berkeley.
February 7th, 2008 at 8:21 amNOT ONE MORE DIME FOR THESE SCUM! SF Marine
February 7th, 2008 at 8:27 amWow, these tree hugging hippies just don’t get it. They see the error of their ways but refuse to admit it. “Berkeley opposes the war in Iraq but supports the troops” Give me a break. All they see is the financial backlash that they are about to suffer from a major boycott.
February 7th, 2008 at 8:29 amWTF?!
Did you read what the federal funding was for in the link by LftBhndAgn?
One earmark provides $243,000 in taxpayer dollars for the organization Chez Panisse to create gourmet organic school lunches in the Berkeley School District. Chez Panisse is dedicated to “environmental harmony” and their menu features “Comté cheese soufflé with mâche salad,” “Meyer lemon éclairs with huckleberry coulis,” and “Chicory salad with creamy anchovy vinaigrette and olive toast.”
February 7th, 2008 at 8:40 amFunny how waving that federal funding in someone’s face will do to that someone’s `tude …
Hey, Berkeley City Council … Alls I gots to say to that is it’s too late to apologize, babies …:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x0dMBqtGtOU
February 7th, 2008 at 8:45 amAnd still no statement from California Senators Boxer and Feinstein?
Still no statement from Congresswomen Pelosi and Lee?
Don’t their constituents have a right to know where they stand on these matters that effect them and their districts?
At least five members of Congress from other states have offered their opinion and legislation, yet we still haven’t heard from the Representatives and Senators from the Bezerkeley district?
Why haven’t we heard from the dem “leaders” of the US Senate and House? WTF?!? Why are they being so secrative? The people have a right to know their positions. In light of their silence, are we still not to question their patriotism while our military family members and neighbors are being maligned, mischaracterized and trampled on by a power-hungry out of control local Government?
And what about the Presidential candidates. What is their position?
And why is the media not seeking a position from California’s US Representatives on this troubling situation? When is the media going to do their job? Do they not care about their friends, family and neighbors in the military either? Why is the media being so secretive? Is a cover-up going on to hide this outrage from Americans?
February 7th, 2008 at 8:52 amIt’s all about money ain’t it Dhimis? Gotta have them research grants to study global warming. Need the tourists to buy your Che shirts.
No word from the Ca delegation of the peanut gallery? Now who would expect Nasti Peloski, Dianne FrankenFeinstein or little pee-pee Lee to do shit for the Marines?
So what else is new here. There’s an old military principal at work here: Money talks and bullshit walks. The Jerkley city council members have decided on the former.
February 7th, 2008 at 9:09 amPhilNBlanx:
I wrote (for the first time) to my rep last night asking him to push for this legislation. I would suggest all do it. I included this
http://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/multimedia/iba/2008/player/?f=0131_codepink
and this
Sec. 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war
http://law.onecle.com/uscode/18/2388.html
Along with my feelings on how the US might not “Technically” be at war but our Military is, and according to Code Pink, we are too. SO why not wipe code pink-o & Berkeley’s face with the law as it was written.
Write Your Representative
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace.”
February 7th, 2008 at 9:25 amGeorge Washington
thank you for the links and information.
My senator was one of those who has spoken out and is pushing for this bill. I will by all means send a letter of support and gratitude though.
February 7th, 2008 at 9:56 amWe at Move America Forward will be waging an all day pro-troop demonstration outside the Berkeley City Council Chambers (at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley, CA) from 5:00 AM until the City Council meets at 7:00 PM. We will be demanding that the Council rescind ALL THREE of the anti-miltary resolutions they passed and requesting that the Berkeley City Council offer a formal apology to the United States Marine Corps, and the men and women of the U.S. military in general.
We welcome all the help we can get to ensure we have a HUGE turnout of patriots!
Complete details: http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org
February 7th, 2008 at 12:08 pmHow do we go about retaking Berkeley for the U.S. of A.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pmAnd while we’re at it, how about withdrawing Fed Funding for UC/Jerkley. This is the kind of shit they allow on their campus:
February 7th, 2008 at 1:15 pmhttp://www.investigativeproject.org/article/251
give them federal funds in the form of a JDAM..
February 7th, 2008 at 1:34 pmWhy would a bunch of leftists who claim to be oh so concerned about human rights oppose the liberation of 30 million Iraqis. Talk about hypocracy.
February 7th, 2008 at 2:16 pmToo fucking little, too fucking late Mayor Tom “Master” Bates!
I was reading this shit earlier at Drudge about the Mayors changing the language in the original letter so that the hatred of the Marines wasn’t so obvious…
“That letter will probably be pulled back and maybe more moderate language will be put in place which is appropriate I think,” said Berkeley mayor Tom Bates.
Then came his whimpering plea for continued Welfare from the Gubment…
“There’s really no correlation between federal funds for schools, water ferries and police communications systems and the council’s actions, for God’s sake,” said Bates.
For God’s sake? Doesn’t he mean for Pork’s sake? And besides, what do they need School’s, Ferries and Police for? I thought they already lived in a Super perfected intelligent Utopia of Peaceful Ferries?
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Fuck that nutless cocksucker, let him get his funding from The Code Pink Bitches that Leech off of Welfare programs!
February 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pmDidn’t the council members learn that once you say something negative that you can’t take back it back? All funding should be cut off - both Federal and State to Berkley and then we should petition to have Berkley removed from the State of California.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:35 amBerkley has long been a haven for left wing nuts…. Their anti-American sentiments should prevent them from getting any Federal or State funding….. The idiots that were interviewed do not realize how ridiculous they looked.
March 19th, 2008 at 7:31 pm