Mayor,
I’m disturbed but not surprised by the position the city of Bwrkley has taken concerning the Marine recruitment facility. Your city leadership as well as the residents who gave public comments concerning the facility show willful ignorance of the functions of our military, God bless them. My only son, at 23, is a combat veteran of Iraq, Nearly three years prior to his deployment to Al Anbar province he responded to Thailand to assist those devastated by the much reported Sunami. (You may have heard something about it, it was in the news.) A later catastrophy in Indonesia caused Marines to be mobilized to assist victims of a mudslide. At any given time, there many of our military, including Marines, engaged in humanitarian efforts worldwide. You, Mr. Mayor, as a former military man know that!

I was in Berkley once. It was 1976 and I had decidedly left of center political leanings. A short visit was enough to convince me that the drug induced, separate reality of you enlightened folks was not worth investigating further. Perhaps we as a nation need a place like Berkley to act as a reminder of how out of touch we can become when we lean on our own understanding. Your (Berkley’s) example of self-righteousness, closed-mindedness and libeless filth is really getting the spotlight focused on you, Mayor. May God have mercy on you. You would do well to rely on more reality based sources of information than code pink, Michael Moore, and CNN.

Ray D. Petersen

To the Mayor of Berkley:

Let it be know there are many of us of who believe our Military are heroes. I am one of them. I am thankful to live in a country where I have liberty, and I can pursue happiness. I love America, the Flag, and the God who made it all possible. Thankfully, way before my time, men gave their lives for that freedom. I am thankful today there still great men and women of courage willing to fight this fight. I pray for them, their safety, and their family. We are indebted.

I pray everyday that people like you will wake up. I suggest you go and visit those countries you are trying to make here. If you like them, then please stay feel free to go live there.

It is people like you who make us unsafe here in the USA. You welcome the likes of Hamas, Hezbollah, al Queda, Taliban, etc. Sir, they would just soon kill you than to look at you. I know in the USA that is hard to believe, but they practice what they preach day in and day out. I am sure you would be willing to be on the front line and use your diplomacy when they show up in your town. I nominate you to be the spokesman and Code pink right behind you. You think they are going to listen to what you have to say. They may if you bow and commit yourself to jihad.

I love America, and her fighting heroes. As you and code pink have proved, even in America there are bad apples in every bunch.

Berkeley is the home of the modern day free speech movement, so it is especially galling that the City Council would attempt to steal the First Amendment rights of the Marines. I guess free speech is really only for Code Pink, the Communist anti-war group that the city gave a FREE parking spot and FREE noise permits.
Berkeley has gone from liberal to fascist in their behavior.
God Speed to our Marines and troops around the world.

Hope everyone will leave a comment for the Berkeley City Council (and in particular Mayor Tom Bates) to read.

You know, they felt perfectly comfortable to speak out against our troops and call them horrible names (“uninvited and unwelcome intruders” who they say commit acts of “barbarity.”)

Well, we have the right as Americans to have OUR SAY too. So please post your messages here, and then if you possibly can, find a way to get to Berkeley tomorrow (Tuesday, February 12th) and join with us as we stand with the Marines and fight back against the Berkeley City Council.

I am a former Marine with a son on active duty – as a recruiter in Hartford, CT. I do not appreciate, nor find amusing, the antics of so-called adults who quite never grew up. So they want the Marines out. I want my tax dollars out of Berkeley (and Toledo, OH, whose mayor has also declared war on the Marines). They can have all the free speech they want, but those of us who disagree should not have to pay them.

Those who claim they support the troops and then pull a stunt like this give a lie to their words. They want their way and will brook no opposition. Isn’t that what Communism was all about?

Marines have a saying:”No better friend, no worse enemy”. I’d think twice about this “resolution”. How would they propose to enforce it? Interfering with military functions constitutes “taking up arms”. I’d like to be there for the Marine response.

Semper fi and God bless the Marines.

No wonder CA, and worse yet Berkley, are considered the laughing stock of the nation. The disgusting ingratitude of the sniveling liberals unfit to shine the shoes of a marine, is always apparent when one visits the enclave of envy and ingratitude found in the bay area.

Jamie,
Thanks for shining the light of truth persistently on this huge story of foolishness by “leaders” in the ungrateful village of Berkeley…..

Usually, when people are making fools of themselves, it is polite to leave them alone in their idiotic anonymity. BUT! when they insist on publicly offending and impugning good and self sacrificing defenders of their right to do dumb things, it deserves the attention and REBUKE from ADULTS in the society.

Berkeley’s behavior is infantile and messy, like a dirty diaper.

My wife and I have been planning a trip up the California and Oregon coastline this summer, which included a couple of days in the bay area/Berkely. We will now be bypassing the bay area all together as we refuse to spend even one dime in a community that spits in the face of those to whom they owe their very freedom. Shame on the Berkely city council.

As an ex-resident of Berkeley, I am not surprised at the actions of the traitorous Mayor and his fellow travelers.
These folks are the scum of the earth.

When I lived there we were always talking about revolution. Now that I am all grown up and have my own AK, I have a different revolution in mind.

Haven’t geologist claimed that California is supposed to break off and slide into the ocean? Is there any way of speeding up that process?

To the Mayor and City Council members of Berkeley, CA:

I am dismayed at your treatment of our Marines and their recruiting center’s location in your city. As far as I’m concerned, if they are unwelcome in your city, so am I and so are my funds. I’ll no longer do business (personal or commercial) with any firm located in Berkeley, California.

I’m sure that you believe that you are right in your distrust of everything military, but I’d be willing to bet my house that the majority of America doesn’t agree with you. And to add to your already outrageous position, your active participation in the intimidation of the Marine office by assisting Code Pink – that’s just plain ludicrous.

Of course, those that disagree are just ignorant rubes and they don’t really understand why your decision is the proper one – right?

Well, this is one card-carrying member of Mensa (member # 1045799), a software business owner, and a veteran, who strongly disagrees with your position. Berkeley is no longer part of our “United” States as far as I’m concerned.

Sincerely,

Emile Bonnecaze
Plano, Texas

I believe that Mayor Master Bates ignored Wavy Grava’s admonishiment not to take the brown acid at Woostck as it was specifically not too good. As a result he Mayor Bates continues to do his own thing while the rest of us have moved on from the sixties.

Dear Mayor of Berekely:

I’m the mother of a Navy Corpsman who is serving with the Marines. I’m proud of my son’s service, his devotion to country and his fellow man. Obviously, Berekely fails to share the sentiment of the overwhelming vast majority who feel as I about our military. Please don’t write back and make lame declarations regarding support for the troops but not the mission; it doesn’t wash.

However when you sit down to enjoy one of your organic lunches and lament that senators in DC are now about to promote legislation which will make you actually PAY FOR YOUR OWN special goodies, you’ll remember that we live in a free country not because of a Constitution or Bill of Rights, but because of the blood my son and his fellow military peers have spilled to keep people like you fat and happy and able to spout stupidity to your hearts content.

I have lived next door to Berkeley in El Cerrito for over 30 years. The city has incrementally moved toward into the socialist mold of being anti Amnerica, anti Freedom and has demonstrated a total disregard for most values patriotic American hold dear. This is a break out event which puts on display the true picture of what all thing Berkeley Government believes. Common sense Americans are constantly under seige from the KGB type politics and living in a place where things are done in spite of sometimes overwhelming odds. Perhaps a wall around the city would be the most representative symbol of its real status.

Jamie you have always been one of my favorites, and you have shown what a good heart you have, as well as so many of us have to defend our military. I am so sick and tired of these lazy, unpatriotic, Soro’s funded Code Pink group, I have thrown away every thing I own Pink. I want to Thank our Military for the honor they uphold, and I stand with them all for protecting me, my family, and our country. You are great Jamie, keep up the good work.

The petition

We, the undersigned condemn the Berkeley City Council’s treasonous attack on US Marine Recruiters stationed in their city. We ask that Congress cut off funds from any and all municipal entity within the confines of the city of Berkeley, California, until such time as the city council withdraws it’s action.

The City Council has voted to tell the Marines their downtown recruiting station is not welcome and “if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome guests.”

The measure passed last week by a vote of 8-1.

The council also voted to explore enforcing a city anti-discrimination law, focusing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

In a separate item, the council voted, also 8-1, to give the Marxist protest group Code Pink a parking space in front of the recruiting office once a week for six months and a free sound permit for protesting once a week.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cutoffberkeleynow

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I have telephoned the Mayor’s office and left a message and sent the letter below twice to different email addresses for the Mayor, both times the emails were returned and I haven’t had a return phone call either. As I mention in the letter I will not go away. I will be there tomorrow to stand in the gap for our military who are willing to give it all for you and I. I would encourage everyone that can to come and stand with me as I confront the City Council and honor our troops!

Dear Mayor:

I was appalled at the decisions that your City Council made at your last meeting, telling the Marines they were not welcome in your city and then granting Code Pink a parking place in front of the Recruiting office free for six months along with a free noise permit. I called and left a message last week for you to call me, a Gold Star Mother whose son gave the ultimate sacrifice. It doesn’t surprise me that you didn’t return that phone call. Trust me I won’t just go away!

My son Marc Alan Lee laid down his life 8-2-06 for American’s to have all of the freedoms that we enjoy. He voluntarily went to his recruiter to find out what opportunities would be provided to him and what would be required for him to be a Navy SEAL. He was treated professionally and never once regretted his decision to become a Navy SEAL. He was honored to serve his country. He was stationed in California along with half of the SEAL community. I’m sure you’ve heard of the elite of the elite, as President Bush calls them. My oldest son Kristofer went to a Marine recruiters office in July 2000 and signed to be one of “The few, the Proud, The Marines.” He also never regreted his choice and was also treated professionally and was proud to serve his country for 5 years. My son-in-law Christopher also visited an Army recruiter and proudly served his country for 3 years. I wish that you served as a Mayor with the same pride and love for this country and those men and women who would defend you unconditionally! Our military defends your freedoms and has written a blank check to you and your city and every American and they have told you to fill in the cost of that freedom up to and including the cost of their lives and you are telling these people they are not welcome in your city? How dare you!

I’m sure you continue to enjoy those freedoms that every man or woman who has served in our military has fought for you. Who do you think would defend you if the terrorists attacked your city? Who do you think would come if an earthquake devastated your city? Who do you think would come if their were riots in your city? How dare you try to legislate and change the laws of the land. I am demanding that you publicly apologize to the Marines and to our troops, and to their families and that you resend the legislation that you passed last week giving special rights to Code Pink.

Demanding Respect for our Troops,

Debbie Lee
Proud Mother of Marc Alan Lee
First Navy SEAL killed in Iraq 8-2-06

I think all federal funds should be cut off from these loonies in Berkely. If they do not want the Marines in their city, they surely do not deserve any federal funds.

Honestly,
there are no words to convey my extreme dissappointment, in a group of folks who dishonor our Marines and our country in such a way. The man or woman who is lucky enough to call themselves a Marine, is quite a person. A person who believes in Honor and Duty and Country.
To repel them, spit on them and treat them in anyway except with true and highest respect, I feel has lost their way and has some sort of feeling that they are better than others.
I ask you,
what is differnence between the Berkeley Mayor,His Council Members, Code Pink and Radical Islamists. All are intolerant and think there way is the only way.
I have been nauseated since I first heard of this disgusting violation of our Marines,
and hope that Tomorrow Tuesday,
our voice and hearts will be heard Loud and Clear,
WE BELIEVE IN OUR COUNTRY, WE BELIEVE IN OUR DEFENDERS, WE BELIEVE IN OUR MARINES.
God Bless Our Troops and God Bless America.
With respect,
Patti Patton-Bader

Dear Mayor Bates and City Council,

I find myself speechless as to the reasoning behind your actions surrounding your intended goal of shutting down the Marine recruitment center at Berkeley, but the word “incomprehensible” comes to mind. “Intolerance” and “Ungrateful” are two more and I have others, but for the sake of brevity, you get the picture.

You referred to the U.S. Marines as “uninvited and unwelcome intruders,” a term that you have come to back off from, but your intent is real. Your outrageous antics have forced me to make as many people as I can aware of what you, your city council and your town stand for, and I can promise you this fact, I will stand with everyone opposing your efforts and will make every attempt to not have any business done in Berkeley.

In my book, “Everything Worth Knowing I Heard On Talk Radio,” I devoted an entire chapter to the “Love of the Military.” It chronicles my awareness of who protects our precious freedoms here and the incredible men and women who give strangers living under totalitarian rule a taste for freedom.

I will be waiting for you to back down and issue a public apology to this nation, and in particular, the honorable and heroic men and women of the United States military.
The resolutions that your group has passed have insulted all U.S. Marines throughout our country and around the world.

Disgrace thy name is Berkeley.

Don Gallerani

My only comment is that the Federal Government should withdraw all finanical aid to the city of Berkerly. These out of control anti American lunes will only understand Americas’ disgust with them is when the funds stop flowing into their city!!

These people in Berkely make me sick; now it is time we make them sick. Stop the money NOW!!

Your anti American position is an embarrassment. Your equivocation reveals the phoniness of your notion of free speech. Your behavior during a time of war is seditious and you and your pink friends are aiding and abetting enemies of our country. You are letting your socialist opinions taint your obligation as an elected official. Shame on you and your treasonous conspirators.
Michael Mattson
Waxhaw, NC

Mayor Bates you are nothing more than a coward and a traitor. These men who volunteer in the armed services are the next greatest generation. You on the other hand are an embarrassment to your office, city, state and country.

If you don’t stand behind our troops, please stand in front of them!

The mayor and people of Berkeley California should be ashamed of themselves they should only know what it was like to lose dozens of friends who were very close during the attacks of 9/11 . The Marines and our armed forces are preventing that from happening again each and every day and are owed our gratitude . All federal money should be cut off from this disgrace of a city and let it survive on it’s own if it wishes as is their right but they don’t deserve my tax dollars and they certainly don’t deserve to live in this country . Sincerly , Gary DeBiase L109 F.D.N.Y.

Debbie Lee,

My condolences to you and your family.

Your son will never be forgotten, not for the way he died, but for the way he lived, a S.E.A.L., a hero!

I agree all Federal funds should be cut off for Berkely……………..

Mayor, I would think that you would be so appreciative of all of your rights and freedoms that have been preserved for you and all Americans by our Military Men and Women that you would put out a red carpet for them, not abuse them by denying them their rights to American facilities. May God have patience and understanding of you.

Berserkely? Seems time for a treason prosecution, don’t you think?

Give the so-called “Bay Area” to Mexico. Mexico wants to rescind the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, OK rescind the part of it that includes Berkeley and the other treasonous towns and people in that area. I am from the real “Bay Area”, Chesapeake Bay.
btw, Mexico can have Ohio too.

Mayor and City Council,

I’ve lived in the East Bay for 60 years and watched all the hystrionics in Berzerkly over the years. The city has claimed a history of fighting for free speech and diversity, but evidenly only certain selected speech and opinion. You have become the facist culture you claim to despise. You “support the troops but not the war?” What crap! You should be ashamed of yourselves. I’m sure that most Americans are.

Jeff Cook

Mayor

Your freedom to act like a twit came from the barrel of a gun, held by someone in the US Military.

Chauncey

I am a former resident of California, moved away with husband in Army. I have a son returning this week from a tour in Iraq and I am very proud of my son for honorably serving his country in another country and my husband for honorably serving his country stateside. As a native of California, I have been appalled by the people of Berkeley with their working to keep the Marines and /or Military out of their city. I would have believed with all of the violence and bloodshed in their community during the Viet Nam war they would have learned a lesson. Our soldiers that they protest against and rally against are what keep them having the freedom for their protesting by protecting this country. If this community does not want to support their military then I, as a tax payer, believe we should revoke all federal fundings from the community, college and other such entities that currently do and are thinking about turning their backs on our country in such a manner. I have said it before, am saying it now and will probably say it in the future. If you cannot believe in this country then we do not want you here. Leave, find a country you believe in and see if you can do such things in that country and get away with it. You are Un-American and should not live in America. I believe in this country and stand loyal to The United States of America. I stand beside and behind our soldiers, one and all. May God always bless this our soldiers, past, present and future, and may True Americans support them with Pride and Honor.

The loss of federal funds to the Marxist capitol of America is a good start. I think the mayor of code pink town should be forced to reseign before federal funds are returned. Elected officials like those in Berkeley are the reason America needs term limits on every elected position local, state or federal. I fully support Senator DeMint’s Semper Fi act. Maybe the good guys can win this fight against the left wing liberal anti-American manifesto. GOD HELP AMERICA SHE IS VERY SICK.

Berkeley will get a free speech refresher course this week. Too often the aging hippies who idolize free speech think that it means them causing trouble with impunity and too often they’re right. This week, MAF will bring a little equality to the public discussion in Berkeley and remind the locals that no one owns the democratic process.

That will feel funny at first, but it’s good for you.

The mayor looks so cute in little girlie pink, how enlighten he must be.
I think the action to take away the 2 million dollars of federal money from Berkley and give it to the Marines is a great move. It’s amazing how much pseudo communists love the buck, while overlooking the sacrifices that gave it its value in the first place.

Peace through strength.
God Bless America and protect our Arm Forces.

Bill Dukas

I think it is time for the surrounding county to install inbound road blocks to Berkeley. If there is a subversive entity amongst us -we must protect and inform. there may be a possible terrorist build up in that town and the town fears the revolutionaries will be found out.

Road blocks can be set up on county property outside of city property. Americans need to know who are entering this burg-friend of foe.

In the sixties they yelled, “BETTER RED THAN DEAD’. nOW THEY YELL, “BETTER TOWEL HEAD THAN DEAD”.
P.S. I am a Viet Nam Vet who hates war. But I love freedom more. I have had three children serve in a war zone. I am very proud.

Monte Sharpe
“66-”67

The Lord rebuke you, mayor, the city council, and Code Pink.

I am so sick of this POS city that I just refused to go there for a meeting with a gropu of clients. If they want me to speak at their event they will have to move it outside of thet worthless area. I will do nothing to siupport that city.
I hate my tax dollars going to anything that helps anybody in Berkly.

A copy of my letter text to Senators Feinstein, Boxer, and my Congressional District representative:

Dear Senator/Representative xxxxx:

As a constituent and business owner, I most strongly urge you to support The Semper Fi Act of 2008.

Six US senators and an Orange County California representative are introducing companion bills called the Semper Fi Act of 2008 that takes away $2 million, including funds from UC Berkeley and a local foundation that provides lunches to the Berkeley Unified School District. Additionally, the bills seek to take away $243,000 from the Chez Panisse Foundation, which provides school lunches for Berkeley public schools, and $975,000 from UC Berkeley’s Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service to create an endowment and catalogue of papers of Rep. Robert Matsui. The bills would also seek to remove other earmarks, including nearly $1 million for a new ferry service and funds for public safety.

These actions serve as appropriate notice and response/retaliation to the uproar over an anti-Marine Corps policy by the Berkeley, California City Council vote telling the U.S. Marines their recruiting station is not welcome in the city.

Thank you for your kind attention to this urgent matter. I’m strongly advocating for your aggressive support.

Please let me know what you intend to do on this issue.

Sincerely,

The Lord rebuke you, mayor, city council, and Code Pink.

Hello Berkeley City Council
I hope that you will change your position. It is our Military who ever since the founding of our country that gives us all the right to have different political viewpoints about our governments and everything else that affects our lives here in America. Like many Americans and people around the world we all hope for the day that humans will not go to war anymore. However this war on Terror is very different.
My daughter served in the Army and my son n law is not back in Iraq on his second deployment while he leaves my daughter and two grand babies back home. They are in Iraq working with the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police to root out the killers who think nothing of blowing themselves up and taking with them innocent men, women and children.
I have been to Iraq three times now interviewing our military, civilians and Iraqis.
The Freedom of Speech and Expression protects you and all of us including our Marines who are giving those who are interested in serving their country an opportunity to join from right in the communities.
I beseech you as an American citizen to change your policy.
Bob Calvert, Host
http://www.talkingwithheroes.com

Get me some popcorn and pull up a chair. This is one fight I don’t want to miss. More here: http://holycoast.blogspot.com/2008/02/berkeley-showdown.html

Dear Mayor Bates,
I am curious if the marines would be welcome in Berkley if your city was attacked by terrorists and the police were over whelmed?
But that is silly. Why would the terrorists attack a city that supports them?
Jorgen in Sacramento.

One more comment, there are many of us here in CA that hate Berkly as much as you back east do. We are not all bad but I understand how you feel about Berkly and partsd of the bay area. So many of us agree with you on that.

Let’s take a vote: “Raise your virtual hand if you’re willing to trade members of the Berkeley City Council and Code Pink for individuals living in another country, perhaps Mexico, who want to become American citizens the legal way. It’s unanymous! Most Americans would rather have people living here who appreciate what the USA is all about instead of being ungrateful for what they have. Shame on Berkeley!” — Bob McCarty

Mayor,

You say you wore the uniform of our military at some time in your life. You are a disgrace to the uniform and to the oath that you swore. I sincerely hope that your city is bankrupted you and your communist loving traitors are tried for treason, aiding and abetting the enemy … oh I forgot, y’all ARE the enemy to America.

I am a supporter of the Marines in Berkeley. The total lack of respect shown by the City Council , – elected officials, yet, is a disgrace. Code Pink is merely a tool used by this council to harrass and embarrass. However, I and many others will take their actions into account when we pass this area on to more welcoming venues. Sincerely Sharon Kilbourn, Chehalis, Washington

Your actions against the Marines and America in general are nothing less than treason. You have abused the rights of free speech that is provided by our Military. I support all Legal actions available against you and the City you represent. The denial of Federal funds, even if made permanent, is not nearly enough. When I saw the Video’s of Code Pink forcefully blocking anyone entering the Marine Recruiter Office my first thought was that you looked like a bunch of immature bullies. I then realized that you and your Police were provoking a physical response for the world to see. Your ignorant efforts failed. Looking at you and the Code Pink idiots, I now realize that you are ruminants of the 60’s & 70’s dope and free love hippie crowd. Proof positive how dope destroys your mind. When I think that a large portion of California is populated by your offspring, I find myself reconsidering my stance against abortion. It is my hope that the fair minded people of Berkeley will rise up and clean house of your ilk before it’s too late to recoup any dignity.

Mayor Bates, Code Pink Members and any other despicable people who have the nerve to call themselves Americans (or maybe you don’t).

We have Grandson in the Military. He has served two times in Iraq and has asked to go again. He is a God fearing, Freedom loving person who cares about this country and protecting it and even people like you.

If you people get your way it will not be long before the terriorist will be in control here and then you won’t have time or be able to bash our Marines, the war or this wonderful Country.

Berkeley is an example of twisted liberal logic. They have the right to abuse freedom of speech because of the brave men and women who protect that right. They are like ungrateful children who later resent their parents for providing for them. I would support complete withdrawal of all federal funds from Berkeley including UC Berkeley. If you are receiving funds from the federal government you have no right to deny freedom of speech or freedom to operate to government agencies including the military.

Everyone before me have as a group presented my feelings. BERSERKLY has been this way for
decades. I remember some of the speakers at their “free speech” place from the late 1940′
They won’t even let their fire fighters fly an AMERICAN FLAG on their vehicles. Nothing they
do surprises me. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR ABUSING YOUR RIGHTS PROTECTED BY THE
MILITARY YOU HATE. SHAME SHAME SHAME Posted by a former USNAVY FLIGHT OFFICER.

I am appalled at the City Council of Berkeley.

I just visited their web page trying to find out what they are all about. It seems they talk a good story. One example is their Public Commons for Everyone Initiative.

This is quoted from their official web page

“The Public Commons for Everyone Initiative (PCEI) seeks to improve our City’s common areas for everyone who lives in, works in, and visits Berkeley. Our parks, libraries, schools, cultural venues, and commercial districts are important gathering places for everyone, and the City wants to ensure that everyone feels welcome and safe.”

I don’t see anything in that statement of purpose of the PCEI that excludes United States Marines. I don’t see anything that tries to exclude anyone from Berkeley. They give lip service (via their web page) to welcoming everyone!

Perhaps the fine city council of Berkeley needs to take a review class on the Constitution of the United States of America.

Homer Hazel
Former Marine

Mr. Mayor – So, the Marines are “unwelcome intruders” in Berkeley. I suppose in the near future will include ALL branches of military service recruiters.
So, let’s cut to the chase – we will remove ALL military recruiters, bases, posts, Naval Air Stations, Air Force Bases, Camps from California.
Oh and that big sucking sound you hear AFTER all the military has left will be LOCAL BUSINESSES CLOSING DUE TO THE MILITARY MOVING OUT.
Be careful what you wish for Mr. Mayor – YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT.

As a 30 year retiree from the U. S. Navy, I was and am disgusted by the actions of the Berkeley Mayor and City Council. I had trouble with their “type” when I returned from Vietnam in 1970, and they continue with their looney ways. Following is a copy of the e-mail I sent the Mayor and the City Council when I learned of their perfidy in the case of the U. S. Marine Corps.
“I am deeply saddened that the City of Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement and defender of diversity, has decided that it has no room in its midst for the United States Marine Corps. How sad that you have become what you abhor — a tyrannical, fascist government allowing in your boundaries only those who fit your profile of “good” people. I guess Berkeley is not so “diverse” after all. Perverse might better describe that city and its denizens.”
One further note: The Marines must be doing good business in Berkeley, otherwise they would probably shut down the Recruiting Station themselves. There are obviously some patriotic men and women who live in the Berkeley Area who want to help defend their country and their fellow citizens. They should have the chance to do so.

To the Mayor and City Council,
My father, my son and I have defended our country on the battlefield and we are proud of our service. We fought without reservation so that all citizens of the United States could have the freedom to express themselves as you all have.

However, it is my feeling that when legislation, rules and laws are put into place against any lawful government agency such as the military; your city, county or state should be denied any federal money of any kind for whatever reason.

Countless of servicemen and women have given their lives on the battlefield so that you may have the right to make these decisions, but you should not be rewarded financially.

One question that comes to mind. If your city were to be threatened or attacked, who are you going to call on to protect you? Code Pink? Your Brave citizens of your city?

If soldiers refused to come to your aid I can bet with absolute certainty that you and your community would be screaming because of your rights to be defended under the constitution.

Jess Medina, Sr.

The Left is a queer lot,
Not happy with what they got;
Damn the military for peace,
And double damn the police;
But scream for their help in a tight spot.

“Peoples Republic of Berkley” – This is about what I would expect from a bunch of fascist that sit on the Berkley city council. You appall me! Let me put it to you this way, if you don’t like the freedoms our military have provided you, you certainly have the right to leave! I will personally donate a large some for a one way ticket for each council member to China, Cuba or any other socialist/communist country of your choosing, just let me know when you wish to leave! As a local Bay Area resident, I will be sure to boycott the City of Berkley in all ways possible! I have also demanded that my Senators and Congressmen take action to remove all Federal funding to the city of Berkley!

It’s bad enough to cower at home and allow better men to do your fighting for you. But to actively seek to deny them their right to recruit other brave young people to join their ranks is truly despicable.

Whatever may be said of the decision to go into Iraq in the first place, we are there now. Let me repeat that: WE are there now. Our elected representative voted on it. Our military needs and deserves our support.

The mayor and his council will happily enjoy the fruits of this nation’s liberty. Will they also summon enough courage to help our defenders protect that liberty?

Mr. mayor, go live in Bosnia for a few months and see how much you would value our military.

Ever since the Viet Nam War, a significant number of people have grown to distrust American leaders and hate the military. This now constitutes the leadership of the Democrat Party…with some stunning exceptions. This is also an historical legacy of some Americans’ partnership with Communism, starting in the early 19th Century. During that time, Communism and anti-American ideals seemed to make sense to those who believed that was the best approach to obtain “justice for workers.”

It turned out to be incredibly naive, as some leftists who visited Russia when Stalin was there…eventually learned. They came back and quit the “peace movement” and other socialist movements.

While I am prepared to admit that some actions by our Government have been excessive, regarding the Iraq War, I am NOT willing to admit that this was a bad idea…even if executed poorly, up to Gen Patreaus.

There WERE WMD’s discovered: Their names were Odai and Qusai Hussein. The Iraq War was justified if only on the basis of getting rid of those psychopaths.

I know I will never convince anti-war activists that the Iraq and Afghanistan War were necessary. I will not try. However, I believe that your arguments are extraordinarily naive and that you lack true understanding of the threat against our Western Culture by Islamic Fascism and those who aid it.

For myself, I will not patronize or supply any personal business to ANY business in Berkely, and encourage others to do the same. I do this with regret, but I cannot honestly support those who put your leaders into office.

sanjosemike

These actions on the part of the City Council of Berkeley and Oakland of late have finally cemented a very disappointing fact in my mind and that is that I am totally ASHAMED to be from there, as I am sure my Mother and my Grandmother before her would also be. What you are saying and doing is absolutely abhorent and counter-productive to a free society. My Mother went to Clairmont High in Oakland and my Grandmother lived in the Berkeley-Oakland area for over 50 years. My Grandfather was one of the Curators at Berkeley UC in the History Dept., and I am totally throw-up sick to even say that they were important in the growth and education of/in those places.

I am giving my support to Senator DeMint in any way I can to make sure that the Government doesn’t support any of Berkeley’s businesses and Government Agencies or Contracts. Shame on your City Council and all the people that are helping you to subvert freedom in this Country that is filled with families of Marines and other Military Service personnel that have put their lives and futures on the line for your ability to have that freedom that you are blatently stepping on right now. May you reap all that you have sown in bad will, negative City influence, negative money in your coffers and loss of visitors to your area.

Claudia VanLydegraf, an ex-resident who is totally ashamed of having ever even gone to school there, also the ex-wife of a Marine who proudly served his country in the Phillippines.

Mr. Bates you are a Nazi. You have no business in this country and I ask that you leave it as soon as you are able. You and your entire city are a bunch of chicken shit cowards, not fit to breathe the same air as out troops and their families. I owned and sold a business in your town because I could not stomach the hypocracy of every day seeing how you and your efite elite treated the mentally ill and dispossessed in the name of lieral/socailist compassion. Should anyone desire to see how big the heart of all berkleyites simply take a drive down any of their streets and see, like San Francisco what liberalism and socialism are all about. Nazi’s plain and simple.

I cannot even begin to express my outrage at the City Counsel of Berkeley and the Mayor for taking these actions against the Marines. I don’t really care if you are against the war, that is your right. But to call our Marines and military men and women “traitors” and “liars”, and that they are “not welcome” in Berkeley is beyond belief. Our service men and women deserve HONOR and RESPECT! They are putting their lives on the line each and every day to protect our freedoms and our way of life.

I can’t believe that people like this are at the helm of city government in the United States. These people represent an entire city of hundreds of thousands of people, yet they express their personal bias and hatred for our military, and the views of a few wacko’s, and make it a city ordinance? It’s shameful.

I have written the Govenor, my Senators and Congressman, and the President to urge them to withdraw all Federal funding from the City of Berkeley. These extremists don’t deserve a dime of federal funds until each and everyone of them publicly apologizes to the Marines and all members of our military.

God Bless our troops! God Bless America!

Respectfully,

D. Hildenbrand

COUNCILMAN PAUL V. MORRIS
1 Alvarado Square, San Pablo, California 94806
Telephone: (510) 235-6612 Fax:: (510) 235-0900 e-mail: mayorpaulmorris@sbcglobal.net

February 8, 2008

Mayor Tom Bates
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Sreet
Berleley, CA 94704

Mayor Bates & Members of Berkeley City Council:

The profound and blatant display of abuse in your position as Mayor, and by your City Council members as community leaders appalls me. What an astonishingly negative example you have set for our young people, when others in more stable communities spend a great deal of time and thousands of dollars keeping them on the right track.

What a message you send to our brave men and women who volunteer to protect us from our enemies. Men and women who put their very lives on the line so everyone can enjoy the freedoms they enjoy today, – so you can spout this crap about our Marine Corps being “intruders” and unwelcome in your city.

What a message you send to our enemies!

What possesses you, Mayor Bates, to vehemently denounce our military when you yourself served in the armed forces? Or was that just because you had to serve?

Is Councilman Anderson still bitter about being thrown out of the Marine Corp. for his improprieties?

What a message to send, that abuse of public funds is O.K. in protecting the new government of Berkeley, Code Pink; a free parking space in front of the Marine Corps. office, free permits to promote their obscene agenda, and this is the worst – police protection. These are the same officers who swore to serve and protect your citizens.

What a cruel joke, You are a national joke.

Mayor Bates, your message was quite clear, and now you try to back-pedal and tell lies about what your message really was. You intended to abuse of your position, your abuse of public funds and public trust, allowing an insane radical organization, Code Pink, to take over your city to disrupt innocent people’s lives – all these put together are grounds for recall.

I believe the voting citizens of Berkeley deserve better, they need to think long and hard about what kind of people they want in the seats you occupy to set policy for your city, Your voters need to think about recalling you all.

The federal government needs to follow through with withholding funding to your city until such time that there are responsible leaders at the helm.

Business people need to think about in what kind of city they are investing, and to pull major projects now on the drawing board.

What are you people thinking? Are you thinking at all? Some council members now feel shame for their vote – well, they should have thought about that before they voted to support that violent, disruptive group, Code Pink, and to disrespect our troops and our veterans. Whatever happened to Berkeley as a “City of Tolerance”?

You have no shame.

I am ashamed to call you a neighbor.

What you are doing is tantamount to pure and utter anarchy. You are weak to pander to these crazy pink people. When will you all grow up?

This is not the sixties when you can get away with sitting around the Haight or Telegraph Avenue smoking strange tobacco – this is 2008 when you now need to be sensible, to “do the right thing”, and make a sincere public apology to our wonderful Marines, the citizens of your city and the American people for your “sixties moment” and your anti-American rhetoric. Try to become the responsible people you were elected to be.

There Marines are not the problem here, you are, the pinkos are.

Think long and hard on that.

God Bless.

Paul V. Morris
Councilman, City of San Pablo

This message is not necessarily the opinion of the City of San Pablo, the Mayor and City Council.

Words cannot express the anger that I have towards this goup of ungrateful, unappreciative people. I am sorrowful that any human being could live in thegreatest country in recorded history and denegrate the brave troops that keep us safe and properous. Our troops protect them to be stupid, yet if they were in Pakistan ( or a like country) they would certainly be punished.

The saddest fact is that groups like this may some day bring this great nation to a fall. Our tolerance and publication of such America haters has already weakend our country and turned the arguments away from what is important and towards that which is ridiculous.

The second sad fact is that our news organizations love to promote this behaviour. Where are the articles on good Americans and the success of Iraq as well as like situations. Sadly those of you in the news media are as much to blame as they are.

I would like them to name one country in all of history that has produced such great things as our achievements such as science, health care and wealth to the extent that America has.

I just dont understand why they just don’t move to another country and leave us all alone to prosper and raise the next great generation.

jim hamel

Despicable! Tell them for me to leave,not only Ca. but, Amerca! Words can’t describe how disgusting all of those idiots are to me! Marines and all our servicemen are real men and women, they are like rodents to all of society!…Ann Hannibal

The time has come to renounce my native city. Leaders of Berkeley (and I use the term ‘leaders’ loosely), you have gone so too far in your despicable treatment of the Marines, to whom we all owe such a debt of gratitude, and who are so to be admired for their courage and patriotism. You are an embarrassment; your actions are disgusting, and I have absolutely no respect for any of you.

Sorry Mayor, the true Barbarians are the citizens of Berkley….

To the mayor and counsel members of Berkeley.

It is appalling to quote many. What you people are trying to do is personally nauseating. I live in California and the things we see happen in this state are mostly appalling. It is no wonder that the rest of our great country looks this direction and laughs. They also sneer because things here are just repulsive. This state does not represent any of what our founding fathers set up, let alone died for to see that those who came after would have a free and GODLY heritage. Soldiers have been laying their lives on the line since the first pilgrims set foot on this soil and now to say that they are unwelcome invaders is pure garbage. It is true that many of the people in this state are unthankful. But not all.

Would Berkely rather have a plane crash into their beloved city? How about alQuaida come and visit personally. The way this country is disarming it’s surprising that he hasn’t already shown up. It’s foolish to disarm and worse to turn our aggressions toward our own military forces who are serving to protect us from insane maniacs like alQuaida.

My husband is in the bay area today and he is an ex-marine officer who worked his way up from an enlisted man. He will be attending this rally along with the multitudes of others I pray can make it.

Your actions toward our military and our country are disgraceful. I hope that the government takes away all of its funding to Berkeley.

Your are all ignorant people. I respect and honor our military and thank God that they are there to protect us from enemies who would see us all dead before they were satisfied. You should all leave this country and go live in Canada.

Shame on you, Mayor, and all you city council members.

As a Berkeley resident for almost a decade, I am agast that the City Council would take these kinds of actions – I understand their concern with the war, but how on earth do you think that trying to evict the Marines who have a long history of protecting our nation and our /your 1st amendment rights will do anything to positively impact withdrawal from the war??? As far as I can tell, all we’ve seen is negative publicity and a negative impact on bunesses in Berkeley. My daughter who as a senior in high school is studying political science was shocked to see the video where the rights of individuals who want to talk to the Marine recruiters were being taken away. Where is the Berkeley police department? This was not clearly thought through and I’m afraid significant damage has been done. Most of my friends are very “liberal” (granted I’m one of the city’s token Republicans), but I have YET to find anyone who agrees with the action of our City Council. Who are you all representing by the way?
Nancy Pullen

It’s the Mayor Bates and types like him that cause me embarrassment to admit I am part of the post war baby boom generation. Most normal folks have gotten wiser with age rather than becoming socialists with anti American, anti patriotic values as Mayor Bates and the Berkeley city council have demonstrated. Please code pink give Mayor Bates a pink tutu to wear with that sweet hat he has on.

Who do these yellow-bellies think defends their right to bash the military? CODE PINK? Maybe Berkeley would like to move enmass out of this country since we are so decadent. I’ll help defray the cost!!!

Mayor Bates, I’m deeply troubled by Berkeley’s confused attempts to smear and slander our national government as a fascist police state and to tar and libel our honorable soldiers as murderers, and if there is any difference between Berkeley’s actions and those that can be considered treason, then they escape me entirely.

I have no idea why local politicians would feel the need to attempt to insert themselves into national politics, but I sincerely hope that you and your fellow socialist backsliders in America’s most hated city will come to your senses and depart.

Paul Tozour
Austin, TX

A shame..But when and if the town of burkley needs the Marines or any branch of the military for protection, help in case of a disaster, or anything else, you can be sure they will be the first to call for that help, and the Marines, or any other branch of the military, will be there to help.
I do understand the mayor issued an apology, but I have to think it was superficial, and not from the heart. Very likely he had his fingers crossed.
The actions of the city council there and the mayor are a total disgrace. I’d be ashamed to be a citizen of burkley..And I have read that most of the public there are.
Maybe the mayor, the council and all the pinko bunch would be happier if they moved to the homeland of the enemies of the United States of America.

The Berkeley City Council members are a disgrace, and the Mayor a traitor. All Federal funds should be cut off immediately for their actions against the US Marines Recruiting Center. The Berkeley clowns, along with the terrorists, are the true enemies of all Americans.

Mayor Bates,
Shame on you and your City Councl. Why is it always OK for you to coddle Code Pink, bash the US Military, do nothing but support the loonatics living in the oak trees behind UC Berkeley, take the radical path every time you have a choice. Then you take all of the cookies off of Uncle Sam’s plate and spit in his eye every chance you get.

Why do you proclaim freedom, be yourself, celebrate diversity, live and let live, but hate my actions because I target shoot and taught my son to safely shoot pistols and rifles when he was 8 years old. The Horror, Code pinko. Child abuse! My son and I live low impact and greener than you or your residents ever will (and he didn’t shoot his eye out yet).

Why do you and your radical pals hate me for flying an American flag at my front door? I CHOOSE to do so for people like Marc Allen Lee who bled so you can have lunacy reign in your Council Meetings. Why do you hate me for supporting our troops no matter where they are. Blind Berkeley Tradition? Perhaps you never had to work in a foreign land doing your job, getting little thanks, not knowing when you will ever come home. I did.

Despite your pink think, I do not blindly support everything the US government and military does. Nothing is clearly black and white. But what is better, something that is 80% good or 80% bad? Didn’t you learn anything from Yin and Yang? Question Authority. I question yours.

You have my full blessing to operate your City any way you see fit. Just DO NOT accept Federal Funds and use money that came out of my meager income to support your City’s radical ideas.
Wall in your City in like Troy, post a larger “Berkeley is a Nuclear Free Zone” sign on the front gate. Abolish your police. Do all the drugs you want. Express yourselves. Just don’t do it on my dime.

Is Berkeley nuts? Don’t ask, don’t tell.

Kim from Pleasant Hill, see you tomorrow.

Dear “Mayor” of Berkley,

It is easy to assume you are reading this in English.
Had it not been for the Marines and the other men and women of our military, you would most certainly be reading in Japanese now.
It is very disturbing that someone of your stature could stoop to such a drastic level. As an elected official, you are a local representative of our American government, like it or not. As so, you are now in dereliction of your duties and in opposition to your oath of office by standing against an entity of the Federal Government. That constitutes treason and you should be brought up on charges for your part in this mess and punished accordingly.
Secondly, you should be ashamed of the way you and your community have slandered the American service personnel who have placed their lives on the line to protect you. Just what ARE you mixing in the water there? If you cannot stand with our Troops, then by all means, go stand in front of them. Maybe you could lead a mass exodus of like minded people to a more hospitable anti-American environment…like Venezuela.

I want it made clear: THAT IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS DO THE THOUGHTS AND IDEALS OF THOSE IN BERKELEY REFLECT THE WHOLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA! I MYSELF AND OTHERS LIKE ME HAVE FOUGHT AND WERE WILLING TO GIVE OUR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOMS THOSE OF CODE PINK TAKE SO LIGHTLY.

I CHOSE TO WEAR THE UNIFORM OF A US MARINE AND MY BODY BARES THE SCARS AND I JUST HAPPEN TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, JUST LIKE THE REST OF US WHO RETIRED HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE MARINES STILL STATIONED HERE.

AS FOR THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF YOU SELF PROCLAIMED COMMUNIST, GO HOME. I’M SURE YOU WILL BE WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS.

TO ALL MY BROTHERS OUT THERE WHO WERE WILLING TO SHED A LITTLE BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS IN THE DESERTS & JUNGLES, THANK YOU AND SEMPER FI!

E.D. SIACA

The very thought that this city gets support from my tax payments makes me squirm in frustration. These treasonous, “progressive” idiots should be tried and incarcerated for their CRIMES against our country during a time of war. But when our Speaker of the House and other members of Congress (Harry Reid, Nancy Palosi, Ted Kennedy,Etc.) trumpet the same style tripe over and over it empowers morons like Mayor Bates and his minions to behave the way they do. It all starts at the top and that is where we have to push back against these ungrateful people. Start by voting them out of office and take away their bully pulpit. They aren’t fit to walk the same streets as our Service men and they sure as heck aren’t worthy of leadership positions.

Lots have you have left eloquent responses to the leftist tactics of Berkly officials. After reading this I cannot be so PC (Politically Correct) so I will refrain from writing anything more than to say that I support our Military !

When I see yellow ribbons I yearn for the day when Liberals and Conservatives will come home to a past better time when we praised and honored soldiers for standing firm against the evil actions committed by suicide bombers.

Questioning our Government is a sacred right we all have yet we also have an obligation to World Peace to do our dissenting in a responsible way that does not embolden those who choose evil actions.

Chaining protesters across the doorway of a needed recruiting office is a violation of safety and sends a message to those who use mentally challenged women as human bombs that Americans are tired of the fight, that Americans don’t care. These pink protesters do not speak for me! I do care!

I care and stand in support of our soldiers who live in danger, fighting against evil actions on a daily basis. Our soldiers fight for a better life of children in Afghanistan and Iraq. Generations lifted from oppression have always become good neighbors and friends of Americans. The City of Berkeley has become a circus and a national embarrassment!

Mr. Mayor,

As a 3rd generation US Army veteran, I find your actions, and those of the City of Berkely’s City Council to be misguided, despicable, and possibly traitorous. If you wanted to send a message to the President and his administration, there were many more genuine and appropriate vehicles. Even so, you chose to take the intolerant and disrespectful approach that you did.

To further demonstrate your cowardice and lack of character, you backed off your stance when it became apparent that the federal government might withold funding to your city.

As a citizen, I’m of the opinion that you don’t deserve the freedom to speak against our military and this administration.

As a former officer, I am proud that I defended your rights. I pray that you some day have the opportunity to view life from the moral high ground.

An open comment to the Mayor and Berkely City Council: Your actions are now surprising to me knowing the long standing anti-military leanings of the city and it’s “government”. While your actions were not surprising they are still outrageous, disgusting and a deliberate slap in the face to the United States Marine Corps! The Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard are actively protecting YOUR FREEDOM. Go ahead and put on your “Code Pink Hat” (It becomes you Mr Mayor!) and join the other spineless America-Hating protestors while the rest of us stand up and protect the America we love! We’ll gladly put OUR LIVES on the line to protect America and your right to be spineless pink hat wearing wimps. I support the good Senator from South Carolina and his “Semper Fi Act of 2008″ and I encourage everyone else to do so as well.
IF YOU CAN’T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS – THE STAND IN FRONT OF THEM!
Steve Herberth, MSgt USAF (Retired) 24 years active duty defending MY America! (Oh yes, I remember the anti-war protests of the 60’s in Berkely .. things haven’t “improved” there at all!)

Our Father in Heaven has raised this mighty Republic to be a home for the brave and to flourish as the land of the free-not to stagnate in the land of collectivism, diversity, liberalism, Islamic Radicals, and we should take advantage of this time of freedom to nourish our men in uniform into a holy manner and treated with respect and honor due them.

I and others are fed up with the constant barrage on the just and good cause that provides them freedoms.

The council of Berkley is attacking freedom. Our people and growing number of our leaders have followed false teachings and prophets. We must, and we shall, move to proven ways of truth.

The freedoms that we have and the freedoms we continue to fight and Die for, we have, not because of celebrities or elites. The freedoms are because of ordinary people who did extraordinary things guided by the hand of GOD.

Berkeley is nothing a good earthquake wouldn’t fix!

An act of sedition took place, now it is time for Senators Finestine and Boxer to show whether they are Patriotic Americans or pinko supporters.

Possibly Berkley would like to secede from the United States, you are more than willing to accept the benefits of life in this country, but seem to have a problem with the responsibilities. They are both part of citizenship, either accept them or move on.

The actions of the Berkeley city council and of Code Pink are unthinkable, especially during a time of war in this country. They should keep in mind that the very freedom they are now abusing was purchased with the blood of U.S. Marines and the other branches of the American military.

Regardless of their personal views regarding our military and specifically regarding the Iraqi War or President Bush, it is traitorous for them not to allow the U.S. military to operate in Berkeley just as they do anywhere else in the U.S.

I fully support suspension of federal aid if they proceed with this move to ban the Marine’s from Berkeley.

There are just too many people in this country who want the benefits of freedom without the slightest comprehension of the price.

I am proud to be part of the America that is willing to fight for Freedom for its own people and willing to sacrifice the best that it has to bring the gift of Freedom to others.

I am ashamed to be part of the America that has people so selfish that they want the gift of Freedom only for themselves while denying it to others.

Berkeley has always been a hot bed of leftist ideas.
Now they have outdone themselves and shown to the rest of America what they really are.
Red diaper doper babies and a bunch of clowns. But no one is laughing.
They never will understand that freedom has a price.

Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council:

Remember that by dishonoring the military, you dishonor those that have died to give you the right to act as you do in a country that believes in the First Amendment still. Try pulling this in another country and you may not find it so popular, especially if it is a military dicatorship.

Because we live in a (somewhat) free country, it will be people like you that continue to make it less free and more socialist.

Cheers!

Anne Lee

P.S. By the way, I am deeply sadden that many had to honorably die so you could be this dishonorable.

Mayor,
I am simply appalled at the behavior coming out of Berkeley. The fact that you so flagrantly support it -and are as biased in the cause as you are- makes me shake my head even more. You should be ashamed.

You -and the citizens of Berkeley- remind me of delinquent, spoiled teenagers, thumbing their noses at anything/everything that resembles what is good or true- or dignified about this country. It is well past time that you paid a hefty price for your behavior. The rest of us have had enough of your preposterous posturings.
Please finally realize: the 1960s are over- and have been for a very long time.

We are now fighting one of the most deadly and dangerous enemies we have ever faced- and they mean to kill all of us- even you and your pink -hat- wearing buddies.
The only thing that stands between us and them- them and YOU- is our brave military.
I hope with all my heart that if they ever make it to our shores, Berkeley will be their first stop- and when that happens, I hope our military turns its back on you- as Berkeley has on the military.

Flower Power is dead. Long live this country, and all that it represents and stands for!
Your Pinko days are over and we are standing firm to make certain that this time, you get the message.

Dear Mayor Bates and the City Council of Berkeley, CA: Your position relative to the Marine Recruiting Office in your City is appalling. I suspect many or all of you are too young to remember WW II and the Korean War (in which I served) but you should know that our country is the bullwork to stop and maintain Freedom in this world and our servicemen and women are our representatives in that battle. We are taking the “offense” against the radical Islamists so that we don’t have to fight them here on our soil but we may still have too. Certainly they (the radical Islamists) are encouraged by your City’s actions to date. Being a citizen of the State of California I am embarrased by your actions . Further I don’t know how you or any of the members of the City Council could takean oath of office which includes upholding the Constitution of the United States. The laws of our land require us to uphold the actions of our President and the Congress and they committed us to this fight because they recognized the threat to our safety and security. You can disagree with their decision and in any of the following elections try to get the decision changed but you have no right to actively pursuit a course of action which is detrimental to our country’s chosen course of action. In my opinion, if you do, you are traitors to the United States and should be jailed orhanged as traitors!!!!

It’s a good thing that Berkley is such a well run model community that the city council has time to pass this nonsense right? Berkley, the city of free love for everyone except America and the brave men and women who defend her.

Cut federal funding to the city now. Require Berkeley to fund a new and improved recruiting center before restoring any funding. Just because the game’s on their court doesn’t mean you don’t play hardball.

Mr. Mayor, in all candor I must tell you that I am ashamed of you. Ashamed because you are a representative of an entire community of people. A representative who is willing to bite the hand which feeds him and at the same time not willing to walk a mile in the shoes of those who defend him.

You do a disservice sir to the Marines and the American People. You take for granted a privilege which has not been granted to you. You have taken on a group of individuals whose history is repleat with honorable deeds and exploits.
Where are your honorable deeds?
Where are your exploits?
Whose life have you saved?

I have asked you these questions sir because the group of individuals you are so quick to denounce have, on a regular basis, completed honorable deeds to numerous to mention and exploits to numerous to count; and the lives they have saved are beyond counting.

Mr. Mayor, please think about what it is you are doing in this matter. The United States Marine Corps is quite possibly the most honorable military organization this world has to offer in defense of a people.

V/r
John D. Langdon
Kenosha, WI.

Mayor,

I believe most folks, like myself, realize that radicals make their own rules because corrupt government allows them to violate existing ones. Therein lies the problem. After formally apologizing for your comments and participation in defecating on the honor, traditions and values of a large majority of your countrymen, you should demand that the Berkeley City Council rescind their action toward the Marines and put Code Pink and anyone else who has the audacity to block a business or public building, on notice that they WILL be arrested and prosecuted. The Police Dept owes America, not only an apology for allowing anarchy, but resignations or at least substantial reprimands for those officers who watched and did nothing. Freedom of speech does not absolve us from the consequences of it. Anyone who publically humiliates themselves, or causes themselves to be ostracized because they offended others with their speech cannot complain but must show humility. We can be assured that if some wacko chained himself to the courthouse doors or the doors of the building City Counsil meets in, he would most definately be arrested and jailed or taken to a mental facility for evaluation. This lawless liberal double standard utilized in your city must stop. The whole world is watching, waiting for you to do the right thing. Or get out of the way for a capable citizen to step up and do what you haven’t the will to do.

You are an embarrassment to our country and to yourselves. Our heroes are our military, they are the ones who know the meaning of sacrifice, honor and country!!! God Bless them all!!!!

The Mayor & his Council are a total disgrace. They shoould have all Federal funds taken away from them since the Marines are federal. I have had 2 people serve as Marines since WW2 and I can’t believe any city or town could be doing this. The Pinks are the ones who should be shut down & I don’t want to hear about free speech. They should hide their heads in shame.

I am a combat disabled viet nam veteran. I am deeply saddened and offended by the commune of Berkley anti-american stance on our country and patriots. Many of my comrades died and were maimed to protect the rights, freedom and liberty of the inhabitants of Berkley. You can rest assured that if the Berkley commune ever comes under attack by outside forces that could care less about their freedom, I will not come to their aid. I am positive all of the vets and current military share my disgust that we have fought for intellectual village idiots like those that represent the Berkley commune. Freedom has never been free without sacrafice.

to the Berkeley city council.

I join all those expressing their disapproval and discust at your arrogance to think that you can deny the right of the military to recruit in your community. I have a brother who is a totally disabled Viet Name vet, and you are the same type of people who spat upon his return from honorable service to this country. You are a totally unappreciative bunch. Thank god for the young people who dedicate their lives and sacred honor to defend this country, and keep you free to voice your outrageous opinions. Unfortunately I do not live in Berkeley or I would be heading a recall campaign to remove you all from office.

The Mayor and City Council are legitimate representative of this cesspool of a city. This town is so drugged up that it is still locked in the 60s. The Mayor is a blithering idiot and the City Council members are panderers to the lunatic left.

Next we will see them trying to secede from the Union.

What a load of crap!

Once again I beseech you to drop this act of political indecency towards the young men and won who keep you free. You think your opposition to was entitles you to a voice and I agree – with the opposition to was. These young men and women have volunteered to keep you free so you can do that so stop the attack on them and stop trying to thwart their efforts to keep you free.

Jim McDonald, CWO4 USMC Retired

Mayor Bates,
I want peace in the world just as you do, but if you think the way to have peace is to passify the true war crimmals, you are wrong. Why don’t you pass a resolution telling the terriorist to stop cutting peoples heads off.
The marines have the right to freedom of speech. Why is it the flaming liberal want to silence anyone that disagrees with them?
Our miliary stands between all Americans, even the likes of you, and the bloodthirsty terrorists. If and when your community is ever threatened by terriorists or weather, you will be the first to want help. If I had my way, your town should be off limits for all miliatary personnel permanently.

I am disgusted by the actions of the City Council of Berkeley to force armed forces recruiting out of its city. There is no doubt that due to our courageous troops, including the U.S. Marine Corp that the people of Code Pink and the Berkeley City Council have the right of free speech to say what they want about our armed forces. They also have the right to govern themselves as they wish.

However, those rights extend to all U.S. citizens. We also have the right to rebuke the position of the City of Berkeley and Code Pink. And, we also have the right to demand that Congress pass legislation to eliminate ALL federal funding to cities and states that do not allow armed forces recruiting activities. Further, States that do not prohibit their cities from this type of discriminatory action should also be subject to withholding of federal funding, including funding for the University of California in its entirety.

It is my fervent wish that the City of Berkeley suffers from these decisions. Those of us who do support our troops do not want to provide not one penny to those who do not.

Why are you afraid to let young men and women make their own decisions when it come to join or not join the military?

By removing the recruiting post, you are limiting their options, by restricting free speech.

Strange, that in a city that would allow anything else to go, that is pro-everything ,that you would fear to let people make their own decisions.

I WANT TO THANK JAMIE LEE ! AS FOR BERKLEY AND ITS COUNCIL, I HAVE A LOT TO SAY BUT NONE OF IT IS PRINTABLE !
I AM ASHAMED TO SAY I WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA, BACK WHEN IT WAS THE GARDEN SPOT OF THE NATION.
IF THERE WAS ANY WAY I COULD BE AT THE RALLY TUESDAY , I WOULD BE THERE !!!

To the Mayor and City Council Members of Berkley, It is hard to imagine that any reasonable person would take the actions that you took as a City Council against the United States Marines. I am shocked, dissapointed, and embarassed for you. I urge you to re-think this and resind your action.

Mayor – You are no American; I do not understand how you could have been elected but obviously you should resign and go where you will not be bothered by the Marines – how about Iran? You and the President of that country share the same beliefs about the United States and its patriotic citizens. I hope that the federal government does follow through with withdrawing all funds from Berkley until you and the rest of your non-American traitors are gone.
You and your ilk are the reason my husband and I took our children and moved away from California. There are too many people there who do not have any values, morals, or principles.

Mayor Bates,
It must be the height of ignorance, ingratitude and anti-Americanism to deny free speech rights to the very people who fight and die to give you those rights. I can’t even begin to convey how despicable you people are. You ridiculous, self-indulgent, narcissistic hypocrites profess to be so tolerant. What a joke. What a sad sad joke.

Where does the Berkeley City Council and even the people of Berkeley get off thinking they can push people out of business (Marines or not) if they have not broken a law. To say nothing of violating the constitutional rights of all Americans. This is an afront against basic freedoms and you Mr Mayor and city council persons should live in a country like Russia or Iran where your kind of activity would promptly seal your fate in a prison or worse.

I would like to see all of these protesters have to make it in this country if we were not protected by our military. What a bunch of spoiled, ignorant and ungrateful anarchist’s. If you people don’t like how America is run….please leave immediately, I’ll even help you pack!

With leadership comes responsibility. Clearly both you and the City Council believe you are free from the consequences of failing to uphold your responsibilities. As a taxpayer and free citizen of this great country I urge our Congress and state leaders to with hold, remove and limit your access to state and federal monies until you are in compliance with our laws.
The willingness to circumvent and ignore our laws should be rewarded with recall efforts at the least. You have proved incapable and unwilling to lead with honor and integrity to people of Berkeley.
The failure of the Berkeley Police to protect the rights of free access in order to advance the cause of Code Pink is a clear reflection of your leadership. The Police should also be charged with failure to serve their sworn oath to uphold our laws.
A proud American,
Lisa

I am somewhat surprised by the reaction to Berkley’s position. They don’t want the USMC in their crappy city. Well duh! Is there anyplace totally controlled by a democratic party
regime where the military is sincerely welcome and appreciated. Democrats haven’t been
“loyal opposition” since the early 70s. Most of the democratic party leadership shares the Berkley city coucil of the US Armed Forces. None of this should come as a suprise.
Darrell W. Katz

Dear Mayor and Council Members who voted to oust the Marines from Berkeley,
I am aghast, saddened and sicked by the council’s decision to oust the Marines from Berkeley and give Code Pink the OK to hassle and heckled them.
Why in the world would you want to give aid and confort to our enemies like you have done? Obviously you want other—perhaps all—-of the cities in the USA to take similar pro-terrorists actions.
I served 30 years in the Marines–had four children who entered the various military services–and now have a grandson flying off a carrier in the Persian Gulf on missions over Iraq. To hamper our military efforts is unreasonable.
To be safe here in the USA, we need to show and be strong militarily. Our radical Islamic enemies do not believe in Love and hugs. Instead, they believe in Hate and killing such as was demonstrated in the 9/11 attack against civilians.
I encourage you to reconsider, and revote to change your previous decision.
Sincerely, Bob Gover, Orange, Ca

What a shameful situation!

As someone posted before, you will call our military criminals but will be the first to cry when trouble strikes.
You are the kind of people who are never happy and will find something….anything to complain about and protest.
If you win this battle what will it be next?
Perhaps we shoukld send some troops into Berkley because you are the true terrorists of America!

I dispute the assertion that those in Berkeley who seek to send the Marine recruiters packing are promoting peace. I can tally many places around the world where Marines have established peace. Where exactly have Code Pink and the Berkeley City Council established peace? The Marines cleared the town of Fallujah of terrorists who maintained torture cells, decapitated prisoners, made snuff videos, and left eviscerated victims laying on the street. Where has Code Pink done the equivalent? The Marines are the real peace activists.

Mayor Moron and the Moronville City Council and your Pink Panties–
Thanks for the laughs. I hope you all can laugh when your funds get cut off and you have to fund your pet projects yourself. If your city is ever in need of military support like for an earthquake, you all can call the Mayor of Toledo, Ohio- he has an “IN” with the Marines! NOT. Unfortunately, if you did need help, the U.S. Military would still show up to help you, because they are honor bound. Something that I do not think you all could understand because you have no honor.

Come on Mayor Bates, surrender to the US Marines, you’re already wearing a pink beret.

Are you sure it’s a beret? Or does it expand to become a burqah if you add water?

To Mayor Bates, the Berkeley City Council, and Code Pink~

After watching the CODE PINK blocking of the Marine’s recruiting office entrance on the internet, I am shocked that this is happening in America and that the enemy of America is within its borders!

This is America…where the right to assemble is for ALL Americans. Berkley has always had the reputation of free speech, but now it is gaining the reputation of being fascist, communist, and all-around repressive. You are aiding and abetting the enemies of America…right within our borders!!!

YOU alone can undo this! Please do…

I am praying for God’s wisdom and courage for you.

Maureen Vaccaro

Santa Clarita, CA

In light of the way the City of Berkeley feels about our military and wanting them out of their city, I think we should oblige them. The next time they need the National Guard in an emergency, or heaven forbid another terrorist attack, we can use the military for citizens that appreciate and respect them. Maybe the members of Code Pink will be able to help at that time!

You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

God Bless our country and our military!

Laila Poole

Dear Mayor Bates,

Immediately after 9/11 you showed your true colors by forcing the fire department to remove the flags from their vehicles so as not to upset anyone. Exactly who do you think this was going to offend? Code Pink?

Now you have caved to the immoral minority called Code Pink again and have even given them a parking space in front of the recruiter’s office where they can park their Prius! This is outgrageous and the people of Berkeley should be offended at this special treatment.

The only reason you have the freedom to do what you are doing is because of the sacrifices these heroic men and women of the armed services are making for our country. And this is how you show your thanks? And what about freedom of speech? Do not the recruiters have the right to rent the building; as much as the protestors have the right to picket them on the sidewalk? Or is your definition of free speech to force everyone who disagrees with you to “shut up” and go away?

In the next election I hope YOU go away!

Dear Mayor,
I don’t even want to call you Mr. You are not even worth that. How radical. Shame on you and your so called councillors. Your all puny little nobodies. You should all retire and start reading your history books. I, for one, hope and pray that all government funding EVAPORATES, and quickly! You all don’t even deserve the time and effort that all of us are spending to embarass you, oh no…how could you be embarassed oh you of little intellegence. God bless and protect our wonderful military, especially the Marines. My dad was blown off the USS Franklin and floated for 16 hours burnt in the water, so that we could all have our freedoms. Thank God for the military. God keep them all safe.

I find the actions and attitudes of the Berkeley Mayor and City Council to be un American, treasonous and extremely unfair and ungrateful to the wonderful men and women of the Armed Forces, especially those of the U.S. Marine Corps, who have shown a clear understanding of their duty as citizens and soldiers, and put their lives on the line in many heroic actions in defense of our country, our freedoms, our lives and our children’s futures. By comparison, those who would show them disrespect are guilty of an enormous crime of inhumanity. There is NO rationale that could support or justify their unworthy, deplorable attitudes.

Paul M. Lang
USAF retired

I cannot believe what a bunch of anti-American screwballs are congregated in one area. Too bad the USMC would continue to give you the right to abuse the privelege of stupidity.

It is very disappointing that you would choose to attack those who are willing to put themselves in the path of danger to protect America from those who have sworn to destroy us. Osama bin Laden has declared war to the death, and actions such as yours only encourage these animals to continue what they consider their holy war. Non of us, including you, are safe until their organization is destroyed.

To the Sleepwalking Community in Berkeley:

If you think that the marines are ”uninvited and unwelcome intruders”, then what would you say about those who would show up if those marines were not risking their lives to protect you? You are fundamentally UNSERIOUS (not to mention, ungrateful).

To Real Americans and other defenders of civilization wherever they are:

Not everyone in California is a fool.

Well I guess it’s true!

Berkeley (sometimes known as Bezerkley) has made it official. FREE SPEECH in the bastion of free speech is dead!

You are free to speak in Berkeley as long as you agree with the wackos on the City Council.

Somehow I had an idea that free speech was, indeed that, free speech. GUESS NOT!

I agree totally with Mr. Peterson, who posted earlier, and I couldn’t have said it more eloquently. I only wish I could be there tomorrow to stand with the “real Americans” and help shed some light on this travesty.

G. Langdale
San Clemente, CA.

On April 28, 2007, we lost our grandson, USMC Staff Sgt. William J. Callahan, to a roadside bomb in Iraq. He served our great Country proudly throughout three tours in Iraq. We are very proud of him.
I wish I knew how you, Mayor, and the other hate mongers who have turned Berkeley, CA into an virulent anti-American enclave can sleep at night. Oh, wait, I do know . . .becuase you are being protected by our brave military men and women in who serve their country proudly.
As far as I am concerned you are all traitors and your sick infantile behavior amounts to treason.
I guess the true indication of your amoral, sociopathic mind-set is the fact you have allied yourself with the idiots who call themselves “Code Pink.” Lets see . . . the Code Pink sluts not only dishonor our military but also dishonor every breat cancer victim and survivor by usurping the color pink.
The world and the Country have moved beyond the 60s and 70s. Isn’t is time for you hippies to grow up?
God bless our Marines and God Bless America!

An open comment to the Mayor and Berkely City Council: Your actions are now surprising to me knowing the long standing anti-military leanings of the city and it’s “government”. While your actions were not surprising they are still outrageous, disgusting and a deliberate slap in the face to the United States Marine Corps! The Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard are actively protecting YOUR FREEDOM. Go ahead and put on your “Code Pink Hat” (It becomes you Mr Mayor!) and join the other spineless America-Hating protestors while the rest of us stand up and protect the America we love! We’ll gladly put OUR LIVES on the line to protect America and your right to be spineless pink hat wearing wimps. I support the good Senator from South Carolina and his “Semper Fi Act of 2008″ and I encourage everyone else to do so as well.
IF YOU CAN’T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS – THEN STAND IN FRONT OF THEM!
Roger Bouws US Army -Ret. 3 years active duty defending MY America! (Oh yes, I remember the anti-war protests of the 60’s in Berkely .. things haven’t “improved” there at all!)

I spent over 22 years of my life in service to this country..defending the right of the left wing to be anti American if that was their desire..it is all about the freedom of speech.

That said I am in full support of not only cutting off ALL federal funding to the city but ALL federal funding to students at UC Berkley..which includes no Pell Grants, Federal backed loans, or even GI Bill benefits to students who choose to attend this school.

I believe in Free speech but I was believe that those who exercise it should have to face the consequences…they have the right to speak and the tax payers have a right to cut off their money…and teach them that it just ain’t nice to bite the hand that feeds them. ( I shoot a biting dog…but then dogs do not have the right to free speech.)

The City Council of Berkeley should be ashamed of themselves. Believe me when I say that this group of people would be the first ones to ask for help if a terrorist attack were to take place on their soil. And it would be the “military-which includes the Marines” who would be the ones being asked.

ALL Federal monies should be withheld. Let’s see how they like it if they don’t have the fire or police departments to come to their assistance and if their schools and hospitals don’t get the monies in order to continue.

The 60s are over Berkeley…….grow up!!!!

27 years ago, I raised my hand to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic. This was at the height of the Cold War when the Soviet “Evil Empire” was THE threat to America. 24 years later, I again held up my right hand and swore the same allegiance as a new member of the California Air National Guard, to defend America against the Islamo Facists and anyone else who would do her harm (a job that our brave men and women have performed flawlessly much to the dismay of the “Blame America First” crowd).

It seems now, that despite the valiant effort, of those of us who swore to defend the world from communist aggression, we have failed. the Kremlin has indeed invaded our shores and set up shop in the People’s Republic of Berkeley. Although Berkeley has always been a twisted, morally sick and perverted city, bent on spreading its socialist agenda, I have never really pictured them as being Nazi sympathisers, that is, until now. Code pink is very much like the SA of Hitler’s Germany. They use identical tactics. They march down the streets trampling the rights of others while talking up theirs. They treat those who hold a different view from them, with disdain, disgust and at times they commit violence, all with the backing of the government (in this case, it is the local bund of Berkeley). I keep waiting for the pink clad stormtroopers, with their banners and flags and their well rehearsed anti-American slogans, to start breaking windows and painting their filth on the homes and businesses of those who they feel are “undesireable.” Oops, I forgot, they already have!

Those who forget history ARE doomed to repeat it. Study the history of the Third Reich and you’ll see direct similarities. My parents survived the Nazi occupations of both Norway and Denmark and I’ll be damned if I will not stand up and fight this neo-Nazi aggression. As a consumer, I will start by NEVER going to Berkeley to spend my hard-earned AMERICAN dollars and as a taxpayer, I will urge my congressional representatives to permanently cut any and all federal funding for the city and its Quisling government (don’t know who Quisling was Mr. Mayor, look it up!). I urge all of you to do the same.

I for one, am backing the Marine Corps. Semper Fi!

This is simple…no federal troops (Marines), no federal dollars. See how long they stand up for their ‘ideals’ then!

Mayor Bates,

In the event that in the future Berkeley is unter attack from terrorists or other foriegn invaders, I wonder if the marines would honor your code of barring them from the city at THAT time. Would that give you a different feel about what you are supporting at this time?

I am praying that you come to your senses and do the right thing; support those who make it possible for us to live in a free country.

Mayor Bates – we wrote to you as as soon as we learned of the despicable action by the Berkeley Council and received an arrogant response which was equally despicable. Seldom does one hear of such shameful public action, even in the hotbed of anti-Americanism that exists in the Bay Area. We patriots of Southern California long for the day when our great state will be divided north and south, allowing the opinions and voices of decent Americans to confirm that not everyone in California marches to the likes of Berkeley residents, and that California is not simply a wasteland of aging hippies whose role model is Jane Fonda. Down with the Pinks and up with the Red, White & Blue!

To the City of Berkeley:

If there is one word that I could use to describe your words and actions, it would be “SHAMEFUL”. I have a higher opinion of Benedict Arnold than I do for you people, because at least he was a patriot at one time.

You obviously have no idea what it means to be a Marine. Marines, along with the rest of our military, voluntarily serve and defend the country that they love because that’s what true Patriots do. And they ask for nothing in return, except maybe a simple “Thank You.” But you’ll even deny them that. It takes a very twisted mindset to call our soldiers “Murderers” while at the same time praising abortion doctors as heroes. You claim to “Support The Troops” and then you do something like this. If you had tried this stunt during the Civil War or during WWII, you would’ve been thrown in jail.

Our soldiers deserve to be treated like kings, because they’re better than you. They’ll always be remembered for their sacrifice while you’ll be remembered for nothing (except maybe this fiasco). You have absolutely no concept of history and what you’re doing is borderline treasonable. If you could have your way you would probably build a strip mall in Valley Forge, or a casino in Gettysburg, and call it “Progress.” Do you honestly think someone like George Washington would support this little scheme of yours?

This county has more freedoms than any other country in the world because of our military. But you don’t care. Do you even know what freedom is? I doubt it. All you know is how to spit in our soldiers’ faces and betray your country. Your children must be proud.

Once again the People’s Republic of Bizerkley demonstrates why they still wallow in the cess pool of contempt in the minds of all sane citizens. Forget that they reside within the world’s largest outdoor lunatic insane asylum AKA San Francisco Bay Area, which keeps electing bozos to the city, state and federal government – Bizerkley is in a class by itself…you can tell by the stench.

Unfortunately the citizens of this free-thinking community will never change – their warped perspective of responsible citizenship, honor, duty and patriotism in one’s country is counter-culture to these people. For the most part, the citizens of Bizerkley are recycled hippies from the 60’s.

You cannot reason with idiots, although its fun trying, however frustrating. In the end all we can hope for is a major earthquake that will cause Bizerkley to sink under the weight of it’s own dung into the lower depths of liquifaction.

I hope in the future Berkley isn’t looking for help from our armed services as
I would support telling Berkley “NO WAY” you wanted us out and out we will stay. I support taking any federal funding away from your shameless city. Shame on you, shame on the rest of those that voted against our fine young men serving out country. Do you feel better being a ” PINK LADY ” then a “MAN”? Giving the Pink Ladys special permission to park in front of the Marine recruiting station was a slap in the face to all “Real Americans”. I will not visit Berkley or San Francisco ever because of your anti-American stand.

I tried to leave this message for Berkeley’s mayor, but the listed email on his website is not valid!

For a former U.S. Army Captain, you must have absolutely lost your mind! Just who is it that you think provide the security for this country for you to have the right to “free speech”? It certainly is NOT Code Pink. I fully support the DeMint proposal to cut all federal funding for Berkley. I do NOT want my tax dollars spent in your city. You and all in Berkeley should be ashamed. Fortunately, the Marines are always there for us and I for one am always going to be there for them!

Kathleen O’Connell

This is one of the most despicable, anti-American events I have ever witnessed. I served 3 1/2 tours in Vietnam and was awarded two Purple Hearts for my service.
I bled for our rights!
To do such an action as this NON-American “Mayor” and his cronies has done, is way beyond the pale.

I would like very much to see all of America boycott Berkely in any and every way. That city does not deserve the protections our lads provide for them!

What kind of American are you Mayor? You side with the likes of Code Pink,You make Me & Millions of other Americans Ill! You arent worthy of your office and i join Millions of Veterans & Non Veterans to see your demise from office! You Are a Communist Loving Piece Of Crap,You Have gone way over the line Treating Americas Heros as you have Mayor! Semper-Fi……………………..This is the email I sent to the mayor of Berkely..I am a supporter of Move America Forward & i have attended all Functions in the State of Phoenix,Az. I recomend anyone who supports the Troops and America to give some of there time to support this GREAT Organization.Ed Turner…Phoenix,Az

This former Marine thinks the actions by the Berkeley Council is traitorus. It is about time for the ‘Big Earthquake’ to do its job. They are sickos.

The really sad thing is, these idiots don’t even see the irony in depriving the Marines, or the people wanting to talk to the Marines, of their freedom of speech. I guess this is another example of a city stuck on Stupid! There is no reasoning with them, they just stick their fingers in their ears and say Lalalalalalala…..I can’t hearrrr yoooou. The one thing they do understand is money with a capital M. They may say “money isn’t everything” but what they mean is “money is the only thing!” Take their federal dollars away from them and listen to them squeal! Like the little fat pink piggies they are. (apologies to pigs everywhere) Every federal dollar should be denied now and for the next 20 years until they can prove they know what gratitude is.

As the daughter of a vet, the niece of two vets, the sister of two vets, the mother of a vet, the wife of a vet and a vet myself, each and every one of the city council plus the mayor need to apologize while crawling over hot coals on hands and knees while reciting “mea culpa.” Then and only then would I concider accepting it.

It looks like the same idiots who made Berkeley infamous forty years ago are still there—but now they are on city council!

The Mayor and members of the city council are knee jerk liberal, socialist,social reformers that have been droning on about the same bull Sh## they they now actually believe it. They think that they can dictate policy without accountability. I am ashamed of their actions. I hope the good citizens of Berkley and the rest of the country take note of what comes with unrestrained liberalism, secular progressives is the new name but they still play the same game.

O yeah I am a former Marine, son of a retired(deceased) Marine, father of a former Marine, and uncle of a former marine who pulled two tours in Iraq.

I am insulted that people like this are able to get elected.

They are sickos. This former Marine is appalled at such lack of patriotism.

Jamie,

I make it a point to tune in whenever I know you will be on the air. Not only are you one of the most beautiful women in the broadcast industry (inside as well as outside), your patriotism gives this old warrior comfort.

I encourage you (and Fox) to keep this issue in front of the American public.

God Bless you.

I feel nothing but disgust toward the Mayor, the City Council, and Code Stink. I also won’t be spending one dime there, including tax dollars if I have my way.

To our Marines, you make me very proud. Every single day.

Semper Gratis.

Mayor,

Your actions are reprehensible and trying to claim that you meant no offense to our troops, our Marines themselves, is belied by the your actions and the wording of the resolution itself.

We have been constantly keeping updates and publishing stories on this and we will continue to do so.

Being that you have shown that you stand with the Anti-American, Military bashing Code Pink, you should step down because you are an embarrassment and continue to embarrass the whole town of Berkeley by pretending to represent them.

As long as you are their public face, the whole town will be painted with the Anti-Military brush that you represent.

Those Marines, in fact any military member, from the day they sign up are saying “I will die for you” and your pathetic response to them is to insult them, show them disrespect and join with a group that harasses them daily as you allow them to do.

You do not deserve ANY federal funding and I will continue to call my representatives and tell them to join Senator DeMint to strip you of all earmarks and federal funds.

Sir, YOU are a disgrace.

Mr. Mayor

One day soon I would like you to sit in solitude and think.
What would my world truly be like with out the U. S. Armed Forces?

If you come up with a pleasant world, would you please seek professional help. For you are absolutely living in a fool’s world.

Gilbert Voice
San Mateo Ca

It surprises me not one iota that Berzerkly (that’s Berkeley, CA for the uninitiated) has yet again disrespected the very people who protect their right to be disgraceful. I lived in the South Bay for many years and am happy as all get out to be back in a saner part of the country.

Were it not for the choice of many honorable and courageous Americans to become US Marines we might all be speaking Japanese or German today. It puzzles me greatly that those who claim to protect “choice” are willing to deny choice to those who may wish to serve their country! Hypocrites!

I have always been grateful that I never had to go to California for anything. My Dad use to say “California would one day fall into the Ocean.” Berkeley is an embassesment to This United States. If our country were left to them to run, Our United States wouldn’t last long. It is a shame we couldn’t just kick Berkeley out of our Country. Maybe kick them all the way to Iran. They might appreciate our Military and freedom then.

If we were ever to be attacked on our own soil again, you guys will be the first to howl over why more wasn’t done to prevent it. Of course the terrorists are unlikely to target your part of the country as you’re what the Soviets called “useful idiots.” We kill the bad guys over there so we don’t have to kill them over here, to borrow Melanie Morgan’s statement.

Absolutely the most disappointing thing I have seen come out of a public office in a really long time. How sad that there are enough people that support your twisted views to keep you there.

God bless America, and our troops… and our troops to be.

TO: Debbie Lee, Catherine Moy, Melanie Morgan, et al…Thank you all for doing this unpleasant but oh so necessary work…While I will physically be in Arizona tomorrow, I’ll certainly be with you in spirit and prayers.

God bless,

Jon

So, this downturn in the economy has hit home and I could sure use a few extra bucks.

If I decide to rob a bank in Berkeley (and not hurt anyone in the process), could the Berkeley police stand aside and simply say “We’re just trying to stay neutral here”?

That would be very helpful!

The city council is shameful! I bet our enemies LOVE them and are SO happy to have allies in this country!
Federal Government MUST withdraw all federal funds from that deplorable city as my husband and I have by not patronizing any businesses there!

May I suggest that the City Council of Berkeley must ask themselves if they personally were being attacked or their families by the terrorist I believe they would pay any price to keep themselves and their families protected and safe. How amazing that there are such wonderful people that actually volunteer such as the Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard who are actively protecting the City Council of Berkeley and all of the United States of America’s FREEDOM.

It is my humble opinion that the City of Council of Berkeley should not only apologize publicly, but set up a fund to help our bravest and best! City of Berkeley change your ways, set a great example. When someone comes in your town instead of taking the negative approach how about going out of your way and making sure each one of these fine, wonderful Service men and women get treated to a fine breakfast, lunch, dinner. How about personally assisting the families that they left behind so you and I will be safe. Do what they do in San Diego and set up groups to get donations for cars, washers, dryers, stoves, individaul help carrying a package etc. instead of not respecting the finest, our Service people. Just perhaps, you could turn this into a wonderful demonstration of respect, kindness and what America is really made up of helping one another and especially never, never not being thankful for these as I stated before amazing, generous and wonderful Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard!

In addition to cutting out ALL Federal funding to the city of Bezerkeley (that should include schools, welfare etc….) I suggest surrounding the city with that wire that the Marines used for Fallujah. Isolate the traitors just like they isolated the insurrgents in Iraq.

In fact, I think the city of San Francisco should be treated in the same manner. They don’t like the Marines on their streets, they don’t like to let the Marines off the planes for layovers, they don’t like the Blue Angels; the only thing they do like is taking money from the Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Coasties and Airmen. Blood Suckers, that’s all they are.

It’s people like this mayor and the leadership in Berkeley that has forced me to call myself a FORMER leftist. I am ashamed of how low the so-called progressives have allowed themselves to decend.

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

As a Councilperson in Ohio, when one takes the oath of office he/she promises to uphold the Constitution of the United States. In the first sentence of the Constitution it refers to providing for the common defence. To provide this defense, the country needs to have an active military. I have emailed the City of Berkeley asking for a copy of their Oath of Office, but I have not received a response. Perhaps their Oath does not incorporate the Constitution of the United States. If it does, I feel all need to resign their positions for failure to execute their Oath of Office.

To see the Code Pinkers say that WWII was illegal and that communism is okay tells me a lot about these people and why they dislike the Marines. I think they should go live with some communists and leave us alone!

The elected officials of Berkley should also “thank” each branch of the US Military for their service.
After all if it were not for the US Military protecting the USA the people of Berkley would never be able to express their dis-pleasure of toward the US Military in public.

I would have love to seen the elected officals of Berkley under a Sadam rule expressing their dis-pleasure of the Republican Guard of Iraq. Their heads would have left their left leaning bodies long before Sadam was hanged.

God BLESS THE US MILITARY and my nephew serving his fourth tour in the middle east.

TIMES HAVE REALLY CHANGED! 40 YEARS AGO THESE SCUM BAGS WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AS TRAITORS. THERE IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT WHEN YOU CALL OUR BRAVE FIGHTING MARINES KILLERS, THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS OF BERKLEY AND PUT INTO A PRISON CELL WITH NO WINDOW, TOILET OR CELL PHONE. THESE ARE PUPPETS FOR THE LIBERAL WING IN AMERICA THAT NEVER SPEAK OUT WHEN AN AMERICAN IS BEHEADED. THEY ARE ONLY CONCERNED WITH WATERBOARDING THE KILLER THAT ORCHESTRATED THE WORLD TRADE COWARDLY ATTACK OF INNOCENT PEOPLE INCLUDING THE KILLING OF SAUDI ARABIANS.

As the proud parents of a son in the US Army, we are outraged at the treasonous and un-American actions of the mayor and city council of the people’s republic of berkley (caps intentionally omitted). How dare they pretend to have the authority to deter our military recruiting offices in a tax payer supported city. We say immediately terminate all federal funding programs past, present and future from education, infrastructure, social welfare, grants, entitlements, police, fire, military reserves, etc. and funding of any sort from our government. Let them fend for themselves and contemplate how disastrous their own actions have proven to be.

Like the old saying goes, “berkley, the town of fruits and nuts!”

To Frances R. Morgan:

I understand completely why you feel the way you do about coming to California, but please know many of us are working actively out here in the Golden State to fight back against those who would seek to insult and dishonor our finest Americans – those who serve this country in the United States Armed Forces.

Please know that myself, and hundreds of other patriots will give up our entire day to stand in opposition to what the Berkeley City Council has done, and we will stand in solidarity with our military men and women who deserve to be treated with the utmost respect and gratitude for their service to this nation!

the actions of the mayor and the berkeley city council are disgraceful. I was born here, I went to college here and I work here. My son Is a Special Operations soldier in the Army. He served seven combat tours since 9/11 and will gladly go to war again to serve this nation.

You do not understand the stakes. you think this implaccable, murderous foe will just go away if you ignore them long enough. you are behaving like fools.

You and the entire city council owe the Marines in particular and all military personnel an apology. repeal those ridciulous ordinances now. shame on you.

I am always amazed when Liberal extremists scream about freedom, only to pursue endeavors that strip people of the means to choose what they want out of life. Very typical of Democrats- they talk of tolerance and open mindedness, as long as it doesn’t go against what they believe.

Our Military is 100% voluntary, people choose to either go into it or not.

When these nanny state politicians try to abolish things that they don’t agree with, they remove choice from people. It is OK to not agree with something, but to force one’s ideals onto others is absolutely UN-AMERICAN. If the Marines are the scourge that the city politicians claim they are, then most people won’t join, WITHOUT the need for laws or POLITICAL statements.

I am thoroughly disgusted with these evil, freedom hating, career politicians.

Ironically, if it wasn’t for our armed forces they wouldn’t have the freedom to protest about the armed forces!

Berkeley government has just slapped in the face George Washington and Abraham Lincoln; two of the most well known of the greatest warriors for freedom in the history of the world.

Freedom of speech misused is no different from misusing a match. Matches are not allowed in the hands of children who can too easily misuse them; children who disobey must suffer the consequences. Likewise, Berkeley has demonstrated their immaturity in the misuse of freedom of speech. They must suffer the consequences of their action.

Berkeley deserves federal agents to audit every financial ledger in the city to assure strict adherence to every federal law including IRS directives. Federal investigators likely will find so much more devious, illegal, and scary actions of violations of freedom in Berkeley city council, then Berkeley could every try to accuse against the Marines.

Dear Mayor,

I will be in Berkley tomorrow with hundreds of other Patriots and we will let you and the rest of the Anti-American Berkley City Council Members know exactly what law abiding, patriotic Americans really think of our fine, upstanding Marines and all Servicemembers. Don’t pretend that you didn’t really mean to offend the Marines. Don’t pretend that you really support the troops but hate the war. I saw the video of the City Council Meeting. I know exactly what you and your unpatriotic City Council Members said aoubt the Marines. I know how you gave a free, reserved parking spot to the Code Pinkos, and I saw you in your cute little pink beanie while helping Code Pink. You and the rest of your comrades should be run out of town. It is time that real Americans stood up to people like you. I think you stepped over the line this time. I think you will see a tsunami of support for our Military and hopefully, some decent, patriotic Berkley residents will finally step up and take that city back by running for your seat on the City Council. If they do, I will happily donate to their campaign, and make thousands of phone calls on their behalf.

Code Pinkos will burn in hell where they belong. The United States Marine Corps will live on in honor forever. God bless our troops! Send no federal funds to Berkley Ca. except for the Marines…

Mayor Bates and all members of your city council, you are to be pitied for your ignorance in calling our brave Marines intruders. I can only hope for the day when you need to rely on them to protect you from truly DANGEROUS intruders, terrorists who would no sooner look at you than behead you. Are you living in the REAL world???? I support congressional action to withhold any Federal funds from those of you who insist on treating our heroic men in this manner. You and Code Pink are like a pestilence, a disease, trying to spread to other liberal places in our country. If I wasn’t a Christian, I’d wish for you to drop into the ocean, but I AM a Christian, so all I can hope for is a just punishment.

You all are kidding yourselves if you believe that there is some poignant comment or belittling criticism that would inspire Berkeley’s anti-military cabal to develop a responsible position on this matter. These people find personal validation by earning the contempt of patriotic Americans (otherwise their lives are spectacularly devoid of meaning or constructive purpose). Dedicated to fermenting discordance, the news media fuels these discontents by lavishing attention on them — but the rest of us should continue to ignore them.

Mr. Mayor and Berkeley City Council,

While Berkeley has shown itself over and over again to be a far left city; it crosses the line when it adopts the speech and writings of the enemies of this nation and becomes once again a fifth collum as an enemy within. You should remember that those of us veterans out here who live and work in the real world have taken an oath to defend the United States against All enemies, both foreign and domestic, and that this oath has no experation date I am aware of. While you have the right of descent, it does not include disrupting the lawful activities of any of the armed forces in their recruitment goals and desire to inform those of service age of this option.

You folks, as elected members in a democracy, are no less than an embarrassment to your community, and insulting to those of us who have to once again stand up wipe away the tarnish you try to place on these honorable men and women. Perhaps you should ask youself and research the meaning of “Sedition”.

Each of you is personally responsible for ANY acts conducted by Code Pink given you have demonstrated as such with them, rather than keep an elected official’s distance; and should be held to that standard.

In my opinion, each and every one of you is a traitorous Al Queda sympathizing bastard !!!

Men and women of the armed forces should have the same rights and be
treated with the same rspect as those in Berkely who hate members of
our military.

You and your city are nationally known for hating everything from Christmas
to crosses. Even as a lifelong atheist, I find your anti-Christian actions egregious and disgraceful.

Your latest assault, on the American military, just proves how far you have moved toward socialism and blind animus to anything American.

Calvin Stout
Des Moines, Iowa
United States Of America (of which you obviously to not wish to be a part)

The Berkeley Council is comprised of fools on a fools errand. The truth about Iraq has been known for some time now, as well as the truth about Vietnam. They are petulant, and seem to have no other outlet for their displeasure at us winning the War on Terror.

Someone should tell these fools that the terrorists kill people like them – the oddballs – first. Especially when said oddballs speak up and start telling the terrorists what is wrong with their methods.

Let’s ask the self-described “ex” marine on the council to show us his discharge papers and let’s see why he really was kicked out of the Marine Corps. I bet it had more to do with him being unfit than the Vietnam war.

While we’re at it, can we ask these peace advocates exactly what they did to preserve peace on May 1, 1975 when the communists in Vietnam, followed by their peers in Laos and Cambodia started murdering people by the millions?

Peace advocates? Hypocrites.

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I was wondering As a retired U.S. Army Captain can’t Captain Bates be reactivated and then disciplined under the military code of justice?

Where were the “peace advocates” on May 1, 1975 when their heroes – the communists first in Vietnam, then Cambodia and Laos – began slaughtering civilians by the millions, mimicking their leaders – Stalin and Mao?

Did these people fly to Southeast Asia, pass proposals outlawing concentration camps, telling the Khmer Rouge to lay down their arms. Did they chain themselves to the steps of government buildings to thrwart communist infantry, or stand in front of onrushing communist tanks?

No? Then they have no standing today, not in Berkeley, not anywhere on the face of the planet. When is the next Hypocrites R Them convention?

How do you talk to an Alien? If we take the govenment funds away, we have no need to talk. The dollar sign is universal. and the mayor will recognize the point without the threat. Right mayor? Only in Bezerkly can we measure the true meaning of a fifth column. The ironic part is if a group of radical islamic militants decided to shut down their appeal for Gay agenda’s, it is the Marines who would protect them. Idiots.

HOORAY for Senator Jim DeMint, who doesn’t even represent California that took swift action and proposed legislation that would strip Berkeley of some of its federal funding after the Berkeley City Council passed its formal resolution that if the Marines choose to stay they are doing so as “unwelcome intruders“. I hope that when the City Council and it’s Mayor need help they can go to the Pinkies for that help and not expect any military help at all. Our Marines, Navy, Army, Coast Guard and all the others fight to protect the rights of these people and they in turn denounce and ridicule our military! The gaul of some so-called Americans! Thank you Senator Jim DeMint!!!!!

Berkeley represents the worst of Liberalism. It’s a town comprised of outdated hippies who never figured out how to stop oppression, terrorism, racism, sexism and disease around the world, but were always good at complaining about it and criticizing those who were commited to actually trying to do something about it. They can only point to their own country as the problem when it’s their own country that has supported freedom and human rights like no other in human history. They’re flower children in a world that befuddles them. The men and women that choose to enlist in the armed forces love their country and are willing to put their lives on the line. They are the heroes while the folks on the Berkeley city council (with the exception of the two who have opposed the anti-military movement) are self-rightgeous, naive hypocrites.

I just wished that I understood how a mind like yours works! Truly, I can’t believe a reasonalbly intelligent man can think the way that you do. You have every right to think like you do; it is your right but for the life of me do you think that if we (USA) didn’t have a Military that “others” would leave us alone so that you and the others like you could live in your land of peace and honey?

The City of Berkley has never shown me very much and with the town council’s stand against the United States Marine Corps they have simply underlined their liberal idocy. The ignorance that Mayor Bates and the council members have exhibited is only surpassed by thier disgusting, disgraceful attempt to force their misguided feelings on the Townspeople of Berkley. I for one am happy that I live in the Midwest so I don’t have to smell the stench that must be generated when this group of sorry individuals meet to dole out the crap that they do.

Sempre Fi!

RightWingDog

To the mayor (small ‘m’) and city council of Berkeley California:
I met a lot of hippies and yippies in the Sixties in the Bay Area. Many (the ones still alive) are now mumbling bumbling idiots drooling in their oatmeal, due to the drugs they took to find a higher level of consciousness, or terminally ill with tertiary syphillis, AIDs/ARC, or hepatitis C, due to injecting drugs, and engaging in unprotected sex.
Fortunately, I quit that obscene scene long ago, and joined the military. Best thing I ever did. Met LOTS of Marines along the way (I was a medic, and we treated everyone equally, regardless), and the Marines were some of my favorite patients because they were so stalwart and cohesive.
So, the irony is not lost on me, given my personal perspective, that the Marines come under fire in hostile territory, and have hordes of righteously angry (and genuinely disgusted) reinforcements coming to their aid. Except this is in their own country. Sort of.
It’s not just the Marines you’re fighting.
It’s the whole NATION.

Bury Berkley in a barage of used toilet paper, after all it matches their attitude about themselves.

The behaviour by the City of Berkeley, and especially its Mayor, towards our U.S. Marines is despicable and outrageous. The decision-makers should be banished from our country until they can behave like Americans. Their interaction with Code Pink (who on earth are they anyway?) is shameful and disgraceful and should be addressed legally with their anti-American and anti-military actions.

During these insecure times with terrorists running rampant throughout the world, the last thing we need is to cut back on our military recruiting offices; there were enough cut-backs of our military forces during the last Administration’s tenure, to say the least. Perhaps the City of Berkeley will become the target for the next 9/11 and who’ll be crying for help then?

I strongly support cutting off governmental funds for this pathetic little place in our wondeful Bay Area until those responsible decide to become Americans and start supporting our country. Otherwise they can leave.

For the Berkeley City Council to try to veil this obvious First Ammendment Rights violation with anti-war, anti-military verbage, is an abuse of power and just plain corrupt. The wholly untrue agrument that has been presented by the Berkeley City Council; that military recruiters lie, is not justification to violate the Marine Recruiter’s rights (or the rights of the U.S. taxpayers, or the other tenants in the building). Further, as public officials, who are to represent all of their constituents, to make business and legal decisions based on one’s own emotions or affiliations with certain organizations, is a grossly unjust misrepresentation of the community at large. Incidentally; Code Pink and Berkeley City Council, the surest way to get the draft reinstated is to discourage willing volunteers from joining the military.

You people are amazing. You are the first to cry foul when you feel that you have been denied your rights, but when somebody you disagree with stands up for their rights you are up in arms. The Marines and all of our members of the military are protecting your rights and you are trampling on their’s. You are a bunch of hypocrites!!

The actions and attitude of the Berkeley City Council toward the Marines is despicable. As a breeding ground for every form of anti-American protest, I’m amazed at how such a self-designated morally upright group has no problem cashing the checks from the government the Marines have sworn to defend. Can anyone on the council spell “hypocrisy”? In case you need help it’s spelled, “BERKELEY!”

The Marines are men who make it safe for Code Pinkos to be loud, ugly and stupid. But the Marines are gentlemen, so they won’t say so.

Which doesn’t make the seditious, communist Code Pinkos a whit less loud, ugly and stupid.

A Berkeley taxpayer should sue the Mayor and the city for malfeasance. Giving any political group a parking spot like that is outrageous, and an abuse of public funds.

Any Code Pinkos reading this: When you hang your ugly mugs over the freeway in Berkeley, disrupting traffic in the mornings, I’m the guy in the white BMW giving you all the double-finger.

Is Berkeley still in America? You would never know it is by the insane behavior of the mayor and city council! Our Military men and women serve with honor and are the greatest in the world. They are the complete opposite of the “leaders” of Berkeley, thank goodness. It is a VOLUNTARY decision to join the military, so why is Berkeley denying young men and women their freedom of speech and their freedom of choice? All Federal funds should be withheld from Berkeley immediately and they should continue to be withheld for 10 years even if they do come to their senses and rescind their stupidity. To all our wonderful men and women in uniform – THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU!

To Major Tom Bates and the Berkeley City Council: You people should be spending your time and energy on improving the basic functioning of your city and serving the people who DO pay the taxes in your city. Your basic city services ie. garbage collection, postal services, street cleaning, police, etc, etc, are disfunctional. Your once beautiful city is dirty and unsafe! You repel honest business people and many homeowners. You waste your time and energy, and that of the people who pay the taxes that support your city, on trying to kick out the very people who fight and have given their lives to preserve your right to speak freely. It appears that in Berkeley the right to free speech is only for those that agree with you and your agenda. It is time that you all focus your energies to improving your dirty and disfunctional city. From a business property owner

Jamie – please continue to keep us informed of the Berkely situation and other similar things and keep the pressure on these corrupt politicians.

Regardless the fashion statement of Berkeley’s Mayor Bates in his beret I can, having taken the Constitutional Oath from a Captain of Marines in 1971, support the status of that attention-drawing community as a Nuclear Free-Fire Zone.

I think the entire City Council of Berkeley should be recalled and be replaced with real Americans. The military, especially the Marine Corps, have given lives to preserve the right of free speech. The Marine Corps has as much right to free speech as does the anti-American city council.

I have never seen such ingrates as the leftists in Berkeley, particularly their elected officials. It is an outrage and a disgrace.

When those who abuse their rights of free speach show up in droves, protesting those who have guaranteed those same rights, it never fails to simultaniously anger me and sleigh me. I can’t imagine a collective presence of so many, with so little knowledge of history and what it took to take those with a voice from jail cells to the streets of CA. It sickens me. My son, who signed on to the USMC before he graduated high school knew of people who shared such narrow minded attitudes, but even he didn’t think that well to do Californians would stand up and show their collective ignorance in the face of his brothers who have the right to have a recruitment office in this town. I pray that every federal dollar these traitors have benefited from will stop immediately. I also predict that when the first natural disaster hits that part of CA, or even a terrorist attack, that the whining and crying for help from our service members will be defening. As the mother of a Marine, I hate war too, but I realize that as long as humans are on earth there will always be war and a need for someone to fight them. Berkeley citizens who abuse our military members equate to nothing more than attention seeking liberals without a clue as to the need for the USMC as well as other branches. I would like to see them all move to Alcatraz. Give them there chance at a self ran eutopia with no services and no rights to protection. Protesting in front of an officers recruitment center to stop a war is like picketing a pre-school to protest abortion. If this is the best our educational system in the US can produce, we are in more trouble than even I could have imagined. Hate terrorism, hate war, but wake up and realize the protest should be in regards to the enemy who wants to see you all beheaded on the streets, not those who promise to serve us all with their lives if need be.

My son-in-law was an Army Recruiter for three years in New Jersey. He was then transferred to Fort Hood, Texas and was deployed to Iraq on October 30, 2006. And on March 7, 2007, he made the ultimate sacrifice not only for his own wife and baby daughter, but for all citizens of the United States. He represented everything good, courageous, and decent in our young people.

He was caring and compassionate with every recruit that he dealt with and that was evident in the recruits and parents of recruits who left condolances on his memorial website. I resent the comments being made about the marine recruiters by not only Code Pink, but even more horrific is the Berkeley City Council. Who do they think defends their right to speak freely no matter how reprehensible? I believe ALL Federal funding should cease immediately.

The brave men and women who defend our Country deserve our support, appreciation, and admiration.

Kathy Oates
Alturas, California

The Berkley City and their City are outstanding examples of what just how low the Liberal Leftist Socialist will go to to exhibit their distorted ideas to destroy America by demeaning our loyal Navy and Marine troops who are sacrificing to protect America freedom and guarantee free speach.
Why don’t they move to Cuba or Venezuela and live in total Socialist country since they are so Anti-American.

These Marines are willing to lay down their lives in defense of our country. Where is your common decency and patriotism? Have you nothing better to contribute than vitriol against those young men and women to whom you owe so much! I have a son fighting in this war as do so many others. Less than 1% of our nation is in the military, let alone in the Marines. When you disrespect our military, you disrespect your country “and yourselves”. Aspire someday to having the fortitude and decency & love for your country, (that you supposedly espouse) and, you try putting “your life on the line”, (instead of your indecent actions), to defend her.

I lived in Sunnyvale for 9 years and used to visit Berkeley from time to time. Nothing about this latest calumny surprises me. If Berkeley doesn’t want to be part of the United States, it’s fine with me. But we should cut off all funding for the place, as has been proposed in Congress, and declare its residents no longer U.S. citizens. They’ll be happier, and so will the rest of us. Personally, I would advocate refraining from establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of Berkeley. Who needs that rats’ nest? Let it become the 3rd world sinkhole it wants so desperately to degenerate into. UCB wouldn’t last long but who cares? California has plenty of other great universities.

Dear Sir, I don’t even know where to begin!

I don’t think that I could add anything that hasn’t already been said. But I would like to tell you, Mayor, and those who belong to Code Pink, that if you no longer wish to see the U.S. Marines in your city…move to another country!

Mayor/Code Pinkos;

If you no longer wish to see the U.S. Marines in your city…move to a foreign country!!!!!!!!

Isn’t there some way to strip Berkley of any federal protection benefits imparted by the Marines and the U.S. Military? Perhaps The U.S. Gov’t can designate the City of Berkley as a high risk, or even, hostile zone in light of its hostile actions, and add a federal surcharge for protecting it. I certainly support their right to free-speech, but, as with all things, there should be consequences for the content of that speech.

Dear mr. mayor,
You and your berkeley city council AGAIN have embarrassed your city and the state of California. Your public actions (nonsense) put our great and brave military at risk. I recommend you and code pinko fascists Apologize to our U.S. Marines and Troops immediately.

If your are against the AMERICAN way of LIFE and our AMERICAN values then after the apology you may all pack up and move to Cuba, N. Korea, PR of China or go hang out with Chavez. You will not be missed for ONE Second.

You have LOST this BATTLE.

For the Berkeley City Council to try to veil this obvious First Ammendment Rights violation with anti-war, anti-military verbage, is an abuse of power and just plain corrupt. The wholly untrue agrument that has been presented by the Berkeley City Council; that military recruiters lie, is not justification to violate the Marine Recruiter’s rights (or the rights of the U.S. taxpayers, or the other tenants in the building). Further, as public officials, who are to represent all of their constituents, to make business and legal decisions based on one’s own emotions or affiliations with certain organizations, is a grossly unjust misrepresentation of the community at large. Incidentally; Code Pink and Berkeley City Council, the surest way to get the draft reinstated is to discourage willing volunteers from joining the military.

Colleen Fay

I have already sent my comments to all the Berkeley city council and the mayor regarding this absolute travesty. I have also emailed Jim DeMint to support his Semper Fi Act. I am embarrassed to be a Californian. Everyone knows Berkeley is way out there in farthest left field but this is too much. I have a son who is an Army veteran and served in the Middle East and I have many friends with children currently in the military serving in the Middle East. I am a strong supporter of the military and the Iraq war, in that we have to leave with victory which means the Iraqis can manage their own country. To do any less would be a travesty. Of course everyone would like to see our heroic troops return home quickly and safely but quickly is not yet possible. We need more sons and daughters to step up to the plate and that means recruiting stations are necessary whether it be in Kansas City or Berkeley. To allow Code “Stink” to park right in front of the recruiting station and to threaten to force the Marines to leave is, to me, two abuses of the Marine’s Human rights! I even emailed ACLU to ask why they weren’t getting involved in these abuses of human rights. Of course, I haven’t heard back. I only wish I could attend the rally at the city council chambers tomorrow night. I have been to one anti code pink demonstration with MAF where the military supporters outnumbered Code Pink 2:1. Was this shown on the local news??? Of course not. And were the upside down American flags with the peace signs shown on the local news???? Of course not. It all makes my blood boil!! I can only hope that the nationwide coverage that this latest abomination has received will force some sense into these idiots! Thank you for letting me speak my mind!

Being a native of Berkeley, born 53 years ago at Alta Bates, attended and was escorted to high school in Berkeley by National Guardsmen in the 70’s during the Viet Nam War .. during the first go-round with the drug crazed protests, rhetoric, disgustedly spewed anti-Americanism behavior and insults, to our beloved military of that era.
I am a 10 year USNR Veteran, served through Desert Shield/Desert Storm. As I drove to my duty station(s) I had my car hit by rocks, spit and garbage by protestors standing on the overpasses on the bay area freeways and at the gates of Naval Hospital Oakland… as a combat medic. I worked the devastating wreckage of the earthquake along with my other fellow military personnel, oh yea…call out the military when the city had more than it could handle..where were your protests then??? I now have the honor of having two soldiers, one currently deployed, and a new Army enlistee…of whom I am so proud.
I have personally watched this city stoop to an all time new low.
There are no words that adequately describe the actions of the city’s council members, and Mayor. I am disgusted with the actions and mind-set of this city. You are a disgrace to our Nation. As you have made your positions clear towards America…Good for you.. your opinions are what our Marines, and all other military forces protect… Einstein….as I hope when all is said and done, every thing you wish for comes true. No military support if attacked again, no federal money for anything the city needs to maintain itself..while we’re thinking of border walls..maybe California needs to think of a wall to be built around the city of Berkeley.. All like minds can gravitate and grovel here to their hearts content and the rest of us don’t have to be subjected to your ignorance, stupidity, and feeble attempts of dictatorship.
If you don’t want to be part of America, and you embrace Anti-American ideologies, not wanting to be trite… but…you may leave America. There is no one holding you here. We have plenty of people who want to come to our country..
You and others like you, lack the character, knowledge and wisdom to conduct yourselves in any credible way. You will be the demise of yourselves. At least your actions will wake some Americans up who otherwise would not voice an opinion. The general population can’t all be as spineless as you think they are. Thanks should be given to you I guess…cause you will hopefully reap what you’ve sewn.

I find it interesting that Code Pink and the Berkley City Council said loud and clear that they thought our Marines were baby killers and then when threatened with withdrawl of federal funding they said…”Oh no! We support the Marines but we don’t agree with the war!” They are liars folks! They couldn’t care less about our Marines and they certainly don’t show them any respect. I’m amazed that they have gotten as far as they have. Surely the whole city of Berkley can’t agree with these idiots or is this where they sent the acid loving, Jane Fonda’s from the Vietnam War??? Every single one of them should be tried for treason for providing aid and comfort to the enemy. Better yet, let’s pack them up and send them to Iraq. Our brave military will not be able to tell the difference between them or the enemy and can put them out their misery!

Mayor

You do not deserve the rights you have that marines died trying to protect.

This message is directed toward both the city mayor and the majority of the “pseudo-intellectual” city council who were so politically stupid that they voted for this offensive motion. It’s the most classic example of “shooting yourselves in the foot” that I can remember. Just watch the immediate reactions from across the nation, from realtively normal citizens, to this affront.

I am a proud Vietnam era veteran with two tours in that country doing what I was required to do by my civiliain leadership. It was only a small part of nearly 22 years of honorable service to my country. I put up with this crap when I returned from combat because I felt it was the professional thing to do despite the sense of anger and contempt I felt for those extreme left-wing liberals and mental or moral cowards of that day who hid in Canada or other places to avoid service which just might be dangerous to them. In fact, I have watched this type of behavior for over 40 years now and swallowed my bile, until now.

It’s perfectly okay to live in complete freedom, just don’t do anything to earn the priviledges. I will not remain silent this time! I hold you all in abject contempt and will support any actions taken at the federal level to strip federal support from you and your community. I want you all to understand and feel the shame you have brought upon yourselves. You absolutely disgust me. I will never forget this and will now do all I can to negatively affect your leftist population. No more “silent majority!”

We wll respond to your stupidity in every legal way we can and let you explain the repercussions to your constituents.

Joseph Featherston
Major, USMCR, Retired
1956-1978

To Residents of Berkeley:

The anti-Military position taken by your elected officials is unacceptable to me. If you don’t see to it that your City is in complete support of our Nation, its Laws and its Military, I will shun you, your businesses, and anyone associated with your City and its position. At every opportunity, I will cast my vote, both politically and financially against the City of Berkeley. I will ask everyone I know and do business with to oppose anything related to Berkeley. I will do my best to see the City of Berkeley is isolated and shunned from the rest of the USA until the City of Berkeley decides it again wants to be part of our Nation.

I do support the Pro-Troop demonstration. I am very upset regarding your
actions on the City Council. I don’t thing you people have a clue what is going on. Sunday evening on Extreme Makeover there was a young man with four children that had come back from Iraq with a lost leg. HE SAID HE WOULD DO IT OVER AGAIN. He wants to keep America safe. I think you people are so far out there you don’t even know what’s going on.

I hope nothing ever happens to Berkeley and you need the military to come in and help. I would say they need not bother because you want them out of Berkeley.

Tom Bates… My US Military are my heros! Including my Uncle who was killed in the war dying for your freedoms…yes, even the freedom of vile speech you & your council choose to use against our soldiers. I agree with the suggestion of cutting off federal funding to your city. Better
yet….maybe you and your cohorts would choose to move to the Middle East. The radicals there
feel as you people do…you’d have much in common. Ever ridden a camel?
Needless to say it makes me want to puke to even think there’s a city in this great United States
that would act as you people do. I don’t consider you even close to a great patriotic American.
You’re American by “papers” only.

It has been long known that Berzerkeley( as the locals call it) has stood for all extreme Liberal and Socialist ideals lending the City it’s quirky appeal to both the curious and similarly minded. But this second attempt at trying to rid it self of an institution that, by there occupation affords them the right to express how they feel, has just been the straw that broke the camel’s back. I usually liked to frequent the shops and restaurants of Berzerkeley as well as have watched a football game at CAL.
This last action has made me finally decide enoughs enough and I will no longer solicit the businesses of BERZERKELEY any longer and will speak to my acqaintences and family to advise them to do the same. We live in an affluent community here in the San Francisco Bay area and have been blessed with MANY wonderful and interesting places to go, visit and participate in activities. I think we should just withdraw all federal funds from the City altogether. They don’t want it, the U.S. can use it in more needed programs outside of this town.

Mayor Wierdsbiteme can take a leap backward for this town and the counsel can join him.

Berkeley City Council and Mayor Bates,

What can I say that has not already been said regarding your position on the Marine Recruiters? I say, have it your way! Just seceed! The rest of us will stay out of your little socialist nation and take our money and our college kids elsewhere.

When the Big Earthquake hits, don’t come crying to the rest of us to help you out. If the Islamo-fascist terrorists carry out an attack on the city, it’ll be fun to watch you, Mayor Bates, and the rest of the city council try to love them into peaceful coexistence. I think the Marines and all the branches of the military ought to just leave you to defend yourselves in the future. In a few years it’ll be all over but the cryin’, and Berkeley can be restored to the lovely Bay Area city it used to be 75 years ago.

You people are pathetic. The federal and state governments should cancel all funding to you and let you beg Ahmadinejad and Chavez for a handout. Move to Tehran and be with your fellow roaches.

I think it is shameful that those in Berkley are against the very source of their freedom of speech. It is not the press that gives Americans that freedom, it is our military that defend that freedom we (and I mean you that are the military haters), take for granted. If there happened to be a terrible crisis in Berkley where the population needed help… Who would they turn to?! Police, Fire, National Guard, Military!! And they would be the first to cry for help and if God forbid it be too slow they would be the first to complain! Why don’t they offer support to those that have the hardest jobs…Securing our freedom in a time of world jealousy. Believe it or not those who hate us around the world would love to have a comfy home in the Berkeley foothills with a nice job, safe neighborhood, super grocery stores, schools, churches, malls, parks, beaches, ski resorts and the ability to speak freely without the fear of murder or prison. Freedom does not come free and it is not a given! It has to be maintained or it will be taken by the one who wants it the most. Tell me Berkley and code pink, Do you love this country? Do you love your life? Do you love your safety? Do you love your freedom? If you answer yes to any one of those simple questions, you should be thanking the MARINES and asking for their forgiveness for your misunderstanding of their role in your everyday life!

To the mayor of berkeley CA

I’m a resident of Alameda County – and I find the actions of the berkeley city council repugnant in the extreme. It is one thing to voice your point of view concerning the President, or his policies. However, mr. mayor chose to go out an picket a Marine recruiting station – the very young people who insure that this man has the right and ability to protest.

I can guarantee you that I will NOT be conducting any future business in the city of berkeley.

If it were constitutionally possible – I would urge the congress to seced from the city of berkeley!

It is beyond belief that officials of the Berkley City Council could join Code Pink in this disgraceful, offensive and totally repulsive act of trying to oust the Marine Recruiters. Code Pink and the City Council have every right to protest war, but to not want to allow another viewpoint to exist is absolutely against every principle upon which this nation was founded. It is truly ironic that if others had tried to push the Code Pink protests out they would have gone ballistic and said their rights were taken away. It is truly sad when these types are allowed to gain recognition by thier totally disgusting name calling actions.

Dear Mr. Mayor and Code Pinkers,

For God’s (or in your case The Unknowable Force) sake, grow up.

Tom Snow

I think this is absolutely the most unpatriotic and insulting move any city or any American could lpossibly do. These Marines and all the other branches of the armed services protect America and fight and die that we may have this kind of freedom. You are a disgrace!

Tell the folks from Berkley that when they need help they should call 912….

Being a Bay Area resident I am used to the liberal stance many of our residents take. However this is a new low beyond any other. Our military should never be underminded or disrespected. They are the protectors of free speech and provide us the freedom to speak freely with their lives. Why would anyone silence those that protect the very freedom we are discussing? The Berkley Mayor and city counicl owe our military an overdue apology! Their actions leave me with a sick feeling in my stomach!!!

I just received this from a WWII friend. It is an account of a Berkeley related incident experienced first hand by a Nam Veteran. Signed, Wayne Bellows, Sacramento.

June 30, 1968 while on a daily patrol off of Hill 861 in the I-Corps of South Vietnam we humped up and down mountain sides into a valley that had NVA bunkers on each side that were well fortified, but empty. We were in search of NVA we knew were in our area. As we humped down through a stream bed it felt very ere as we could smell, feel and see the bunkers the NVA used, however they were gone. We came across an opening that had anti aircraft guns and stock piles of weapons and after further searching we found an opening to an underground hospital. It was three levels deep and well supplied. They had generators, movie projectors, cots and medical supplies everything was bagged and well marked. There was needles, medications, dried blood plasma, and many surgical supplies. Each bag was marked “Donated to the North Vietnamese Army from Berkeley California”.
I always felt this was treason as the though of how many young men died because of actions like this from our own country still makes me sick. It is Treason and as everything from the Vietnam era it is forgotten forgotten, but not by me.
We called into or Command on what we found and July 1, 1968 we went back with C-4 running lite weight as possible with a squad led by Lt. Green. We wrapped that hole in C-4 and lit it up. We knew this would wake up the NVA and we made it back to 861. That afternoon we took mortor fire and rockets into the night. Captain Dwyer decided it was time to go find the bastards and we left a minimal of Marines to guard the 80 mm Mortors and the 105/155 artilery guns. We left 861 at day break and took the same trail back to the site. About half way the NVA had the trail zeroed in and we started hearing the pops of their mortors. They were accurate and we took many wounded and several KIA. By the time we made it back to 861 the NVA were launching a full blown attack on us. We called in dust off and the last I remember is seeing the NVA comming over the wire. I lost some very close friends that day and even took my fist Purple Heart July 2, 1968. Michael

There is no rational reason to excuse the mayor and city council of Berkley. At a time of war their actions are treasonous. They should be ashamed for the actions they have taken, disgracing the very men and women who stand between theirs and our freedoms and safety. God forbid but if berkley had an attack such as in New York they would be darn glad to have the marines come to their aid and defend them. In my own humble opinion I feel that many of these anti american people are the result of the generation of flower people. Many of the Countries that were taken over by the germans thought that peaceful negotians were the way to go, were they ever wrong.
God love the american people who are smart enough to realize the very danger that this country faces and are proud americans

Mayor Bates, as the wife of a beret wearing U.S. soldier (Green Beret 18Z– former Black Beret Army Ranger) and someone who is accustomed to beret wearing “real” men, I must ask you, what were you thinking? You’ve got it all wrong dear, my goodness, such a beret wearing faux paux! [sic] Tsk. Tsk. You’re wearing the beret exactly like the French do (by the way–that would not be a good thing) and truly, I’m embarrassed for you. Here’s what you do: take firm hold of your head, pull it out of your rear, and use that pink beret to wipe the remaining excrement from your face. Well, alrighty then!

P.S. Say Hi to Kathy.

Most sincerely,

A soldier’s wife

To The Mayor And City Council Of Berkley:

I am a retired attorney who practiced law for 38 years in San Mateo County, and early in my career, served for five years as the Assistant City Attorney of Belmont. Prior to law school at Hastings College Of Law, University of California, I served for four years as an officer in the United States Navy, and am justifiably proud of that service.

Never, during my long law career and my tenure on the Board of Trustees of the Sequoia Union High School District, have I every seen or experienced governmental quelling of dissent or free speech as that practiced by you and the members of the City Council. But you and your cohorts have gone even further, you have used your positions as Representatives of all of the citizens to favor one side of a political issue. Your actions are reprehensible, and should be punished by removal from office.

You and your cohorts are no different than the brownshirts in Nazi Germany, who disliked having jewish owned business being located in their community, who vandalized the businesses owned by jews and ran them out of town. All because they did not like jews, did not want them in their community, and because it was the political thing to do at that time. In the former Soviet Union, those who expressed an unpopular opinion not shared by the government were sent to the gulags. Is this really what you want for your community? Have you really listened to the non-vocal citizens of the City of Berkeley on your governmental support of Code Pink and their crazy folk? I doubt it.

I’m disappointed that the educated people of Berkeley have ignored the freedom from slavery fought for by American Marines from Muslims in the year 1805. It seems that the least the fine people of Berkely can do is to continue to support those that freed Americans from this evil tyranny. As this act also allowed financial freedom from tribute (approximately equal to 20% of US Govt annual revenues in 1800), the Marines also contributed to the foundation of the economic engine that we have today.

Please respond to this incident based on historical facts rather than your feelings.

If you know the meaning of the words honor & respect, please show it to these Marines that continue in the proud tradition of freedom for Americans from slavery & tribute imposed by all enemies that would threaten your freedom to protest against actual slavery.

Do we learn lessons from history? Or do we ignore the truth?

Berkeley is Ground Zero for cowards, communists, and liberals who do not appreciate who actually gave them the freedom to be so damned stupid. My signature site sez it all, check me out.
nuf sed

Mr. Mayor, although we openly embrace free speech, I believe you have crossed the line in demanding that the Marines leave your city. It is one thing to talk about things openly (Free speech) and it is quite another when you use your authority to act on those items you feel so contreversial about. If you are against the war, so be it. But, do not take it out on those who serve to protect YOUR FREE SPEECH. You should be ashamed of yourself for acting in such an irresponsible manner. Your actions border on treason. If you have conscience at all, you will see the error of your ways and make ammends!

The men and women who serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces are the most
Honorable people on earth….. Only true fools would Believe anything else.

Not only is the mayor and the councel members fools, they are disgusting misfits in this great country of ours.

Sometimes, I am glad there are Code Pinkers and Berkeleyites out there making the anti-military arguments in such a way that people recoil and support the troops more than they otherwise might. At other times, I just wish we could have serious debates on how to best defend and protect our country and the freedom and opportunity here.

Thank you for posting about this story, Jamie. It is enormously important in this election year that our men and women under arms know that the American people are 100% behind them and will never let them down. The Code Pinkos and the Berkeley leftists want the world to think that most Americans share the leftists’ hostility to our military. We will show everyone tomorrow that even here in the liberal Bay Area our Marines are loved and honored by the overwhelming majority of ALL Americans. Semper Fi!

Let’s see- how many of the Berkeley City Council Members (including the Mayor) and Code Pink have volunteered to fight wild fires in California? How many helped when Katrina hit? How many guarded our bridges, etc. after 9-11? That is EXACTLY what our military has done, and much, much more. I’m quite certain that they would be perfectly willing to allow our armed troops to defend their homes if we were under attack, but they do not want to allow military recruiters to do their work? These military hating extremists have proven that they are not much more than a bad joke.

Do none of these public officials have relatives in the military? Have they ever sat down next to a Marine on a plane or diner and engaged them in conversation? Where, exactly, are these people getting their information?
I have a daughter serving in Afghanistan. She is due home in August. My daughter is in the Air Force, but thank God there are Marines there to protect the base.
How dare these morons demand anything from the United States Marines. Do they think these fine women and men do what they do because they enjoy it?
This whole affair has left me sick at my stomach; not for me, but the disrespect shown to our young people who risks their lives because their country asks them to.
I just wish I lived close enough to counter the protest against the Marines.
My best wishes go with those who can attend.

Hey Stan, I’m sorry you think everyone in California and in particular, Bezerkley are drug addled dupes. The San Francsco greater Bay Area has plenty of kooks, but we also have lots of concerned citizens who are Conservative and are quite disappointed by the actions of the Mayor and City Council of that poor terminally confused city. In Bezerkley, and for Code Pink, Communism seems to be better that what our Founding Fathers have envisioned for our Great Nation. I really didn’t think that so many people could be so wrong about the truth and be so commited to following the liberal media lies. It just suits some to be sheep instead of looking for the truth. I pray the Mayor and his ilk will see the error of their ways and apologize to all who have been offended by this silly act of childishness. Where are the Adult thinkers in Bezerkley? God help us all if these types of actions are supposed to represent America at large.

mayor! For your pink, limp-wristed stance, you and your city council co-horts should be denied any and ALL government funding. If I had my way you would also be denied any and all creature comforts as well including AIR. What are you thinking? Without our brave, dedicated, America loving troops we will ALL suffer that fate.
I pray that your blind, very misguided stupidity wakes this county up to realize that there are not only terrorists to worry about but also the second Front of enemies to overcome – the likes of YOU!

I am disgusted but not surprised by the actions of Mayor Bates and the City Council of Berkeley. I have attended demonstrations in support of the Marines in Berkeley.

I have met citizens of Berkeley and I have seen Code Pink in action. These are the same old hippies of the sixties that I attended college with in 1968. They have the same old tired chants, and grooming habits.

I will no longer patronize businesses in Berkeley.

Regina Sloan

Jamie – please keep this story out there. This is HUGE.

I am absolutely appalled that the city is condoning such an anti-american act.

Let’s support our troops and our Marines and not allow this story to fade away.

To all concerned:
I am a proud member of Soldiers’ Angels which is an organization that supports our military in many ways. One way is by the members adopting a soldier to support via care packages, letters, etc. I have heard from theses proud men in women of our military and how proud they are to serve and protect. Of course they get frustrated at times, but who doesn’t. What they do not need is people from the United States not supporting them. It is bad enough when individuals do not support the military, but when an town is identified as not supporting them it truly is defeating to their morale. Men and women are still proud to serve and we should feel blessed to have them. God Bless our military and the people that support them. God Bless the non-supporters and hope they realize the blessing of having a military and the freedoms we have because of them. Paula Swihart

This is why locally we refer to Berkely as Bierzekly…I totally concur that federal funds should be taken from any city that stupidly kicks out our military. Our men and women who proudly serve in the military and who often make the ultimate sacrafice. securing our freedoms (even the freedoms of the idots like those on the Berkeley City Council) deserve our highrest respect! r You can bet if there is a natural disaster those in Bierzerrkly will be crying for the military to help them then…

Sincerely
USN retired (30 years) served with pride

This mayor and city council are a complete disgrace. The federal government should immediately pull any ongoing or future funding to this city, including any and all developmental monies supported by federal instrumentalities.

Amazingly enough there are people in the United States that continue to live in the Vietnam Past, refuse to believe that the world is a bit more complex than inviting everyone to join in a ’round’ of Kumbaya and a cup of tea. Unfortunately, the muslim world is as angry with the lack of societal controls for the continuation of a ‘nuclear family’ as is presented in ‘Berkley’s’ beloved “FREEDOMS.” These so called ‘FREEDOMS’ threaten Muslim culture more than any military.

It’s folks like Code Pink and the Berkeley City Council that caused us to have to pull out of Vietnam and effectively caused the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent people during the comunist onrush to take over and control the south as we Americans withdrew. When I left ‘nam after nearly two years of trying to help the south remain free, I too was vilinized when I returned home. Spat upon; called “baby killer”; expected to be ashamed of fighting for what I believed to be right. NEVER AGAIN !! should that be allowed to happen.
Now they are at it again, but this time it is our own freedom and safety that we freedom loving Americans are fighting for while the same fools that we are fighting to protect are again supporting the enemy. An enemy that is evil and solidly determined to destroy us and the American way of a free life.
For any of you out there who are doubting the validity of this war and the evil that resides in our enemy I ask you to study your history again. Over the last 20+ years dating back to the bombing of the Marine Corps Barracks in Lebanon, various factions of radical Islamic Terrorists have been committing heinous acts of terrorism against the free world. We are fighting the same enemy here. The brethren of an evil ideology that spawned the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001 claiming almost 3,000 innocent lives. Take time to reflect on the type of evil that would put explosive vests on innocent women with Downs Syndrome and use them to kill and maim other innocent people. Is it not better to fight them there, rather than here in our homeland?? For as surely as the sunrise, if we pull out of the middle east and surrender to that evil before the job is complete, that evil will follow our troops home and make 9/11 look like a strole in the park.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak my piece in support of our military service people. Pretty much the same pice that I will state at tomorrow’s gathering in Bezerkley.
Glenn Palmer
Sacramento, CA
US Army ‘68-’72
RVN ‘69 and ‘70
Freedom Loving Patriot Rider

Anyone who is ot supporting our brave young Men and Women make me sick with disgust. Bea Affleck

I am disgusted by the blatant disrespect shown to our United States Marines in Berkeley. I am the very proud daughter of a retired Navy fighter pilot (LCDR), niece of a USAF Col., and granddaughter of a WWII POW, and cannot sit back and watch these ridiculous (and far too common) attacks on our military men and women without saying something. These family members, along with all the active/reserve/retired military members of our country, defended and protected the freedoms of their fellow US citizens, and it pains me to see their sacrifices dishonored in this way. We live in a country where we are free to say, in a public arena, whatever we believe – but this is a privilege and the people of Berkeley do not seem to understand that. It is a responsibility and they are seriously abusing it. I was forwarded the following quote and it has stayed with me ever since I read it:

“Definition of a Veteran: A Veteran – whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve – is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.’
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.”
–Author unknown

In 1967, I wrote a letter to the mayor of Berkeley because of the protests against the Viet Nam War. (I would be happy to send you a copy of that letter) I was a soldier in Korea at the time. Today, things have not changed, only the location of the war we are fighting.

The American Soldier has fought for our freedom since the United States was formed. Because of the American Soldier, Berkeley can state their preference as to how they want things to be in their city without recourse. Our Soldiers have NOT protected the non existent right to remove our Soldiers, their offices, their uniforms, their participation in any form of civic activity or for that matter, recruiting from their city.

We as American Citizens enjoy our freedom of speech because of our dedicated troops and not Berkeley or any other municipality has the right to remove them from their borders. They can say they do not want them there but to pass a ordinance is just going one step too far!!

Our forefathers are turning in their graves. It is unconscionable what Berkeley’s city council has said and done to our Marines. As my husband’s father’s grandmother stated over 70 years ago, “there will not be enough of the sane to take care of the insane.”

This is yet another example that the only true bigots left in America today are the Marxist-Liberals that live in a reality-bubble funded by the American-taxpayers and protected by the very military these non-men (“Code Pink” self-defines themselves this way, do they not?) are telling to {insert_expletitve} themselves.

Here’s a rhetorical question (rational dialogue with closed-minded, self-righteous bigots is an impossibility): “What if Pro-Lifers had done the exact same things to an abortion mill in Berkeley (where murder occurs every day) that the Code-Pinkers actually did do to the military office?” We all know what would happen: the Berkeley Council would throw the book at any pro-lifers (and I, a pro-lifer, would agree with the Berkeley Council in that scenario).

What would happen the city of Berkeley ever received a legitimate threat of terrorism that required military protection? How would the Council feel about the military then?

Perhaps this is an incorrect notion, but at the core of this conflict is a spiritual war between Christianity’s creation of Western Civilization and the atheism of Berkeley. Atheism produces nothing–never has, never will. Christianity created Western Civilization and its art, music, poetry, theology, educational institutions, medical institutions, scientific discoveries (the ones backed by empirical evidence, and not the fable that is Darwinism–of which not one true statement can be made), architectural and cultural impacts, etc … Implicit in Christianity’s creation of Western Civilization is a transcendent LAW AND ORDER that imbues every facet of life here. And is, as we see in places like Berkeley where the necessity of a military consequence for evil around the world, taken for granted.

If the Berkeley Council and their ilk ever realize their “dream” of the world they are fighting for–one void of Christianity and its absolute moral order–they would know that everything worthwhile in life, its art and music and liberties, is the product of moral responsibility before an absolute Intelligent Creator and not the (self-righteous) innate qualities of their “goodness.”

The Mayor is a disgrace. Code Pink is a vial organization and surpressed the opposition. This maor should resign. Berklely is a crazy place but they will want to be protected from terrorists. Mayor don’t let the door hit you are you leave our country which you don’t support. It is amazing that such stupid people get elected to positions. When we find out what they are they should be made to leave.

I am a 1971 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Cal) and my two oldest sons graduated from Cal in 2000 and 2006. Our family spends a lot of time and money in Berkeley at various Cal events. Your Council’s seditious actions have bismerched the name of a fabulous university that happens to be located in Berkeley and embarassed thousands of loyal Cal alumni.

I want you to know that my family will not spend another dime in Berkeley until you rescind those three hateful and intolerant resolutions against the Marines. You are so out of touch with reality. My hope is that as more and more people “Boycott Berkeley” the wise voters will throw you out of office. It’s sad you are being allowed to make a mockery of the City of Berkeley.

You are willfully obstructing or attempting to obstruct the recruiting or enlistment services of the United States when the United States is at war. This sedition must stop (or be stopped).

Sempre Fi!

Living in the bay area for years, nothing that Berkeley has done or instituted is suprising. However, this time they truly have crossed the line. I just cannot stand the hypocrisy. How are the rights of one group more important than another?
Does the mayor, the city council and code pink truly beleive that their Freedoms are not protected everyday by those who volunteer to lay down their life to preserve those freedoms?
What would the City expect the Military or the rest of the country to do if 9/11 had occured in their home town? What if the City of Berkeley was invaded?
These are children that have never been held accountable for their actions, and as such need to be treated as children. For my part I will never spend money in Berkeley again. This may in fact hurt the average Joe, but I am tired of folks making rash unwise decisions without consequences.
You, the leaders of Berkeley have made a stand, now live with the consequences. All the back pedaling in the world will not change the damage you have inflicted upon yourselves and your community.
God Bless our Marines!

Ninety to ninety-two per cent of America is CHRISTIAN AND CONSERVATIVE!!! We support and respect our founding documents: Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Bill of Rights/the 27 Amendments to the Constitution, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. (how many really know what this great document says???)
Of the eight to ten per cent that remain, are the hard-core Democratic Party echelon and their violent/anything goes-advocating followers who are Marxists, socialists, Communists, anti-family, anti-military, anti-patriotic citizenry, anti-Judeo-Christianity, anti-America and actually anti-civilization! They uphold the enemies both at home and abroad who seek to destroy us!
Unfortunately, the Democratic Party, the traditional party of the KKK, Klu Klux Klan, consists of a great number of lawyers who are members of the majority in Congress, our Legislative Branch, who’ve aligned themselves with many lawyers/ federal judges/ state judges who make up our Judiciary Branch. And thusly, we can follow the huge damage they’ve done to our country with Supreme Court rulings/Circuit Court rulings/ federal and state rulings dating back to the early 1960’s all against our founding documents. They’ve overtly been practicing ANARCHY!
Unfortunately, their anti-civilization/anti-America dogma, has been the norm in most of our Universities and Colleges following WW II. It certainly has contaminated our national media, and teacher corps. The National Education Association union has done its best to propogandize our basic Kindergarten through High School curriculum. Imagine, the trusted (???) terminator in California recently signed legislation terminating the words family from all textbooks within the state while allowing the religion of our enemies, of our civilization, to be taught for the sake of knowledge. The basis of our founding documents and our Jurisprudence, JUDEO-CHRISTIANITY, remains the anathma according to the N.E.A., and the Courts as well as the lawyers of the Democratic Party.
We need the overwhelming majority of Americans to stand up all across America and throw out of office all these anti-American Democratic Congressmen and the RINO’s, Republicans in Name Only. Our brave Military is upholding GOD, FAMILY, COUNTRY! It’s time for the super-majority of Americans to do the same. Judges need to be impeached; the public school system needs to collapse, it can’t be reformed as it exists. To align with our founding documents, the HOLY BIBLE, must be the basis of our public school curriculum. We need to reinstate the THE NEW-ENGLAND PRIMER of 1777 published in Boston and originally introduced in 1690 by Benjamin Harris. This PRIMER , which incorporates the Ten Commandments, was the beginning textbook for students in America for both public and private schools. There was a 1930 edition. “The 1900 edition described the impact of the PRIMER: ” . . . it contributed, more than any other book except the Bible, to the molding of those sturdy generations that gave to America its liberty and its institutions.” The Wallbuilders, Aledo, TX.
Berkeley, Calif. and any/all city that seeks to defy our founding documents is committing anarchy! The politicians that control these cities need to be arrested. The citizenry within these cities need to understand what anarchy is versus civil obligations/responsibilities to their prospective state and the federal government. Until reason is restored to the citizenry, all federal funds must be stopped and the individual state obligations to these rogue/anarchistic cities should be haulted!
“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this; it connected in one indissoluble bond, the principles of the civil government with the principles of Christianity. From the day of the Declaration . . . they [the American people] were bound by the laws of The Gospel, which they nearly all, acknowledged as the rules of their conduct.” John Quincy Adams, 16th President of the United States, and son of the second President.
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” Motto on Thomas Jefferson’s seal A.D. 1776
Veritas cc

The U.S. Gov. should stop ALL Fed. money going to the city and the MAYOR AND EACH AND EVERY MEMBER of the Berkeley [al Qaida lovers] tCity Council should be charged with giving aid and comfort to the enimy, civil rights violations ie; denial of Freedom of Speach!!!!! AND WERE IN THE HELL IS OUR GOVERNOR?

I e-mailed the Berkeley City Council the moment I had heard about their reprehensible action.
Marines, as well as all our miltary, sacrifice their lives for our freedoms…even the vermon who call themselves Code Pink. Our brave men and women in the Armed Forces volunteer to serve and protect…all I can say to those Americans who do not stand behind our military is, “please feel free to stand in front of them!”

Berkeley was where the ‘Free Speech Movement” got started in the Sixties. We now know that “free speech” only applies if Berkeley agrees with what you say.

If you don’t like the United States Government and if you have any honor, you would decline ALL Federal money. We now see who the liars truly are.

Paul Johns
San Francisco

FYI: This is the letter I sent to the Berzerkeley Mayor and city council:

The following letter [attributed to Brian Dennard of Meridian Development[ is circulating the internet. If genuine, I applaud the author for his action in promoting a consequence to the reprehensible behavior of Berzerkeley residents and City Council. Even if the letter is not genuine, I am promoting its suggested actions to everyone my blogs and communications to legislators reach. It’s long past time that the federal AG bring charges for demonstrably illegal conduct in interfering with military recruitment, that federal funding be curtailed for all but insane asylums in town, and all federal agencies, employment, contracts and purchases be removed from Berzerkeley. I’m quite embarrassed to have to admit I’m a UCB alumni. Hell, I’m embarrassed to have to admit Berkeley is allowed to remain part of the USA.
Terry Nelson
Huntington Beach, CA

Thank you Jamie for allowing us to do a really big SHOUT-OUT in support of our Marine Recruiting Office in Bezerkley and all over the states. We are also doing a really big SHOUT-DOWN to the Mayor and Code Stink. I consider myself a rather gentle person, not easily taken to cursing. BUT, there comes a time when you must “Damn the torpedos and full speed ahead.!” When it comes to Mayor Bates, et al., all I can feel is ashamed of them. They should all be horse-whipped, tarred and feathered and fired! Money always talks to people like Code Stink and City Councils. They’re going to feel this in their pocket. It’s going to happen quickly. I hope it is prolonged and painful. I believe the entire city should be cut off from any possible Federal Funding. If a natural disaster occurs I would not want our Marines to respond to their cries and pleas for help. Of course, my Marines would not pay any attention to me and they would go right into the midst of danger and save all those yellow-bellied, ignorant excuses for a human being.
God Bless ‘em.

P.S. Just want you to know that a whole lot of Californians are hoping that little piece of CA. just
kind of drops into the sea. (Yea, I’m in CA). Ugh.

It is no surprise that the Berkeley City Council has passed this offensive ordinance. The anti-American culture in the Bay Area has permeated the fabric of most of the Bay Area governments. I really believe these misfits are truly representative of a majority of Berkeley citizens and have preserved and expanded the 1960-70s anti-establishment culture to a point of Nazi-like fanaticism. Sad as it may seem, they likely enjoy the publicity and will feel a sense of accomplishment when the national television cameras spread the details of tomorrow night’s circus.
If I were the Marine Corps and the property owner, I would file a discrimination suit against the City and the Council members personally and ask for a change of venue so as to receive a fair trial. The City should also pay damages for the uncollected rent due under the remaining lease term.
As a former Mayor and member of a California City Council, I wonder if the Berkeley City Attorney can justify this action under the Constitution of the U.S., The State of Calfornia and the oath of office these renegades have sworn to uphold.

Mayor Bates,
I am so disgusted but not at all surprised by your actions towards our Marines, having just moved from Santa Cruz because of the ignorance, close-mindedness and rudeness toward the military there.
As the mother of a soldier, I’m furious that this much disrespect is shown to our military, all in the name of Berkeley peace and tolerance. All I can say is your dictionary must have a different definition of peace and tolerance than mine.
I also support the members of Senate who would withhold funding to your city. I would prefer my tax dollars were not going to a city so unappreciative of our military.
Who are you going to rely on to take care of you when some disaster hits your area? Berkeley sits just by the Hayward Fault. Earthquakes are not “if”, but “when”.
Who do you think are going to be the first ones to show up with rescue ops, medical care, water and food?

Give them hell tomorrow! I gave you guys a shout out HERE ON MY BLOG

Good Luck tomorrow, I hope it all goes well. In my humble opinion, the city council’s actions are treasonous. Used to be…folks were just hung for treason!

Dear Berkeley City Leaders,

With all due respect, it’s worrisome to me that you appear to be teaching your children to hate.

It sounds crazy but I LOVE IT when the nutty Libs do this sort of thing. It shows in spades what they are all about and rallies millions of people. The only thing better would be for the mayor and City Council to be wearing HILLARY or OBAMA buttons. I’ll furnish them if they’ll wear them.

Mr. Mayor,

I would suppose most of the law enforcement officers employed by Berkeley are doing their jobs and doing them well in an environment that looks down on them. I would also suppose that many of those law enforcement officers are former military and, especially, former Marines. The skills learned by America’s finest fighting force are especially suited for law enforcement duties.

I hope the law enforcement officers employed by the city of Berzerkely take it upon themselves to resign and leave your city at the mercy of lawlessness, as you would prefer. Who you gonna call when they come for you?

Berkeley doesn’t deserve protecting and it doesn’t deserve the respect of Americans.

I have always heard how off the wall people in Berkley are and after listening to some of the videos today, its people confirmed it. If you people don’t like the fact that the majority of Americans are very proud of our Marines and all branches of the military and stand behind them wholeheartedly, then why don’t all of you go to a country that you can support. You all are the rotten apple that spoils the barrel! I’ll pray for you.

To the Mayor of “Berserkley”,

Insulting those who fight for your freedom of speech — how low! I think you should be dishonorably discharged from your elected position. You are an embarrassment to our state and to mankind!

Mayor and Berkeley City Council.

You are obviously aware that you’ve caused a major uproar with your ill-considered resolutions. Mayor Bates, I understand that you were once in the military yourself, so your position is perplexing.

As a Mayor and City Council, you are supposed to be leaders, you should give thorough consideration to the resolutions you make and you should seek counsel before making major pronouncements.

Didn’t anyone tell you there is a big difference between being against the government’s foreign policy and being against the Marines? The Marines serve this country, without question. They do whatever is asked of them, anywhere, any time. They help earthquake victims, mudslide and flood victims, Tsunami victims and they fight wars when commanded to.

Over the past few years, we’ve published many hundreds of stories showing everything they do. Right now, they are in Iraq. That is probably the reason for your strange resolution. They are helping Iraqis reclaim Iraq from some very bad people and some equally bad governments in the area. The Iraqis don’t want the US military to leave. We all want the Marines to come home, and we want them to leave Iraq in a position where it can defend itself. I know it is hard to find out about all those good stories we publish (at NewsBlaze.com ) because your local media doesn’t publish any of them. Thats a problem with the media you’ve chosen to listen to – they only show what they think you want to see.

Let me ask you a question. If a bunch of really bad people came to Berkeley and started killing your constituents with IEDs and suicide bombers, and the Marines came in and stopped that, would you want the Marines to go away immediately or would you like them to hang around for a while to make sure they got all the bad guys? Would it be OK if Code Pink made the Marines go away before they finished your job? What would your constituents prefer? By your actions, it seems you’d want the Marines to leave as quickly as possible. Who would you expect to help you if the badguys came out of their hiding places and started again?

No matter how you feel about the reasons for going into Iraq, don’t be so selfish as to condemn the people of Iraq to be taken over by others and don’t bash the Marines. The Marines are a big part of the reason you have freedom of speech. You, of all people should understand that, and you should know they have the same rights as you.

I urge you to rescind your resolutions, to apologize to the Marines and to rescind the free parking and free sound permit for Code Pink. Their free speech rights are no greater than yours or the Marines. If they want a Sound Permit, they have to go through the same process an anyone else.

Bravo to Move America Forward for following up on this issue and thank you Jamie for the story and the forum for people to show their feelings.

The mayor and city council of Berkeley disgust me with their clearly anti-American, anti-freedom stance. Stand down, or stand tall, but don’t stand for the pink hats!

Bashing the US Marines is just WRONG. I would expect better even from Berkley.

Hello Jamie,

My ‘rabbit-ears’ don’t pick up your show, unfortunately, but I do have a suggestion to show Bezerkley just what kind of society they are espousing by their malodorous statements and actions:

Shun Berkley – totally. Close the entire town off from every connection to our society; blockade all roads and only allow foot traffic access; all external power supply, electric, gas, water, gasoline; all communication on copper or fibre links; withdraw and stand down all police services.

Let them find out just how others in this world live without the civilization that our Marines and Military provide — with no expectation that they will be thanked or appreciated beforehand. You can bet that within two hours they will be crying at the gates to rejoin us, but a week of isolation should give them a lasting lesson they will forever take to heart.

Mayor,
I am a 100% disabled Vietnam Vet. I served 17 years in the Navy and an additional 6 years in Civil Service when I could no longer serve in the Navy. I did so, so that those like you and your city officials could speak freely. That however does not lend credit to the sentiments of your statements or actions. The outright hatred you and your city counsel put forth is contemptible. While you swell with pride and pat each other on the back for what you and your city council said and did, good men and women are defending your right to do so, some may die today for those rights.

In the Sixties most of those that went to Vietnam were drafted many did not want to go and so came about the anti war movement. Today we are guarded by an all voluntary force. These fine men and women chose eyes wide open to serve. They are not naive or stupid as the code pinkers say. They are the brightest, most educated and well trained force the world has ever seen. They work long hours away from home and family for you and you disgrace them. I am sure there is a word for what you are but alas it may need to be coined as I cannot think of one that conveys that level of contempt.

In the past your city contributed to the deaths of millions in south Asia at the hands of the communist the killing fields being just a small part of it. If we are to fail in Iraq because of your actions the Killing Fields will not only be the Middle East but the United States perhaps even your fair city. You failed to see your part in the history of the Vietnam war that cost so much then. And you are blindly doing it again.

Timothy Peck CPO, USN, DAV 100%perm
Still serving God and Country

I am a retired Military Vet and was in the service for 26 years. I retired in 1988. I am ashamed that you folks are part of what I was fight for in my 6 years of combat out of the 26 in. I KNOW that the rest of the Nation does not feel as you do. Don’t get me wrong, I am not FOR WAR, but, if that is what it comes to I stand by MY COUNTRY. Too bad you all don’t.

You people are a disgrace. If you don’t like our Marines, pack your bags and move to some third world country

Mayor Tom Bates, the Berkeley City Council and Berkeley residents should wake up to the realities of the dangerous world that exists. Marines have defended this nation for generations. My father, a marine, served during the 2nd WW in the Pacific and was wounded at Guadacanal. I proudly served as a marine in Vietnam and fought for the well being of the South Vietnamese people. My son, a marine, has completed a tour of dusty in Iraq where he has helped to stabilize the El Anbar region and will soon be returning. We did this all without whining, and have personally seen that the benefits from the sacrafices so many have made. The Marines and the US Military are the constant guardians of our nation & freedoms that everyone enjoys but they sometimes seems to forget. We like thousands of other marines, have served honorably and are proud of our accomplishments. It was uninformed, foolish people like Tom Bates in Berkeley, who did not understand the dynamics of world politics and the leftist leaders who want to enslave their populations, and incorrectly saw the Vietnam conflict as an evil war that must be stopped. Because of them many thousands of Vietnamese and Cambodians lost their lives. They actually prolong conflicts by giving our enemies a rally cry. This same sort of mentality will render the police force in Berkeley impotent to stop crime if he used the same logic. Berkeley is what all of us from the South Bay would call ‘Bezerkley’, and for good reason. I do not plan to ever spend any of my money in their city and would like to see State and Federal monies pulled from them.

Mr. Mayor and City Council of Berkeley, CA:

The presence of disagreement over politics is nothing new and has always had a place within the American fabric. The founding fathers certainly had their own vigorous debates and arguments over what course of governance would be best for a young nation. Healthy, respectful and intelligent debate is something we must pride ourselves on as a nation of free people. We are truly the freest nation and citizens of this Earth, make no mistake. The key words I mention for constructive debate are: Healthy, Respectful and Intelligent. The actions of the City of Berkeley, CA and Code Pink against our US Marine Corp are none of the above.

The City of Berkeley’s, Code’s Pink and The Left’s disrespectful, acrimonious and venomous attacks against the proud US Marine Corp and virtually all other American military organizations are an outrage and are inexcusable. In fact they are un-American. To witness such blithe hatred and disregard for the military displayed (towards fellow Americans) during a time of war, serving their country, is not only shocking, but anathema to true freedom of speech (which is a buzz-word The Left seems to prescribe only to those few that agree with their lock-step mentality.

It seems that Code Pink and The Left consider our servicemen and women to be the worst of the worst, war criminals, stooges and bloodthirsty soldiers only out to do the evil bidding of the Bush Administration. What hopeless folly they embrace and what an unfathomable disconnect they seem to share only amongst themselves. This fancy little and not-so-new-fad of The Left in attacking and blaming America first for everything from “global warming” to “genocide” is growing tiresome and annoying to millions of Americans. Quite simply, it is the poison of The New Left’s own well.

America is and has always been a great nation that rises to the occasion is assisting the needy across the world without hesitation. Our proud military is a testament to that fact of history and without our armed forces we would have ceased to be a soverign nation over 60 years ago. The City of Berkeley, Code Pink and all their ilk would be protesting something else stupid no doubt, but they’d be speaking in another language – not English.

Brian Waterbury
Anaheim Hills, CA

Robert A. Heinlein wrote it best: “Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay – and claims a halo for his dishonesty.” Mr. Mayor, Members of the City Council, I call you all cowards.

I think the behavior of the Mayor is disgusting. When impressionable students just raring for something to shout about join up with extremists, it is sad but understandable. But when a grown man shoves his finger in the air at the honorable men and woman who serve our country, it’s reprehensible.

I believe that if Berkely wants to shut out military recruiters from their school, (or harass them)then they should sacrifice their federal funding. They behave like spoiled teenagers who expect to have it both ways. If this really is their stand and their belief, let them pay the cost. The military pays the cost for their beliefs every day. It’s time extremists learned that everything comes with a price. Lets see if it’s really what they believe, or if they just want to throw a tantrum.

We are Scott and Julie Conover from Tracy, Ca. Our son was LCpl BrandonC.Dewey,USMC-K.I.A. Iraq,1-20-06. We will be standing up for the Marine Corps on Tues. Feb. 12th, and standing against the Berkeley City Council and their foolish resolutions against the Marine Corps, and the recruiting center. We still have a daughter serving in the US Navy and have many of Brandon’s friends still serving in Iraq. Many Servicemen and Women, including our son, have fought, bled, and died for our Country so we can all enjoy our way of life, here. That is not some of the Country, but ALL OF IT!! They fought and died for ALL OF US!!, not some of us. We feel the City Council really overstepped it’s bounds in attacking our Armed forces. We will see you on Tues. the 12th in the Morning to voice our disgust for the City Councils actions. Proud Gold Star Parents of LCpl Brandon C. Dewey,USMC, 3/1, India Co. Proud Blue Star Parents of Petty Officer Elyse M.Dewey,USN, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Mr. Mayor,

It is apparent that you and the town of Berkley are all ignorant. That is what happens to liberals after a while, they slowly lose whatever thought process they had. I am afraid your town is lost.

But you do not have the right to force your ignorance on the rest of the American people and those who have so courageously died so that you could show the world your ignorance.

Thank you Fox for allowing me a voice in this issue.

I am not suprised by the action of the City of Berkley regarding the US Marines Recruiting Station. It only affirms, what the rest of the US know about the city of Berkley. That it is a bastion of anti Americanism and should suffer the consequences of their actions. I would support any action that the congress takes towards the city and think that this will only mobilize those who are in support of our troops and are grateful for all that the military does to secure our freedom. I am ashamed to say to people I know around the US that I reside in a state that harbors such actions. I guess it is obvious that I do not support the actions of the city counsel or Code Pink. However, I am proud to say that our brave men in our military have provided these people with the freedom to voice their opinions. I can only hope that there will be consequences of their actions by the congress and local supportive citizens. May God bless America and keep our brave troops safe.

You say you “respect the choice of those who are serving our country,” and yet, your actions against the recruiting station, where the support comes for our men and women who are already serving this country, prove otherwise.

The war isn’t going to end any time soon, it appears, but what you’re doing is endangering our soldiers who are already over there. They will have to stay there as long as no one arrives to replace them.

It seems you cannot win this fight by taking it to the Commander in Chief, so you will attempt to get your point across by harming those who have no say in the war – those who are closest to it and most in danger. That is wrong, and until you see that, no one will win, Sir.

I am a proud mother of a soldier. My son served in Iraq, & was there for about 13 mos. when the fight was very bloody & hard, I thank the Lord for every person who is overseas, serving our country to keep all of us safe. I had faith in my son, as I do in my country. I was and am so proud of my son, all that serve our country in a capacity, that benefits all of us who live in the Country of the Free & the home of the Brave.

Now we have whiners, who would be the first to cry & whine when their is another terror attack on our country, & to be sure they will be the first to whine, cry, & ridicule who didn’t take care of them if that time ever comes. I makes me sick when I see how the young people’s parents are today, not all but alot, who don’t teach their children to have respect & compassion for others but they are out there wanting everything for nothing, treating people so rude, & with such a lack of disrespect”, especially those who block those who give their all or want to give their all for all of us.

I am so thankful that I let my son make his choices, & after 9/11 he came to me, & said, Mom, I am going to join the Army”. I had so many mixed emotions but I never said, “son, don’t do that”. I looked with tears in both of our eyes, & thought, My God, my son is so brave & so loving of our people, no matter who, & his country”. I never even thought of telling him not do this for our country, I let him know how proud I was of him to make such a decision. He sincerely did what he thought he, & his peers should do. He went to war older than some but he was still young, at 22, & had planned to do other things. He did what he had to do, & I am so thankful that he came back home. He worked hard, had much trauma done from the war but today he is using his talents, & is taking care of a wife with MS, & two darling children, as well as being in the Army.

My hope is that all the people who are banding together, making their voices heard, trying to keep the military out of their town, should do without the benefits that our country offers them since they don’t support those who give the most, the ones who aren’t “cowards” & selfish citizens; who are the first to complain & protest when things don’t go the way they want. Well, all I know that no one has to worry about healthcare, schooling, etc. if the terrorists get to our soil, as we will be taken over & treated as those in the Islamic countries & undemocratic countries around the world. God bless all those who do His will, & take care of All the people of the world with those helping & backing us as we fight for them. GOD BLESS AMERICA, & HOOOORAH

Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council:

As a former Marine and a person with several graduate degrees I am very much aware of Berkley’s tradition of liberal values. These attitudes as well as those held by the Ku Klux Klan are guranteed by the Constitution of the United States and its Bill of Rights. These rights have been defended and defenders have died ensuring that all American’s can ensure “Freedom of Speech.” Yet those that have died to defend YOUR FREEDOMS are now being dismissed from your community because you don’t like them. Don’t you find it a bit hyprocritical to dismiss those whose ideals you don’t like when their members have died and are dying to insure that your ideals are ensured!

Maybe the next time our country is threatened Berkley will be redlined, what do you think?

PAX

Scott Brooks-Miller

I am incensed and disgusted by the actions of the ungrateful pinheads in Berkeley. They don’t deserve to be part of the USA and I wish they would secede. At the very least, federal funds should be withheld as soon and as much as possible. As an Arizona resident, I am unable to participate. Good Luck in your efforts.

Rather than address unacceptable behavior of individuals directly liberals would always prefer we instead attempt to understand the “why” and look towards changing alleged “root causes”. In that same vein I implore all of you to instead first try to understand the modern liberal. Watch

Evan Sayet’s presentation at Heritage Foundation: “How Modern Liberals Think”

After watching Evan’s outstanding analysis we can then move on and…bust some Code Pink butt. Figuratively of course, Jamie.

Just when you think the troop undermining, enemy appeasing, anti-American, socialist wannabes can’t do or say anything more nauseating than their last sentence, Berkeley opens it’s mouth.

Like Hunter S. Thompson once said, ” When the going gets weird, the wierd turn pro”.

By the way, N. Korea, Iran, and Osama bin Laden said, “KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!”

Something the people involved in the ‘Berkeley Experiment’ should always keep in mind, the ‘freedom of speech’ only means the government will not persecute you for what you have to say. On the other hand, your neighbor, an average Joe on the street, or even the PROUD mother of a Marine may very well kick your butt.

No one denies the Council’s or anyone else’s right to protest the war. However, by demanding the Marines’ recruiting office vacate, the Council has issued an all-out attack on the military in general and our troops in particular. After unsuccessfully persuading Nancy Pelosi and the United States Congress to de-fund the war effort, Code Pink and Berkeley leaders are taking out their frustrations on the only thing they can – our troops. This translates into pulling the rug out from under our men and women in uniform at a time when they need our support most. Military recruiters are not here to promote war – they are commited to keeping our military strong and effective. If their efforts were thwarted, how would we keep our troops rotated in the conflict? By not allowing for reinforcements and/or replacement presonnel, those currently serving in the war effort would never be able to take furlough. Especially during wartime, the recruiting effort is paramount. The alternatives are reinstitution of the draft or burning out and gravely endangering the troops we have. Do you see the difference between anit-war and anti-troops? It is painfully obvious that the Berkeley City Council does not support our troops. Mr. Mayor, while you and your mis-guided constituents long for a utopian, John Lennon-esque society, remember the men and women who have died for your right to dream.

I live in the bay area. These people constantly dishonor the spilled blood of our fallen soldiers who died for their right to free speech; the same speech they are now seeking to deny the recruiters and those who wish to inquire about serving in the military. Does anyone else find this ironic?

Does it really surprise anyone? The men and women who have given
their lives allowing this city to even exist, are turning in their graves.

I understand that as United States citizens, we all have the right to our own views, and we may speak on these without fear of jail(China),death and torture(Iraq with Saddam)religious oppression( arab nations), but when a city in the United States speaks out against those who have protected the right to have that voice!!
As an American, my view is that I do not support any businesses or schools from that city, and I am boycotting all companies that do business with the so named city!

So sue me; I think that your attitude is un-American. I don’t think that Berkely deserves a penny from the government. You are entitled to your opinion; NOT to money that comes from MY TAXES!

Nila Stricker
Utahn by location, Texan by heart

To all of the writers before me:

I just drove through the westerly portion of Berkley on a return trip from the Alameda (Oakland) county airport, on I-80 to Sonoma County just north of Alameda county. There was an easterly wind blowing out to sea, and there was a long remembered “stench” wafting out from the city of Berkely. I remember it well from my 2 tours of serving in Viet Nam with the 3rd Marines. It was the “Stench of Fear”.

Not to coin a phrase, but it was once said by another great leader, only he was from Japan, he said “I am afraid we have only awakened a sleeping tiger”.

It is my firm belief that this is what the Mayor and other council members have done, for the people of the United States are sleeping tigers until there is a cause to rally, and if there ever was a “call to rally” this would be one.

I, as many other Americans across this great land, find this a “Cause To Rally”

I have served 18 years in public office on Commissions, and elected three times to Public Office as a School Board Member and twice City Council Member. Never have I seen such reprehensible resolutions, and attitudes displaying contempt for our country. Perhaps the Berkeley Mayor and City Council members had their fingers crossed with their hands behind their back when they took the required oath of office to “protect against enemies, both foreign and domestic, to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of California”. As a reminder, the Constitution and Bill of Rights provide for our Republic to maintain a militia. The Berkeley City Council’s actions by passing the absurd resolution informing the military they are not welcome, coupled with action in offering to assist in terminating their lease early, and giving preferential parking spaces on public property to a select few who share their opinion is treasonous, a violation of numerous peoples Constitutional Rights, gifting of public property to the exclusion of others, and hopefully actionable against each member personally. It is my sincerest hope that following this stunt, none of the members of this body will ever serve again in any capacity where they are supposed to be representing citizens of the United States. This City Council is more suited to serve in a place where they might be more welcome, such as under the Taliban, or the Hugo Chavez regime, although even he has been voted out. I have never been so embarrassed about any governmental body I have read about, and to make that worse, this Council is my home state of California. Semper Fi. Shame on you traitors! Councilman Mark Schoenfeld, Ret.

Berkeley City Council and Mayor Bates, though you treat the Marines with disrespect and distain, they will always be there for you if needed. Your actions are immature and foolish; the world is watching you. Shame on you! Semper Fi

Dear Mr. Mayor:

Like the others, I am appalled at your comments and actions. My younger brother served in the Marines in Viet Nam and doesn’t deserve your opinions and biased behavior. He was only 19 years old then but was ready to put his life on the line for his country. Luckily he survived and was able to return home and become a fine man with a loving family.

I know this is a free country and you are entitled to your thoughts but I don’t think you are much of an American if you can’t show any respect for servicemen. Your freedom was protected for all these years by service men and this is your show of respect? You must be a very unhappy person. May God forgive you for your narrow mindedness. I am so ashamed of you and your city. I’m glad I live in Florida, far away from you and your ignorant city. May God forgive you for your narrow mindedness.

Signed

Sue Mansker
Proud to be a Southern lady.

To Major annd City Council of Berkeley,:

I know that Code Pink thinks that we should not fight back until the Islamic jihadist are actually here killing our citizens. They have stated that they support the troops by bringing them home and defendind America here. That was not the policy during WWII and it damn well is not going to be the policy now. I know that others have said while they want to win the war against the terrorist, but they want to win it by TALKING! Nuts!

Code Pinkies and the Besearkley City Council are low life liberal traitors. If the media ignored them they would go away and crawl back into their holes. Berkley is known as the nut capitol of California and they just keep proving it.

Your Honor,

You said:
“Let me be absolutely clear that this is not about the men and women who are serving our country in our armed forces.”

Does that mean that A) This was not about the Marines, or that B) The Marines are not “serving our country in our armed forces?”

You said:
“However, this community strongly opposes the war in Iraq and the foreign policy of the current administration. I believed from the beginning that this was an unjust, illegal, and immoral war of choice.

A year ago, the U.S. Marines established a recruiting office within a few blocks of our local high school, community college and university. Since then, community members who oppose the war in Iraq have been exercising their free speech in protesting the presence of the Marine recruiters. Pro-war protestors have also attended to exercise their free speech rights.

On January 28th, the Berkeley City Council took action to waive the permit fee for anti-war protestors one afternoon a week. Any group, whether pro- or anti- war, can obtain such a permit. In addition, the City Council indicated its desire for the Marine recruiting station, as a visible symbol of the war, to be relocated.

I understand that there are people across the country that may not agree with this action but it is the Berkeley City Council’s responsibility to represent the will of the people of Berkeley.”

If the BCC felt that the City of Berkeley did not agree with one religious affiliation over another, would it then be ok for them to relocate a church? How about race? Could they relocate an ethnic store or restaurant? There is a very fine line of what is acceptable and what is not. Apparently, the BCC has decided that political bigotry is acceptable. I firmly believe that there are at least a few people in Berkeley who do agree with the politics of the current administration. Are they next? Will they be forced to vacate their homes? How about the students from out of town or state who’s views differ from the BCC? Will they be forced to drop out or transfer to other schools?

You said:
“I also understand that the language proposed to the Council did not adequately differentiate our respect and support for those serving in the armed forced and our opposition to the Iraq war policy. I will be working with the Council to clarify that language at our next meeting.”

I believe what you meant to say was that the language of the Council exactly shows the level of respect for our troops.

The footage of the BCC meeting in question paints your city in a very uneducated and closed-minded light.

I hope you can rectify the situation by denouncing the decision of the BCC. Our Marines and all of our Armed Forces deserve a lot more respect and appreciation than Berkeley has offered them!

Sincerely,
D

I can’t believe that your city could go so low, especially when these soldiers, men and women are protecting you and your city as well as the rest of our wonderful country!! I think you should rescind your deeds, and welcome them with open arms!!

Code Pink has been harassing the Marines for a long time. I was in Berkley a couple of months ago in front of the recruiting office with Move America Forward as a protest against the obnoxious Code Pink people. I think that if the press had covered that more at that time then maybe the Mayor and his team wouldn’t have concluded that Americans think it is o.k. to disrespect our Marines and anthing else that is good about the United States.
Susan O’Neill
P.S. My son was awarded the most prestigious scholarship that UC Berkley offers to study Bio-engineering and he turned it down since you can not walk across the campus or on the streets without having comminist propaganda shoved in your face. It made him furious.

Berkeley City Council and Bates,

As a Cold War Veteran, I am appalled with you Bates (Notice I did not use “Mayor or Mr.” because I don’t recognize you as any government official) and that ignorant city council that you would take such a position and by doing so, you have insulted every single military member of ALL wars; something we will never forget.

Since we are at war with terrorism, your actions ride the line of treason and you would be brought up on charges if this were 50 years ago. No one seems to want to go that route of charging anyone with treasonous actions since the beginning of this war.

If I had my way, you all would be in jail under treason charges by aiding the comfort of the enemy to know that whack nuts like you support them, whether directly or indirectly more than our own military by your actions. Moreover, we veterans; those who served in the past and present continue to fight so that YOUR freedom of speech is protected but there are limits to that speech.

I support cutting off ALL federal grants and monies to your pathetic city of pacifists and liberals who have harmed this nation for many years. If the Jihadists enter your city, who will you call? The UNITED STATES MARINES? Good luck.

And by the way, the military is all volunteer force and everyone who signs up know what they are doing and that going to war is always a possibility. No one forces anyone to enter into a recruiting station across the land.

Better yet, you all need to deport to a nation that cares about what you think. All commies, hardcore liberals, socialists, Marxists, and pansies need not apply in this nation.

To the Mayor and City Council members of Berkeley, CA:

My son willingly spent four years of his life serving in the USMC. It sickens me to know that by serving his country he was protecting your sorry carcasses. I bet if you ever experience a 9-11 event, you’ll rethink your position.

God bless all those that serve our country!

Sheila Williams
Granite Falls, NC
Once a Marine Mom, always a Marine Mom!!

I remember someone saying…”I was shot at twice when I was sent to Vietnam, once in Berkeley and once in Saigon.”
How telling that you should carry on the tradition and slither in the the Code Pink sewer..Susan”Medea” Benjamin..a Communist…RED DIAPER TRUST FUND BABY!!! A TRAITOR!!
All of you cowards, would be the first to flee behind a Marine in time of danger…
You have opened a can of worms, that you are not going to be able to shut..!!!
Btw…the pink hat on you, Mayor…it fits…

May Berkeley, Code Pink (as in Communist Pink) and all the resident liberals be the 2nd city to fall into the Pacific Ocean (after San Francisco) when the big earthquake hits California.

The men and women of the United States Marine Corps deserve respect and gratitude. The shameful resolutions passed by the City of Berkeley are a disgrace.

The freedoms that we all enjoy as Americans were won and are protected by our armed forces.

Code Pink should not be allowed to intimidate and disrupt individuals wanting access to the USMC office or deface the property.

Berkeley City Council:

Given your past leftist tilt it is not surprising that you caved in to the hate-spewing Code Pink vigilantees. Perhaps you should replace the Stars and Stripes that flies over the City Hall with a white flag. Despicable behavior.

Is it at all possible to offer Berkeley to the Red Chinese in exchange for their leaving Taiwan alone?

Is it at all possible to leave Berkeley to the Red Chinese in exchange for their leaving Taiwan alone?

I think Code Pink’s agenda is sad and appalling. Imagine if our forefathers saw the lack of patriotism these people are displaying as they proudly proclaim “their rights”. I shudder to think how our enemies see us when we have protestors such as these people in our own country. Someday these people may easily be “putty in the hands of the enemy”–and they will see the “wrong way of their doings… too late.

Sincerely,
A concerned citizen and Proud American

I hope that America is watching as these people in Berkeley, Ca.. Show the disrespect of our military. The men and women that our protecting our Rights and our way of life. I am a Viet Nam Veteran and I no first hand what people like this are capable of doing to our young men and women in the Armed Forces of America. Just yesterday A brother of mine went to jail because some idiot called him a baby killer. He was dressed in his National Guard uniform. Now doesn’t that bring back memories. I will be there to support the men and women that put themselves in harms way in the name of freedom. Yes politics are very hard to understand and we as a public can only go by what the news tells us, or what is in print. Yes we have many issues here at home that we do not address. But no matter what happens our Military is there to help and to protect Americans. I support the Men and Women in the Armed Forces of the United States Of America…And yes “IN GOD WE TRUST”. It is this type of person or group that would have the flags of other countries flying in place of the Red, White, and Blue(The flag of this country)…If you feel that you are better represented by flying a flag of an other country Go and live in that country you don’t need to be here….Nuff Said See you all in Berkeley on the 12th of February

Dishonorable, shameful, fearful, confused poor stupid councilmen and mayor of town to never be mentioned. A pox on you and all your homes. May turban wearing heathens invade your ugly little town till you beg for the Marines to save your sorry excuses of human waste.

You have no honor, you have no shame. You are not worthy of this nations protection. Follow the lemming mayor into the Pacific and be gone with you all.

What is sad is my Marine son, an Iraqi veteran, watched a good buddy die fighting for your freedom, and all the other wacked out Jane Fonda’s of this country. What is even more sad, is he would fight to the death for you and all the other code pink idiots. You don’t even deserve to breathe the same air as a Marine……..

Hearing about the Berkley City Council insult to the US Marines made me wonder if they had seceded from the United States and joined Cuba. They are clearly a bunch of dirt bags who don’t deserve the protection they have in this country and I wish that they would all just go to hell–or Cuba since that is the same thing only closer.

Berkeley is a city that prides itself on cultural diversity, tolerance, freedom of speech, pro choice, and civil rights. Now, why would this council single out this one group of Americans, in their community, and oppress their rights to freedom of speech and the right to conduct business without the unprovoked harassment from those who oppose their views. Why are their First Amendment rights being denied?

Why would they give special privileges to group who is there only to harass and impede the Marines right to co exist in a lawful manner? They have broken no laws. By rights, they should receive the same respect, if not the support, as any other lawful business on that street, or in the entire city for that matter.

As a city council, their responsibility is to insure the rights of all the members of the community they serve. This is intolerant to say the very least.

They are also denying the rights of young adults in the community to choose a certain career path. The mayor and council were elected to serve the community. This was their choice and their desire to serve. Can they not allow another to serve the entire American community as a member of the armed forces?

Who are they really harming here?

Certainly not the Marines. The Marine Corps continues to enlist thousands of brave men and women each year who volunteer to serve America as Marines. This is their choice and their desire. I know what they go through, and what they give of themselves to obtain this goal. They have earned and deserve America’s respect. What Berkeley has been doing to the Marine Officer Recruiting Station is reprehensible,

This city council granted anti military groups 6 months to break numerous laws by baring, violently if necessary, American citizens their right to enter a building to speak with a federal government official to obtain information. 6 MONTHS???? I have seen the news videos of the activity on Shattuck Square. This horrifyingly resembles domestic terrorism against American citizens who are daring to demand their rights.

This issue has now become national news. Berkeley is largely considered an intolerant, hateful, anti troop haven of left wing radicals by many people across the county. This is heard in Iraq and Afghanistan by our troops who must go out on dangerous missions every day. Berkeley city council should be ashamed of what they have allowed to go on in their city. Not only allow, but endorse and encourage. The harm is to their own city. Berkeley’s reputation with the rest of the world is extremely unattractive, except maybe to our enemies

Each member of the council, especially the Mayor, owes an apology to the brave men and women who volunteer to join and serve in the armed forces, not because of this war, but in spite of this war. My youngest son is among this elite group. He is a Marine and I am deeply offended by their actions and those of Code Pink. The courage and bravery of people like my son who proudly serve this country is what keeps America free, even Berkeley. Next time they see a Marine in their city, they should try thanking them, instead of harassing them. If they feel the need to harass and bully someone, they should try picking on someone their own size. Someone much smaller that the Unites States Marine Corps and those of us who support them.

Pleasanton, CA

As a native Californian; business owner based in Sacramento for the last 25 years; US Army and Vietnam Veteran: vigorous supporter of our troops and their families, I can only denounce the actions and attitudes of all but one of the Berkeley City Council, in regards to the American Military. At least Mr. Wasniak showed a level of sensibility. However, I can and have also requested of all of my government Representatives, to support any and all sanctions that may be imposed upon the City of Berkeley and it’s entire administrative body. Another small bit that I can do is to exercise my right to determine where I will do business or spend money. Berkeley has been removed from my list of places to go and I will recommend to all that I know to do the same. I’d like to also suggest that the reasonable minded people of Berkeley get themselves a new set of represenatives. It seems to me that conspiring with the likes of Code Pink is not in the best interests of the citizens there.
I might even be a good idea to bring charges under US Federal Statutes.
TITLE 18–CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I–CRIMES
CHAPTER 115–TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war

(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).
(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.

With all due disrespect,
Glenn Palmer
Sacramento CA.

As Churchill said of appeasement:

“You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.”

“If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight when all the odds are against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.”

These words of Churchill loom large in present day enemy sympathizer territory, controlled by may or maynot tom & the berkley 8-1. Only fools believe in a utopian world without war, in this “fallen world” in which we live.

To those who will be standing for our troops tomorrow in Berkley, please know that multitudes will be standing with you, even I in little old Alabama.

There should be absolutely NO federal funding of ANY KIND for the city of Berkeley, for any of its residents, or any of its projects – including UC Berkeley. It has been obvious for a long time that “freedom of speech,” to the left, is a one-way street – if you agree with them, you are free to speak (or protest or broadcast or recruit or whatever.) Otherwise, you are a “fascist” or some other vermin whose “speech” is deemed unfit to hear. This is just an advanced, more dangerous form of “politically correct” speech codes. God help us all if the Code Pink crowd gets their wish.

Mr Mayor and Bekley City council members you’re actions with regard to the United States Marines is treasonous. You people should wake up to the reality of the Jihadist terrorist movement against which the Marines are in the forefront of protecting us.

I’m a mother of a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp. He will deploy soon back to Iraq.
This wonderful man is my only child who could have made other choices with his life but wanted to follow in the footstep of his father and join the Marines. While he has been in the Marines he has just earned his Bachelor of Science Degree attending night school and taking classes online for the past 6 years and his father and I couldn’t be more proud of him.

He celebrated his 8th year in the Marine Corp this past February 1st and will re enlist again. He is proud and honored to be a part of such a rich history and will defend anyones right to believe in what they feel is right. As his mother I am outraged by what the City Council of Berkeley is doing to our Marine Recruiters but they have the right to make these decisions just as the Marine Recruiters have the right to do their job and recruit for the Marine Corp.

I support those in Congress that want to hold back funding from the city of Berkeley. In the mean time I support my son and our troops and God Bless America………………….

Berkely has been off the planetary system for so long, people can’t remember any normalcy there. It was in Berkely that the Black Panthers sought and found refuge in the sixties. Berkely is also the reason that some 40 miles of interstate 80 requires 3 persons to qualify for a carpool. Every other place in the US requires two.
This code pink action is nothing more than the black panthers resurrecting themselves as self appointed apostles of thought. It seems the pinkos don’t want anyone to have a choice or a thought but them.
Imagine UC Berkely, in the sixties, being told not to have an independant thought.

Go Fox,

Les Terry

I suppose they’re not comfortable with the Marines, but they’re perfectly comfortable with Islamist terrorists attacking America’s port cities – including theirs – with infiltrators, dirty bombs, and whatever else they want, knowing that the Marines won’t have the cooperation of the local public in defending the homeland.

Disgusting.

Is the right to freedom of speech limited to Code Pink? I believe the City Council has acted to remove that same right from the Marines. Selective application of the rules is a bad way to do business.

To the besieged Recruiters:

You have seen and been treated worse although not in your own country or by your own countrymen. Stand tall knowing that these misguided folks do not represent the majority of the county – only their own perverted little corner.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

Thank you for standing tall in these times of challange and controversy.

Semper Fi

Proud Marine Dad
Daryl Crane

To the Berkeley City Council:

You should be thanking these young men and women for standing in defense of this nation in your place.

it’s amazing, Berkeley was once the capital of LSD, and other drugs, Military Haters and Anti American Establishment in the 60s. Now it’s ACLU and low and behold, Military Haters and Anti American Socialists, (The minimized Peoples Republic of Berkeley). Some things never change. A back ground check would shurely reveal these are the same cowards who ran out of the United States to avoid the draft, along with Swift Willie. Yet these same vile creatures, demand THEIR RIGHTS, like Freedom of Speach. The same rights paid for by the blood of our fallen hero’s. If the leaders of this degenerate community had it their way we would all be in lock step, after Germany overthrew Great Britian who control we would have remained, as these ungreatful leaches would have never fought for the independance of the United States in the first place. Mr Bates and his cohorts are not only cowards but enemies of this country. Be assured, there will be no spitting on your troops this time! G.L. Bridges

How amazing that the Mayor of Berkeley Ca is trying to run out of town the very forces that have fought to give him and Code Pink the freedoms that allow them to voice that opinion.

If we ever get a direct threat to this country, I hope they point it in the direction of Berkeley Ca, and see how fast the Marines and other branches of the military come to their rescue.

I support our troops completely, not just in words, but in actions, and this stance in Berkeley I find completely appalling.

Proud USMC Mom in Florida

I hope that somehow the people who are against American military will realize that all of the comfort , safety, freedoms (like to criticize and condemn the military like they are doing), prosperity and all of the blessings that they have in America are a credit to the fact that we have had a strong military. If they could only look at other countries that do not have a strong military and see how their people are batted around like baseballs, ran from their homes, slaughtered in the streets by opposing forces. We do not have this in America because we have a strong defense. Please understand, people, that when we no longer have a strong defense because you have torn it down, that the opposing forces will come in and take away YOUR freedoms, comforts, prosperities, provisions. All people are not good. There are many people who are bad and they want to take away what you have and destroy you. Please wake up.

Dictator Bates,
You have offered to help the marines get out of their lease. Have you also offered to pay for relocation and the lost rental to the property owner? You should definately consider offering to pay all businesses in the area for the loss of business due to clients not wanting to be in proximity to the strange looking gathering and noise that is code pink. Being such a generous person you should also donate to public works in consideration of your reserving a PUBLIC parking space for code pink.
If the police are supporting your enthusiasm for code pink, you should also be liable for the salaries of those involved. They are not serving and protecting the public but your designated group. I would bet many of them aren’t even residents of the area.
When people who choose to volunteer are turned away and denied their rights, they should be able to sue those responsible.
In this country EVERYONE is supposed to have rights. You should move to a fascist or communist county and take your minions with you. You have chosen to ingore the constitution and dictate to the city as though you were running your own little micronation. I support withdrawing all federal funding until you step down or move to Cuba or someplace that holds the same values you do.

To take away the rights of the Marine Recruiters and to give a group like code pinko the rights you have done is a communist joke. You all should be brought up on charges of treason against the U.S. Government and then taken right out side on you own main street and beaten with a whip until you have no skin left.

I am a Vietnam Veteran, US MARINE CORPS GySgt. 100% disabled and if I could come to Berkley, I would very much enjoy taking you all on, one at a time or all at once. If so much as one of your pretty pinko slobs laid a hand on me, I would have to revert back to basic Marine training and make them wish they had never been born. Not a single one of them or you deserve to live in this Country and every one of you should be on you knees asking that all Marines and all the real Americans to forgive you. I know they would not but it would still be the best place for you. You would be closer to the gutter where you all belong. I can not say what I am really thinking here, but I would sure like to have a up close and personal talk with you with no one around for you to hide behind. I might be disabled, but I know that I would be the one to walk out. ONE OF THE FEW, ONE OF THE PROUD ONE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINES.

I am a Mom to one of those “unwanted” Marines that are currently fighting for the right for those in Berkeley to oppose the Marine Recruiter office. I understand our Constitution and Bill of Rights allows us the Freedom of Speech and the Right to Vote. But no where have I found anything that says the average citizen can stand on a corner with a few signs and our City Government removes a federal office because people don’t like it. What happened to due process? What happened to the checks and balances of our government that keeps one person from making all of the decisions?
What happened to the RIGHTS of the Berkeley citizens to join the military, the Marines if they so desire?
What I would like to know is if our country’s soil was attacked, and bombs came bursting in (or aircraft) as they did on 9/11 and people in Berkeley lost their homes, families, and belongs, who do the people in Berkeley expect to protect them, save them and provide them aid???? Their City Councilman?!?!?

Mayor,

This will be short and sweet…..

You Are So WRONG !!!! You can thank a veteran for the right to make that wrong decision.

Grunt aka John White
Nam Class of 1970

As unstable as the world is, there is no population or place that can be sure it won’t need armed forces to defend it one day. We didn’t forsee Pearl Harbor – it could just as easily happen in California. Hope Berekley is never in the position to be crying out “send in the Marines”. I for one am proud that we have young men and women committed to serving our country.

Dear Mayor Bates & City Council

….univited and unwelcome intruders….It is very clear that you and the City Council know so little about American history. As quoted in Decision in Philadelphia – story of the Constitutional Convention ….of all the riches of human life, one of the most highly prized by human beings is freedom… To whom do you attribute your freedom, sir, and I ask the same question of your City Council. Surely, not “Code Pink”. You can attribute your freedoms to those univited and unwelcome intruders who have guaranteed your freedoms for so many years. As I have signed this petition I would be more than happy to sign a petition to stop all federal funding to Berkeley, CA immediately.

We support the mission of our Troops, and our U.S. Marine Recruiters, and we uruge the Officials to do the same. These heroes make it possible for us to live in these United States and enjoy our freedoms. Let’s rally for the sake of them. ARMAD stands with our military members.

Who cares what Berkeley thinks; my daughter’s a Marine and that’s all that matters.

Some people hate American and some are willing to die for it. I think I’ll place my money and trust in those willing to die for it! Thank you very much.

Semper Fi baby!

I think it is reasonable to conclude that not every single resident of Berkeley, CA USA shares the views of Code Pink & Company. And I am quite sure that many are embarrassed by the actions of their City Council. Like a turd in a public swimming pool, these reprobates taint the entire body of water, and everyone outside looks down upon it with disgust. That is my honest reaction – disgust.

Berkeley should secede from the Union immediately, and become in reality the sovereign nation it pretends that it is. That should be a very interesting spectacle to watch. Show us, oh Left Ones, how it is done. Show us, when extreme left-wing moonbats have COMPLETE control, what you can do, and how your schemes will benefit your fellow citizens. I guarantee that within one year, a Pol Pot-like dictator will rise from the fecal matter that you call your brethren and he or she will open re-education camps, and commence mass executions. And then you will call on me and my brethren , the Marines, to save you. And guess what? Despite your vile actions against us, we will still show up and save your ungrateful asses.

Semper Fi
Do or Die
Hold ‘em high at 8th and “I”
Let me hear your war cry!

I have already sent each of these disgusting excuses of Americans. But I wanted to leave my mark here as well…I cant say to much because I dont want to lead my words into words that would make me a bad person. But, I think I just solved the Nuclear Waste disposal problem….dump it in Berkeley.
I love God, Family, Country AND OUR TROOPS. I promote our men and women daily….I am so proud of our men and women in uniform. What these representatives of Berkeley did and are doing is NO different than what the disgusting people did to our troops coming home from Vietnam. In my book Berkeley is spitting in our troops faces right now. I hope our Marines STAND up and be proud and stands up to these ignorant people.

God Bless our TROOPS!!
We love ya!!

“A PROUD American in Maine!”

Dear Berkeley Mayor and City Council,

Shame on you. You would be the first ones to ask for help of the military if you suffered a natural disaster. And, our military, Marines included, would show up to help. What gives you the right to interfer with their free speech? Our deployed military put their lives on the line every day so that you have the right to make such stupid decisions. They serve with pride, honor, courage and compassion. You can’t say the same about yourself. This is America…if you don’t like the freedoms we have here, go to Iraq.

I recently heard a spokeswoman for Code Pink explain their desire to throw the Corps out of Berkeley is in protest over the war in Iraq. However, it seems rather short sighted, since Marines have had and will continue to have numerous responsibilities outside Iraq. Are Code Pink and the Berkeley city council opposed to the following:

1. Marine Corps deployments to Afghanistan
2. Marine Corps defense of South Korea. Units regularly rotate to Korea
3. Marine Corps defense of Japan. Units are premanently stationed in Japan.
4. Marine Corps support operations against Abu Sayaf in the Philippines.
5. Marine Corps defense of all SEATO nations.
6. Marine Corps participation in the Tsunami relief efforts.
7. Marine Corps involvement in Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia.

It’s disappointing when the government and an activist group deny other Americans freedom of choice. I suppose it can always be easy to infringe up on the freedom of others when a cause is deemed noble and righteous.

If anything good comes out of this it should be that it wakes up “We the People” to the Marxist agenda that being indoctrinated throughout our country by enemies within. This is an act of treason and sedition. State and federal funds should be stopped. They are working against the good of the country. We must support the men in uniform – FREEDOM IS NOT FREE! Daniel Webster said ”God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Since when does a third rate city government speak for the United States of America ? Surely our constitution gives them the right to speak their minds, and we should all respect that. But Berkeley has far exceeded their constitutional protections and are now impinging on those of others.. enough already I say!

Berkeley is dead to me..

How dare they spit in the face of the very institution that paid with the blood of brave Americans to secure and protect their right to disgrace the memory of those good young Americans past, present, and future!

God Bless the United States Military

and

God Bless the United States of America.

Mayor,

It amazes me that the very people who seem to value their own rights to free speech the most are the same ones who take it for granted — the most. The brave men and women who are in your town recruiting, could be recruiting the next hero(es) who will stand between you and the enemy. Are you really sure that you would like to stand there in your little pink hat and prevent that hero from taking his place as a defender of your own freedom? Seems pretty self defeating to me personally.

My Father took me to Arlington at a very early age and I was in awe of such unselfish love and self sacrifice. He then took me to the Vietnam Memorial and I was in awe of the selflessness there as well. What amazing heroes this nation has and has had! How can you ever see something like that and not be humbled and respectful of such valor — men and women who were and are willing to lay down their lives for all of us? The Bible even says that ‘Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for another.” How can you not see that when a man or women signs their name on the dotted line in recruiting stations like the one in your town, what they are really saying is that they would lay down their lives for you and me?

Mr Mayor, ‘The Color Pink’ cannot stop the pride that stems from the red, white, and blue. The red, white and blue was purchased with something more precious than gold — heroes bloodshed and sacrifice. The color pink is on loan as a freedom from those who bought the red, white, and blue. People like you would buy yourself right out of your own freedom. My Grandma used to say that was ‘cutting off your nose to spite your face.’

I thank God daily that my family and I live in complete awareness of who protects us and who allows us our freedom and liberty. I pray God will show you the same in your lifetime so that you may appreciate what God has given you under this awesome blanket of freedom we call the United States of America. God Bless our Armed Forces!

Kristina Lade
Bradenton, Florida

This is the perferect time for the Federal Government to remove ALL Federal aid from Berkley. It’s also time for the U.S. Justice Department to pull it’s head out of the sand and start to file criminal charges. Berkley will never clean it’s self up because most of the citizens, apparently agree with the City Council because they keep voting the same type of people every election.
Citizens of Berkley don’t say you disagree with the council when you have allowed your Council to be this a way and you have done NOTHING to stop them.
Berkley appears to be nothing but a city of fags, Pinko Communist and yellow belly cowards.

John

The actions of the Berkeley City Council are dispicable. We salute Move America Forward and all other supporters of the military. And we agree with Senator DeMint that federal funds to the City of Berkeley should be cut back. This city is a disgrace to our country.

As far as I am concerned Mayor Bates and the council that come up with outrageous act. Should all be charged with treason and shot. They are enemies to this country and should be removed from it. When that day comes I will be first in line.

The behavior toward the Marine recruiting office shows you(Mayor, officials, many citizens) as mean, narrow-minded, name-calling, self-centered pueling punks.
You are unbelievably self-obsessed and childish, on a par with the rednecks who maimed that poor homsexual boy in Wyoming; as worthy as a KKK lynch mob.

We now know where the village idiots of berkeley, ca, are ===== the mayor and his druggie city council members!!!!
You pseudo-humans make me sick!!!!!!!! It is hard to believe that our good Servicemen and women risk their lifes so scum like you all can spout your vermint!!!!!!
Hopefully, all your federal funds will be cut off and your village will slid off into the ocean and will not be missed.
SEMPER FI,
Ed

Enough of the code stinkers and mayors like Gavin ‘twosome’ Newsome of San Fransicko and Carney Finkbiner of Toledo, Ohio. These people represent not only the anti-war crowd but the hate America, hate God, family and anything decent, virtuous and the rule of law, God’s law: which is the font and foundation of this nation.
Our military is not just fighting for democracy; but the law rooted in democracy which is rooted in God not in power! Who is on the right side of history?

Greg
Tucson, AZ

Mr Mayor.

I can’t believe the stance you and others from Berkley have taken against our fine military and the Marines.

Watching new over the weekend I saw and heard one of your friends from Code Pink say that all our military members are murders and rapists and that World War II was an illegal was and all the soldiers that took part in it were also murders, rapists and child killers. This lady went on to say that our military targeted civilans on purpose to kill them.

I want to ask you a question and I hope you have enough sence to answer. If our military hadn’t defeated one of the cruelest dictators in the history of our planet what language do you think we would be talking here in America today? If it wasn’t for the military that have taken the was to other countries how would you have felt having hand-to-hand combat on the streets of your city as members of our military gave up their lives trying to keep Americans safe?

Would you be living in the greatest country in the world if normal men and women hadn’t put aside their own problems to answer the call from George Washington to help push England from our shores so that we could become the free country that we are today?

Finally do you feel that you would be able to make the sorts of statements that you making against our military if our soldiers, sailors, marines, army and many others hadn’t given up their lives in defending your right to free speech? If someone like Hitler was running our country what would you think would have happened to you if you spoke out against him like you are now doing against our military and the fine men of the Marines?

I would venture to guess that it would have been very long before you were picked up by memebers of the secret police and you would have never been seen or heard from again.

We have the freedom that we enjoy in this country for one reason and one reason only. Because many, many wen and women have given up their lives to give you the freedom to say what you’ve said. And many more will be killed in the future to continue to protect your right to say what you want to say.

Shame on you and everyone else in Berkley who are saying that the Marines are not welcome in your city. One final thought: “There wouldn’t be a Berkley on the map of California and The United States if it wasn’t for the military that protects us. You should be welcoming the marines and other members of our brave military to your city instead of telling lies about them.

All you’ve done is bring shame to yourself and your city and bolstered our enemies in the eyes of the world.

SHAME ON YOU!

Mayor Bates and the entire traitorous City of Ber(zer)keley are a present-day Sodom and Gomorrah and their latest shenanigans are further demonstration that their city is the armpit of the world. I would say “armpit of America,” but it is self-evident that Berkeley is NOT American whatsoever and should indeed be regarded as a secessionist city-state, and therefore its citizens should not have any of the rights or privileges that REAL Americans do.

Having a family that are 3 generations of defenders of 3 different wars, we take berzerkley’s action as an injustice to our fellow brothers in arms , the Marines. Many people have died for the freedom of these un educated people,to spout their idiotic rhetoric.
Code Pink is nothing but a bunch of ingrates, who try to incite the public to retaliate against them, so they can sue and use the money to fund their un educated agenda. Code Pink and all the other un educated people will be the first ones to complain and cry if berzerkly is attacked by terrorist, and no Marines or any other branch of service shows up to protect them and their un educated city.
We sent correspondance to many of the legislative branches urging them to take away our tax payer dollars from berzerkley. Hopefully they have the patriotism to do just that. Our elected officials need to listen to all the people, not just a few un educated ones. Not everyone from berzerkley agrees with these un educated people.
We also have a son serving his second tour in Iraq, if not for the fact that he had to return to Iraq on Saturday ( was home on leave ), he would be there on Tuesday voicing his disgust and outrage over the councils actions along with all the others who plan on converging on your city.I would love to see FOX NEWS report this story and send it via satelite to those serving across the waters in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sure would make their day.
To many of our loved ones have died for this great country. If you do not like how things are here, then please leave. After all, the border is open and the door swings both ways. I’m sure there are a Few Good Men and Women who will help you pack it up
I hope that I never meet any of you on the street, because it will be very hard not to kick your behinds. Because being the proud mother of Cpl. Phillip Ramos, U.S.Army and a Blue Star Mother, is more important than seeing your sorry behinds get whipped by me.
Gaylene Ramos of Turlock, California, and a Patriot to the core
God bless America, God bless our Troops!

There are no words to express my outrage at this situation that you and your bully friends at Code Pink have thrust upon this nation. You and your entire city counsel are, in my mind, guilty of sedition and treason.

If you hate our nation so much, press for secession. Begin the process of removing yourselves from the Union. I know that I’ll be pushing for it to be allowed. If you don’t want to be a part of us, we certainly don’t want to stop you from not BEING a part of us. I personally am more than willing to accommodate you in any way, shape, manner, form, or fashion in which I can gladly and willingly help the people of Berkeley take their town and make it a nation in and of itself, with all that comes with it.

You disgust me to no end.

I hope everyone will get out to the rally and support the marines against this vicious attack by Berkeley and Code Pink. People, please see Code Pink for the obscene organization that it is. We must support these brave marine heroes as they protect freedom and fight evil around the world. Support the marines and try to change the minds of Code Pink.

Beserkely strikes yet again and makes a fool of itself one more time. Shame on you, Mayor and shame on your residents. It is the United States Armed forces who put their lives on the line every day to give you the freedom to continue in your foolishness. Unfortunately, you are not intelligent enough, though educated, to understand that freedoms you misuse so often.

Mayor Bates and the members of Code Pink are self centered, silly, whinney little b*tches. Having said that I would just like to add that since no one is asking them to join the Marines it is really non of their business, Unless they are also facists who want to regulate Free Speach in America. How would they feel if someone told them to leave? We have enough leaches we will never have enough Marines

My son signed up to be One of the Few, The Proud, A Marine soon after 911, so I am sure that he is probably “Unwelcomed” in your town. But take heart Mr. Mayor, City Council and Code Pink because he and many of his Marine Brothers and Sisters would come to your aide if you and your town were ever attacked. The Marines would come because they stand in front of the flag while you cowards hid behind it.

While you throw insults, the Marines stand even taller because they have been called worst…
“Devil Dogs” by their enemies, JarHeads, Leathernecks, etc.

I call them “Brave”, “honorable”, “committed”.

It will be a cold day in hell before my family ever comes to your town and I’m hoping that your words of hate and pettiness will become your downfall.

Jearayne Mehal
Lafayette, LA

My friends nephew was buried the day before yesterday. He was shot four times while in Iraq. 22 years old. I am a veteran. I also understand the need for peace and the desire. However, I would like to know how those who oppose the military plan to make it happen? In any place where there are more than 2 people there will be conflict. How do you propose to settle conflicts in the future? How do you propose to MAINTAIN peace? Would be nice to hear concrete answers and solutions rather than just rhetoric and philosophical ideals. I only hear people yelling about the military, but don’t see them putting their own lives out there in front to maintain any semblance, order or peace.

B.

REGARDLESS OF HOW A PERSON FEELS ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR, THE PERSON SHOULD SUPPPORT
THE TROUPS IN WHAT THEY DO AND DO WHAT EVER THEY CAN TO KEEP THE MORAL OF THE TROUPS UP. IF THEIR MORAL IS BEATEN DOWN THEY ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED THAN THEY WOULD BE IF THEY WERE IN GOOD SPIRITS. I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY GREATFUL THAT THEY ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY FROM BEING ATTACHED BY ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY. I FIRMYL BELIEVE HAD OUR TROUPS NOT GONE OVER THERE THEIR TROUPS WOULD HAVE COME OVER HERE AND DESTROYED US. YOU HAVE A RIGNT TO DISAGREE WITH ME, BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ON THE SUBJECT – THE TROUPS SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY ALL US.

As the wife of Marine veterans who served in Vietnam, I have to say that your actions do not surprise me. But they do disgust me. The comments and remarks by the Mayor and City Council members contained statements with enough ****hit to spread on the entire central valley. It is apparent to me that you have no idea of the proud traditions, and service of United States Marines to our nation, nor do you care to know the truth. You have taken to spreading lies and false statement based on your personal feelings about the Global War on Terrorism. Your alignment with Code Pink smacks of disgrace, and your willingness to allow them to run your agenda about the Marines smacks of a hate crime. I recommend that you stop this unwarranted attack on the United States Marines, who have every right to be in any city in this country. After all we tolerate Berkley’s slime. Shame on you all for this disgusting attack on these defenders of freedom, including your freedom to make stupid remarks or threaten to pass cowardly resolutions such as this. I am in full support of a business boycott of the City of Berkley, along with stopping all federal and state funds to them. Perhaps the City could succeed from the Union and be on their own, and then figure out how to survive without all the government perks, and money. I would say perhaps each of you could enroll in a leadership class, I know many Veterans organzations provide them. Perhaps you could learn something about duty, honor and country IT would be refreshing.

Carry on Marines, our family stands in support of you, your mission and your proud service to our nation.

Kelli Germeraad, Vacaville, CA

Perhaps we could make a sign and hang it on the Golden Gate Bridge directing , “INVADERS, THIS WAY TO BERKELEY” with a map showing direct route across the S. F bay directly to ‘Beserkly’. No doubt the Marines would still defend the Berkelyites regardless of their City Council’s insanity.

Sort of reminds me of that Gary Larson cartoon about Zeke, the sleeping dog with his arm around the chainsaw. When the city fool (Berkeley’s mayor) bends down to pet Zeke, the other guy says “I wouldn’t do that, mister…ol’ Zeke just might fire that sucker up.”. Whoops…too late! Perhaps it’s time the decent people of this country reclaimed our towns from the liberal disease. And to think I did a tour and a half for the likes of this scum!
Alex MacDonald

The behavior taking place in Berkeley today is extremely concerning and I believe is a reflection of how extreme liberalism destroys rational thought and eviscerates any form of reason. The ignorance to reality becomes apparent every time the mayor and city council members speak. They have obviously been isolated too long in an environment void of facts and insight as to how the real world works. Perhaps this world they have created was brought on by their own isolation or pharmaceutical enhancements…one will never now. However, something we all know is that the worst generation our country has ever known came from the drug filled haze of the 60s where most of these members formed their demented ideas. These people are dinosaurs and are the biggest threats to our national security.

The service members fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have done wondrous work. The reason there has not been an attack on our soil since 911 is because our American Heroes have been hunting the terrorists down and fighting them overseas. The success in Iraq has been extraordinary and since the success of the surge, the media has stopped reporting, for they are infected with a strong dose of liberalism but not to the degree seen in Berkeley. Success has also been exceptional in Afghanistan. The undertakings were extremely daunting, however, essential particularly with the growing Islamic Jihadist threat alive and well throughout the world.
Mayor and council members, get a clue.
Always Faithful,
Rough Rider

My son is a U.S. Marine in Iraq right now. He did not sign up to become a “baby killer” or any of the other horrendous titles the Code Pink group are calling him. He signed up in time of war to defend his countrymen from people who actually are killers of men, women and children and who do it in cowardly ways. He is in Iraq right now defending the rights of every American, including the Code Pink individuals and their opinions. Are these people unaware that horribly violent people started the killing here, to our own people? This situation could not be left unaddressed for fear it would continue, perhaps if Al Qaida flew a plane into the center of Berkely they may feel different about young men and women willingly going to violent, hateful countries to defend their rights.
Semper Fi

Mayor and City Council of Berkeley,

Like all those previous comments, I’m disappointed that you, as the political entity representing a city in the United States, have chosen to turn your backs on our Marines. You have tried to backpedal, saying you didn’t mean it THAT way, you DO support the troops, but it’s always about the language and the language of what you wrote, of the resolutions you passed, when you vote yes to something like that, you are saying that you agree. You agreed that our Marines were uninvited and unwelcome and intruders. Trying to take it back now to save yourselves when your federal dollars are at stake shows just how weak you are.

Shame on you. Shame on ALL of you.

The city of Berkeley should not recieve ANY federal funds…period. They treat our Military like dirt and they have no respect for America. In fact, I believe most of the people living in Berkeley (not just city council members) are anti-American. The sad thing is if Berkely had a natural diasater (like a large earthquake) they would have no problem excepting help from our Armed Forces, and you better bet they would expect the federal government there ASAP.
No matter what your views are of the Iraq war that does not give someone the right to down right disrespect our Military. These hard working men and women have taken an oath to serve and protect this country and it’s citizens even if that means giving their life. If it were not for our Military there is a very good chance we would all be speaking German right now. Our Military keeps us safe and keeps us free. I sure wish somebody would remind these officials in Berkeley that they have their freedoms because they live in America and are protected by the strongest Military in the world. God bless our Military and their families for ALL their sacrifices!

To whom It May Concern:

I’m a third generation American. Both my father and my son have served in America’s military to keep the weak safe and to keep freedom alive. I also have several uncles who served. 2 died. I’m proud of them all.

My only noteworthy contribution to my country was my meager participation in assisting both the physically and the mentally handicapped.

As a young man I certainly made my fair share of mistakes, but never could I ever conceive of participating in the shameful acts perpetuated by Berkeley’s Mayor, the Berkeley City Council, or the America hating group known as Code Pink. Indeed, I cannot even fathom how the residents of Berkeley can stand by and allow these people bring such shame on a once proud American city.

I’m sorry that I cannot participate in Tuesdays demonstration. Perhaps I’ll be there for the next one. I’ll certainly be lending such assistance as I’m able to in the meantime.

Hang your heads in shame, residents of Berkeley! You have not a thing to be proud of anymore.

This is unacceptable that the Liberal Mayor in Berkerely is refusing to let our Marine’e there. He should be arrested, fined and sent to Gitmo! He is a TRAITOR. My son fought for our Country in Iraq in Operations Iraqi Freedom, combat; Tanker; proudly KILLED our ENEMY in our FIGHT for FREEDOM. WHere was that GAY….Pussy footing Liberal Mayor at that time? He should be LOCKED UP and the KEY thrown away, or KILLED as a TRAITOR…he should be SO ASHAMED! Our men fought for HIS freedom and security. GO FORBID 911 happens again, IT IS BECAUSE OF HIM IF THIS HAPPENS!!!!!

A PROUD PATRIOTIC MOTHER OF A SOLDIER IN IRAQI FREEDOM!!!
GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY

Our country is based on freedom, and an all volunteer military depends on freedom to join and freedom to recruit soldiers. Berkeley residents are free to not join, but to want to keep the military recuiting offices out of Berkeley entirely is practically fascist. If you call yourself a liberal, that used to mean “open” to all ideas and all speech. Now does it mean “military hater?”

Berkeley is an embarrassment. They should lose ALL federal funding for all of the nasty things that they have said about our women/men who serve this nation’s military.

To the UNHONORABLE MAYOR BATES.

After being kicked out of the military i understand your amimus toward the military, however

it was your OWN FAULT. With your attitude it’s understandable. That little pink-o hat gives you

away. GOOD LITTLE COMMUNIST YOU.

May the miltary never have to choose to defend those who choose not to support them. Unfortunately those who abuse freedom never appreciate those who defend it.
The founders of this country would shake their heads and wonder what happened to common sense and service to God and country.
The cost of freedom is paid for the miltary not Code Pink and not any politician.

I think the Military should leave Berkley and not enter again especially if Bezerkley is hit by terrorists or if they need help from the Military. I think they should tell Bezerkly to pound sand. They are too good for Bezerkly and they deserve only respect and honor.

My son serves overseas. We have stopped visiting cities like San Francisco, Berkley and Santa Cruz for at least 6 years. They don’t get our tourist or business dollars anymore. I think Jim DeMint should be applauded for his swift action and they should be stripped of any Federal funds. Period.

They want to be an island? Let them. If everyone stopped visiting, going to school and doing business with this city and businesses there in protest they would feel the pinch and maybe grow up. Or be voted out.

Berkeley is an embarrassment. They should lose all federal funding for the nasty things that they have said about our nation’s military.

My son, a Marine who served in Afghanistan immediately after 9/11 fought for your freedom so YOU and your foolish friends could do the unthinkable. These young men and women layed down their lives for YOU! and the city council of Berkely and other liberal morons. My son served in Iraq and will soon leave for another deployment, once again to protect your right to be a fool. What kind of slimy filth crawls out from underneath a rock to slap these Marines in the face? People like yourself and a so-called city council bonehead enogh to follow the leader. There aren’t enough vile words to describe you and your actions.

Thank you Move America Foward for standing up this moron and city council.

Robert
Long Beach, CA

I’ve never been to one of these rallies before, but the way berkeley (lower case “b” used intentionally) has repeatedly insulted our nation is too much for me. I’ll be there to show my support for the marines.

I want you to know that we have canceled our planned trip to your fair city, that includes motel rooms and all the meals we were going to buy from local merchants. Your treatment of our proud men in uniform is beyond contempt. If the city council changes it’s attitude, we might consider another trip instead.

Mayor and City Council of Berkeley, CA.
My anger is not adequately expressed here in words. The lot of you should be neutralized. But that will only be done in the America way by the citizens. You are a disgusting lot.
You obviously have no respect for those who have died over the years to protect you. You have no respect for the American Constitution as evidenced by your disdain for the U.S Military and particularly the Marines.
May the coming actions toward you (what ever it is) be fitting to your disgusting behavior.

Mr Mayor,
our troops are heroes and deserve respect. They have their freedoms equal to yours and the ignorant organization code pink. That is the point, EVERYONE has their freedom of speech and you telling one organization that they have it above one or another is wrong. Furthermore, you preach open-mindedness yet your actions are anything but open-minded. Don’t be a hypocrite and stop your BS.

Our military has fought and died over the centuries for your right to free speech and I appreciate you using it. Please afford those who are currently protecting those freedoms the same rights and access to those precious freedoms. In order to appreciate them better, consider moving to Iran and representing code pink in that country and see the response you will get from them. Then (if you survive) possibly you will gain a better understanding and appreciation for the freedoms that you enjoy under our God inspired Constitution and the brave men and women that defend, even unto death, that sacred document.

Seth J. Rosquist

I would like to remind Mayor Bates that it is because of, not in spite of, our armed forces that he has the ability to freely speak his opinion of the Marine’s and any other such topic he wishes to voice his opinion on.

I also have a suggestion for Mr. Bates. Instead of spending valuable time betraying your country and insulting those who fight for you, why not spend some time cleaning up your town. Maybe then your fast food resturaunts won’t need bullet proof glass between the cashiers and the customers. I don’t know, just a thought!

Kelly Waldron
San Diego, CA

To the Mayor and City Council of Berkley

We are proud Americans and rever our military who are brave men and women who fight and willing give their lives to preserve our freedom. I served in Korea and we have a grandson who served as a Marine in the initial drive to Bagdad. We know how it is to fear for a loved one’s safety but at the same time be so very proud to have such a brave young man as our grandson.

Yes, he and all the others are fighting and giving their lives so you people can have the freedom to do such a terrible thing as making our Marine heros feel unwelcome. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. It is obvious you are not fans of our wonderful, proud American history to know how extremely important our military are to our beloved country. Just think what would happen if Berkley was the target of a terrorist attack like 9/11, who would be the first ones you would call on to protect the remains (if there were any) of your city?

We are so proud of Senator DeMint who introduced a bill in congress to remove our tax dollars that are supporting your city. You certainly do not deserve it if you can do such a terrible act, especially in time of war which our brave troops are fighting and dying for your right to live in freedom.

Please do the right thing – withdraw your ill advised laws and apologize to the Marines for your thoughtless acts.

Aloha,
Lee & Darlene Laster
Honolulu HI

Mr. mayor, The socialist politics of Pelosi and co-horts, of the last 12 years or so, are now factually showing that California was once upon a time, a GREAT state. Now it is a socialist toilet. You sir, along with your pink comrades are now showing Berkeley to be not only a turd in the socialist toilet, but that fascism can flourish in the same bowl. I’m sure Cal is proud! As an AMERICAN taxpayer, I look forward to Feb. 12, 2008, when you and your nonamerican cohorts get together and demand that the Federal Govt. keep their Federal dollars out of your commune! Please wear your pink fascist colors proudly that day.

So much is said about tolerance and acceptance being a quality in the Bay Area, but in practice, that’s selective, particularly in Berkeley. Code Pink actually functions with the similar degrees of intolerance as we’ve seen anywhere else and plays out its own form of bigotry. The actions of Code Pink and Berkeley is one of discouraging diversity and the freedom to choose. For them, the ends of how they think things would be better justifies the means in which they go about it. This is a country of diversity Berkeley and Code Pink only support diversity and freedom of choice if it fits into their stands and views. It’s very arrogant, in my view, because they behave as if they are “in the know” and are targeting the Marines for some “greater good”. The fact is, if it hadn’t been for Marines in our nations past, Berkeley and Code Pink may well not enjoy the freedoms they claim. Of course, Code Pink and Berkeley would deny this and in their view, we could have remained isolationists during World War II and the world would be better today. Talk about filtering and rewriting history. In many ways, they function in ways they would be quick to protest against, if instead of the Marines, it were another group of people. The Marines are a scapegoat for Berkeley and Code Pink. The way the Marines are being targeted, in function, is similar to how many groups of folks have been targeted unjustly. Seeing the Marines as being a group clearly shows how Berkeley is functioning as well as Code Pink. They are showing the nation their true colors and just how unloving they can be in their own self-serving quest to push their own views on others.

If the United States Marines are not welcome in berkeley, berkeley should not be welcome in the United States.
The city should be cut off 100% from any Federal or State funds.
A National Boycott of the Bay Area may be a perfect start to letting these moon bats know that they are an embarrassment to this great country

The Berkeley City Council, like the city of Berkeley, is a disgrace to the nation. I left the state of California a year ago, because of places like Berkeley and San Francisco.

I hope that the city loses every cent of federal assistance and that all of patriotic America turns its back on them. They should suffer the consequences of their outrageous behavior.

To the Mayor and City Council of Berkeley. I am so disgusted with the actions you have taken. You should not be able to call yourselves Americans. You cannot pretend that what you are doing does not give aid and comfort to our enemies and make them want to fight longer. You should be so ashamed of yourselves. You are beneath contempt!

I think the National Guard need to be called to Berkeley so patrons of the Marine Recruitment office can conduct their business without being harassed by the likes of Code Pink and the Berkeley City Council.

I could not believe that anywhere in this country that a town would do such a thing as want the military out of your community! How very un-American, unpatriotic and just down right awful of all of you that want such a thing….they are who fight for the right and freedoms of this nation!! If you don’t want to be a part of the Untied States then move out of it!!! We are pulling apart at the seams and that is very wrong…what on earth has happened to the pride, strength, honor and heritage this nation was founded on? Radical liberalism has reared it’s ugly head and people with ideas that will ruin the freedom of this nation that we have had these three hundred plus years….if you want to be like other countries and have un-American ideas, then go and be a part of them…because we , the rest of the saine US, disagree wholeheartedly with you and think you a disgrace to America!!!! Who do you think you are anyway…the military is the backbone of our country! Berkley has been for a very long time full of foolish radical nonesenseical people! For that matter much of California is way too liberal for it’s own good and maybe we should say we send you all there back to Mexico and we will send the illegals all there and you can deal with what you get without America and the military!!!

As the proud mother of a staff sergeant in the Air force I cannot believe the mentality of the City Council and Mayor of Berkley. It is because of the brave individuals like my daughter that these people can mouth off. She and all the others serving in the military plus our brave vertrans that are protecting their rights. Maybe all military individuals should leave that city and the government take away funding from Berkley. When a earthquake or something of that magnitude hits the city they can then call on Code Pink and the Mayor to help them out. DO NOT ASK FOR HELP FROM OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMAN SERVING THE MILITARY. Code Pink, Raging Grannies, the city council and the Mayor are lower than dirt.
Good Luck tomorrow

This United States is not perfect but it represents the best attempt yet by human beings to create a decent society, and fortunately some of those human beings are prepared to sacrifice their lives to defend the rest of us. The mayor of Berkeley, his Code Pink cohorts and the city of Berkeley in general should be hanging their heads in shame.

Mayor Bates,
This is to inform you that your recent political stand against the USMC is wrong and shameful. Also, I would like you to know that on our next vacation we will not visit Berkeley or spend any money in your community.
Your actions are an insult to patriotic Americans and those who have served their country in harm’s way.
These two members died in order that YOU may have the freedoms you enjoy today.

D. Nickey Died Inchon, Korea USMC RIP
E. Oster Died in Orange Co. CA USMC RIP

Please rescind your anti-USMC resolutions immediately.
Semper Fi,
Joan G.
Cobb County, GA

Hippies are wothless, they proved it during Vietnam and have the honor of being at the bottom of the food chain. Marines are men of honor, something liberals will never understand!

We’re a third generation USMC family, and Code Pinkies are women who couldn’t deal with a Marine in any case. The Marines we know are gentlemen, and love their country. I’d rather live in a country that embraces the USMC than live in a country full of Code Pinkies. Semper Fi, Marines!

Mayor Bates,
I understand that you were once an officer in the U.S.Army. That makes your traitorous actions supporting the communist Code Pink vermin even more offensive than if you were simply another pro-communist, anti-American extreme liberal nonsenseical moron like your despicable city council. You should know better. If you are retired military as I am, the DoD should cut off your retirement pay because you don’t deserve it anymore.
Berkeley has, for decades, ever since the Vietnam Era an embarassment as a leading abuser of American freedoms. You people spit in the face of the very dedicated people that garauntee those freedoms. I can’t think of a more truly offensive and disgusting way that you can degrade yourselves as Americans than you have already done.
Should you get on your knees and apologize to the US Marine Recruiting Command, I still wouldn’t urinate down your throat if your guts were on fire!!
You simply do not deserve the freedoms you have as American citizens. And you, Mr. Mayor, especially are the bottom of the scum barrel for disrespecting the oath that you once took as an American serviceman, and a former officer, no less!!! You must have been passed-over for promotion too many times and forced to leave the Army. I can’t imagine that you served honorably.
If you haven’t done so already, you should go kiss Jane Fonda’s ass.
You are a poor excuse for an American and an embarrassment to this country.

You are a sad comment on today’s liberal comunist, socialist society. All for you but none for anyone else. I urge you to rethink…and if you do not, I URGE OUR ELECTED STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO DENY YOU ANY $$$$. Our soldiers die for YOUR freeedom of Speech, why can you not respect this? Sad and sorry people you are, sad and sorry people!

PROUD VETERAN USN (Navy)
PROUD SPOUSE OF USN VETERAN (RET)
PROUD MOTHER OF CALIF ARMY NAT’L GUARD
BLUE STAR MOTHER
PROUD ARMY MOM
PROUD DAUGHTER OF ARMY VETERAN
AMERICAN

I’m not quite sure how this person(Mayor) can sleep at night. Obviously, he cares more for the IDIOTS who protest what they don’t like, than those who appreciate all the freedoms we have and those who help to provide them for us. My son gave his life in ‘05 serving his country which he loved. He also told me or the nnumerous times when people would see him in airports and different areas, and shake his hand and vocalize their SUPPORT for him and his fellow Marines. Those are the people who deseerve to live in America. Those who don’t appreciate the sacrifices, because they disagree with something , should go home and be thankful they are safe. Otherwise, pack your bags and don’t let the door hit you in the butt when you leave the country. SEMPER FI God bless our military and God bless the USA…

Freedom of speech is for Me as well as your radicals. You defend every radical group and give credibility to them as well as take my government money to assure you have that right. Well the Marines are fighting and even some dying to protect that right for you. The rights of those that disagree with you should be protected and sustained.

Thank God for our military defending freedom and risking their lives to sustain that.

Sharon

ROTC is alive on campus. UC Berkeley has nothing to do with this silly council BS at all. The military isn’t gonna be kicked out of UC; because they will lose millions of $ in contracts at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Labs.

It’s time that Jim Demint and those other east coast politicians wise up. UC is a state owned entity. They take no orders from city hall and often give them the finger. All of the trouble is strictly the dirty work of Media Benjamin’s Code Pink dykes and the city of Berzerkeley.

This is disgusting. This Mayor and the rest of the City Council members need to be recalled from their positions. These people need to be removed from office immediatly. They should also be tried for treason.

How can anyone in their right mind support Code Pink. They raised money to give to terrorists and their families in Iraq and Afganistan, the have been arrested several times during Congressional and Senate hearings, they have called members of our military serial killers and rapists, they have said our service members should be put in prison, do I need to keep going? These brave men and women are putting their lives on the line every day to protect their country and their way of life. They learn to live with the fact that they will get attacked as part of their job but what they don’t expect are those attacks to be coming from the very people they are protecting.

I believe all federal funding should be cut from Berkley as they obviously care more about terrorists then their own country and people.

Shame on Berkley, Shame on the Mayor, Shame on the City Council and Shame on Code Pink.

While we are certainly all entitled to express our opinions (in large part because of sacrifices made by members of the military on our behalf), and many of us don’t always agree with the actions of our country, I wish to express my regret at the Mayor and Council’s actions with respect to the Marine recruiting center in Berkeley.

I forgot to add. If you guys are as outraged at Code Pink and the Berkley elected officials goto http://www.moveamericaforward.com they have awesome T-Shirts, Hooded sweatshirts and regular sweatshirts for sale that say Code Pink are the real traitors(on the front) and on the back it says support the troops and their missions. I ordered one of each and they are great and arn’t expensive. The money from them goes to Move America Forward as a donation so then can keep fighting for our men and women overseas.

We are dismayed at the actions of the kooks from Berkeley. How quickly you forget? But, just you wait until your next earthquake, raging fire or other disaster and we’ll sit back and wait and watch and we’ll see if you don’t come crying to the rest of the nation for help to get you out of crisis. And who will you call for first….the US military. And, like the good and honorable people they are, they will respond out of love for America. Shame on you, Berkeley, you shame yourselves and by your disgusting actions, you shame our great nation.

Mayor — Sent you an e-mail and YOU ? replied. Thank you . You and SOME of your citizens still remind me of spoiled , childish socialists . Take off that stupid Code Pink beeney , shake your head and try to suck in a clear view of the world and what is REALLY happening in it . GOD , who raised and educated these children whose heads are so deep in the ground ?

The mission of the military, especially the Marines, did not end because WWII did. The lack of respect for people who decide to join the Marines (or any military branch), to keep our country prepared, is an insult to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice throughout our history.

Mayor Bates….who are you and your cronies, to decide for someone else their desire to serve their country? Who are you to allow the blatant downtrodding of one of the most distinguished signs of Liberty and Honor? Who are you as an American citizen, to abuse your power and position as an elected official for “all” the people of Berkley, not just your friends…”code pink.”

Your mass response letter says it all, you say you retired an Army Captain. That in its own shows you did as little as possible to just ride your hitch out. To retire at such a low rank shows you had no initiative and no aptitude to compell you to attain a hire status. Thus, you have shown that same lack of initiative and aptitude with this recent action involving the Marines. You sir are a disgrace to your prior service and what it stands for. I’ll bet you cash that retirement check without guilt every two weeks?

To the Mayor and City Council
Berkeley CA

I find your recent action to be a lawless act and a complete abuse of your positions as leaders. You are all precisely the kind of leaders that the founders warned against from the beginning. I believe you to be self serving, mean spirited despots whose only concerns are for your own place and positon, without regard or recognition of the rights of your fellow citizens. You stand as a shining example of greatest danger of our American self government system, those who would reserve freedom for themselves alone.

Our 2nd President, John Adams said it best in this quote:

“Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say ‘what should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ Bid us and our posterity bow the knee, supplicate the friendship and plough, and sow, and reap, to glut the avarice of the men who have let loose on us the dogs of war to riot in our blood and hunt us from the face of the earth? If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom — go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”

You have chosen a path destined to place yourselves outside the very system which grants you the liberties you abuse. We the people should show no compunction in withdrawing the blessings of liberty that you despise.

The Berkely City Council shows clearly what stupid, uninformed people in power do when all they have is a belief in slogans and propoganda. These people show themselves for what they are–those who are cowardly, racist and marxist (facist) in their goofy neverland of liberalism. You see, to these idiots, Iraqis aren’t good enough to deserve freedom.
The facist who says “its not business as usual,” while blocking access to a legitimate business front is asking to be punched… I would like to be there to force my right to go any-damn-where I want to.
I am looking for today to be a largely no-show of the pinkers who are cowards too after all.

The following is a copy of the letter I sent to the Mayor and City Council:

It does not matter if you oppose the war in Iraq, DON’T TAKE IT OUT ON THE MARINE
RECRUITING STATION. Don’t you realize that ANY ACTION taken against any recruiting
station of our Armed Forces is a SLAP IN THE FACE OF ALL WHO ARE SERVING our
country in any capacity, be it war or protecting our homefront here in America????
If you and your City Council are “representing the will of the people of Berkeley,” SHAME
ON THE SO-CALLED “People of Berkeley” and SHAME ON YOU and your CITY COUNCIL.
How would you and your city council like it if your neighbors insisted YOU MOVE OUT
of their neighborhood because they don’t agree with your policies? I’m sure you
would think that to be UNREASONABLE at the very least.

The men and women who are currently fighting in Iraq DESERVE better than this from
the so-called “Americans” who live in Berkeley. Your city, you, and your City Council
are entitled to oppose and even hate the war in Iraq AND our current administration.
It is, however, unjust and simply NOT RIGHT for you and your City Council to degrade
our military by making the Marine Recruiting Office relocate. What if they were to
relocate and the “people of Berkeley” in THAT area protested the recruiting office
being there? How about if this happened EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY OF BERKELEY?
The Marines would then have no “home” in Berkeley, CA, United States of America.
Guess that would suit you, your City Council, and all the so-called “American citizens
of the City of Berkeley” just fine. HOW PATHETIC! Perhaps all the people of
Berkeley who are so livid about this Marine Recruiting Office should RELOCATE
themselves …………. to another country!!!!!!

The “people of Berkeley” would do well to consider the FEELINGS of all the
Armed Forces serving our country in Iraq who have, no doubt, already been
bombarded with the news that the City of Berkeley is basically attempting to “throw out”
the Marines. I can only imagine how they must feel!! On the other hand,
it sounds like the people in your fine city of Berkeley don’t even have a clue
as to the definition of EMPATHY!!

I remember the Viet Nam War and have a brother who was in the Army and
located in Viet Nam right out of college. I will never forget how I cried while watching
the news on T.V. and seeing so-called “American citizens” burning our Flag in protest and
spitting on and shouting obscenities at the wounded soldiers walking, limping, or being
carried off of planes at various airports around this country. It was awful, my heart
broke for those men and their loved-ones. What you and your city council are trying to
do is akin to the SAME THING!!!
I sincerely hope you and your city council will NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ACTION.

Sincerely,
Fay Morton (just one more extremely concerned American)

To the mayor of Berkeley,
First let me say, that you and your city rank next to westboro baptist church as the most disgracful people in America. If it wasn’t for our military, you and everyone else on your city councel would be tried and executed for treason against this country. But instead our men and women in the military fight to keep MY country free so you can spew your garbage whereever you want. and yes i did say MY country. you dont deserve to be an american citizen. i’d rather see 1000 illegal imigrants than you and your councel living in America. our men and women that serve in the United State military hold the most honorable job there is. I am the Proud Wife of an American Soldier, and the Proud Mom of an American Soldier, I have the privelege of walking among the bravest people you could ever meet. and it appalls me that you are aloud to try to run our military out of your town. believe me when i say that i would be there to protest against you if i was able, although i have never had any interest in spending time in the bowels of hell, which is what california is. but rest assured, the next time i go target shooting, it will be a picture of you and your council that i use for a target.

Goverment funds should be cut off to the City of Berkely for at least a couple years, and spent on the childerens education of our downed soldiers and airman, regardless of the outcome of the city council meeting

To the Mayor and City Councel in Berkley Ca.

All I have to say is you should not have the right to live in this GREAT COUNTRY. If it wasn’t for our Military you wouldn’t have the freedom to do what you do (ie. chase the military out of your city). For the life of me I don’t understand your logic. Hopefully when the terrorists start war with us again our military won’t have to defend you and your citizens, but you know what they will be there for you all. If you people keep behaving this way we won’t have any freedoms it will be like living in Iraq. I know you don’t believe that but that time is not that far away, I for one want my grandchildren to have a better life. You all are a bunch of SISSY”S lets all sing KUBAYA and then everything will be better. That won’t ever happen, get REAL.

I say send the good Mayor to Iraq or Afghanistan and let him tell the Taliban and AlQuida that they can’t recruit in town. See how long he keeps that pretty pink hat let alone his empty head!

The mayor and all the members of Code Pink highlight exactly the reason why the founding fathers opened up the privilege of voting only to male land owning heads of households. The categorical error on display in these protests and the council’s resolution is both mind numbing and saddening to know that these misguided souls probably hold influence over members of the younger generation. Protesting a Marine recruiting station is like protesting a doctor for treating cancer. These people’s horrible misunderstanding of the workings of the government and love for populism make them a drag on society and I shudder to think that people such as these could actually obtain elected positions. Aging hippies need to understand that their time in the sun has come and gone and what was originally a willful ignorance combined with youthful enthusiasm is now career naivety fueled by mood altering prescription medication.

City Council:
You want to rid yourself of the US Military. Who will assist if you have a disaster?
THE US MILITARY AKA NATIONAL GUARD……WHO DO YOU THINK PROTECTS YOU PEOPLE?
THIS IS THE DUMBEST THING POLITICIANS HAVE DONE.

First I must say I love “you tube”, it shows these idoits for what they are, hate mongers! code pink showing water boarding, funny I heard no mention of the disgraceful treatment and murder of our soliders in Iraq. You know code pink, mayor the beheading, torture of 2 army men, those acts I suppose were justified! You scum! mayor the pink hat looks good, could you scrim a little more and back pedal. Do code pink people even have jobs? Just wondering, maybe thats why they think communism isn’t so bad! Well go collect your welfare checks, mayor I hope after this the Army comes and takes your “captain” title away. Then there is always the guy who was kicked out of Marines, couldn’t take serving with real heroes, so he moved to berkely, “home of scared, traitors, weak, no goods”

Mayor Tom Bates,
I am truly sorry that one of your children, or any other citizen of Berkeley, who are showing such stupidly and ignorance do not have a son or daughter who has the strength, courage or gratitude to our great nation to become one of The Few. The Proud. THE MARINES!

I agree 1000% with the Senators who have proposed legislation on the below bill. I say let your children eat MRE’s for a week or two and cut back on their gourmet meals below. Then maybe you will all have a idea of just one minor sacrifice our Marines make for YOUR freedom.
To think you have you are a city with a huge university is pathetic; evidently you also have no clue on how to be a role model for the younger generation.

It is quite evident you have no idea of the words Semper Fi! ” Always Faithful.
Your city is selfish, ungrateful and just plain ignorant!

Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008
Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps

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.”

http://demint.senate.gov:80/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=efe9c9d2-c741-84dd-2aee-bdcccad26a06

I hope your city never has any diasters. Nevertheless the USMC will be there to have your back! Thats their dedication!

Patty in Pa and a VERY PROUD mother of a former US Marine!
God Bless all our Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and “Special Angels”

But they will accept earmarks. If they don’t support the military, let them show how principled they really are by voting to refuse money from the same Federal Government that employs the Marines. Better yet, just take their earmarks–then watch the wailing and gnashing of teeth by Mayor McCheese et al.

Mayor Tom Bates,
I am truly sorry that one of your children, or any other citizen of Berkeley, who are showing such stupidly and ignorance do not have a son or daughter who has the strength, courage or gratitude to our great nation to become one of The Few. The Proud. THE MARINES!

I agree 1000% with the Senators who have proposed legislation on the below bill. I say let your children eat MRE’s for a week or two and cut back on their gourmet meals below. Then maybe you will all have a idea of just one minor sacrifice our Marines make for YOUR freedom.
To think you have you are a city with a huge university is pathetic; evidently you also have no clue on how to be a role model for the younger generation.

It is quite evident you have no idea of the words Semper Fi! ” Always Faithful.
Your city is selfish, ungrateful and just plain ignorant!

Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008
Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps

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.”

http://demint.senate.gov:80/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=efe9c9d2-c741-84dd-2aee-bdcccad26a06
I hope your city never has any diasters. Nevertheless the USMC will be there to have your back! Thats our dedication!
Patty in Pa and a VERY PROUD mother of a former US Marine!
God Bless all our Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and “Special Angels”

There are a number of issues involved here. First and most important is the right to freedom of speech as mentioned in the first amendment. Therefore the people of Berkeley have every right to object to the recruiting office. Equally true, the military has every right to have a recruiting office in Berkeley. The Federal Government funds many programs in Berkeley such as their roads, schools, including school lunch programs and numerous other local programs. Funding should be held back if they are not free to conduct recruiting. The next issue is the Federal Government’s sworn duty to protect and defend the people and the territories of this country of which every citizen of Berkeley is a part of. It should be obvious that even if the recruiting office was not in Berkeley, those wishing to join the military would go elsewhere to join.

I can understand a city council such as that in Berkeley, that represents the people of Berkeley passing a proclamation against the war and they have the right to protest but they do not have the right to force recruiting out of their city without some adverse reaction from the government.

Its a sad commentary on the state of this great nation when its citizens take the side of our enemy, those who want us all dead or converted to Islam.

Sincerely, God Bless America! Bud Manzler

While these PETTY POLITICIANS in Berkeley display their ignorance for the world to see let’s just halt Federal Funds to these traitors during this time of war.

Hum, leave it to Dingy Harry.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/12/showdown-in-berkeley-and-the-harry-reid-chicken-out/

Mayor Bates,
When the story first made the news I was appalled. Your actions are a slap in the face to every member of the military past and present, to their families, and to the rest of the nation who stand proudly behind our brave Warriors.

To see pictures of you protesting along side Code Pink, further added to the taste of contempt which I desire to spit out.

How can you a city leader, a former military man yourself, stoop to this level? You must know what your actions have done.

You have managed, in a sick twisted way, to stir up even more support from the silent majority. Thank you mayor Bates. Without your ignorant bash of our fine Marine Corp, I might never have had the opportunity to read the above words of inspiration from so many of my heroes… Men and women who stand proudly for this great nation.

You and your silly group of pink people are helping to unify this nation to take action, to speak up, to denounce you.

My father’s service, my brothers service, and my son’s service will never be for naught.

The United States of America is the great nation it is today because men and women stepped up and served. Your display of unpatriotic idiocy will not go unchallenged.

We support all those who have ever and will ever wear the uniform for us.

The Justice Family
Houston, TX

It is appalling that the city of Berkley has slandered the Marine Corps in particular and our brave military in general. They are attempting to silence the very military that protects their freedom of speech. I am sure the irony is lost both on the city council of Berkely and on code pink. My son, currently proudly serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq, turned 16 on September 11, 2001. As we watched the news in shock that this could happen on American soil, he turned to me and said, “Someday, I will be a Marine and do something about this.” And he is. Only 22 years old, he understands and has calmly spoken of the irony in which he protects the rights of those who are anti-military. What the mayor and others like him fail to realize is that pacifism is a luxury paid for by warriors.

Thank God for America and the people willing to fight to keep her free.

Cheri Heeter
Proud Marine Mother of Cpl TJ
1 MEF
1MHG
currently deployed

It does this Vet’s heart a great deal of good to see Americans finally rise up against those in this country who soak up the benefits earned and secured by American Veterans throughout our country’s history, and treat these same people with contempt and hatred.

Even though I am past prime and out of harness, I will always be an American Soldier and I will always be ready to cover my fellow soldier’s back against all enemies, foreign and domestic!

Remember the oath we all willingly took to “Defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic…”! I may be retired, but i remain true to that oath. It is morally binding on me as long as there is a breath in my body!

The Marines will help your woeful city should it ever be necesary, despite your despicable actions. Why wouldn’t you want Berkeley citizens helping your city in time of need?

Shame on YOU!

I was in your city in August and it was nice. We had a group of about 10,000 people from Tennessee. If you are going to recommend that the marines leave I am going to recommend that people from the state of Tennessee do not come there anymore. I also think that any teams coming to play at Berkley should boycott your city.

Not only are the actions of the Mayor and City Council despicable, they are illegal and should be punished according to the letter and spirit of the law. To grant privileges to a group with the sole purpose of harassing the Marines and obstructing free entry into a public place of business is also illegal. Where are the City council members employed when they aren’t acting pretentiously as those who have been given responsibility to govern according to the law? Perhaps they would feel differently if citizens blocked entrance to their businesses or painted on their windows or used parking places intended for their customers.
Our freedoms were bought with the blood of our men and women in uniform. Let us not forget that laws were put into place because others have transgressed the freedoms that are deemed legal and correct in our democratic society. I call upon all Legislatures and governing officials, including the police of Berkeley, to exercise the full extent of the law to protect our freedoms.
I encourage all citizens to boycott the city of Berkeley including all businesses, companies, corporations, restaurants, etc.
And let us never forget those that have served and continue to serve us today in all branches of the military to ensure our freedoms. God Bless America and God Bless our Troops.

TITLE 18–CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I–CRIMES
CHAPTER 115–TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war

(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).
(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.

The only “free speech” in Berkeley is the one that is anti the US Marines Corp and pro Code Pink. These Leftists are fascists and I say this as an SDS member from the 1960s who saw the light . Liberals are so gracious when you agree with them and so dastardly when you have the audacity to disagree. What has Code Pink or their ilk ever done to defend our freedom? Nada! Let freedom ring in Berkeley !!

That Code Pink would behave in these sorts of ways is not a surprise. That the Berkely City Council would is, tragically also not a surprise. However, it is, and ought to be deemed, much more disturbing, since they are an official government entity

Dear Mayor Bates Sir,

I am formally requesting a parking space and a noise permit directly across from your house where I may protest your existence seeing as how my Right to Free Speech guaranteed by the Constitution and enforced by the Marines gives me the God Fearing Right in this fine country of ours to disagree with you.

Simper Fi and keep your powder dry.

Thank You Sir, I will be waiting with zeal for the Berkely City Councils approval.

Berkeley is obviously a far-left liberal fascist society whose morals have totally left them. It is unbelievable to me that things have been allowed to get this far. These people have no idea what they are doing; and don’t even seem to know or care that they are committing treason of the worst sort. The very Marines they are trying to keep out of their city are part of those that have given them the freedom to behave as they are. In any other country they all would have been lined up and shot — point blank.
Freedom isn’t free. Freedom is only given to those who are willing to fight for it. Whether you believe in this war or not — you cannot deny that we were attacked on 9/11 and more people died there than on the attack of Pearl Harbor. Less people have died during this war than during WWII. Those who do not know and understand history are destined to repeat it. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!! Stop falling for all the garbage the liberal media is feeding you. Read, understand, and pay attention. Love the only Country that has allowed you to be whatever you choose. GOD has blessed this country and you (Berkeley) are throwing it all away. GOD Bless the USA.

Berkeley political leaders are not in touch with America. By their actions against the United States Marine Corps and for the far left fringe “Code Pink”, they disavow any connection between the freedom and liberty they enjoy in their lovely city and the military’s great responsibility to protect their basic rights as Americans. The federal government should move forward to deny Berkeley funds.

MG (US Army, ret.) John F Stewart

First of all, I am writing from California. I find the behavior of the Berkeley City Council to be arrogant, immature, unprofessional and reeking of hatred and loathing. They claim to be peaceloving- and they demonstrate that by these actions? They have taken their hatred for George Bush and the Iraq war and turned it in to a personal vendetta. I can understand, though not agree with, opposition to the war. But I can NOT understand this anti-American, anti-military crusade they have taken up, especially in a time of war. I honestly wish that the western half of California would split off and form their own republic, or should I say Communistic state. They can have Code Pink be their police and military force- they can wave their peace signs in the faces of the Islamic terrorists when they land on their shores. I don’t care if Senator Demint is in California or not- he is in MY United States of America, which Berkeley seems to forget they are a part of. I think he has every right to introduce legislation to hold back funding from an entity that wants to completely sever relations with a Federal institution. Also has it ever ocurred to these high and might do-gooders that the miltary has saved the life of many a person who otherwise would not have a chance to make it in life successfully? Not every one has the desire or financial means to go to college and the military has been their answer to becoming a productive, respected member of society. Personally, the Berkeley City Council makes me sick.

To the mayor and city council of berkeley,
Shame on you for lending support to those that are dedicated to destroying all of us that hold our freedoms dear. Certainly, you cannot believe that you would be spared if radical Islam has it’s way. It just does not make any sense and I’ll be on my way to berkeley very shortly to lend support to our military service heros, past and present. While I’m there, I fully intend to try to understand just how it is that some folks become so intent on acting so stupidly.
When I returned from an effort to preserve freedom in South Vietnam, I was greeted by the same disgusting dribble that I see coming from that council and your pink cohorts now, and that is totally unacceptable. NEVER AGAIN!!! should that be allowed to happen and I will be standing with thousands of good people today, that will try to help you to understand the error of your ways.
Glenn Palmer
Sacramento

Deplorable actions and comments coming from the Berkeley city council. If they dislike our military so much, they should stop their hippocritical acceptance of Federal funding. “Bezerkeley” doesn’t adequately describe that city.

Oh if only I was not so “BUSY” and a touch closer to the Cesspool they call Berkley, I would be at the protest in a flash….Bottom line, these people are cowardly, ungrateful, and IGNORANT “wimps”….What can one expect therefore from these fools???? They have DESPISED ANYTHING MILITARY SINCE AND EVEN BEFORE VIETNAM…contrary to their so called “patriotism”..their actions “cost”…then again what is one to do with these metrosexual’ namby pamby men and women??? Guess for their sakes pray our Military continues to keep us safe from the crazed Jihadis; who would in fact destroy anything Berkly stood for FIRST….these people are a DISGRACE…..

Mr. Mayor….get a real; JOB!!!

Re: Berkeley: How shameful. My husband is a China Marine, and I am a veteran of 20 years in the Air Force. We also live in CA. I attended UCLA in the 60’s when the filthy speech movement was just getting started–how far we have “progressed”.

To the Mayor, City Counsel and Code Pink,

You have been afforded your free speech by the blood of our countrymen and women. I will also use my free speech to tell you my opinion.

You – all of you – are narrow minded and your continued harassment of our true heroes is unforgivable. You are shameful.

If it were not for these selfless individuals (our military) our world would now be ruled by communist dictators. And your ability to ‘protest’ would have landed you in a prison, at best. Perhaps you would have just disappeared from the streets one day – to never be seen again. Or, maybe your spouse or child would have been the one to pay the ‘price’ for your ‘free speech’.

Oh, and just in case you forgot – what I just described was happening in Iraq.

If you really want to do something good for our country – then volunteer your services, or donate money to a charity that sends support to our military. And, yes I do support you not receiving federal funds…….When you want to become a member of the USA again, we will reconsider. But, as long as you continue to protest against the Marines – you deserve NOTHING.

Why would you expect anything less from the Berkeley crowd? These are the people that expect
to live here totally protected and are able to bash our brave men and women of the US Military.
As a former Marine and Vietnam Veteran I have felt the hate from these people when returning
from South East Asia in 1969 and I guess it never changes. Cutting off all federal funding for
that city would be a great start. Semper Fi FOX NEWS.

Well, we need to reduce federal spending, seems to me Berkely would be a good place to start. Withdraw all federal support from the city, then let code pink fund them and respond to disasters. I know it won’t happen, but a person can dream can’t they?

To the Mayor and town council of Berkeley,
There is no need to try and reason with you. You have your anti-American agenda and will not see the truth. There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. You are all traitors to the United States of America and worthy of arrest and prosecution under the Constitution. You are interfering with the defense of our country. We, the lawful citizens of this country, have weighed you in the balances and found you lacking. May God have mercy on your souls because the enemies of our land whom you are supporting with every action you take and word you speak…deffinitely will not.
You have chosen your friends and your friends are the enemies of America. Your actions will be judged one day by someone bigger than Liberals…someone you cannot snear at… but until then we real Americans will fight you to our last breath. You are unworthy to be called Americans.
A. Gaines & N. Hillman
Go Marines

You’re a disgrace as a Mayor! You and that entire city need to go spend time in the Middle East and get a REAL taste of haters {like yourself}. Without our armed force we are nothing as a country called the United States of America! SHAME ON YOU AND THOSE THAT BLAST OUR MEN & WOMEN THAT SERVE. I’m waiting on China to send a missile straight to you and finish all of you and your haters from the derange left straight to HELL {your next stop}. Remember there are more of us than you! Watch your step now…

While I’ve always believed that government that is closest to the people is the best, I can not and will not stand by and watch you harass the splendid volunteers of the US Military who are living under terrible conditions and often giving their lives, so you can be introspective and treat military recruiters as outsiders, imposing themselves on your self-delusion. If you won’t or can’t wake up and count them as blessings that will allow you to live your life the way you want to, in the long run, then the rest of us will make life much less comfortable for you in the short term.

I hope the day never comes when Americans need the assistance of the U.S. Marine Corps on their own soil, but if it ever does, the loons that run Berkeley would be down on their knees begging for their help. Is here any way we can trade Berkeley and the twits who run it for some small village in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq?

I say send the good Mayor to Iraq or Afghanistan and let him tell the Taliban and AlQuida that they can’t recruit in town. See how long he keeps that pretty pink hat let alone his empty head!

Truely, I am so thankful someone has thought to model in even just in a monetary fashion the consequences of what this silly town, mayor and council are doing. Silly is just about the best word that can describe such a spoiled, self-involved, short-sighted community.

Indeed, strip them from Federal funds AND I would encourage them to succeed from the union. If they could convince Los Angeles and San Francisco to join them, our country would be far better off. Then, whenever radical Islam wants to target the decadent in this continent…they would have a much clearer target with no protection at their own request.

Sadly,
Donna Beeman

To The Mayor,

If you are not supporting our troops to protect our Country then PLEASE leave the Country. You are not the person creating a safe place for Americans to live……THE TROOPS ARE!!!!!
You need to stop calling yourself an American.

Do you know that the reason you are even able to protest is because my son and many others before him have provided that privilege? You should be ashamed because our young men and women are trying to buy, with their lives, this same privilege to those in Iraq and Afghanistan. You are doing the same thing to the military that you have fought against for yourselves: for equal rights and freedom to practice lifestyles of immorality, against the ignorance and prejudice that you are now inflicting on the Marines. May God lift His hand of grace on you and leave you to your gods. You do not deserve the protection that my son (who is a Marine) affords you, but he gives it to you anyway. He believes the American freedoms that you and every other American enjoy are worth protecting. Shame on you!

Dear Mayor,

I just left Berkeley about 45 minutes ago. I had arrived about 5am and had to leave about 7:15am to go to work. While I was there, the Code Pinkos invaded our side of the street and carried all their yellow ANSWER (American Communist Party) matching yellow signs that were advertising some event from last March. They began pushing and shoving all the patriots on our side of the road. The police were all standing in a line nearby, but they did nothing to make the pinkos move back over to their side, until the pushing and shoving got more violent. The police finally came between the two groups.

Don’t worrry Marines, we held the line and refused to budge. We had a large group of Veterans, Blue Star Moms, Gold Star Moms, and just plain Patriots carrying American Flags and pictures of our Military children there to defend the honor of the United States Marines. Mayor, these people have the Freedom of Speech as well as the pinkos do. Why don’t you try representing ALL of the people, not just the Anti-American crowd.

I thought that Berkerley was the “birth place” of the free speach movement…clearly in Berkerley free speach is only for the extreme left…too bad they don’t want those who died for Berkerley’s right to be idiots in their town. Wonder how loud they will be screaming for the Marines if terorists ever target them.

I wish from the bottom of my heart that our brave soldiers could only protect the people in the USA that respect, honor and appreciate our troops for protecting them and all their rotten beliefs. It seems to me that even if you hold the rotten beliefs that the “Code Pink” fanatics hold, you still have to know that their are many countries in the world where they would not be able to open their mouths in protest. I don’t mind protesters and long as they know who gives them that ability. It is not the politicians.
God Bless America,
Campbell Buckley USMC RETIRED

PLEASE READ “AMERICA ALONE” BY MARK STEYN ALSO ON CD
PRAY FOR OUR BRAVE TROOPS
THEY PROTECT ALL OUR RIGHTS EVERY DAY

Mr. Mayor,How dare you ! and your military hating city council !
i pray that Mr. demint does put through congress to stop all funding to your communist city,
you and your council,and code pinko are all gutless cowards.
How long have you and code pinko been members of the american communist/party??

I heard this morning (on Fox News, of course!) that some legislators are talking about pulling Federal funds from Berkely – THIS SHOULD NOT EVEN BE QUESTIONED! I hope and pray that Berkely never has a disaster….but if they do, the military – even the National Guard – should stand OUTSIDE city limits and watch the city self-destruct! – and offer not a whit of help.

Why should this city be allowed this nonsense? And what is wrong with city government that they allow code pink – of all groups – to dictate what they city will do? This is a sure symptom of mental disease! Voters in that city ought to immediately recall their entire City Council – and Mayor – and replace them with sane people!

Mayor Bates:

Surely you have had time to rethink what is best for Berkeley and your constituents. Berkeley residents are not served when you disrespect the military and worse put your support to the Code Pinkers.

We would like for the City Council of Berkeley to reverse their stand on the presence of the Recruitment Office and to stop showing preferential treatment to kooks like the Code Pink group.

Thank you.

I work here in Berkeley & am the PROUD MOM of a U.S. Army Soldier..I am outraged that the Mayor of Berkeley & the City Council believe that they are speaking for the ENTIRE CITY OF BERKELEY…I am calling for the IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION of Mayor Bates & all City Council members that supported these actions!!
Mr. Mayor, you say you are a retired U.S. Army Captain so I do not understand how can you support, let alone encourage, this????

To the Mayor and City Council,
I am appalled and disgusted with all of you. Berkeley has ALWAYS been an embarrassment to this nation and never more so then now. You have triggered an outrage in this nation that may prove to be very costly for you. By your actions you have uncovered all the cockroaches that have crawled out of the cesspool they have been hiding in. To have our Marines or any of our military called war criminals and mass murderers is deplorable. You may not have said it but you created the venue for this disgusting platform. I will never for as long as I live ever think of Berkeley with anything but total disgust and contempt.

The behavior of Berkeley is of no surprise to those of us who live in Northern California. They have always been un-American. Fortunately, this time they have gone too far and received national attention for their treasonous actions! Hopefully, Senator Jim DeMint will be successful in his effort to take away their federal funding. They do not deserve one cent of our tax money!

My email to Mayor Bates received an unapologetic, canned response. I informed the mayor that as long as the Marines are unwelcome in Berkeley, my money is unwelcome in Berkeley. I would encourage others to do the same.

Free speech does not exist in Berkeley.

God Bless our Military men and women!

From a proud military mom!

Mr Mayor, I grew up in Berkeley and experienced in the 50’s the beginnings of the radical thinking being pushed on our youth. The professors and teachers in Berkeley schools were just beginning to think like mindless know it alls at that time. Kruechev stated they would conquer us from within. At the time, I thought he was just a crazy old man spouting off, but now it begins to look like its happening. You and your council are acting out in a manner that is unamerican and truley a mindless and disqusting manner that treats our brave men and women working and dying to keep us free. Americans have become weak kneed and so concerned with their own “rice” bowl that they ignore the wolf a the door. I hope I live long enough to see the nay sayers that say it can’t happen here experience it. You and your council are an abomination and should be tarred and feathered in the old fashioned way. They say Action speak louder than words? Well I’ll buy the first keg of tar. You are shameless traitors and I pray you get what’s coming to you. Angie in Arkansas

Sirs,

The funny thing is that should someone go mad at your silly anti-Marine and start shooting you I have no doubt the Marines would attempt to save you at the peril of their own lives. And that is why they, and not you, are examples of what is great about America.

Semper Fidelis my brothers, those whom know your sacrifice respect you.

Apparently the moonbats in Berkeley aren’t aware of what it is that has afforded them the right to protest in the first place.
If we’re ever attacked from the Pacific, I urge the Marines to allow the invader to burn through Berkeley before stopping them in their tracks.

Dear Marine Recruiters,
I cannot ever remember Berkeley being an honorable, patriotic city. I’m not sure why you would want to recruit from a pool of cowards and traitors. I think that a government entity that is in opposition to our democratic way of life should not receive fiscal rewards – not even the dollars that our Marine recruiter office brings. I vote for you to move to an area with Americans of higher moral values.

NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BERKELEY!

My momma told me that drugs would corrupt my DNA. So I never did them. She was right. I look at the “Code Stink” Berkeley City Council Meeting video on YOUTUBE.COM and see a bunch of ignorant burnt out ancient hippies stumbling through some anti Marine rhetoric.

I don’t think I ever heard elected officials babble, search for words, forget words in mid sentence as these dopers do. I wonder at 1 minute 7 seconds into the video if the violent coughing is due to someone smoking a bong full of “medical marijuana”. Please, check it out for yourself.

I live about 15 miles from Berzerkeley, hear the local news. The rest of the US doesn’t have a clue as to how low that city has sunk. Heartland America would recoil in horror at some of the ideas this brand of Liberals profess. My private opinion was that Berkeley has become the new Soddom and Gamorah. Its no longer private. I will never spend a penny there for as long as I live. Blasting the Marines was the last straw….

Berkeley’s leaders want to run the Marines out of town. Yet they gobble up every penny of Federal Funding from Uncle Sam’s plate. Some of that was MY money and I don’t want it going to pothead burnouts.

CUT ALL FEDERAL FUNDING TO BERKELEY.

To the mayor and city council of berkeley:

You and your town are an embarrassment to CA and the country.
Who do you think serves to protect the rights you have? In a true socialist state, unlike the socialist-lite state in CA, it would be the military that would tell you what to do, where to do it, and when, if you were to be retained.
Your city needs to be taught a lesson. Communism must be squelched in America, and you and your city are a good place to start.
Let’s see if your code pink pals will pony up the funds that I hope you lose.

Comment by Marie Thompson
February 12, 2008 at 9:45 A. M.

To The Mayor and City Counsel,
First of all I will be there to support our Marines on Tuesday.
How dare you to and code pink to treat our Marines like they were trash. If it wouldn’t be for them you wouldn’t be protected from all the bad things going on. It’s to bad that Berkely couldn’t be left off of all protection from the Marines and other military. You ought to Thank God that there is freedom for you because of our Military. I will be there for our Marines and all our other military and will always give my support. You are truly are very sorry excuse for a city. I will not visit or pay anything into your city until you start backing the Marines and our other Military along with getting rid of code pink the communist.

My brother served in Vietnam, he left as a teenager and returned as a man, a man who believed in honor and respect. He believed in Free Speech even of those he thought were talking out of their you-know-what. Mayor, I believe you to be one of those people…..who just think they are more important than they are. The unmitigated gall you have to actually think that it is within your capacity of mayor to say who can and who cannot reside in Berkley. You have sparked my anger against those who would dishonor my brotherby aligning themselves with the likes of Code Pinko. What goes around comes around, Mayor. Life has a way of evening things out. I voted Democrat most of my life, but thanks to people who have lost what little self-respect they had in the first place, I will not make that mistake again.

I love and respect the Marines…….they know the true meaning of Freedom of Speech, and they show their honor by respecting that Freedom regardless of the idiot spewing the garbage.

I am urging my US Senators and Congressman to stop all Federal funding to your City. The only way for your City to regain my support is to apolgize to the Marines and the other Armed Services for the City of Berkeleys unwise actions.

The far left has gone too far. How dare they call our military intruders. If Berkeley suffered a terrorist attack (wishful thinking), they might welcome their presence. This makes no sense at all. They cannot profess to be anti-war. They are anti-military, hence, anti-American. I would be ashamed to be associated with any of them. I hope the federal government ceases any money the City of Berkeley or University of Berkeley receives now. This is an emergency. More attention should be paid to these kinds of acts against our military. This is an insult to all Americans and they are an ugly part of our country that shouldn’t even be allowed to partake in any of our freedoms that the military provides them. They should be thrown in jail for treason.

A comment from Daniel Lann

I once read a book that sums up what I would like to see for Code Pink, Berkeley’s mayor and city council. In the story, there was a magic talisman that allowed the user to move into a parallel universe at will.

Couldn’t you just imagine having the Code Pinkos and their ilk living in a parallel universe. They and the rest of the left-wing loonies could disband the military and the police forces and live in a peaceful world. Except for the fact of the world’s dictators and terrorists. I can just hear the loonies calling for help. Help that would not be forthcoming. The rest of us who understand how the real world lives would be in our universe without the loonies. We would be living in safety. We would have the military protecting our freedoms. Our enemies would have a much tougher time getting a foothold–their major allies on the left would be in the “other” universe.

I am so embarrassed for the Mayor of Berkeley. Sometimes it makes me so angry that people don’t appreciate the very freedoms my brother and his fellow Marines fight for everyday. Its because of MY BROTHER and his Marines that you can say and do the very things you are. I am so very blessed that my brother, a Purple Heart Marine, has allowed me to see what the cost of freedom is. And I am so sorry that you will never experience the honor and pride that comes with that.

Attention Berkeley City Council,

Your actions to label the Marine recruiting station as “unwelcome guests” is the most blatant and reprehensible act of discrimination that I have seen to date regarding the Iraq War. Your further preferential treatment to procure a parking spot and forgo the requirement of a noise permit to the Code Pink demonstrators is further evidence that your City Council is complicit in discrimination. The military and the volunteers wishing to visit and join the Marines provide the blanket of freedom that you have desecrated by your own hand. Federal hate crime charges should be modified to allow people like you to be arrested, charged, convicted and incarcerated for your willful mockery of our most loyal and honorable Americans – the United States Military.

Kathleen Flaherty
West Chicago IL

Berkeley’s Radical Politics ran me out of there 38 years ago. I was born there, 7th generation, went to Vietnam 3 times and returned to piceting students and North Vietnamese flags flying.. I was picketed at family home….I left to Nevada…Radicals took control and we could not fight them because students could vote and radicals could attain office….Been out of control ever since…not exactly what the framers of the Constitution had in mind….tHESE RADICALS made a sespool of a great town….my protest was never having spent another dime on anything in Berkeley or made there. My whole family left the city over the next 10 years from 1970 to 1980…They have no Business in politics on a National level….Where is Julius Ceasar when you really need him….

C Mike Creed 40 years later
US Army ret.

The actions of the city council are treasonable and the council should be put in jail for life.

Jamie,
I understand that the peaceful patriot protesters of Move America Forward, who had a permit to gather at the Martin Luther King park were physically assaulted by Code Pinko’s and the police and California Highway Patrol Officers merely looked on, hung up on phone calls, and refused to respond to the assaults.

Is there any video footage on this?

What is happening in this country. Is this the beginning of the end of the rule of Law?
Where is equal protection under the law?

Is Berkley a third world petty tyranny?

Mayor,
I am appalled by your decision to kick the U.S. Marines out of Berkley. My father was a U.S. Marine and fought on Iwo Jima. I was in the U.S. Navy and served on Submarines. We have participated in keeping the peace here in the USA. People like you don’t understand that it is a strong military that keeps the peace. Not organizations like Code Pink. I am ashamed of you and people like you here in America.

OATH OF OFFICE

That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against “ALL ENEMIES”, foreign and DOMESTIC”

It is about time that everybody comes to realize who the enemy real is!! These folks in Berkeley are as, if not more of an Enemy than who the Marines are facing overseas!!

Berkeley the “HOME OF FREE SPEECH”!! BAAAH!! They are more repressive than the leaders in TIMOR, or DURFAR, or any other place where Freedom is being stomped on!

Chuck Shea

I can’t believe the gall of some people. This is something you expect out of a place like Berkeley, but it will never be palatable. This brave men and women are out there fighting for your free speech and right to wear your looney pink gear and protest.

How dare you say they don’t have the freedom to be in a certain place. They allow you all the freedoms you take and I think it onlyl fair they at least have those same freedoms.

ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU WOULDN’T HAVE THOSE FREEDOMS IF NOT FOR THEM AND THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE THEM YOU UNGRATEFUL AND IGNORANT GRUNTS.

I think you need to make more of your lives and get jobs like the rest of the responsible adults in this country

This is a disgrace. I live 450 miles from Berkeley and can not attend the meeting tonight on short notice but will be walking in front of the recruitment office this weekend with a sign showing my total support for the Marines and the US Military in general. Code pink and the Berkeley City Council needs a crash course on history. Their freedom is provided by the military.

Every Marine should be given free parking in Berkeley not Code Pink.

Senator DeMint’s bill will be very effective. Remove those funds from the city and give it to the Marines. Perfect! They deserve more but this is a good start.

I proudly served with the 7th Marines in Korea. Because of the US military and other nations’ military, 42 million South Korean citizens live in a democracy, enjoy an economy rivaling any Asian nation and are our ally.

Contrast that with 40 million North Koreans who live under a brutal dictator, rely upon the USA, China, Japan and others to feed and provide fuel for them. Currently North Korea is busy building atomic bombs, contrary to an agreement with the USA and other countrys. What are they going to do with those bombs? Does that bother the citizens of Berekley at all?

Apparently the citizens of Berekley feel that only talk leads to democracy. Sometimes you have to walk-the-walk to secure democracy and that’s where the Marines come in. Speaking of democracy and “fair and balanced”, as a democracy should be, when are you going to reserve a parking spot in front of your abortion clinics for people who contest abortions? The doctors kill people there, which is why you are upset with the Marines.

Mayor and City Council,

I will keep this short. My support is 100% with our proud Marines. I have notified all of my elected officials here in California of my disgust with the Berkeley City Council’s actions and that federal funding should be pulled from their city immediately. I have also communicated with the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce that I will no longer spend my money with their local businesses and I am actively telling everybody that I know to do the same.

Your city has embarrassed my country for the last time. We are no longer going to sit on our hands while you attack our soldiers, our country, and our citizens.

Semper fi and God bless America.

If the Marines can stand Al Quada, they will have no problem with the Berkly Pinkos. I hope some high mucky, muck liberal doesn’t order them to stand down. Hold your ground guys or this will spread to other universities. Semper Fi.

Mayor,

The actions of you and your city council make me absolutely ashamed to tell anybody that I was born and raised in California. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to travel to other parts of this great land and admit that you’re from California. TRUELY EMBARRASING! People have come to think of California as the land of the ignorant – which you are.

You should be on your knees thanking God for our military, not demeaning them.

well being that the hells angels were veterans,that came back to this country, there country,, to start a mc club that they belonged too after the war,and upon basing and locating one of there largest chapters in this county, you would think that they being organized and a voice of the past military men who fought for this land and its people that there may be some response to this un american position that is in control of there city, but, i guess the loss of all american icons will be the way of the future in these days and times,its a travisty,when the truest and toughest cant stand up for there brothers in arms, then at that time there is no more point in being here,
ride hard die young and leave a good looking corpse,

wasted words already been herd,

Semper Fidelis to the Marines!!

To the Mayor of Berkley: Shame on you and your city council!! The city of Berkley deserves to have its Federal funding pulled and I pray that Senator DeMint’s bill goes through. The city of Berkley is violating Federal law and has now proven that it is a seditious and anti-American place. You cannot claim to support the troops while at the same time call them murderers and war-mongers.

May God bless our brave Marines and may God help the likes of you Mayor Bates and the city council…you most certainly need it.

please allow our military to protect us all so you goof offs can continue to act like idiots. there is no guaranty written anywhere that the u.s.a. will always be here. so we all need a strong military unless some of you can teach the koran instead of liberal arts at berkley.

I think all federal funding for Cal Berkley and the City should be stopped. This city has always been first in line to take what America will give. And first to lay in the weeds in time of need.
They could shut this City down including the University of California Berkley, and it would not be missed.

To mayor and city council and citizens who support their action against our marines
Your attitude against our servicemen are unconscienable. You have your right to disagree with the war in Iraq, but for you to disrespect the marines by telling them that they are unwelcome intruders is beyond our respect of you as citizens of these united states.
You would not dare to tell Islamist extremists if they come to your city that they are not welcome. Why? Becuase doing so would be discrimination against minority, doing so would be politically incorrect. But you would discriminate against our own servicemen because you do not agree with the government’s policy.
Iraq deployment is but one part of the marine’s duty. They serve to protect our country and provide orderliness in the world. Can mighty haughty Berkeley protect its city and its citizens from enemy attacks or natural disasters without the help of our armed forces?
I admire the liberals’ idea to embrace all humans as equals. But here is the hypocracy. Liberals act irrationally and antagonistically when others have different world view and core values from theirs.

Mayor Bates and especially council woman Linda Maio you should be ashamed of yourselves. This is not a protest of the war. To treat our military, who fight for your freedom to be the idiots you are is unforgivable.
You can be sure that I will never spend a dime in Berkeley. I hope all federal funds are taken away from your city.

I see, only approved pro-troop comments are allowed. And you are trying to defend freedom of speech? You are hippocrates to say the least. I will remove my e-mail and any of my future contributions to Move America Forward. There is really only one voice that has any honest impact, that of Michael Savage and the Savage Nation.

Tom

I spent my adult life in public service. I served almost four years in foreign countries as a marine and 20 years as an LAPD officer. I joined the LAPD in 1980 because I’d heard about the brutality and racism, and I wanted to end it. Depite the thousands of felons I arrested, I discovered that my greatest enemy were the leftists who interfered with my ability to protect and defend Americans and our country. I left “the left” after I discovered that they are truly the enemies of America.

I’m ashamed, appalled, and disgusted that places like Berkeley and San Francisco are in the state and nation of my birth. I will never again visit San Francisco, and I have urged my friends and reletives to avoid the Bay Area until those cities rejoin the United States. I oppose all federal and state tax subsidize those un-American bung-holes.

They are disgusting and perverted morons who do not deserve the protections or respect of other Americans.

Penny Long -

As a Liberal who served this country in the 1st Persian Gulf War, I am appalled that you would lump all Liberals in with the Berkeley crowd. This tactic of painting Democrats and Liberals with a broad brush must stop. Not all Liberals feel the same as the Berkeley nuts, in particular not this Liberal. You’ll note that not every Conservative believes that McCain will be a good president, but I digress.

This belief that Liberals, and Conservative, march in lock step with the nutbags of their political persuasion, has done much to polarize this country. The truth is that speaking in broad terms about folks is just easy that’s why Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh employ this tactic constantly and consistently. If you listen to these folks you come to believe that Liberals hate their country. Funny though, as a Liberal, I loved my country enough to serve in its military. Neither Sean nor Rush can say that.

Now, you ask “what would a Liberal Veteran like myself have to say about this?” Well, I say pull their federal funding, with freedom comes consequences. If the citizen of Berkeley are happy with that, then the Mayor will live to see another day. I suspect though that when their street and infrastructure starts to crumble, he be hitting the highway, paid for with U.S. Taxpayer Dollars.

Even a Liberal Democrat can say “God Bless America!”

I am sorry to say that I was born in Berkeley. What a sad transformation from a beautiful small college town to the socialist empire it is today. I would hope that we cut off all Federal funding, boycot those affiliated with any type of sponsership towards the city or the council and encourage the good people of Berkely (if there are any left) to protest in keeping the recruting station open. On second thought, I am a verteran and would hope those kooks would not join our finest. They should go to another country and apply there skills there. Let them try to instill there liberal ways upon where ever they end up.
Let us band together to protect our Borders, Language and American Culture

Phil

SHAME ON YOU BERKLEY CITY COUNCIL! You are not a nation within a nation the last time I looked at the almanac.

Without the military where would we be post WWII? Perhaps speaking German and Japanese… and not as an foreign language elective option. The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” slogan was established under Pres Bill Clinton. The apple of every Liberal Democrats eye.

SHAME ON YOU for allowing the coercive group CODE PINK have parking permits directly in front of the Marine Recruiting Office. This would be akin to allowing PRO-LIFE supporters having the same rights to park in front of an abortion (Family Planning) clinic. I seriously don’t THINK your city council would allow Pro-Lifers to protest at an abortion clinic. (please note, I am pro-choice and would not be found in a picket line of pro-choicers. It’s a very personal decision. As is the decision to join the military. Get out of the CODE-PINK coffers and protect the rights of those who want to have the freedom to explore their options and join the military if they so desire. It’s NOT your right to butt in to their personal decisions.

Thank you. GOD BLESS AMERICA and God Bless the Troops fighting to protect America, it’s ideals, traditions and existence.

Linda Savadian
Santa Clarita, CA

ok i know i was a little over, well so over you wouldnt print,smile sorry about that,
to the man in office in ca berkeley, you should rally all your little pink supporters, get them all togather,all your little twisted do gooders from california,and include your govenor, and go get on a ship headed to the phillipines or jordan, or someplace other than here, we dont want you here, we dont like you here, so why dont you leave here,
god have mercy on your twisted dilusional inept minds, its people like you and your kind that cause a bush to be in office, so take him with ya, too! your like a cancer, the sooner all you can be aradicatted the better,

and our military? i hope while your on your ship going to your utopia that you have the need for help as your sinking in the pacific,yelling for your fellow countrymen to help you, as we turn a deaf ear to your calling, its like takin out the trash here in west virginia

If most Americans felt as you; There would be no U.S.A.

I AM IMPRESSED THAT THE PEOPLE IN BERKLEY ARE WILLING TO STAND UP FOR THEIR CONVICTIONS, HOWEVER STUPID. I ALSO AM FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD TREAT THEM AS A FOREIGN HATEFUL GOVERNMENT AND STOP ALL FEDERAL FUNDS GOING TO THE CITY AND ITS INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY. THAT WILL IMPRESS ON THE PINHEADS THEY ARE FREE TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN AFFORD.

NO FEDERAL OR STATE MONEY FOR STREETS, UNEMPLOYMENT, OR SCHLORSHIPS. NO TEACHERS SUPPLIMENTS, NOTHING. AND THEY CAN FIGHT THEIR OWN WARS.

What these socialists are doing amounts to treason and any earmarks should be STOPPED. Our men and women in uniform have enough without adding this crap. Enough !

To Mayor Bates and City Council members of Berkeley, CA:

As a recovering ex-hippie, a former Peace Corps Volunteer and father of a young Marine who fell in Iraq (my firstborn child), let me say that I am disturbed about your motives, your tactics and your agenda. You seem to think that your voice, and the voices of those who prop you up, should be the only ones heard. You are sadly mistaken.

Sincerely,

Dick Linn
Proud father of
USMC LCpl Karl R. Linn

KIA 1/26/2005 Haqlaniyah, Iraq

To the morons opps sorry I mean the people of Berkley,
It disgusts why anyone would do this. You all have some real guts to protest and trash the men and women that fight for this country. Where do you get off protesting the same people that gave you the rights you have…. to include protest. You all are no better than those wackos from Westboro “Baptist Church”. This is right up there with Westboro on the bracket of treason. I spent 7 months overseas for this country just to have people like you destroy the American name. You have no rights to treason. People like you should be sent to some other country… you seem to think what we do is wrong in the military, thats fine we should send YOU to Iraq and Afghanistan to live since you seem to hate America so much. Why would you continue to live here if you act like this so much?I know why, because you enjoy the freedoms that the ones you are protesting got for you.
And to the city counsel member that says he USE to be a Marine, thats right, your not a Marine. I am and Im damn proud of it. 30,40,60 years down the line I will countinue to be a DAMN PROUD MARINE.
I know in some way that you all will pay, one way or another, for what you have done and said. Berkley California should not be concidered part of the USA.

Berkley City Council:

My son is a former US Soldier (1st Cavalry Division), he served in Kosovo for 6 months, and Iraq for 1 year. His service in Iraq was noble. He assisted civilians, handed out food to those in need, helped to build schools and hospitals and cleared cities of foreign fighters who were blowing up innocent women and children. Military service made him mature into a fine young man who will be a trustworthy and decent citizen of any city he resides in.

Shame on you and your city for bringing shame on our military. Let the Marines carry on their business in Berkley. I hope that the Federal Government withdraws their funds from your city. Federal funds shouldn’t go to cities that participate in such one-sided and small-minded protests. It is one thing for you to be against the war in Iraq – it is entirely different for you to be actively involved in physical protests and give space to Code Pink. You are supposed to protect ALL the citizens of Berkley and to make way for ALL to participate in civic life – even the MARINES who you hate. What would happen to America if every city council started actively campaigning against businesses they didn’t agree with?

I am absolutely appalled by the City of Berkeley’s actions regarding the Marine Recruitment Office.
The last time I looked, we still lived in the United States of America where freedom rings. What right does the Mayor and the City Council have to “kick” a legally operating business out of their city! It’s completely outrageous!
I don’t know what premise they think they are operating on, but, if they think Americans are going to look the other way on this, they are sadly mistaken.
This is a shameful misuse of power, and I hope the federal government pulls funding from projects and kicks Berkeley where it really hurts – in the pocket book.
Good Bless the first amendment FOR ALL CITIZENS (NOT JUST THE ONES WHO AGREE WITH CODE PINK)

A lot of the comments on this topic are absolutely laughable while others make you realize what it felt like to be a Jew in Germany in 1938.

Now that couple that with a few knucklehead politicians jumping on the bandwagon and dreaming up the Semper Fi act. You guys should be censored. Big deal if a city wants their recruiting office shutdown. Does Berkeley supply 98% of new recruitments for the Marines?

Back to the exploiting Politicians drafting up the Semper Fi act. Quit wasting money on useless legislation which is purely your attempt to exploit an issue blown out of proportion. Spend time drafting new legislation that:

1. Increases all Military pay by 30% for all soldiers that have seen front line action.

2. Full Health care ( including Dental ) for all soldiers for life. Benefits that mimic what the House and Senate have today.

3. Establish employment connections for all Military personnel with the companies that have profited on the Iraq war.

4. Ensure OUR Military are equally paid so companies like Blackwater etc. Make it hard to compete and stay profitable.

One final note – elect a President that won’t lie to the American people and start a war that we shouldn’t have started.

It is a shame that the City Council Members of Berkeley and the Mayor have taken this position.How very lucky you all are that they have MEN that went into WAR to defend this country so that you can have the freedom of speech.
It is a sad situation when the leaders of a city bring these types of matters into the public eye. How insulting to all Military men and women who have served honorably. What are you teaching our future soldiers. Hopefully the young men and women of today are smart enough to ascess the situations and make up thier own minds. What happens when you are too old to take care of your self and Terriost invade this country. you had better hope many years have passed so young men and women won’t remember what you are doing at this time. Maybe just maybe they will have a little compassion and help you out. You people disgust me.

The Berkely city once again distinguishes itself from the just plain “hate America” crowd and has now joined the enemies of freedom. I sincerely hope that FEDERAL TROOPS march into your city and ARREST the Mayor and City Council for allowing these protests to close a federal office, namely the Marine Recruiting Station. I am the proud father of a United States Marine who has pulled tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. YOU, the people of Berkely disgust me as YOU spit on our defenders, the military, and the memories of those who gave their lives for SCUM like yourself.

Mayor of Berkley,
You are a coward………………….and all of your flunky friends….. meaning city council……..
It is apparent that you have forgotten 911.
Semper Fidelis means always faithful to GOD and Country no matter what.

Read Bradshaw what else can be said………… Thank you Marine.

rebuttal to:

Comment by Dave
February 12th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

Dave Writes:

“A lot of the comments on this topic are absolutely laughable while others make you realize what it felt like to be a Jew in Germany in 1938.”

Hey Dave ?

How many of those Jews in 1938 were protesting outside one of Hitlers recruitment offices ? Your analogy is specious at best, and more likely dishonest! You are completely disregarding the fact that “Code Pinko” is protesting the very institution that gave them the right to make fools of themselves in public. Something the Jews could never have done in Nazi Germany!

You are entitled to your point of view Dave, but lets keep it honest from here on out, ok ?

God Bless America Y’all!

I find it very interesting that Berkeley was given the right to put in their 2 cents worth because of our Heros who have fought for our freedom…..and, even, THEIR right to take a stupid vote like this! Shame! Shame! Shame!

“People who don’t have childen in a war zone cannot fully understand what we go through every second of every day. Our life is no long normal. Normal is watch TV news and flipping back and forth between CNN and Fox…it’s checking your email at 2,4,5,6 am just to check in case..and you pray. And you remember the little boy you would not even allow to cross the street by himself. And you pray…” (Laurel Olmsted)

My son spent 2005 in Iraq and would go back in a heartbeat because he believes that the Iraqis have a right to the same freedoms we have and, IF we dont’ fight them there, we’ll fight them HERE. Will Berkeley want the Marines then? You bet your sweet A__ they will!

Jeff,

I think you get my point on the Germany analogy. The crowds were incited and driven to a fervor against the Jewish community. Just like the majority of the comments here are from people outraged against Berkeley. It’s energy wasted. If the Marines were paid respective to the duty they provide for this country they wouldn’t need a recruiting office.

So while you believe I was being dishonest I believe you have misinterpreted my point.

I just read the Fox News report on the council meeting last evening.

Councilwoman Linda Maio said the council opposes recruitment not the military.

Does she truly believe that makes any sense??? How are we to have a military WITHOUT recruitment?? They go hand in hand….without recruitment there WILL BE NO Military! Oh wait, yes there is a way, by reinstating the draft. Wouldn’t that just “tickle them pink”

I truly am embarrassed for the residents of Berkely. I pray that you all take a good hard look at the people you have elected to represent you. Your mayor needs to be ousted along with every council member and you start anew.

My son is one of The Few, The Proud and is preparing for is 3rd deployment. He choice to become a Marine has had a very positive affect on his life. The values he has learned will be with him for a life time. His father and I are so very proud of him and all our youth that have CHOSEN to protect us. Where would we be without them?

If Code Pink is so determined to bring our Troops home, then they should step up and go to Iraq and Afghanistan so our Fine young men and women come home. Actually that might be a good idea. If you don’t stand behind our Troops, then kindly stand in front of them. And you cannot say you support are Troops but are against recruitment.

Jana Becker
Proud Marine Mom

We love our troops and we are sick of the Vietnam war leftover groupies and their kids who want to undermine our efforts there. God Bless America and Americans!!

I really did not think it was possible for the pitiful Berkely City Council to top the Ordinance passed after 9/11 that prohibited Firefighters from having the American Flag displayed on their Fire Trucks; however, leave it to the “Liberal Loones” to bash the Marines who are dying for their freedoms. Once again, Berkely you are “pitiful”!!!

Mr Mayor I respect your freedom on your view of the war on Terrorism. Howerever the lack of respect that I have for your views are not returned in kind. I am a recently retired USMC who now works as a Goverment Civilian for the Department of Defense. I love my country so much that I still work to defend my country after my service in the Corps. For you to say that you support our troops but not the war or recruiting of young people for military service is a shame. For once have the courage to say exactly how you feel. But I guess courage is something in short supply for you. True Courage is LCpl Blair 2nd LAAD Bn who was killed in Iraqi during the battle of the bridges at An Nasiriyah. You may not be proud of our COUNTRY OR OUR FLAG BUT PATRIOTS LIKE LCPL BLAIR HAVE SHED THEIR BLOOD FOR THAT FLAG. First Marines are not allowed to go into the airport terminal at Oakland upon their return from Iraqi (because they are a security risk), than Marines are not allowed to film a scene near the Golden Gate Bridge and now this recruiting office is unwanted and an intrusion. I guess people like you forgets the state of this country prior to WWII when people just wanted us to stay out of the world business and not get involved look how that turned out.

TO THE MAYOR, CODE PINK, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF BERKELEY:
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR “SERVICES” ARE NO LONGER WELCOMED OR APPRECIATED. YOU ALL APPEAR TO CLOSELY RESEMBLE SOME NOTORIOUS DICTATORS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT: HITLER, STALIN, POL POT, SADDAM, CHAVEZ HUGO!!! YOU GET THE POINT. AS AN AMERICAN & A MARINE MOM, ONE WHOSE SON IS ONE OF THE MANY FEW AND PROUD, WHO HAS DONE ONE TOUR IN IRAQ, AND IS PREPARING FOR HIS SECOND, I THINK IT’S TIME YOU ALL PACKED YOUR BAGS AND JOINED HIM. YOUR LOUD MOUTHED, IGNORANT TIRADES WILL BE APPRECIATED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND I’M SURE “WELL RECEIVED.” SO, HOW ABOUT IT? MOVE ALONG AND WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, TAKE ALL OF THE PINK YOU WANT AS THE DESERT NEEDS SOME COLOR!!! IF YOU CAN’T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, FEEL FREE TO GET IN FRONT OF THEM!!!!
A PROUD MARINE MOM

I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 fully aware how unpoplular it was with many I knew. Some refused to talk to me after that. The Vietnam war was unpopular. Yet, for almost two hundred years, men and women who are active citizens in this country have understood that freedom is not “free”. There is a price to pay.

I paid my bill to my country by being a Marine. I has always been one of the best decisions of my life. This country needs a strong military to maintain our way of life. Often times we disagree with out government, we are free to complain and have our voices heard. We have the right to vote and select our leaders. This isn’t free, it comes with a cost.

Berzerkly, was a disgrace in the ’60s and it continues to be so. However, I served in the Marines to protect your constitutional right to be ungrateful, selfish, self-centered cowards.

Isn’t this a great country? Lot’s of luck to you.

The people of Berkeley are COWARDS. They have never and would never stand up for anything that would actually put their lives at risk. One of their idols Martin Sheen once said that it was brave of him and his ilk to protest the war in the streets of LA. Really? Protesting in the streets of a country that guarantees the right of free speech and assembly is brave? Well it is to this pathetic excuse for humankind. These Code Pink people are a waste of air that real Americans could be breathing. They routinely denounce everything this country stands for but never leave permanently. I wonder why? Easy, reference my first sentence. Churchhill said it best: “if you are twenty and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you are forty and not conservative, you have no brains.” NO BRAINS: The people of Berkeley in two words!