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Post by TagTeamHunter on Feb 11, 2008 19:43:13 GMT -5
www.mercurynews.com/ci_8120433These people are at it again. They don't get the very freedom they are exercising is protected by the very people they are wanting to leave their city. Yeah let the Taliban take over the city for a day and see what happens to their so called rights!
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Post by raporter on Feb 11, 2008 21:23:27 GMT -5
Berkeley. Don't they make fishing line? ;D That place never was part of the USA. Just throw them some LSD and leave them in dreamland.
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 11, 2008 21:39:18 GMT -5
Berkeley. Don't they make fishing line? ;D ........... I thought it was a lake in Kentucky..
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Post by indianahick on Feb 12, 2008 0:06:27 GMT -5
Same place different people; probably the original anti's progeny.
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 12, 2008 6:04:20 GMT -5
Welcome to Liberalville. I bet all those code pink idiots have jobs. That's why they have ll this spare time?
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 12, 2008 7:38:03 GMT -5
Remainents & decendants of the dope-eater burn-outs from the 60's.....
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 12, 2008 12:52:01 GMT -5
tinyurl.com/25e39qSeems that they are "reconsidering" They should sell tickets to this three ring circus..
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Post by swilk on Feb 12, 2008 12:59:44 GMT -5
Holy crap! I knew they were batty but some of the things listed in that article are unbelievable.
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Post by firstwd on Feb 12, 2008 13:24:04 GMT -5
To me, this is just one more example of how the poeple of this Country take their "freedoms" to a microcosim level for their one agenda.
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Post by fftce67 on Feb 12, 2008 14:51:53 GMT -5
Thats Cali for ya they just think that their crap don't stink. A former 82nd division soldier, 1st Cav division and 3/325 ABCT in Italy soldier I think that if the Taliban went to their town we should put up concertia wire to keep the city council in and see if they still have the freedom they have now.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Feb 12, 2008 16:53:16 GMT -5
Yeah once the $ starting flowing out they reconsider. The rules of the forum does not allow me to truly express my disgust with this people. They are not even an honorable enemy. Their conviction it seems changes depending on the money, than again what does one expect people like these!
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Post by drgreyhound on Feb 13, 2008 8:06:51 GMT -5
Yep--it's a shame! I actually visited San Francisco once and enjoyed myself as it's a nice city, but it is way too liberal for my tastes, and I definitely disagree strongly with any restriction on the activity of the marines there. Kind of reminds me of that episode of South Park (the "smug" episode--I think it was called "Smug Alert") when Cartman walks around San Francisco in an anti-smug containment suit and gas mask...unfortunately there's probably more truth to that episode than a lot of people would like to admit!
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 13, 2008 8:20:39 GMT -5
RETREAT!!!!!
Berkeley City Council Retreats From Anti-Marines Offensive, Voices Support for Troops
BERKELEY, Calif. — City councilmembers who were heavily criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong here have moderated their position, saying they oppose the war in Iraq but support the troops.
Berkeley's City Council voted two weeks ago to send a letter to a downtown recruiting station advising the U.S. Marines they are not welcome.
After a marathon session that stretched into early Wednesday, the council decided not to send the letter, saying they recognize recruiters' right to be in Berkeley. The council said they still strongly oppose the war and the recruitment of young people into it, but "deeply respect and support" the men and women of the armed forces.
Some on the council had pushed for issuing an apology. But others rejected that, saying they just wanted to clarify their position.
Councilwoman Linda Maio said the council opposes recruitment, not the military. "It's behavior that we oppose, not the people," she said.
The meeting drew hundreds of people on both sides of the issue who rallied from dawn until well into the night outside City Hall.
Inside the chamber, scores of speakers addressed the council. Some decried the council's earlier action.
"You owe our military an apology," said Kevin Graves, a San Francisco Bay area resident who said his son died serving in Iraq.
But others applauded the council's stand.
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, said her group supports the troops — "we support them so much that we're desperate to get them back home."
In rallies outside, members of the pro-military group Move America Forward waved flags and held signs including "Boycott Berkeley for Bashing Our Boys" and "Support our Troops."
Meanwhile, protesters with Code Pink waved signs saying "Peace Now" and "Bring Our Troops Home." At its height, police estimated the crowd at about 2,000. A handful of people were arrested for scuffles between protesters, said Berkeley police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss.
The recruiting office opened in Berkeley in late 2006 and operated quietly until four months ago when Code Pink began holding regular protests.
The City Council's initial vote Jan. 29 outraged several lawmakers, who have threatened to withhold millions in state and federal money destined for Berkeley.
On Tuesday, more than 40 House Republican members asked President Bush to immediately rescind over $2 million in earmarks awarded to Berkeley.
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Post by danf on Feb 13, 2008 8:30:21 GMT -5
I still don't understand how you can be "against" the war, but "support" the troops.... I'm sorry, but it's not possible to fully do both. If you are against their mission then in no way can fully support them......... But being against the war and supporting the troops at the same time seems possible to these people apparently, and it's becoming more and more socially acceptable to have both positions.
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Post by dbd870 on Feb 13, 2008 8:40:21 GMT -5
Feeling a little heat are they? (Jerks)
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Post by drgreyhound on Feb 13, 2008 9:52:05 GMT -5
I totally agree. This line of reasoning is about as hypocritical as anything I've ever heard. Who do they think fights the war they apparently "support"--a battalion of magical fairies from la-la land? This is a real war requiring real manpower and real resources that they need to support for war use if they really support the war.
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 13, 2008 10:04:32 GMT -5
If one "supports the troops" then they have to support what they are trying to accomplish....
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Post by kevin1 on Feb 13, 2008 13:31:07 GMT -5
Apparently the heat from the rest of the country got to be too much for them: www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330527,00.html You'll have to visit the Fox News website or cut and paste.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 14, 2008 9:43:46 GMT -5
Berkeley CA: "Marines, GTFO."
Congress: "Thats cool, but we're going to cut your federal dollars."
Berkeley CA: "I see what you did there. We were just kidding, good old fashioned fun."
BTW, the video of the code pink protestors is on Live Link. Its rediculous.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Feb 15, 2008 0:17:48 GMT -5
What a bunch of wakos
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