"We want the Marines out of Berkeley! They will be viewed as intruders!"
"We'll yank federal funding if you continue"
"We love the troops! We meant about the war! Honest!"
And yet, liberals don't seem to understand how they've managed to get the reputation as being spineless and weak. How very odd.
Code Pink announced they would have what they called a "24-hour peace-in" leading up to Tuesday's city council meeting. They will be camping out but will have a lot of company. A group of pro-troop protesters will also be there.
"I was under the impression that we have the right of free speech," said Xanne Joi of Code Pink. "To me, I thought free speech meant you get to say what you want without recrimination."
Well you aren't going to jail or being asked to shut up are you? Then you have no room to bitch. You certainly don't have the right to have your own parking space to protest. Save the "poor me" bullshit story. You don't have the right to block the publics right to move about freely, and you certainly don't have the right to harass people.
"What we're doing is we're announcing a bill that we intend to get on the floor to strip transportation from the city of Berkeley," said East Bay Republican Assemblyman Guy Houston. "What they have done in Berkeley is they have set aside a parking spot and in my opinion a public right of way, a public transportation corridor, specifically for a private organization -- in this case Code Pink -- to harass and annoy the United States Marine Corps and their recruiting efforts. We think that playing around and having an agenda with the public right of way is subject to ramifications. There is $2.3 million in proposition 1B transportation dollars. We think that should be in jeopardy."
Berkeley City Councilman Gordon Wozniak extended an olive branch to the Marines. He went to breakfast with a recruiter Thursday morning.
"Berkeley is supposed to celebrate diversity and free speech and we welcome homeless people here. We welcome illegal immigrants. We give them sanctuary. We should welcome the Marines. I mean they're basically dedicating their lives to protect their country."
Is this your idea of "welcoming them"?
So, what the hell does that mean? Since you have the homeless and illegal's there, you SUPPOSE it's ok to have the Marines there? You've made yourself very clear: You can't stomach the fact that there are people in your area that may want the Marines there and that they have a right to be there. Sounds a bit hypocritical to me. Liberals love to say they are all inclusive, but then they try to exclude people, including the very people who are protecting their right to say those idiotic things.
Travis
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