War News: Code Skank AWOL

Zombie Blog has some photos of the Skanks In Pink as they redeployed to Earth Day where Troofers and drug addicts decided to save the planet. I guess they were afraid of the Marines that came to visit their humble setting just outside Berzerkeley. Gateway Pundit calls the Marines protesting Code Skanks revenge. DEEBOW at Blackfive calls it something else but they aren't published yet. (Read the rest)

Culture War News: Obama Accepts Funds From Terrorist Sympathizers

It is no wonder how Barack HUSSEIN Obama can say with a straight face that he "would feel comfortable" talking to terrorists. He is getting ready for the Surrender Monkey Dance and is all set to pay tribute in order to be allowed to live. If he feels all comfortable and all that kind of nonsensical rhetoric, why, then, can he not construct a coherent thought train and string of verbiage which makes up a full sentence? Amazing. (Read the rest)

War News: City of Pink (Berzerkeley) Buckling

In a previous post at ANO here (War News: Berzerkeley Is Losing Their Battle(s)) and at Spree's WUA here (The Financial Cost to Berkeley California For Their Anti-Military Stance) and here (More Financial Woes for Berkeley), we brought to you the news that more and more businesses are vacating their locations in the City of Pink due to the anti-Americanist stances against the United States Marine Corp which has sparked other attacks on various Recruitment Centers across the country. It can be said the Berzerkeley has contributed to the delinquency of minors and has urged and sponsored Anarchists across the country to perform anti-Americanist activities. (read the rest)

War News: Berzerkeley Is Losing Their Battle(s)

And, they will eventually lose their war. From the Daily Californian, we read that a software company has moved out of the Pink City in protest of the political leaders encouraging the Pink Skanks.

Read the rest here...

Investigate Anti-American Activities in Berkeley

ANO

From Melanie Morgan:

Pro-Troop Group Demands of US Attorney:

"Investigate Anti-American Activities in Berkeley"

City Accused of Encouraging Interference with Federal Officers

SAN FRANCISCO---A law firm representing a pro-troop organization has sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney in San Francisco asking the federal government to investigate whether the Berkeley City Council's official anti-Marine position and encouragement of anti-war groups to "impede" the work of Marine recruiters constitutes a breach of law. If the City Council violated the law, the letter asks the U.S. Attorney to prosecute the perpetrators.

The letter was drafted by the attorney for pro-troop organization Move America Forward , which is the nation's largest pro-troop grassroots nonprofit.

The correspondence also voices concerns that the Berkeley Police were unresponsive and negligent to public safety during a protest the group organized in Berkeley on Feb. 12, 2007.

The original copy has already been mailed and an additional copy will be hand-delivered Monday morning with a press conference immediately following.

"We will explore every avenue to ensure that Marine Corps personnel are not harassed for simply doing their jobs, especially not by a city government," said Catherine Moy, Executive Director of Move America Forward.

Move America Forward has been active in organizing demonstrations as well as several ad campaigns rebuking the Berkeley City Council since they called Marine Recruiters "uninvited and unwelcome intruders" at a Jan. 29 council meeting. The council also reserved a publicly funded parking space and gave free sound permits to a radical anti-war group protesting the office.

"That is a blatant misuse of tax dollars and a violation of civil rights" said Moy, referring to the privileges granted to Code Pink, the antiwar group that received special treatment from the council.

"We have been fighting them all the way and this is simply the next step," said Melanie Morgan, Move America Forward's co-founder.

Morgan is also demanding that Berkeley's mayor give a full and official apology to all military personnel, veterans, and their families, and rescind the resolutions giving special treatment to Code Pink.

"Berkeley has got to realize that we're not going away," Morgan concluded.

WHEN - 10:00 AM Monday March 31st, 2008

WHERE - North Entrance of U.S. Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Ca.

CONTACT - Ryan Gill, MAF Operations Director (650) 678-7732

EAGLES UP!
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Bill To Defund BERZERKELY Defeated

ANO

UNACCEPTABLE!!

Hat Tip Pat Dollard



The whole story is here...now we know who "supports the troops" and who doesn't!! Damn them all to hell...

EAGLES UP!!

We have not yet begun to fight!

The U.S. Senate has shot down an amendment by a South Carolina senator to pull more than $2 million earmarked for Berkeley school lunches, ferry service and police communication equipment and transfer it to the Marine Corps. After the Berkeley City Council called the U.S. Marines "uninvited and unwelcome intruders," Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., introduced the Semper Fi Act on Feb. 6 to rescind the funds earmarked for Berkeley in the 2008 fiscal year Omnibus Appropriations bill.

Last Thursday, the Senate voted 41-57 to defeat DeMint's amendment, prompting DeMint to say that he is "extremely disappointed that the U.S. Senate was not willing to stand up for our Marines when they do so much to stand up for us." [...]

Just so...

The Communist Inspired Peace Movement

ANO

This is how the alleged Peace Movement conducts themselves. Are they being peaceful? If so, what is peaceful about it? Are they "tolerant of others"? If so, please point out the tolerance. I would like to know.


Select choices from The List of 45...

12) Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.

17) Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for Socialism, and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers associations. Put the party line in text books.

19) Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.

32) Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture - - education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

42) Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special interest groups should rise up and make a "united force" to solve economic, political, or social problems.

Is this what we want? Why are the authorities allowing this to continue? When gatherings such as this results in bloodshed, what will the authorities do. Seemingly, the authorities condone anti-American activities. Is this what they want? Do we True Patriots have to take these issues into our own hands? Are we ready to do this...yet?

What does the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights say about this? Do we have any answers or are there only questions?

Berkeley CA Is Toast And Here Is Why

ANO

At 0516 this morning, I checked my Google Reader and what did I find? A message from Melanie Morgan and therein was a letter from a prominent business man pulling everything out of Berkeley and, well, read it your self...

Dan Sorkin (a great friend of KSFO Radio and former DJ) forwarded this e-mail from the newly joined ranks of Berzkeley Boycotters!

Berkeley clerk to Marine Corps: You're Not Welcome

BERKELEY, Calif. Local officials in this liberal city say it's time for the U.S. Marines to move out.

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 this week by a vote of 8-1.

Now check this out, here is a letter a businessman wrote to the Mayor of Berkeley. Is this a great country or what?

Dear Mayor Bates,

In that you and your city have chosen to gravely insult the brave men and women, who have indeed bought you that right with their blood, I am informing you that my company will no longer do business with any of our current suppliers located in the Berkeley, California metro area.

In that my company is in international resort real estate development, and do business with and am associated with, developers and investors worldwide, I am informing all of my contacts, associates and patrons that we will no longer do any business of any sort with anyone living in the Berkeley area.

In that we/MDG Resorts are currently building a state of the art mega-yacht marina, all of the suppliers of Marina equipment, all owners of Yachts, all suppliers of Yacht materials & supplies, all yacht brokers and all tangential yacht business purveyors will likewise be informed that we will not do any business whatsoever with anyone from the Berkeley area.

Likewise all suppliers of building materials, both interior and exterior, currently associated with any of our several resort developments (Brisamar 300+ villas and 200+ condos: Porto Hussong, 500+ condos, 180 slip mega-yacht marina) both of which I might add have international recognition by virtue of glowing reports in Robb Report, Wall Street Journal, Yacht World, Forbes.

I will likewise inform all of our investors, most of whom are very wealthy yacht owners, casino owners, high net worth international businessmen, of our decision to essentially boycott all products and providers located in, or associated with in any way whatsoever, Berkeley, Ca.

Trust me when I say that having been in the real estate development business for over 35 years, our list of contacts and associates is long and very, very impressive. We, and I personally, are going to recomend that they ALL along with us boycott your city, its purveyors, suppliers, and businesses and CHARITIES of every kind.

You have every right to choose to take the obnoxious anti-military stance you have taken, and as stated, that right was bought for you with the blood of better men than you.

I too have every right to do all that I can to insure that your city suffers consequences arising from that obnoxious, sickening stance.

Cordially,

Brian G Dennard

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about right there! HOOAH? As my DI used to say, "OUTFRIGGINSTANDING!"

In another piece from Melanie Morgan, yet another business man has pulled out of Berkeley. Behold...

Good Morning "Code Pink Corps"

Our company has just completed an analysis of the funds we have spent during 2007 within the city limits of Berkeley. The number was larger than I expected: $230,716. This amount is broken down in the following categories:

Meals and meeting expenses: $43,807; Printing, copies and imaging services: $36,954. Shipping expenses $18,534; temporary employment $103,954; Office supplies and equipment purchases: $27,467.

Our expenses above in Berkeley increased by about 12% this past year. We have budgeted a similar increase for 2008.

Because of the actions of "CodePink" and the Berkeley City Council we find that we must now exercise our 'freedom to act' and not do business within the City of Berkeley any longer. Over the next five years, the City of Berkeley will lose just from our organization from $1.4 to $1.7 million in business.

We will still grow our business successfully but we will fulfill our service needs, including meals and meeting expenses, at locations OTHER THAN BERKELEY. We are also encouraging our colleagues and business associates to do the same. Many will not be as direct as we are in communicating to you our actions.

While we regret that this action will hurt many worthy individuals and businesses in Berkeley, we are sure to gain a more friendly business environment elsewhere as our business continues to thrive. Gee, ain't freedom and free markets great?

You've made your decisions ... we have made ours.

Karl G.

copies to:
Berkeley City Council
SF Chronicle reporters Rubenstein & Fagan
Melanie Morgan, KSFO Radio
CEO of Berkeley Downtown Business Association
Code Pink Corps
Neil Cavuto, Your World, Fox News Channel

Click on the link provided to read the anti-Americanist's response...Medea Benjamin...the troll that finances our enemies namely, $600K+. Medea mentioned to the business man some kind of threat about taxes. The troll shouldn't throw rocks in her pink glass house. Moron.

Berkeley Is Just Beginning To Heat Up

ANO

An open letter to the City Council of The Land Of Code Pepto Dismal fruit Looped anti-Amercanists, from Debbie Lee:

Letter from Debbie Lee whose son died in Operation Iraqi Freedom

To my fellow Americans:

As many of you know, I am the mother of the 1st Navy Seal who was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. I've dedicated my life to giving voice to my fallen hero, Marc Alan Lee, and all those who have served, or are currently serving, in the United States military - so that we may remain a safe and free nation.

You can't begin to imagine how horrified and angered I was when I learned that the Berkeley City Council had passed three measures that attacked our troops, and called our military men and women, "uninvited" and "unwelcome intruders" in their own country.

For the past few years I had to hear from anti-war liberals about how terrible it was for our troops to be in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Now the anti-military radicals have convinced an American government body to say that our troops don't belong here in America.

So I was more than committed to take action to fight back, but even I wasn't prepared for what would happen next when I watched Code Pink anti-war protestors defacing the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center in Berkeley, then barricading the entry and harassing those who attempted to enter. What shocked and saddened me most was to see the Berkeley Police Department officers stand there and do nothing. They said they were "trying to remain neutral."

We cannot stand for this insanity any longer, my friends.

I have just returned from Iraq and have been with these amazing men and women and seen the progress they are making for our nation in the War on Terror. I cannot sit back quietly after seeing the greatness of our troops and allow them to be insulted and attacked in their own nation. They deserve so much more, and I will fight with every last breath in my body to make sure these heroes are properly honored and respected.

That is why it is time for us to take action to fight back - to fight in honor of our troops, and to stand in solidarity with them at the very location where they are being insulted and defamed.

So next Tuesday, February 12th I will stand in front of the Berkeley City Council Chambers (located at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley, CA) from 5:00 AM until the City Council meets that evening at 7:00 PM.

I will demand that the City Council rescind their three anti-military resolutions and issue a formal apology to all U.S. military service men and women in general, and the United States Marine Corps in particular.

I am asking you to stand with me on this day, as I would greatly welcome the company and the moral support. And I would also like to show the media and the Berkeley City Council that I am not the only one who feels this way.

Last October, when Code Pink first vandalized the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center in Berkeley, Move America Forward organized a rally where hundreds upon hundreds of people showed up with their American flags.

But the sins against our troops are much greater this time - we can never stand for an American government body to attack our troops and call on the public not to cooperate with them.

So let us have a giant turnout on this day. If you cannot join me for this all-day vigil, then please be there at least by 5:00 PM (so you can secure a seat for the 7:00 PM City Council meeting)

The statement from U.S. Senators DeMint, Cornyn, Vitter, Coburn, Inhofe, and Chambliss

Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps

February 6th, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma), John Cornyn (R-Texas), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), and David Vitter (R-Louisiana) introduced the Semper Fi Act of 2008. The bill would rescind over $2 million in hidden earmarks for Berkeley, California in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, and transfer the funds to the Marine Corps. U.S. Congressman John Campbell (R-California) is introducing a companion bill in the House of Representatives.

Last week, the City Council of Berkeley voted to oust Marine Corps recruiters from their downtown office, saying the Marines were "uninvited and unwelcome intruders." Berkeley officials also voted to give the radical protest group Code Pink space outside the recruitment office and urged them to "impede, passively or actively" the work of Marine Corps recruiters.

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 "Comte cheese souffle with mache salad," "Meyer lemon eclairs with huckleberry coulis," and "Chicory salad with creamy anchovy vinaigrette and olive toast."

Another earmark would spend $975,000 in taxpayer dollars for the University of California in Berkeley Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, to create a new endowment and cataloging the papers of Congressman Robert Matsui. U.C. Berkeley currently already has a $3.5 billion endowment.

Senator DeMint: "Berkeley needs to learn that their actions have consequences. Patriotic American taxpayers won't sit quietly while Berkeley insults our brave Marines and tries to run them out of town. Berkeley City Council members have shown complete ingratitude to our military and their families, and the city doesn't deserve a single dime of special pet project handouts."

Senator Cornyn: "The Berkeley City Council insulted our troops and offended people across the country. If the U.S. Marines are not good enough for Berkeley, neither are taxpayer dollars Congress would have sent there this year. That city closed its doors on the same individuals taking bullets on the front lines while fighting for the safety and freedom of families in Berkeley and throughout America."

Senator Vitter: "The actions of the City Council of Berkeley are in stark contrast to beliefs of the vast majority of Americans who recognize and honor the service and sacrifice of our U.S. Marines. This is simply unacceptable and those funds could be better utilized by the Marine Corps."

Dr. Coburn: "The actions by the city of Berkeley are deplorable and insulting to those who are serving and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect the very freedoms that are being exercised to insult them. I know I stand with the majority of Americans in thanking our service men and women for their selfless service to our nation."

Senator Inhofe: "Unfortunately, those on the Berkeley city council do not seem to understand the sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Marine Corps. By interfering with military recruiting, the city of Berkeley is hampering our ability to protect this nation. While the city of Berkeley and the protestors are free to say whatever they like, free speech is not a protection from consequence."

Senator Chambliss: "We need to send a strong message that our military personnel deserve our strongest support. Georgia is a proud military state, and my constituents will be out outraged to know that during a time of war, their taxpayers dollars have been used to reward folks who have insulted and disparaged those who defend this nation every day."

These idgits out on the Left Coast haven't even begun to feel the heat from True American Patriots.

HOOAH?

Code Pink Skanks Run Into San Fran Bay!

ANO

A Newt Oneon.

It is a collosal catastrophe! HAZMAT has been called in to save the damn whales!

More news when the bodies are burned for health reasons...

In light of the fierce opposition and the possibility of their federal funds being stripped away from the anti-Americanists in Berzerkeley, the kool-aid fountains were tainted with dumb juice (more dumb than usual) and the whole lot leaped into the bay which has been mistaken as a sewage spill.

The military has refused to respond...they said they didn't want to intrude...

Call To Action: Barage SFGate [UPDATED]

ANO

SFGate (Sf Chronicle) has a piece out today in support of the fools that broke the law via trespassing on the Marine Corp Recruiting office thereby disrupting operations of a legally recognized facility.

The Jawa Report and Jules Crittenden have details as does Wake Up Americans.

This is the headline:

BERKELEY, Facing off over Marine Corps: 3 war opponents chain selves to door of recruiting station, and right-wing blogosphere goes ballistic

There are some really good pictures of the "event" yesterday... (Sf Chronicle)

Blackfive, Yankee Mom, Gateway Pundit, Flopping Aces, Weasel Zippers.

Video here.

[...] "We made really great statements by blocking the door," said one of the three blockaders, 64-year-old Mary Ann Thomas of Oakland. "It's time we became more articulate about what we're doing." [...]

Apparently, trespassing is OK, breaking the law is OK.

[...] Conservative bloggers and Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., also believe more articulation is necessary - from the opposite side of the political spectrum.

DeMint began drafting legislation Friday to cut $2.1 million in federal funding to Berkeley in a current congressional budget bill and transfer the money to the Marine Corps. The funding would include $750,000 for prospective ferry service, $87,000 for the Berkeley Unified School District nutrition education fund and $243,000 for the Chez Panisse Foundation, which promotes nutritional awareness in school lunch programs.

"The First Amendment gives the city of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money," DeMint said in a statement.

OUTSTANDING!!!

Read the comments in the section provided at SFGate and leave a few of your own.

[UPDATES]

ALLAHPUNDIT at HotAir has a GREAT post on this...words of stupidity from the Friot Loop- Moron Mayor of Berzerkeley!! ROFLMAO!!

Contact data, swiped from the comments section of American Infidel

Mayor's Office
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 981-7100
Email: mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Linda Maio
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7110
FAX: (510) 981-7111
Email: lmaio@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Darryl Moore
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7120
Email: dmoore@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Maxwell Anderson
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7130
Email: manderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Dona Spring
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7140
Email: spring@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Laurie Capitelli
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7150
Email: lcapitelli@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Betty Olds
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7160
Email: olds@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Kriss Worthington
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7170
Email: kworthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Gordon Wozniak
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7180
Email: GWozniak@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Code Pink Turning Code Blue

ANO

HT to Melanie Morgan for this story here: there is a group called UNCOIL which stands for United Napans Concerned Over the Iraq Lunacy. Read the post and feel free to leave a comment...I did already.

Mel says that there are other stories of interest in regards to the upcoming Berzerkeley showdown on 2/12/08. She also is keeping up with the backlash the City Council is getting beat up by. And while you are at it, check out Michelle Malkins' syndicated column at Townhall today...a must read!

The troop-bashers in Berkeley are at it once more. But this time, the rest of America lashed back. Message to the Left Coast: It's not the 1960s anymore. [...]

[...] After feeling the heat, not just from veterans, military families and troop supporters outside of Berkeley but also from their own embarrassed citizens, the council is waving a partial white flag: Two council members will move to rescind the obnoxious letter and Code Pink privileges next week. It seems a little light bulb went off in Councilwoman Betty Olds' head: "I think we shouldn't be seen across the country as hating the Marines."

Too late. The city's "horrible karma" is on full display. Sit back and watch Berkeley be Berkeley? No more.

In other news, even the SF Chronicle is siding against Berzerkeley because they indeed crossed the line and Sen DeMint is getting positive feedback about pulling federal funds. It appears that this stunt pulled by the retarded city council members is having a national stirring up of Patriots and will not go unchallenged and defeated. This has set the anti-Americanists back quite a bit and Code Pink will suffer immensely because of it.

D-Day Has Come To The Pink City

ANO

In a scant 5 hours time, the City Of Pink frilled goons will get the trouncing of their lifetimes by True Red Blooded American Patriots.

The LA Times is all over it...or not.

[...] "We're not looking for a fight, and we expect the police to be there to help keep the peace," Rae Abileah, a national organizer for Code Pink, said about the group's vigil. "The right-wing groups are trying to make this into an issue of whether you are for or against the Marines. It's not about that. It's about the war in Iraq and the deceitful tactics by military recruiters." [...]

Nice try, ass-wipe. Nice try. Not looking for a fight? Morons...

[...] Berkeley's declaration, introduced before the city's Peace and Justice Commission, accused the United States of repeatedly "launching illegal, immoral and unprovoked wars of aggression" and said "the Bush administration launched the most recent of those wars in Iraq and is threatening the possibility of war in Iran." [...]

These blithering fools have got it all back asswards, don't they? These socialist SCUM anti-Americanists did not expect the outrage that they have so richly deserved.

And what about the blithering fool that boasted about not being able "to make the grade" and was mustered out to the USMC? Idgit. Have you ever noticed that MOST of the "alleged" anti-war vets are the ones that have been booted OUT of the military because they were less than honorable? Imagine that. Sniveling whiners all and will not accept responsibility for their own cowardice. So sad.

[...] The return fire was swift. Several Republican senators sponsored a bill to reroute $2.3 million in federal funding from Berkeley to the Marines. In the last 10 days, city officials have received 26,000 e-mails, mostly from irate people who called the declaration irresponsible. Several council members have received death threats. [...]

[...] "The e-mails are running 15 to 1 in favor of the Marines," said Councilman Gordon Wozniak, one of the dissenters in the 6-3 vote on the declaration. "They've run the gamut from being very thoughtful to dismissing Berkeley citizens as liberal scum." [...]

Sounds like they are severely outnumbered...AGAIN! They ain't seen nuttin' yet, honey!

In an email from Melanie morgan scads of us True Patriots receivedd:

Don't believe the propaganda from the Berkeley City Council or the New York Times for a minute.

Move America Forward received a very hostile reception from the City officials during our planning session with police and bureaucrats.

It could get ugly tomorrow.

Patriots are prepared.

Mel

EAGLES UP!! Dean? Watch your back, buddy! And send back pictures!!

BERKELEY, Calif - On Tuesday night, the nine members of the Berkeley City Council are expected to do something they, or the Marines, for that matter, very rarely do: retreat in the face of fierce opposition. [...]

Ain't THAT a mouthful?

This is what the country needs...a good trouncing of home-grown treasonous, seditious and subversive moonbat troll morons and put them in their rightful place...in the sewer.

[UPDATES]

Check out the Fox News report:

Check out Op-For here:

I just heard this story on Fox News - again. It appears that the Berkeley City government does not like the USMC. This story just fries my ass. I cannot fathom how American citizens can shun a organization that is dedicated to their protection. [...] read the rest

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D-Day Minus One For BERZERKeley

ANO

Tomorrow is The Big Day for Moonbat Slaying in the Bay Area. As many others, I have received emails from Move America Forward and I present them here...

From MAFJoe...

Battle royal brewing at Berkeley council meeting

If you want to get a seat at Tuesday night's Berkeley City Council meeting, you better start lining up now. And you might want to bring earplugs. And a flak jacket.

Hundreds of protesters from across the country and the political spectrum are expected to descend on City Hall with bullhorns, drums, banners and plenty of vitriol in anticipation of the City Council's debate over the Marines' recruiting station in town.

"We're starting to get people coming in from all over the U.S.," said Catherine Moy, executive director of Move America Forward, one of several pro- military groups planning an all-day protest Tuesday at Maudelle Shirek City Hall. "People are pretty upset. We want to avoid clashes, but it could be really, really big. We don't really know what's going to happen."

Please wish us well in our efforts to fight back so that NO AMERICAN CITY may ever feel emboldened to attack our military and try to chase them out of town. Complete details on our pro-troop push back that takes place this Tuesday, February 12th can be found at our website.

We'll be posting pictures, video, blog updates throughout the day as we a day-long 5:00 AM - 7:00 PM protest and then occupy the City Council Chambers until our voices have been heard and the Council takes action to rescind these awful anti-military resolutions they passed.

From Mary Pearson

Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates & Council Member Linda Maio Have Some Explaining to Do

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Despite efforts by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and some City Council members to sound conciliatory notes over the recent anti-military resolutions passed by the Council, new evidence has come to light calling into question the sincerity of Council Member Linda Maio and Mayor Tom Bates.

On February 2, 2008, Berkeley City Council Member Linda Maio told the Bay Area News Group's Doug Oakley:

"I don't think any of us paid enough attention to it, and people want to rewrite it to more accurately portray our sentiments," said Maio, who supported the resolutions. "We really do have a great deal of concern for the people in our military, and we don't want to be critical of the sacrifices they are making."

That concern does not appear to be very sincere.

The pro-troop organization Move America Forward has obtained an email sent out by Council Member Maio who is actively working with Code Pink to stack the Berkeley City Council meeting with anti-military protestors who want to chase the Marines out of Berkeley:

Hi [name redacted], we have received info that the marines and their supporters are gearing up to come to the Feb 12th council meeting to shame us and attack us, in large numbers. Now that Laurie and Betty have put on a recommendation to rescind what we did (on the agenda of Feb 12th) we expect they will jam the microphone with their diatribes. Press will be there in full force. The regular meeting starts at 7 p.m. People need to get there early enough to get in and grab a seat. Pls help pass on the word. The fire dept will not allow more people in than room can hold. Therefore, I am urging people to come early and occupy a seat, and be prepared to speak too and represent our city's values next Tuesday.
Linda

Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward criticized the double-speak by Council Member Maio.

"Clearly Linda Maio wanted the press to believe that she was somehow unaware of the content of the anti-military resolutions she voted for by saying she hadn't 'paid enough attention it.'

"However, now we learn that Maio is actively working with Code Pink to mobilize the very same proponents of the anti-military resolutions to come and stack Tuesday's City Council meeting. It's very disingenuous and proves that the City Council is not truly apologetic for their actions," said Move America Forward's Melanie Morgan.

Similarly, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates has told reporters that he felt the Berkeley City Council had perhaps gone "too far" with the three resolutions they passed on January 29, 2008.

But those words appear, like Councilmember Maio's, to ring hollow, as Move America Forward has discovered that Mayor Bates himself has participated in Code Pink's protests outside of the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center - in an effort to harass the Marines and force them to leave town.

As of Saturday, February 9, 2008, a photograph of Mayor Bates participating in the protest at the Marine Recruiting Center is posted on the website of Code Pink:

"Mayor Bates' actions speak louder than words. While he has been trying to quell the uprising against the Berkeley City Council for their anti-military actions, he has been actively working with Code Pink to harass the Marines and chase them out of town.

"If Mayor Bates and the Berkeley City Council want to put this issue to rest they need to rescind all three anti-military resolutions passed on January 29th and issue a formal, written apology, to the U.S. Marine Corps and all military men and women serving this nation," said Melanie Morgan.

**NOTE: On Tuesday, February 12th, Move America Forward will lead an all-day pro-troop demonstration and protest against the Berkeley City Council outside the Council Chambers at 2134 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Berkeley, CA. The protest will begin at 5:00 AM - yes, in the morning - and continue all the way through the Berkeley City Council meeting that night at 7:00 PM.

**NOTE 2: Move America Forward can provide you with a higher-resolution photograph of Mayor Bates participation in the protests at the Marine Recruiting Center. If you would like a higher-resolution image, email Joe Wierzbicki at: jwierzbicki@rmrwest.com

For more information about the February 12th pro-troop protest against the Berkeley City Council, contact Mary Pearson at Move America Forward at (916) 441-6197 or at: Mary@MoveAmericaForward.org

EAGLES UP!!

Oh, yeah...don't forget to read the Code Pink Alert.

ROFLMAO!!

Four Messages From Melanie Morgan

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The slacker says to get BUSY! LOL! All 4 of these are MUST reads! One includes a letter from a Soldier in Iraq!

Patriots - Berkeley must apologize

Our new commercial will be running this morning on Fox News between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m EST time.

Move America Forward has unveiled a TV commercial demanding that the Berkeley City Council rescind the free parking spaces and sound permits it gave to Code Pink and councilmembers apologize for calling our Marines "unwanted intruders." [...] (Donate here)

So, what's new in Iraq? Hard to tell, based on MSM coverage

Meanwhile, my good friend Megan Ortagus of Freedoms Watch sling-shot her way out of the Beltway of insider nay-sayers to put her eyeballs on the ground in Iraq and has filed a report that I want to share with you. [...]

[...] Private Ryan is a name most Americans associate with Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning picture about a fictional paratrooper from the 101st Airborne Division; his three brothers are tragically killed in WW II and General George C. Marshall orders a grieving mother's last son to be returned home from France.

I had the privilege of meeting an actual Private Ryan today in Kuwait. Private Tim Ryan and I met over a distinctly American meal - McDonalds - while prepping for transport into the red zone of Iraq. Private Ryan will deploy to a kinetic area of operation where he will lead convoys through the rugged terrain, dealing with deadly I.E.D.s on the way, and working with the Iraqi Security Forces to protect the local population. [...]

Go read the rest...

Rash of attacks on Nation's Military Recruiters

Attacks against military recruiters and their offices are growing around the United States, spurred by anti-American anarchists who thrash the centers, assault and batter people, and intimidate those who want to serve their country.

Attackers throw rocks, chain themselves to doors, punch and kick, spray paint graffiti, break windows, yell, and generally vandalize recruiting centers across the nation in repeated attacks. [...]

Yep. I often wonder why the alleged "peace people" are so quick to break laws and become violent at the drop of a hat all in the name of peace. Does anyone know what kind of a peace they so desire? The video of the above article is a must see. I have it saved on our VODPOD.

Assemblyman Introduces Law to Take Berkeley's Cash

Patriots to Berkeley: No Apology, No Peace:

Assemblyman Guy Houston Introduces Legislation To Suspend Transportation Funds to Berkeley for Anti-U.S. Marine Corps Actions

AB 2615 will suspend $3.3 million in Prop. 1B funds to Berkeley

(Sacramento) - Assemblyman Guy Houston (R-San Ramon) has introduced legislation to suspend $3.3 million in transportation funding to the city of Berkeley. Assembly Bill 2615 is a response to the actions taken by the Berkeley City Council on January 29th which denounced the presence of the U.S. Marine Corps recruiting office in the city of Berkeley, and grants public resources to protesters. [...]

GIVE 'EM HELL!!

In Berkeley, Push To Rescind Letter To Marines

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Previous entries here, here, here and here...to name a few.

(02-04) 18:52 PST Berkeley -- A week after blasting the Marines as "unwelcome intruders" in Berkeley, two City Council members want the city to back off the declaration that ignited the wrath of the nation's right wing and inspired a Republican senator to try to sever Berkeley's federal funding.

Council members Betty Olds and Laurie Capitelli on Monday proposed that Berkeley rescind its letter to the U.S. Marine Corps that stated that the downtown Berkeley recruiting center "is not welcome in our city," and publicly declare that Berkeley is against the war but supports the troops.

The City Council will vote on Olds' and Capitelli's two proposals at its meeting next Tuesday.

"I think we shouldn't be seen across the country as hating the Marines," said Olds, who voted against last week's proposals. "If you make a mistake, like we did, you should admit it and correct it and move on."

The brouhaha started last week when the council passed two items condemning the Marine recruiting center on Shattuck Square, which opened about a year ago. The first called on the city clerk to send a letter to the Marines telling them they're unwelcome, and the second item granted Code Pink a parking space in front of the recruiting office every Wednesday afternoon and allowed the group to operate a loudspeaker.

After the items passed, the council was besieged with criticism from right-wing groups and military supporters. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., proposed that the federal government cut off funds for Berkeley, including lunch programs, ferry service and UC Berkeley.

Olds said she heard from hundreds of people angered by the city's action, including many in her Berkeley hills district.

"People are so mad about this. They have relatives in the service, and now they think they're not welcome in Berkeley," she said. "My twin brother was a Marine in World War II. He'd be turning in his grave if he saw this."

The council appears split on the idea of backing down. Some council members said the original proposals inadvertently insulted veterans and those currently serving in the military. Others said Berkeley should stand by its convictions.

"People are used to Berkeley taking a stand for peace, but you have to do it intelligently," said Councilman Kriss Worthington, who voted against sending the letter calling the Marine Corps unwelcome. "You don't want to slap one group in the face and then, the next minute, slap the other group. I think we have an obligation to be thoughtful and sensitive and not be counterproductive to the cause of peace."

Councilwoman Dona Spring said the council should not be cowed by the volume of hate mail and threats.

"I still oppose the Marines recruiting in Berkeley because it's one way of protesting this wasteful war," she said. "Our military policy is a shambles. But we're not in opposition to the Marines; we oppose the policy that directs the Marines."

Meanwhile, the Code Pink protesters said they were disappointed that Berkeley might rescind its letter to the Marines.

"I hope they're not acting out of intimidation," said Code Pink spokeswoman Medea Benjamin. "Berkeley is a city of peace, and a recruiting station does not fit Berkeley's values."

Mayor Tom Bates, a former Army captain, said it probably wouldn't hurt if the council clarified its position.

"It's a symbol, but there are consequences to symbols," he said. "A lot of people think we're anti-Marine, but there's a difference between the warriors and the war. This is an attempt to clarify that."

E-mail Carolyn Jones at carolynjones@sfchronicle.com.

This article appeared on page B - 5 of the San Francisco Chronicle

I hope Medea Benjamin drops dead. Must have been that international Patriots' Battle Cry what dun 'em in.

Don Surber chiming in:
Military.com:
Melanie Morgan's message to Michelle Malkin: If Michelle Malkin didn't exist, conservatives would have to create her.

Your letters, e-mails, phone calls, and petitions are working. Some members of the Berkeley City Council are signaling a partial retreat:

I love Weasel Zippers: Talk about bogus insincerity, go fark yourselves...

It Was Wrong Then And It Is Wrong Now

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The title to this post is only part of what a Vietnam War Veteran had to say at the end of this video that Amy Proctor has so graciously made available.

Thank you Amy for all that you do.

HOOAH?

Marine Sgt. Smacks Down Code Pink

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HT to Sister Toldjah...via Townhall...(emphasis added)

My Choice By Sgt. Seth Conner

Like my Marine brothers who fought alongside me in the Battle of Fallujah, I know a little something about choices.

When the nosecones of 767 passenger jets punched into the Twin Towers, my choice was simple to make. My choice was not, as the patchouli-smelling Berkeley hippies would have you believe, the duplicitous work of "salespeople known to lie to and seduce minors and young adults into contracting themselves into military service with false promises." By that rationale, car salesmen are responsible for the 40,000 Americans who will die this year on the nation's highways.

Nice try.

No, as shocking as it may be to radical anti-military haters, the overwhelming majority of young soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines like myself are deeply proud of the choice we made. As shocking as it may seem to the Code Pink crowd, we feel blessed to have been given the chance to defend our nation and be steeled and shaped by those charged with leading us.

Ironically, for people who claim to be "tolerant," "open-minded," and "peace-loving," the Berkeley protesters and their ilk proved just what a sham their operation truly is. If they were really interested in saving the lives of innocents, they would listen to the countless stories veterans bring back from Iraq about pivotal moments of decision that saved lives - both American and Iraqi. [...] Read the rest at Townhall.

What a GREAT way to start out this fine Monday Morning, eh? Be sure to leave some comments over there!

Move America Forward To Bury Code Pink and BERZERKeley

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Move America Forward has requested this data to go out via email so here it is...

We at Move America Forward are proud to release to you this brand-new ad that takes on the Berkeley City Council's campaign against the military.

We're fighting back and want you to see this ad and then pass it on to others. Please email it to others, post to blogs - let's get the word out!! The ad will begin airing nationwide starting this upcoming Monday. Until then Move America Forward will be raising money to buy as much airtime as possible!

Donate to the cause here...or, mail in contributions:
Move America Forward
ATTN: Berkeley Pushback
770 L Street #1400
Sacramento, CA 95812

From Radio Patriot...

Watch for this ad -- it will air nationwide! Marine mom Deborah Johns, Marine Eamon Kelly and Korea Vet John Bringuel, all featured in the ad, will be on hand on Thursday at two news conferences Move America Forward is conducting as the pro-troop organization officially unveils it to the news media.

This ad will keep the heat on the anti-military, anti-American Berkeley City Councilkooks, keep this outrage in the public eye, and help put the brakes on efforts by Code Pink and others to harass the men and women of our military at recruiting centers across the nation.

This ad has the potential to be very effective-but it won't be cheap. Even airtime on local channels costs thousands of dollars, and we can't call George Soros for help. Move America forward is counting on YOU to help them make a splash with this ad, buying a maximum of airtime and really making this ad count in the battle of Berkeley. Please make a contribution today to get this ad seen by all the American people. [...]

Move out and draw fire. Watch the ad here or here or see below...

RUCK UP!!

NEWS FLASH: Code Pinkies Call To Marines For...HELP!

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This is just too rich...message from Melanie Morgan...

Eamon Kelley, the young Marine who is featured in Move America Forward's TV commercial that ran on Fox News earlier this week, spent his day today in Berkeley, Calif. in front of the Marine recruiting offices.

Another national/local ad blitz begins on Monday.

Meanwhile, CodePink has set up a virtual blockade at the recruiting center, expanding it's efforts to harass our troops and turn back young Americans looking to enlist. (The Berkeley City Council stubbornly refuses to apologize and continues subsidizing free parking for CodePink efforts to drive our soldiers out of town.)

Eamon, who is recovering from back surgery, gutted it out under blazing skies in the boycotted town.

He sent me this e-mail after spending four hours there.

Titter Meter: HIGH.

"While we were at the protest in Berkeley from 12 to 4 PM a white volvo drove by and a man spat upon code pink. They chased him down the street and got into a verbal altercation. The police were NO WHERE in sight. That's not the best part, ready for this? Medea Benjamin yelled and I quote "Marines!" she actually yelled for our help because this man had stepped out of his car. Lol. I even asked her if she was yelling Police and she told me "I said Marines" then put her arm around my friend Allen (the Marine vet) Ironic? Ok back to the emails!!" [...]

UNBELIEVABLE!!

Medea Benjamin - the Code Pink Slut - dares to call out to the Marines for help? How bizarre is that?