Mar 26 2008
Code Pink: We are here to stay in Berkeley.
This one is a nobrainer.
Code Pink: In Berkeley Until the Marines Leave
As pro-war, flag-waving counter-protesters set up camp in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, an anti-war activist told Cybercast News Service that her organization intended to demonstrate against the city's Marine recruitment center until it was abandoned.
"We're staying here until the Marines decide to respect the people of Berkeley and what we want in our city," Zanne Joi, a spokesperson for the anti-war group Code Pink, said in an interview. "We're a city of peace. We've always voted against this war, as a council and as a people."
Though they are not unopposed....
Meanwhile, motor-bikers from the pro-military group Eagles Up descended on Berkeley on Saturday to counter-protest with American flags in hand.
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Eagles Up also had the support of the pro-troops organization Move America Forward, which is chaired by former California radio personality Melanie Morgan.
"We encourage all American patriots to stand with Eagles Up and the Marines," she said. "I hope to see Move America Forward's supporters at the muster to show our love and support for our troops."
The group intends to facilitate a boycott of Berkeley businesses until the city withdraws its support for the protesters.
So here we have the battle lines: A bunch of bitter old women against the US Marine Corps and a bunch of bike riding veterans and patriots, not mention a national boycott supported by bloggers around the country.
Who is your money riding on?
Sarcasm aside, in my opinion, the ladies of code pink should get comfortable, because the Marines are not going to cut and run.
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Gee, I’ve been wondering where you’ve been, but it seems my haloscan hasn’t been picking up on your tb’s. Sorry about that. I’ll try to fix it.
About Berkeley, there are some big-time business that have called into some talk radio shows who indeed are boycotting that rotten place in my state. GOOD FOR THEM! (The businesses. lol) Can you imagine anything like this happening during WWII? No? Maybe that’s because the PRESS was AMERICAN back then…please excuse my frustrating hollars. It’s just so unfair and wrong. Do they not comprehend that the only reason they have the ability (beside the right) to act so foolish is strickly related to those Marines? Ugh.