Pro-Military supporters rallied today for the US Marines...
So did Code Pink.
Anti-war protestor Giovanni Jackson, center, is pulled away from a confrontation with war supporters by Sgt.Randolph Files of the Berkeley Police Department in front of a Marine recruitment center in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. The Marine office near the University of California opened some months ago but was only recently discovered by the anti-war group Code Pink. They have been holding regular protest rallies there, which led to the counter-protest. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The Daily Californian reported on the dueling protests:
The women’s anti-war organization Code Pink has demonstrated outside the office every Wednesday since Sept. 26, when it put signs with messages such as “Recruiters Lie, Children Die” on the building. The group says it will continue its protests until the center leaves town.
The group’s actions have prompted a counter-protest planned for today led by conservative groups like Move America Forward.
The office, which serves the northern half of the Bay Area, is perceived as a threat to the community by some city officials and anti-war residents.
“It’s very unfortunate that they opened a recruitment office in Berkeley,” said City Councilmember Linda Maio. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for this town. I don’t think it reflects the sentiments of the citizens.”
Diane Layfield, left, wears a jacket with a picture of her son Travis, who was killed in Iraq, as she stands with Migue Chacon, right, and other supporters of the war at a rally to counter anti-war protestors in front of a Marine recruitment center in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. The Marine office near the University of California opened some months ago but was only recently discovered by the anti-war group Code Pink. They have been holding regular protest rallies there, which led to the counter-protest. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Free Republic has photos from Berkeley.
Michelle Malkin has a report and photos.
Notice the hammer and sickle...
CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, left, has a face off with Melanie Morgan, local radio personality and founder of Move America Forward. Pro-military demonstrators faced off in downtown Berkeley against CodePink on Wednesday, saying the anti-war group defaced a Marines recruiting center that opened in Berkeley last January. (Chronicle photo by Michael Maloney)
Previously:
Code Pink Defaces US Marine Recruiter's Office in Berkeley
Code Pink Founder: "I Don't Need Soldiers to Protect Me"
UPDATE: Here you go Midwest Engineer- To donate to Move America Forward go HERE.
UPDATE 2: Move America Forward has a great roundup on the very successful event.
UPDATE 3: You must read Neptunus Lux- SFGate quotes a lying deserter.
Great to see such a grand turnout!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call them 'War supporters,' though I am not sure what a good alternative would be. We HATE war, but we know when we have no choice but to take things to that level in order to defend ourselves.
I can't believe the upside-down flag the code pink are flying. I don't think they have the slightest clue what that really means.
Trust me, Otter, those communist cows know what it means.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that the PRB folk didn't require all those flags to be burned.
ReplyDelete"It's very unfortunate that they opened a recruitment office in Berkeley," said City Councilmember Linda Maio. "I don’t think it's appropriate for this town. I don’t think it reflects the sentiments of the citizens."
ReplyDeleteIn 2001 I published a book of interviews with rock musicians. My publisher tried to get me a reading at one of the biggest, oldest book stores in Berkeley, but we were refused.
The e-mail they sent us said exactly the same thing, that my book wasn't "appropriate for the community" and "didn't reflect the sentiments of the citizens."
They only wanted authors promoting agendas of "social justice," a euphemism for Stalinist crushing of dissent.
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ReplyDeleteOtter @ 3:49 PM
re: I wouldn't call them 'War supporters,' though I am not sure what a good alternative would be.
"Liberation Supporters".. :)
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Hey GP,
ReplyDeleteWhere can I send money to the "Move America Forward" cause?
re: I wouldn't call them 'War supporters,' though I am not sure what a good alternative would be.
ReplyDeletePATRIOTS
Did anyone take benjamin at her word and coldcock her?
ReplyDeleteCall them troop supporters, that is why they are there to show the Marines that we got their back. With the code pinkos on the loose the marines need somebody watching their back.
ReplyDeleteEnemies foreign and DOMESTIC.
Jason
I don't think you understand what patriotism is about. It is not about having blind obedience and doing whatever the corrupt leaders in DC want you to do, but doing what is right for the nation, including protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States. If you study what has been happening over the last few years in the country you will understand that the biggest threat to the Constitution is coming from the White House, which is dismantling it amendment by amendment. Today, it is almost gone.
ReplyDeleteStudy 9/11 too. The more you do the more you will see treason within.