Today, there is a rally in Berkeley put on by the folks that support the USMC. They are protesting the Berkeley City counsel stating that they had no right to ban US citizens from US soil. They feel this will be the largest rally since the anti-war rally's of the 1960's. Our side is PISSED and it sounds like the city counsel may be scared. Of course the anti's are there too, but they want it their way only, our side says the city counsel members can believe what they want, but it's not right to ban US folks from the US

Berkeley Cops refuse to help Patriots under assault in MLK Park.
This just sent to us from Catherine Moy of Move America Forward:
Berkeley erupted in violence Tuesday morning when the Communist, terrorist-supporting anti-war group crossed into Martin Luther King Park and assaulted pro-troop individuals. Riot police stood by, but did not stop the assaults.

Police agencies did not respond to calls for help.

Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, received permits from the City of Berkeley to hold a daylong demonstration in MLK park against the City Council who passed three outrageous resolutions calling U.S. Marines “unwanted intruders.”

“It is mayhem on here,” MAF communications director Danny Gonzalez said from the park early Tuesday morning.
Code Pink was permitted for across the street. The two sides were to stay separated, according to rules laid down by the city. But the city has a history of giving Code Pink special preference. The City Council gave free parking permits and a free noise permit to the radical group, which has helped fund terrorist families in Iraq with a $600,000 gift.

MAF Exeutive Director Catherine Moy attempted to get help from the Berkeley police as the mayhem unfolded, but an officer hung up on Moy. Moy asked the California Highway Patrol to help in the emergency, but the CHP refused.

“I have never in my life experienced such inaction in the face of an emergency, “Moy said. “I will ask the Federal Government to investigate, as well as the State Attorney General. It is one thing to give free parking places to the City Council’s special interest anti-war groups, it is another to take sides and endanger the lives of others.”
Move America Forward and other pro-troop organizations will stand in support of the Marines all day Tuesday until they can enter the City Council chambers to address the City Council.

From what I found out, CHP didn't refuse, they were advised by Berkeley PD that help wasn't needed, so CHP didn't know no help was being given.

The National news reporting on this:

Berkeley Mulls New Vote on Marines
Published: 2/12/08, 7:45 PM EDT
By MICHELLE LOCKE
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Officials in this liberal city may soften their anti-recruitment stance toward the U.S. Marines in the face of widespread criticism.

The Berkeley City Council drew a deluge of disapproval nationwide in January when it voted to advise the Marines that their downtown recruitment office was not welcome and that they would be considered "uninvited and unwelcome intruders" if they chose to stay.

On Tuesday, the council was scheduled to consider a second resolution put forward by two council members that would rescind the letter and draw a line between opposing the war in Iraq and "our respect and support for those serving in the armed forces."

The recruiting office opened in Berkeley in late 2006. It operated quietly until four months ago when the anti-war group Code Pink began holding regular protests.

Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside City Hall hours ahead of the debate.

Pro-troop group Move America Forward sponsored one rally, holding signs that said "Stop Bashing Our Boys." On the other side, anti-war group Code Pink held bouquets of flowers and waved signs saying "Peace Now" and "Bring Our Troops Home."

"This is very personal," said Lonnie Piet, of Sacramento, who joined Move America Forward's protest. Piet, whose son is a Marine, said he wants a personal apology from council members and Code Pink. "The Marines have the right to recruit anyone, anywhere," Piet said.

"We want to ask the Marines to not recruit in our community. The majority of citizens here are fervently against the war," said Code Pink protester Cynthia Papermaster, who has lived in Berkeley since 1965. "We're not against the Marines, but against what they're recruited to do."

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Anti-Marine_Berkeley...008/02/12/72125.html

quote:

$243,000 in taxpayer dollars for the Chez Panisse restaurant to provide gourmet organic school lunches in the Berkeley School District.


According to the earmark language, Chez Panisse is dedicated to “environmental harmony” and their menu features "Comté cheese soufflé with mâche salad," "Meyer lemon éclairs with huckleberry coulis," and "Chicory salad with creamy anchovy vinaigrette and olive toast."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080213/D8UPDU5G0.html and on and on we go.

http://www.ebdailynews.com/article/2008-2-14-marines I hope they go through with this action.

Not if ol Nancy P has any say so....

the gunny I have a feeling this is going to be a election bump.This was a democrate earmark by Senator Barbra Lee.The Council has already tried to turn it around without avail.Went into another Berkley Newspaper and it supports the City Council's orignal action.

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