Berkely City Council boots out Marines

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Freaking unbelievable. Blame the troops. This is deja vu....Vietnam era all over again. Code Pink is welcome however.

source

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figures

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Damn commies. Must be Navy sympathizers.

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that is terrible.................

[pedroh 21]

oh it had to be michelle malkin article.. o'reilly's pawn

it's been like vietnam since the beginning of this war anyway, why suprised of people getting tired of lies?

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oh it had to be michelle malkin article.. o'reilly's pawn

Here's an alternative source.

Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

By Doug Oakley

STAFF WRITER

Article Launched: 01/30/2008 01:48:16 PM PST

Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go.

That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 6-3 Tuesday night to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

In addition, the council voted to explore enforcing its law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation against the Marines because of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. And it officially encouraged the women's peace group Code Pink to impede the work of the Marines in the city by protesting in front of the station.

In a separate item, the council voted 8-1 to give Code Pink a designated parking space in front of the recruiting station once a week for six months and a free sound permit for protesting once a week from noon to 4 p.m.

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"I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines don't belong here, they shouldn't have come here, and they should leave," said Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates after votes were cast.

A Marines representative did not respond to requests for comment.

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An employee of a nearby business who asked not to be identified said Wednesday the elderly Code Pink protesters are aggressive, take up parking spaces, block the sidewalk with their yoga moves, smoke in the doorways, and are noisy.

"Most of the people around here think they're a joke," the woman said.

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[pedroh 21]

since when the military have freedom of speech anyway?

they don't give it to their people..

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Watch it Pedro... pretty soon they'll be branding you a Commie for life.

[pedroh 21]

Watch it Pedro... pretty soon they'll be branding you a Commie for life.

oh noes?

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since when the military have freedom of speech anyway?

they don't give it to their people..

they do to an extent...not complete freedom of speech. i.e. criticizing the president isn't one of them (that, btw, is comperable to you criticizing the ceo of where you work). just not a good idea if you enjoy your job. so your freedom of speech is limited too in that regard, eh?

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since when the military have freedom of speech anyway?

they don't give it to their people..

Ditto brother. And that picture can also apply to those folks serving in the armed forces who are not of a heterosexual persuasion.... don't talk, don't tell.

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Watch it Pedro... pretty soon they'll be branding you a Commie for life.

And there they go... lol. You have to play according to the rules of the game as long as they're in control of the rules.

For what it is, the resolution taken by 9 and favored by 6 members of one city council is not my idea of a cross representation of the city of Berkley. Or of the USA for that matter. Also, I think the point needs to be addressed towards the actual organizational higherarchy and not make a martyr of the troops themselves since more than a few have bravely decided to go against established orders based on morals.