Wasting Time With Alex

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Not because we are dead wrong…

It looks like at least some of the idiots at Berkley that decided to ban the Marines from recruiting in their anti-American collectivist commune are having second thoughts about the whole thing. But the reason why is not that they suddenly realized they where wrong. No, siree. The reason is that they now see the focus and anger directed at them, and fear the consequences.

(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.”

I thought that was the whole point of this crap. To show the world, or at least the America hating world, that you ungrateful collectivist bastards hated the military. I guess they thought this idiotic grandstanding would stay local, and that the usual scum would be the only ones to respond, and then do so positively. But they did not count that they would be exposed for the creeps they are, and that people - especially the sane ones that do appreciate & understand the important role played by our military, do not hate their country, what it stands for, or those that defend it, and more importantly have the ability to make these losers at Berkeley pay - would not agree with them.

Have no doubt that what you have here is the mask slipping of the face of the angry left. The idiots at Berkeley just misplayed this. Most of them know that if they say what they really believe the majority would have nothing but scorn for them. So we get crap like “We support the troops, but not their mission” or “Bring our soldiers home, even if that means we lose and their sacrifices are for naught, because we care about them”. Bull all of it. The real sentiment was expressed by those that wanted to ban the Marines.  But now that there might be consequences they are rethinking things and putting the mask back on.

Andf how did the anti-American idiots in Code Pink react to the news?

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.”

Yeah, right. Berkeley is a city of America hating collectivist scum. I still say let them enjoy the very freedom those Marines they want to kick out have given them: the freedom of speech. But also revoke all their federal funding when they get rid of our troops. This kind of scum are very good at grandstanding. But only as long as they do not have to face any real, and especially financial, consequences to their cowardly & disgraceful acts. We should not let these people continue to pretend like their intentions are good when they are vile.