Berkeley Reaps a (deservedly) Bitter Harvest

By now hopefully everyone is aware of the ass-clownery perpetrated by the City of Berkeley, CA Mayor and City Council, in cahootz with the Code Pink morons, against the good name of the United States Marine Corps.  Berkeley, quite possible the most irrelevant city in America (which by the way, has a history of moronic protest going all the way back to WWII, as in opposing the US's entry into the war after Pearl Harbor), exercised its God-given right to free speech.

And so have, by god, thousands across America in response.

I hope Berkely, for once, sees what the real power of free speech is as it loses millions in private business and industry, per the link above, and, perhaps more near and dear to their collectivist hearts, millions in federal earmarks

DeMint to Berkeley: Support Our Marines or Lose Federal Funds

January 31st, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) released the following statement in response to the decision by the City Council of Berkeley, California to evict the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station from the city. “This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families. The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money. If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer funded handouts. I am currently drafting legislation to ensure that American taxpayers aren’t forced to pay for this insult by rescinding all of the earmarks for Berkeley in the Omnibus Appropriations bill, and to transfer the funds to the Marine Corps.” I guess the most satisying thing about this has to be the absolute shock to the graying, leftover hippie crowd that they don't run the roost in this country, or quite possibly even in California, and I think they're worried (and I think it's also called, as you will see by the cite below, too freakin' little, too freakin' late) (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."  .... ... Olds said she heard from hundreds of people angered by the city's action, including many in her Berkeley hills district. "People are so mad about this. They have relatives in the service, and now they think they're not welcome in Berkeley," she said. "My twin brother was a Marine in World War II. He'd be turning in his grave if he saw this." My dad once said forgive, but never forget.  Berkeley, you earned this.  You lie down with dogs (yes Medea, I'm talking about you), you shouldn't be surprised when you stand back up with fleas.  And hey Berkeley are you going to bill Code Pink for all the lost money in businesses that don't want to be tainted by association with you, or the federal money you stand to lose?  Something tells me that a bunch of commie-wannabes aren't going to pony any cash for you guys, in fact they'll probably demand you help up open up an "anarchist book collective" or something equally useless in their city government-sponsored parking spot. My greatest disappointment?  The mayor is apparently something of a BLUE FALCON MOGS, patiently awaiting the day when the last arrogant, useless, adolescent waste of life called the "Woodstock Generation" packs it in