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2008-01-31 Fifth Column

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Posted by 2008-01-31 10:47|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 ahem, that is 'High-Tail it out of town.' Could never be a writer in Dodge City.

This is not Okinawa here; we're involved in a naked act of aggression.
Yes we are; Okinawa had Pearl Harbor.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-31 11:56|| 2008-01-31 11:56|| Front Page Top

#2 If they don't like the Marines' policy towards sexual orientation, they should talk to their congress critter, since Congress wrote the law.
We need the equivalent of the Solomon Amendment for cities that pull crap like this. If they don't want recruiters in town, fine. However, they forfeit ALL federal money. And if a natural disaster strikes, the federal government will not help, since they are not welcome.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2008-01-31 12:05|| 2008-01-31 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 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.

They look like a threat to me. Better call in an airstrike. Start at city hall and work your way in...

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-31 12:10|| 2008-01-31 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey, wait a second...I thought smoking in broccolli was considered assault - Marines, defend yourselves!

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-31 12:13|| 2008-01-31 12:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, it certainly looks like the council had a busy day yesterday. Let's all point and laugh...

Berkeley council passes medical marijuana measure

The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a plan this week to help get medical marijuana to patients if the Drug Enforcement Administration raids and shuts down any of the city-permitted dispensaries.

The resolution passed Tuesday night declares Berkeley a sanctuary for medical marijuana users and distributors and commits the city to "uphold patients' rights to safe access to medical marijuana" should the DEA move on one of two dispensaries in town.

What that means is up to debate at the moment, but the city would at least help a new distributor get started or help one restart after a DEA raid, council members and activists said. The DEA has shut down five medical marijuana dispensaries in the Bay Area in the past year.

Tuesday night's item originally called for the city to get into the business of selling marijuana itself if the DEA clamped down, but that language was watered down after objections were raised from Berkeley police and the city manager.

Pat Crossman, 77, who uses medical marijuana for disintegrating disk disease and arthritis, urged the council to pass the resolution. "I'm a senior citizen, and I would be very upset if the feds came in and busted us and frightened us and stopped what (the distributors) are trying to do here," Crossman said.

I think the Marines are just there for the hippie p_ssy, myself...

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-31 12:23|| 2008-01-31 12:23|| Front Page Top

#6 I believe the way to handle cities like Berkeley is to declare them whale sanctuaries, then bulldoze any and all structures. OTOH, it may be sufficient just blow up anything with the word "organic" on it.

Posted by ed 2008-01-31 12:34|| 2008-01-31 12:34|| Front Page Top

#7 A typical Berkeley day!

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-01-31 12:54|| 2008-01-31 12:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Berkeley needs some synergy. Then again, testing that new rail gun could be used to force synergy on the queers and commie pinkos most abundant within Bezrkely. Would anybody really care ?

Posted by wxjames 2008-01-31 12:56|| 2008-01-31 12:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Link in #7 extremely NSFW. Good to see Inflatable Scrotum Man is still in fine form (yep, NSFW)

Posted by ed 2008-01-31 13:28|| 2008-01-31 13:28|| Front Page Top

#10 CODE PINK vs. THE MARINES
Berkeley, October 7, 2007

An Open Letter to Code Pink
Marine Captain Richard Lund United States Marine Corps officer selection officer for the northern Bay Area.

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-01-31 13:34|| 2008-01-31 13:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Fran Rachel,

Your old. Real old. Can you hurry it up? You don't need to get any older. Nobody will miss you.

Posted by Young American 2008-01-31 14:51|| 2008-01-31 14:51|| Front Page Top

#12 What if the DoD announced that the military will not protect Berkeley from attack from foreign powers? They might enjoy living under some of the governments they support.

Posted by Formerly Dan 2008-01-31 15:37|| 2008-01-31 15:37|| Front Page Top

#13 Someday will come the Big Earthquake. When it happens, I hope the military demands that the Berkeley City Council meets to rescind the ordinance before they move in with all their uninvited and unwanted food and water and bulldozers and helicopters n shit. They should wait for as long as necessary for this to be done in order not to offend the sensibilities of Berkeley's city government.
Either that, or Berkeley city government can hand out picks and shovels to all the Code Pinkers and medical marijuana patients that they seem to have a preponderance of and tell em to start digging. Man.
At least they won't lack for manpower...excuse me, "humanpower".

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-31 16:02|| 2008-01-31 16:02|| Front Page Top

#14 As Eugene Volokh notes,

"Oddly enough, in pretty much every city I've lived, I've been "uninvited" by the city council or any other organization representing the city. Nor would I have felt I was doing something rude or otherwise bad if the city council has announced that I was "unwelcome."

"On the other hand, being labeled as "intruder" would have troubled me, because it seems to assert some sort of property rights on the city council's part. If a host declares me an intruder in his house, or a business on its property, I would have to leave. But here the Marines, I take it, are on private property that the commercial landlord has voluntarily rented to them. A little arrogant for the city council to decide who's an intruder as to all the private property in the city, no?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-01-31 16:22|| 2008-01-31 16:22|| Front Page Top

#15 Dear Berkeley City Council,

Do you notice how much America cares about the 'unfortunate' people of New Orleans today? Yeah, they had the MSM pining for awhile and expended a lot of time cooking up ways to 'Blame Bush'. However, the rest of America has moved on. Meanwhile a lot of former New Orleans residents are still trying to stick their community back together. Doesn't look good. They burned up a lot of 'support' by their stupid tricks act the months following nature's last visit. When that Big One(tm) hits your part of the Bay, we'll be holding parties, celebrating. Two years later the only thing we'll be concerned with is if the state or federal government has finished returning the area back to its 'original state'. You know the organic type of stuff you're into. Because, we all know that we shouldn't allow construction in such stress environments. Oh, and we're serious. Cause you know any real relief has to be approved by our Congresscritters, who want to be reelected. I'm not sure you can get enough votes in house, let alone the Senate for relief funds. Just consider it our way of flipping the finger back :)

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-31 16:48|| 2008-01-31 16:48|| Front Page Top

#16 This just in from the USMC: "Tough shit. Let's see you faggots move us."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-01-31 17:18|| 2008-01-31 17:18|| Front Page Top

#17 I think the Marines are just there for the hippie p_ssy, myself...

Surely the Marines have better taste.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-01-31 18:45|| 2008-01-31 18:45|| Front Page Top

#18 I don't know, tw; as far as I can tell there are only three requirements - and none of them have to do with taste (human, female and alive.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-01-31 19:07|| 2008-01-31 19:07|| Front Page Top

#19 a "Boycott Berkeley" campaign would be a nice start. Don't visit or buy any products from a Berkeley merchant.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-31 19:09|| 2008-01-31 19:09|| Front Page Top

#20 Prior to getting hitched I recall a few hippie chicks that liked us jarheads.........must be all the pent up frustration fom not being around real men on a daily basis.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-01-31 21:58|| 2008-01-31 21:58|| Front Page Top

#21 All federal funding for everything should be halted to Berkeley. That includes FOOD STAMPS!

Posted by 3dc 2008-01-31 23:01|| 2008-01-31 23:01|| Front Page Top

#22 #7 proves that a picture really is worth a thousand words--when information is in print only, it can "legitimize" it in a sense, then, well, just go to #7 and it all falls apart. Wonder what these guys would do if the jihadiis came to town with no hinderances, and wanted to stop their exhibitionism Islam style. They'd all be pissing and whining for the "government" (Marines) to save them.

Posted by ex-lib 2008-01-31 23:29|| 2008-01-31 23:29|| Front Page Top

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