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  1. 2008-02-01, 02:15 PM #1
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    Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    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 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.

    The Marines have been in Berkeley for a little more than a year, having moved from Alameda in December of 2006. For about the past four months, Code Pink has been protesting in front of the station.

    "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.

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  2. 2008-02-01, 03:39 PM #2
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Disgusting, but how many recruits do they get in Berkeley anyway?
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  3. 2008-02-01, 03:47 PM #3
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Damn Lippy Hiberals (Self coined word) Sickening is what this is. They should not get federal money if they do not want to be American than they should not get American money. Than see how quickly they build a recruitment center for the USMC after that.
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  4. 2008-02-01, 03:53 PM #4
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Or at least the Marines shouldn't defend them when they get invaded...
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  5. 2008-02-01, 04:06 PM #5
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Just watched a news story about this and saw a nice big "codepink" banner. What a shock. Well it is California so I am not surprised.
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  6. 2008-02-01, 04:26 PM #6
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Amazing....these people are so far removed from society its unreal...
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  7. 2008-02-01, 05:41 PM #7
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Quote Originally Posted by T-Bird76
    Amazing....these people are so far removed from society its unreal...
    that's Berkeley for you...


    in all honesty, i don't see a reason to get worked up over crap like this. some parts of this country are just like that...
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  8. 2008-02-01, 06:00 PM #8
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    There's an article on FoxNews saying that a Senator is pushing to have their federal funding pulled....which is GREAT.
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  9. 2008-02-01, 06:07 PM #9
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil D.
    There's an article on FoxNews saying that a Senator is pushing to have their federal funding pulled....which is GREAT.
    It would be great...I doubt it will be that simple though.
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  10. 2008-02-02, 08:53 PM #10
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    I hope the Marines use their sidearms to silence the crowd :mrgreen:

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    Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates offered Friday to help the U.S. Marines leave town by negotiating an end to the lease for their recruiting station, even as he backpedaled on a City Council resolution declaring the Corps “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” in the city.

    In the face of an onslaught of pro-military criticism from around the country, Bates, a retired Army captain, also issued a statement that said the City Council’s resolution Tuesday night “did not adequately differentiate our respect and support for those serving in the armed forces and our opposition to the Iraq war policy.” He said he would ask the council to modify the resolution at its next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 12.

    A Marines spokeswoman said Friday that the Corps has no intention of abandoning its space at 64 Shattuck Square that has been the subject of protests for months.
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  11. 2008-02-02, 09:23 PM #11
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    [quote=Midnight Mike]I hope the Marines use their sidearms to silence the crowd :mrgreen:

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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight Mike
    In the face of an onslaught of pro-military criticism from around the country, Bates, a retired Army captain, also issued a statement that said the City Council’s resolution Tuesday night “did not adequately differentiate our respect and support for those serving in the armed forces and our opposition to the Iraq war policy.” He said he would ask the council to modify the resolution at its next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 12.
    what a load of crap!!
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  13. 2008-02-08, 06:07 PM #13
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    Watch the video, you will be a little shocked........ & sign the petition http://moveamericaforward.org/

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  14. 2008-02-08, 08:18 PM #14
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    I heard the latest is Berkly has backed off.
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  15. 2008-02-08, 08:43 PM #15
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    Re: Berkeley council tells Marines to leave

    I like this quote from one of the YouTube comments:

    If the Marines don't belong in Berkely, Berkley dosent belong in America.
    These people are completely crazy... There are no words to describe them.
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