Melanie Morgan reporting in from Bezerkley:
February 13, 2008
Pro-troop demonstration still going strong –but here is my after
action report after 15 hours on the frontlines.
If I were a headline writer I would describe the situation as CHAOS
AND ANARCHY IN BERKELEY today.
Not by our side –by the Marine haters and American traitors.
The cops were openly hostile toward the people who showed up at 5:00
a.m., never stepping in to protect the patriots from the assaults that
took place against elderly folks, Gold Star parents, Blue Star
families and Joe and Jane Citizen who were waving the flags and
showing their pride in the Marines. The police allowed hundreds of
Berkeley High School kids (accompanied by their teachers) to gather
with CodePink, receive their mandatory face masks and F—k Bush
t-shirts, and allowed them to mill around our PA where they tried to
cut the power cords to the system.
Berkeley police repeatedly allowed CodePink to violate our permits,
and never lifted a finger to stop their crowd from interfering with
our activities until the very end, after we screamed blue bloody hell.
When Catherine Moy, the Executive Director of MAF called the police to
tell them a riot was erupting in the early hours –THEY HUNG UP ON HER.
Cat called the Highway Patrol, who referred her back to the Berkeley
police –WHO HUNG UP ON HER.
It was positively shameful.
Move America Forward’s attorney Jim Sweeney took depositions from ten
people who were assaulted by CodePink, International A.N.S.W.E.R. and
socialists who showed up en masse.
The City Council has been notified by fax that we are filing a federal
lawsuit for deprivation of our civil rights.
We didn’t start this fight, but we are damn sure gonna finish it.
The pro-troops demonstration is still going strong at 7:30 p.m. PST,
with all streets around the Berkeley City Council closed off as the
CodePinkos continue to receive preferential treatment by the Berkeley
PD.
Move America Forward’s sound permit was turned off at 5:00 in the
afternoon, while the Pinkos were allowed to use their system to sing
Kumbaya and other 60’s peace chants.
Berkeley, the birthplace of free speech, is now officially the center
of intolerant hatred for anyone who sticks up for the men and women
who are fighting and dying to protect THEIR rights.
Before our sound system was nearly sabotaged, a young man posing as a
pro-troop supporter asked to speak to the crowd. I allowed him to talk
(about his family’s ’service’, when he started spewing obscenities
about the ‘illegal, immoral, unjust war’. I grabbed the microphone
back, and he tried to clobber me with it.
Gold Star Dad Mark Crowley knocked him to the ground, where he found a
faceful of dirt to keep him company.
Our side sang God Bless America, America the beautiful and other
stirring songs that seemed to enrage the elderly commies.
25,000 petitions were collected by Move America Forward with the help
of other pro-troops groups like Gathering of Eagles, Eagles Up, Vets
for Freedom and others.
There were Eagles EVERYWHERE today.
And Patriot Guard Riders.
And American Legion vets.
And members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
5,000 petition signatures were also collected by an organization in
Washington headed by Nicholas Provenzano, who flew out to Berkeley on
the red-eye to deliver to the City Council announcing an economic
boycott of Berkeley until it reverses it shameful treatment of our
Marines.
Red, White and Blue Americans rushed to our side from Atlanta,
Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, San Diego, and other parts
of the United States.
Our crowds numbered into the thousands throughout the day.
So gratifying. So humbling.
People of all ages, races, and political backgrounds (yes even some
incensed liberals) honored our active duty service members serving in
Iraq and Afghanistan, and in other parts around the world.
We spoke of the sacrifice and the nobility of the military families
who support their sons and daughters, husbands and wives.
And we gave a HOOO-AWW especially to our Marines, who find themselves
prevented from speaking while under assault, not from a evil enemy
abroad, but from the insurgents here at home.
We should be proud and exhilarated by the turn-out and passion of so
many people who set aside their lives, showed up, and spoke out.
I don’t know what will happen with the Berkeley City Council, but I
would bet you that dollars to donuts, they’ll issue some mealy-mouthed
WE SUPPORT THE TROOPS, JUST NOT THEIR MISSION crap, and then keep in
place all the restrictions that make recruiting on Shattuck Avenue all
but impossible.
I have no idea how the media will portray this historic event –I can
only tell you that 3 TV helicopters were overhead almost all day long,
every major media outlet in the Bay Area, as well as national TV and
print reporters–but OUR people spoke eloquently, passionately, and
with conviction about the hateful attitude that the City of Berkeley
has displayed toward the USMC.
Warmest,
Melanie
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These cretins out there need a boot up their, well, er, uh, well, you know.
Can we say “ass” here?
LOL!!
[...] Melanie Morgan reporting in from Bezerkley (Gathering of Eagles) [...]
I am too enraged to be polite.
Small victories often presage larger ones. Soon the BCC and police will also be shown the error of their ways
I wish I could have been there! I don’t think free speech has ever existed in Berkeley. The only points of view allowed in their city are ones of anti-establishment/down with society. They should move the whole place down to Venezuela where they can tow the party line for Chavez:)
[...] “Move America Forward’s attorney Jim Sweeney took depositions from ten people who were assaulted by CodePink, International A.N.S.W.E.R. and socialists who showed up en masse. [...]
A big thank you to everyone who could be in Berkeley to stand up and support our sons and daughters who have chosen to be defenders of our freedoms. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Washington in March. Should be alot of fun!
Take heart all here. We the family members of Viet vets who were too young to have a voice while our family served there - remember well these same antics. Difference now : we are no longer young, we do have a voice, and some have plenty of money to back up OUR beliefs. The taunts, etc. from the “pinks” are nothing new - just a rehash of days gone by. We now know how to fight back and we will. SEMPER FI
The Lunatic People’s Republic of Berkeley
a province of the
The United Flakes of America
I was proud to be associated with the patriots who attended…Gold Star Mother Deborah Getz who addressed the city council was part of our group from Sacramento…I was honored to stand with true Americans. I have never encountered a more filthy mouthed group of young children. The Berkeley police are a shameful sham…Traitors and children of traitors thrive in Berkeley….
Melanie…..Please pass along that there are a ton of Patriots out here keeping a close eye on what’s going on out there in La-La land.
It’s a sad day when a Police Dept. is ruled by a Little Castro such as Bates. Their day is coming.
Thank you all for standing up for the rest of us that couldn’t make it.
Damn I wish I could be there!!! Give them HELL!!
Sounds like Melanie and friends had fun with Code Stink. Wish I was there. If the thing in DC on Mar. 15th comes off, I will be there be a bunch of brother Eagles.
ADCS JD
I was there for a few hours during the day. I am a 45 year old mom of two teenage boys and I was completely disgusted with the misquided youth from the Code Pink side. They were foul mouthed and rude. I was told by one of their teachers and a set of parents that they were just mad. I told the teacher what I thought of him and his students and I told those parents that I would have slapped my kids across the mouth if they had ever spoken to adults the way this one 15 ish year old was yelling at us. I have never been so disgusted with teenagers in my life. What a fine job they are doing with those kids! God help them all!!
I hope MAF goes through with their federal lawsuit, AND WINS!!!!
Give’em hell Melanie!!!!
Go MAF !!!! WHOO HOO !! I hope the lefts deplorable behavior gets some exposure. How ironic that these liberals who like to think of themselves as the only ones capable of compassion, turn out to be a bunch of facists. Just one more note, contrast the behavior of the idiot young kids compared to the brave kids over fighting in Iraq for their freedom and our security. Our troops make me PROUD !!!!