Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are aware that the city of Berkeley, California issued and then later rescinded a letter asking the Marines who have a recruiting office there to leave town. They have also allowed Code Pink a reserved parking spot in front of the recruiting office to facilitate easier harassment and general ass-hattery of which they are experts.
Not wanting to be left out of the fray, Congress is attempting to pass the Semper Fi Act which will withhold $2 million dollars in hidden earmark funding for the city (hey, we thought Congress did away with those things). The latest here from HotAir.
Are we missing something? The Marines are big boys – they can handle themselves. Do they really need Congress, a collective body which couldn’t get laid in a whorehouse with $100 bills hanging out of its pockets, attempting to execute a constructive reprimand or punishment on their behalf?
Don’t get us wrong… tweaking those over-the-hill hippies up there is something that should be done from time-to-time just on principle but it just looks like grandstanding and bullying when it comes from the U.S. Congress.
Besides, isn’t this the natural order of things? Not to stretch an analogy too far but there’s this Book out there, not called the Koran, that warns it adherents that the world will always hate them for what they believe and what they practice. To put it differently, if Code Pink starts holding bake sales on behalf of the Marines… then we’ve got a problem.
School Prayer (thoughts here), the Flag Burning Amendment and now this Semper Fi Act… all examples of some of our right-wing brethren being full of fight for the wrong battles.
Again, we think the Marines will be just fine. The fraternal ancestors of the men and women in that recruiting office have spilled their blood literally around the world in the name of freedom and liberty for this country and others. We think they’ll be able to handle a few pony-tailed dorks in tie-dies. Perhaps they could petition the Berkeley City Council under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to park one of these in front of the Code Pink offices.
So back off, Congress. Let us handle this. Dear readers… you want to do something constructive to show your support for the Corps? Drop a line to the Berkeley Mayor (contact info, here) and let him know what you think. And you wanna cheese-off Code Pink? Visit here, here and here and give as the spirit moves.
Peace Out and Semper Fi!
Not wanting to be left out of the fray, Congress is attempting to pass the Semper Fi Act which will withhold $2 million dollars in hidden earmark funding for the city (hey, we thought Congress did away with those things). The latest here from HotAir.
Are we missing something? The Marines are big boys – they can handle themselves. Do they really need Congress, a collective body which couldn’t get laid in a whorehouse with $100 bills hanging out of its pockets, attempting to execute a constructive reprimand or punishment on their behalf?
Don’t get us wrong… tweaking those over-the-hill hippies up there is something that should be done from time-to-time just on principle but it just looks like grandstanding and bullying when it comes from the U.S. Congress.
Besides, isn’t this the natural order of things? Not to stretch an analogy too far but there’s this Book out there, not called the Koran, that warns it adherents that the world will always hate them for what they believe and what they practice. To put it differently, if Code Pink starts holding bake sales on behalf of the Marines… then we’ve got a problem.
School Prayer (thoughts here), the Flag Burning Amendment and now this Semper Fi Act… all examples of some of our right-wing brethren being full of fight for the wrong battles.
Again, we think the Marines will be just fine. The fraternal ancestors of the men and women in that recruiting office have spilled their blood literally around the world in the name of freedom and liberty for this country and others. We think they’ll be able to handle a few pony-tailed dorks in tie-dies. Perhaps they could petition the Berkeley City Council under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to park one of these in front of the Code Pink offices.
So back off, Congress. Let us handle this. Dear readers… you want to do something constructive to show your support for the Corps? Drop a line to the Berkeley Mayor (contact info, here) and let him know what you think. And you wanna cheese-off Code Pink? Visit here, here and here and give as the spirit moves.
Peace Out and Semper Fi!
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4 comments:
Deano,
I sent a link to you blog to those veterans within my circle whose blood was boiling to ease the pain a bit.
Thanks for the persective.
'Dawg, Thanks. That means a lot.
From Flight 93 and the defeat this past summer of the Amnesty Bill and now to immense scorn being heaped upon Berzerkeley... I'm convinced more than ever that the people that are going to save this country ARE the people and not those serving on the Hill or the Oval Office whoever they may be.
It's an age-old situation with an ever-present message: that time and tide waiteth for no man. So without fear of confrontation of the consequence of outcome, it's for freedom and for happiness they toiled. And in looking to the future, we can see a better place where we can shake the yoke of tyranny for all. It's been paved by generations who have gone now to their rest. It's just remembrance of their dignity we ask.
Dropkick Murphys
I want to stop the spending because...well, it's spending, and it really, really annoys the liberals. (pardon my lack of manners, there)
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