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LOL at Code Pinkos responses. Idiots. I am SOOO glad businesses are taking themselves out of Berkeley and I hope MANY more follow.
Spree | Homepage | 02.04.08 - 5:49 pm | #

I would say that this is just the beginning. Things like this tend to snowball fairly quickly.
Mike | Homepage | 02.04.08 - 9:46 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Exxxxxxcellent.
otter | 02.05.08 - 6:07 am | #

\"Gravatar\"Berkley's about to get a full dose of \"America slapped\" by those who love, not hate, their country and those who serve. Good.
Miss Beth | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 6:22 am | #

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jesica | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 10:11 am | #

\"Gravatar\"Bless those business people. Hit them where it hurts - right in their liberal pocketbooks.
Bob | 02.05.08 - 1:35 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"I agree...good for them. I still think their excuses and explanations are worthless after listening to the council meeting, hearing the garbage these people spewed and reading the resolution.

They knew exactly what they were doing and just don't like having to take the heat for their actions.
Spree | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 2:21 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"On Jan 31, 2008 I wrote a letter to the Mayor of Berkeley stating my position regarding his and the City Counsel's position on the USMC recruiting station.
I passed that letter along to a couple of Marine handball buddies. They passed that email/letter to the guys who play in the Semper Fi handball tournament at MCRD, who passed it along to, who passed it along to, etc.
In my wildest dreams I never envisioned the response I have received. I now spend ALL DAY answering my cell phone acknowledging that yes, I really did write \"THE\" letter, and receiving personal thank yous from Generals, Majors, Colonels, SGTs, PVTs, CEOs, COOs, talk show hosts, and average everyday American Patriots. I have received over 500 calls in the last two days (6th & 7th of Feb).
Likewise I spend the balance reading emails from the same sort of people.
I am humbled to a degree that is hard to state clearly. I am emotionally overwhelmed with the positive response to my letter and want to thank everyone who has called me or emailed me to state their support.
My intention was never to shine the spotlight on me, it was to cause, to whatever degree I could, great fiscal discomfort to the city of Berkeley in retaliation to their un-American, cowardly and despicable stance that the US Marines are unwelcome, and uninvited intruders in their city.
If in my small way I helped light a fire that now appears to be blazing across the nation, I am proud of that, but I am more proud of the fact that I could , at a time when our heroes are fighting against those who would destroy us, help focus some attention to the vast debt, and undying respect, that we as a nation owe to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

Respectfully,

Brian G Dennard
Brian Dennard | 02.08.08 - 11:50 am | #

\"Gravatar\"Brian, I am glad you wrote,. many of us did. It was outrageous of Berkeley to do that and it is people like you that has made the Mayor apologize, too late and for the wrong reasons, but not letting up and just doing nothing would have only encouraged them.

Thank you and we would LOVE to see the letter itself if you wish to leave it in the comments!!
spree | Homepage | 02.08.08 - 12:47 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"I also sent a full letter supporting Mr. Dennard's letter and added a few comments of my own. How can ANY American expect to do everyday business as usual when we have fine young men and woman over seas dying so we have the right to do our everyday things. And I might add it probably has been a long time since some of them had any free time for just their thoughts and their families. I hope many more Americans will boycott Berkeley goods and services. I know i am as well as my friends and relatives and our business associates.
Janice | 02.08.08 - 3:09 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Good for you Janice and thank you. Have you signed the Move America Forward petition. The more signatures the better,.

It can be found here:

http://www.moveamericaforward.or...n/Berkeley2008/


Thanks again and welcome to Wake up America
spree | Homepage | 02.08.08 - 3:34 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"I just thought I would also like to add to my comments my email sent to The Mayor of Berkeley, Ca. on this article.

Janice

From: Janicejan8
To: webmaster@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Sent: 2/8/08 1:41:23 P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: Reference to Fox News Iterm on January 31st reagarding Marines


I just saw the article from Fox News on January 31, 2007 where your town voted to turn our Marines out of your town. I also read the full letter that Brian G Dennard sent you and I am 100% behind him and his decision to let all his friends, relatives and business associates know how you are treating the young men that represent our FREE COUNTRY. These same Marines and their buddies are the ones that are fighting for you and your country. You may not agree with the reason they are there fighting but then I am sure a lot of them do not want to be there to die for people like you and your towns folk.

I also have a very large base of business associates on the West Coast and you can be assured they will be getting all the same information from Fox News and also the Public letter of Mr. Dennard.

Janice Chance
Retired Finance and Insurance Associate
Janice | 02.08.08 - 10:21 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"WOOOOHOOOO Janice and thank you VERY much!!!!!
spree | Homepage | 02.08.08 - 10:26 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Right on! Does anyone have a list of companies HQed in Berkley or who are deeply vested in Berkley? How 'bout city business partners?

If this city council wants to make an international statement, let's see them answer for it!
Bill Lannaman | 02.14.08 - 7:17 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"I just wrote myself a note Bill and I will start compiling a list tomorrow and list it here in the comments , adding more as I find them

Ok?
spree | Homepage | 02.14.08 - 9:18 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"If this same type of response changed the conditions in S.Africa, it should work with these universities who are not teaching pride and leadership in the values this country holds dear. I support a nationwide individual boycott of any university doing the same thing.
Jerrie | 02.20.08 - 3:07 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Please publish list of national and international companies found in Berkeley.

Now check this out, here is a letter a businessman wrote to the Mayor of Berkeley.
Is this a great country or what?

Dear Mayor Bates,
In that you and your city have chosen to gravely insult the brave men and women, who have indeed bought you that right with their blood, I am informing you that my company will no longer do business with any of our current suppliers located in the Berkeley, California metro area.
In that my company is in international resort real estate development, and do business with and am associated with, developers and investors worldwide, I am informing all of my contacts, associates and patrons that we will no longer do any business of any sort with anyone living in the Berkeley area.
In that we/MDG Resorts are currently building a state of the art mega-yacht marina, all of the suppliers of Marina equipment, all owners of Yachts , all suppliers of Yacht materials & supplies, all yacht brokers and all tangential yacht business purveyors will likewise be informed that we will not do any business whatsoever with anyone from the Berkeley area.
Likewise all suppliers of building materials, both interior and exterior, currently associated with any of our several resort developments (Brisamar 300+ villas and 200+ condos: Porto Hussong, www.portohussong.www 500+ condos, 180 slip mega-yacht marina) both of which I might add have international recognition by virtue of glowing reports in Robb Report, Wall Street Journal, Yacht World, Forbes.
I will likewise inform all of our investors, most of whom are very wealthy yacht owners, casino owners, high net worth international businessmen, of our decision to essentially boycott all products and providers located in, or associated with in any way whatsoever, Berkeley, Ca.
Trust me when I say that having been in the real estate development business for over 35 years, our list of contacts and associates is long and very, very impressive. We, and I personally, are going to recomend that they ALL along with us boycott your city, its purveyors, suppliers, and businesses and CHARITIES of every kind.
You have every right to choose to take the obnoxious anti-military stance you have taken, and as stated, that right was bought for you with the blood of better men than you.
I too have every right to do all that I can to insure that your city suffers consequences arising from that obnoxious, sickening stance.
Cordially,
Brian G Dennard
Principal
Director
Meridian Development Group, LLC
619 807 2444
www.mdgresorts.www
www.portohussong.www
Larry Holloway | Homepage | 02.25.08 - 2:38 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Larry, I have been in email contact with Mr. Dennard and he is a great man doing what he believes is right and I am so happy he and others have done so.

Berkley must understand their actions are unacceptable to the majority.
Susan Duclos | Homepage | 02.25.08 - 2:58 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"I'm glad to see someone willing to stand up for our servicemen/woman who
fight for this country's freedom and all they say are Yes Sir, or Yes Maam, where to. Thank you for your comments they made me proud to be a American and U.S. Marine.
Mark Harrell, SSgt USMC Ret. | 02.28.08 - 7:51 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"SSGT Harrell, it is us that owe you the thank you and that is what we are trying to do. Just know, for every one of the Berkeley, Code Pink people, there are a dozen of us around the country who have decided that staying silent is NOT an option.

Semper Fi.
Susan Duclos | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 7:54 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"After thought, Screw the town of
Berkley, Once you say something, its
hard to take it back, that what we
teach our children anyway. So to late
for Berkley. Make the town dry up and blow away to become a ghost town.
Mark Harrell, SSgt. USMC Ret | 02.28.08 - 7:59 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Some would like to see them simply given back to Mexico...LOL (me being one)
Susan Duclos | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:31 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"By the way...more Berkeley posts can be found here.

http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree..../label/Berkeley

We have a great group of readers that show their unconditional love and support for our Marines.
Susan Duclos | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:43 pm | #

\"Gravatar\"Heres the latest on Berkeley.

http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree....protestors.html

Here is all our Berkeley posts:

http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree..../label/Berkeley
Great group of readers that love our Marines.
Susan Duclos | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:45 pm | #

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