Pat Dollard

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Move America Forward’s Pro-Troop rally in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Park has once again shown the City’s ant-troop, anti-American bias. Move America Forward showed up at the park early Tuesday morning to show their disappointment in Berkeley’s City Council members and to support the Marines. They were being countered by the leftist group Code Pink, who protested the pro-troop rally from across the street.

From early Tuesday morning reports were coming in about the lack of protection from the Berkeley Police Department, who had officers stationed at the park in riot gear to keep the peace. Members of Code Pinks counter demonstration continually tried to disrupt the pro-troop rally by walking into MAF’s rally attacking the pro-troop crowd. Berkeley’s “Finest” did nothing to intercede and stop the Code Pink. Deborah Johns was in the crowd and when I spoke to her on the phone she confirmed that Code Pink was trying very hard to disrupt the rally by using bully tactics. When Deborah asked the police that were on the scene for help as she was being hit with the handle of a sign, she was told that they could not determine what side of the sidewalk was covered in the MAF permit. When the police officers on the scene would not do their jobs and stop the Code Pink thugs from assaulting MAFers, MAF called the police station to request help. They were promptly hung up on.

Is it just me or is the irony of anti-war crowd visible to all? I guess that I cannot understand why I am accused of being a violent and evil person when I am not the person that is physically attacking those who don’t share my opinion on how to conduct foreign policy. The fact that the Pinkers had to hit people with signs and throw rocks into the MAF crowd just shows their contempt for the First Amendment, well at least when it is an opinion that they do not agree with.

Can you imagine the heavy handed way that Berkeley Police would remove Pro-Life anti-abortion demonstrators if they physically stopped people from both entering and exiting an abortion clinic by forming a human chain in front of the door to the clinic? Something tells me that not only would you be hauled off to the Municipal Jail, you would probably need to make a stop through the Emergency Room. Why do I have to tolerate everyone who I find offensive, but no one is expected to tolerate me and my beliefs?

Peace NOW or I’m gonna beat you up!! No violence or I’ll kick your ASS!!!

I also have questions about the Berkeley Educational system. As it turns out Berkeley High School is just two or three blocks down the street and some of the teachers were bringing their classes to join the Code Pink counter-protest. I would really like to know what those teachers were thinking. With all of the footage on the news, youtube, liveleak and others that clearly show the violent lengths that the left will go to shut down the right; is it really a good idea to bring those kids down to the side show? Is this an educational field trip or the beginning of the indoctrination? When I called the Berkeley School Superintendant I was only able to speak to a secretary who would not give her name but acted as though it was no big deal for teachers to bring their students to a political protest. I also called Berkeley High School and talked to the Principal’s Assistant named Richard who acted as though it is was a normal thing to let the kids go to a political protest. He actually sounded condescending as he began to explain that it was not a big deal, well until I asked him if he was aware that the kids being at the rally were more than likely going to show up on a video at a demonstration that had had acts of violence perpetrated, allegedly, by the Code Pinkers. Then he got quiet and told me that he appreciated my concern for the kids. I really am not that convinced that he meant it.

I should not be too surprised by the attitude presented by anyone that works for the Berkeley school system or their government. Just look at the video of Code Pink from last week when they blocked the door to the Marine Corps Officer Recruiting Center and the attitude of the Berkeley Police officer. He said that he would not protect the rights of those who wished to get into or out of the building because they, Berkeley Police, wanted to remain as neutral as possible. I guess neutral has a new definition, especially when you look at who showed up Saturday at the ongoing protest in front of the Marine Officer Recruiting Center; it was none other than Mayor Tom Bates.

I guess that the only lesson that Berkeley has learned is that they cannot openly espouse their beliefs without a large portion of America showing up to show them where they screwed up!