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We believe most everyone will appreciate this clip from the Daily Show.
It involves one of Jon Stewarts reporters, who was a former Marine Officer, who left
active duty and has been doing fairly well in the entertainment world. Basically,
this is the Daily Show spot on the Berkeley Recruiting Station controversy.

Enjoy

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=163653&title=marines-in-berkeley

Dear Mayor Bates

Jan 31, 2008

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.

To read the rest of this letter click here

Brigade America, Gathering of Eagles and PGR at
pro-troop rally on the Capitol steps.

Today, March 22, 2008 something happened in Berkeley that I thought I’d never see in my entire life. Eight
hundred plus Pro-Troop demonstrators, at least 450 of whom arrived on Motorcycles, waved flags, sang the
national anthem, actually said the Pledge of Allegiance, and spoke out over loudspeakers on Shattuck Avenue
in support of our American soldiers and their right to recruit all over the country. A young Marine who had
recently returned from Iraq was put up on the platform. He had been receiving hugs from Gold Star Mom’s
(mothers of fallen warriors), thank you’s and semper fi’s all day and was pretty choked up. He said the
Vietnam Vets never had a homecoming welcome like this and stopped to thank all of the Vets present for their
service (there were many), as well as recognizing the many Gold Star Mom’s and Dad’s present, and the many
American’s who turned out to support the troops, whether they agreed with the war in Iraq or not.

Code Pink who had been out in force on the 12th of Feb. numbered “6” today.

Berkeley, the bastion of anti-military, anti patriotic thought and action, saw something today that I don’t
think has ever happened in that city before. One Berkeley dad was out there with his sons and by the looks on
their faces you could tell they had come to Shattuck Avenue to look at new species- people who love and appreciate
our soldiers. Cars drove by honking and waving at all the American flags and the police stood guard in front
of the Marines Recruiting Station although today they didn’t need to, because today, everyone was just going in
to say “Thank You.”

I thought you’d all like to know about it. Berkeley felt like Montana today and that is nothing short of a miracle.
It felt great to be there.

Best to all,

Vici

Lame Stream Media Suckered Again

Code Pink Issues Totally False Press Release as a Vile April Fools Stunt

April 1st, 2008

WHEN: Tuesday, April 1, 12 noon
WHERE: Marine Recruiting Station, 64 Shattuck Square, Berkeley
WHO: Sasha Shamszad, landlord; Marines Manpower Division representative;
CODEPINK spokesperson

Sasha Shamszad, landlord for the Marine Recruiting Center in Berkeley, has reached an amicable agreement with
the Marines to redeploy from Berkeley. Details of the agreement will be outlined at the press conference.

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"Code Pink's Sick April Fool's Day Prank...."

The only fools are the members of code pink and their attention starved leader, Medea Benjamin… who thinks this
is funny.

Code Pink pulled a nationally coordinated April Fool’s ‘prank’: a proclamation of false victory for their side-that
the Marines had been evicted from the Recruiting Center in Berkeley.

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Congratulations on a successful mission! I am Tom Gruber's cousin. When I rec'd the letter asking for
pro-American motorcycle organizations to represent their pro-military support in the city of Berkeley,
I immediately organized a meeting of the bikers in Orange County, Calif. Next door to my jewelry business
for thirty, well-established years, approximately 400-500 bikers meet each Wednesday evening.

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I read your letter to Mayor Bates indicating you and your companies unwillingness to do business with anyone from the
Berkeley area. I, as President of North American Underwriters a Managing General Underwriter of large employer self
insured group medical programs agree with you wholeheartedly.

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