Posted by
Sgt Relic on Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:39:36 AM
Jamie Colby of Fox News is soliciting comment on the Fox News Blog concerning the Berkeley CA council's ongoing attack on Marine Recruiters in their locale. MoveAmericaFoward.org is asking that all who are interested contribute posts on this subject. MoveAmericaForward is planning a counter protest for Feb. 12th and Jamie Colby is following the story and referring to the blog posts. Not to be left out, Sgt Relic kicked in the following:
"I am a former Marine, wounded in Vietnam, and discharged for disabilities. Until my dying day I will carry with me, not just the scars of battle, but the bright memory of what it was like to be a member of the United States Marine Corp. Graduating from Parris Island and having the privilege to serve this great country, in a time of need, was a singular period in my life.
The council of Berkeley CA has again demonstrated that they know nothing of the basic duty and responsibility which citizenship requires. They declare themselves above the constitution and I submit that they are therefore outside of its guarantees.
This act is lawless and is, in my opinion, little different from an attempt at succession and rebellion. Their actions are sophomoric in the style of angry adolescents, who in their self-righteous immaturity, fire off a tirade to the school principal. The federal government must act to correct their behavior just as administrators and parents would act in my simile.
I would wager that the recruiters posted to this station would be happy to get back to Iraq or Afghanistan, which is probably a less hostile environment to them. Becoming a Marine is tougher than any recruiter could ever explain, but I find it impossible to believe that anyone could be unfamiliar with the deeds that have made the Marine Corps the elite organization it is today.
I could never fully articulate the contempt that I feel for the Berkeley council and their scurrilous attack on an organization whose bravery, integrity and honor have never been called into question."
If you can find a moment to post at Fox it would be great. It would be nice to see Townhall well represented.
Semper Fi!