Berkley and the Marines

dean_acheson · 02-14-08, 07:33 PM

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/02/1...semper-fi-act/

Kinda self explanitory, esp. for those who have been following this.

Iceman · 02-14-08, 08:48 PM

People like this give hippies a bad name

...protesting a recruiting office...what donkeys.

sonar732 · 02-14-08, 08:59 PM

It's one thing for people to protest a recruiting station, it's another for a town to attempt a forceable exit.

When the Iraq War started, I remember schools refusing to allow recruiters inside on the premise that they didn't want the kids to be "brainwashed" into joining.

baggygreen · 02-14-08, 09:23 PM

Walked into a service station the other day after reserve training in uniform and got told 'hope you go to iraq and get shot'.

real good... I've been enlisted only 6 weeks and im copping grief like that!

imo these anti-war people are going way way too far now.

Onkel Neal · 02-14-08, 10:15 PM

Kinds surprising, isn't it? How hateful the peace-lovers are.

Torplexed · 02-14-08, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Kinds surprising, isn't it? How hateful the peace-lovers are.

Ya gotta love those mixed messages they send.

I'm sooo glad those hideous fringed jackets and coats never made a fashion comeback.

dean_acheson · 02-14-08, 11:06 PM

TP, great cartoon.

Here's another lovely story:

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...WS16/802090394

dean_acheson · 02-14-08, 11:24 PM

http://www.zombietime.com/berkeley_marines_2-12-2008/

not totally sfw, but pictures of the protestors and counter-protestors in Berkeley.

Peto · 02-15-08, 12:11 AM

I can put up with a lot of Liberal thinking but Berkeley isn't Liberal. If they shaped the world the way they think best, we'd be living in set of Road Warrior. They don't seem to pause and consider what the world would be without any laws what-so-ever.

I'm pro-demonstration (or the right to demonstrate) but I can't say I'm pro-Bone Head.

sonar732 · 02-15-08, 08:02 AM

Here in Columbia, MO, they have a demostration every Wednesday at the corner of Providence and Broadway. Columbia is a liberal town and the honking in support shows it. However, there is a little bit of decency in the town.

Last year, I went to McDonalds with my wife and kids right after drill. While the kids were playing in the playland, I was receiving so many stares that I was getting a little nervous wondering what type of 'peace loving' comments I'd get myself. Well, while my wife took the kids to the van and I was cleaning up, a gentleman and his wife came up to me with their hands outstretched and a smile. He had a firm grip to match mine as he shaked my hand.

"Thanks"

"No Problem"

Wish there were more like him.

dean_acheson · 02-15-08, 09:56 AM

Sonar,
Come on down to Branson, this town, by and large, is very Pro-Vet/Military. We have large events on Veterans Day, this year it included some of the living Tuskeegee airmen.

http://bransonveterans.com/veterans-homecoming.htm

http://www.bransondailynews.com/story.php?storyID=5398

Of course, that's part of the reason that folks love to make fun of us. The area is pretty conservative, and we are pretty proud of it.

Sea Demon · 02-15-08, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Peto

I can put up with a lot of Liberal thinking but Berkeley isn't Liberal. If they shaped the world the way they think best, we'd be living in set of Road Warrior. They don't seem to pause and consider what the world would be without any laws what-so-ever.

I'm pro-demonstration (or the right to demonstrate) but I can't say I'm pro-Bone Head.

Berkeley is a liberal left-wing Democrat city. I live 2 hours drive away. My sister moved away from there to Oregon last year. I've been to several protests to laugh at the kooks there. I've even had one of the "Black Bloc" activists threaten me with physical violence. Of course I laughed in his face. Trust me, these people are Democrat activists and socio-paths of many varieties. And liberals of varying intensities. But they are indeed liberals in the modern sense.

I am also for the right to demonstrate, and convene politically, but most of the people I've seen "demonstrating" in Berkeley made me think that they needed padded cells and medication more than anything else.

Stealth Hunter · 02-15-08, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonar732

When the Iraq War started, I remember schools refusing to allow recruiters inside on the premise that they didn't want the kids to be "brainwashed" into joining.

Don't make me laugh! My nephew lives in the Midwest (Missouri). The school he goes to has recruiters come there quite frequently (about once a month). Hell, he's snapped about a dozen photos of them using his cellphone. Nobody ever joins, of course, but those bastards try and trick them into joining (acting friendly, joking with the kids, you get the picture). Really pisses me off.

Sea Demon · 02-15-08, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonar732

When the Iraq War started, I remember schools refusing to allow recruiters inside on the premise that they didn't want the kids to be "brainwashed" into joining.

Don't make me laugh! My nephew lives in the Midwest (Missouri). The school he goes to has recruiters come there quite frequently (about once a month). Hell, he's snapped about a dozen photos of them using his cellphone. Nobody ever joins, of course, but those bastards try and trick them into joining (acting friendly, joking with the kids, you get the picture). Really pisses me off.

There is nothing wrong with military recruiters looking for recruits. What's wrong with acting friendly in the process? The nation needs military personnel. Schools are a good place to look for new recruits (high school and colleges). It's a job nobody is forced into and may provide career opportunities. I fail to see your cynicism. I also remember schools refusing recruiters into schools to offer them opportunities in military employment. I found those schools and their decision disgusting.

Stealth Hunter · 02-15-08, 10:44 PM

A: My nephew is 15.
B: These guys are just looking for fresh fish.
C: For a **** war? Hell no, and this is also being done without consultation of the parents.

I fail to see why you're such a big supporter of the military at the moment and why we should give the government more personnel for a useless and senseless war to begin with.

The only reason why they go to schools to recruit is because they know kids are stupid and easy to influence. If they can bag their quota, then they're happy. They don't care, otherwise. They just don't care.

I fail to understand your logic. A bunch of 14, 15, and 16-year olds are not fit for the military. They're not even old enough to go (unless our beloved president has lowered the bar for recruitment; funny that they still can't drink or smoke). You found their decision to disallow military recruitment in a school disgusting? Unbelievable. Un-fecking-believable.

Let me tell you something, hot-shot, war is not a game. If you're so damn ready to head off into the breach, then be my guest. I'm not going to stop you. But let me tell you this, when you go and when you see the bodies, when you smell the blood and the rotting flesh, when you feel the heat from an explosion or the cold sensation of wet blood, then you're not going to feel so gung-ho anymore. When you watch your best friend lose his head to a grenade, you'll understand. When you have bullets aimed at YOU, you'll understand.

It's not a goddamn playground, it's a brutal, bloody, and useless flaw man has.

So go. Go on. I'm not going to stop you. I've been before, I know what it's like. The only way you'll ever know what it's like is if you experience it. And you think it's a game, but it's not, and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here and be lectured by some trigger-happy kid who only thinks about glory, honor, and victory, the same old crap you hear a thousand times in movies. It's not a movie. I don't care if you're supposed to be the hero or if you're the most elite soldier in your outfit. If you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, you're dead. Pure and simple. No respawns, no health bar, no restart option, just death. One life: that's all you get.

02-14-08, 07:33 PM	#1
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Berkley and the Marines http://hotair.com/archives/2008/02/1...semper-fi-act/ Kinda self explanitory, esp. for those who have been following this.

02-14-08, 11:06 PM	#7
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	TP, great cartoon. Here's another lovely story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...WS16/802090394 Last edited by dean_acheson; 02-14-08 at 11:24 PM.

02-15-08, 12:11 AM	#9
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I can put up with a lot of Liberal thinking but Berkeley isn't Liberal. If they shaped the world the way they think best, we'd be living in set of Road Warrior. They don't seem to pause and consider what the world would be without any laws what-so-ever. I'm pro-demonstration (or the right to demonstrate) but I can't say I'm pro-Bone Head. __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

02-14-08, 08:48 PM	#2
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	People like this give hippies a bad name ...protesting a recruiting office...what donkeys.

02-14-08, 08:59 PM	#3
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	It's one thing for people to protest a recruiting station, it's another for a town to attempt a forceable exit. When the Iraq War started, I remember schools refusing to allow recruiters inside on the premise that they didn't want the kids to be "brainwashed" into joining.

02-14-08, 09:23 PM	#4
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Walked into a service station the other day after reserve training in uniform and got told 'hope you go to iraq and get shot'. real good... I've been enlisted only 6 weeks and im copping grief like that! imo these anti-war people are going way way too far now.

02-14-08, 10:15 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Kinds surprising, isn't it? How hateful the peace-lovers are.

02-14-08, 11:24 PM	#8
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	http://www.zombietime.com/berkeley_marines_2-12-2008/ not totally sfw, but pictures of the protestors and counter-protestors in Berkeley.

02-15-08, 08:02 AM	#10
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Here in Columbia, MO, they have a demostration every Wednesday at the corner of Providence and Broadway. Columbia is a liberal town and the honking in support shows it. However, there is a little bit of decency in the town. Last year, I went to McDonalds with my wife and kids right after drill. While the kids were playing in the playland, I was receiving so many stares that I was getting a little nervous wondering what type of 'peace loving' comments I'd get myself. Well, while my wife took the kids to the van and I was cleaning up, a gentleman and his wife came up to me with their hands outstretched and a smile. He had a firm grip to match mine as he shaked my hand. "Thanks" "No Problem" Wish there were more like him.

02-15-08, 09:56 AM	#11
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Sonar, Come on down to Branson, this town, by and large, is very Pro-Vet/Military. We have large events on Veterans Day, this year it included some of the living Tuskeegee airmen. http://bransonveterans.com/veterans-homecoming.htm http://www.bransondailynews.com/story.php?storyID=5398 Of course, that's part of the reason that folks love to make fun of us. The area is pretty conservative, and we are pretty proud of it.

02-15-08, 10:44 PM	#15
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	A: My nephew is 15. B: These guys are just looking for fresh fish. C: For a **** war? Hell no, and this is also being done without consultation of the parents. I fail to see why you're such a big supporter of the military at the moment and why we should give the government more personnel for a useless and senseless war to begin with. The only reason why they go to schools to recruit is because they know kids are stupid and easy to influence. If they can bag their quota, then they're happy. They don't care, otherwise. They just don't care. I fail to understand your logic. A bunch of 14, 15, and 16-year olds are not fit for the military. They're not even old enough to go (unless our beloved president has lowered the bar for recruitment; funny that they still can't drink or smoke). You found their decision to disallow military recruitment in a school disgusting? Unbelievable. Un-fecking-believable. Let me tell you something, hot-shot, war is not a game. If you're so damn ready to head off into the breach, then be my guest. I'm not going to stop you. But let me tell you this, when you go and when you see the bodies, when you smell the blood and the rotting flesh, when you feel the heat from an explosion or the cold sensation of wet blood, then you're not going to feel so gung-ho anymore. When you watch your best friend lose his head to a grenade, you'll understand. When you have bullets aimed at YOU, you'll understand. It's not a goddamn playground, it's a brutal, bloody, and useless flaw man has. So go. Go on. I'm not going to stop you. I've been before, I know what it's like. The only way you'll ever know what it's like is if you experience it. And you think it's a game, but it's not, and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here and be lectured by some trigger-happy kid who only thinks about glory, honor, and victory, the same old crap you hear a thousand times in movies. It's not a movie. I don't care if you're supposed to be the hero or if you're the most elite soldier in your outfit. If you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, you're dead. Pure and simple. No respawns, no health bar, no restart option, just death. One life: that's all you get.