Comments on: Berkeley software company relocates over protests of Marine recruiting station

By: PatriotPete

PatriotPete — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:47:55 +0000

Think about…people who have this much time to protest do not work, they leach off society as they deem it to their right to do so. Andy Warhol was being more then prophetic…this is their self serving fifteen minutes, to hell with hard working citizens or what the costs of their indignation is to the community.

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:23:45 +0000

But Chamber of Commerce CEO Ted Garrett said he is not worried that more businesses will move because of Berkeley’s relationship with the center.

“Quite honestly, I would question the sensibility of any businessperson for moving because of City Council actions,” he said. “Business decisions generally are not made on a political basis.”

I question his “sensibility”. How did this moron become the Chamber of Commerce CEO? The decision to move was not a political one, it was an economic one. Does this idiot not realize how the political decisions made by City Councils affect business decisions?

Buy Danish on April 3, 2008 at 2:27 PM

That’s why he’s in the Chamber of Commerce…he’s too stupid to run a business.

By: Dr. Charles G. Waugh

Dr. Charles G. Waugh — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:18:03 +0000

CODE PINK: Absolute moron authority.

By: Capitana

Capitana — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:17:03 +0000

Poetic justice?
It’s in the very least a haiku.

By: leftnomore

leftnomore — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:53:47 +0000

Since we all “know” that it’s the unemployed who enlist, the recruiting center will soon be a busy place.

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:55:34 +0000

The aging hippies on the Bezerkley City Council have their hands full with international political concerns, they don’t have time to deal with mundane city problems. When you represent the cutting edge of the societal elite you can’t be bothered with trifles like decreasing revenues from business taxes. I’m looking forward to the meeting when they all show up wearing the same brown uniform.

By: opusrex

opusrex — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:34:29 +0000

The unfortunate reality is that as long as UC Bezerkley is there, no one on the city council will care about the loss of other businesses.

By: E L Frederick (Sniper One)

E L Frederick (Sniper One) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:04:31 +0000

As long as it isn’t Paris Hilton, I really don’t care.

By: gabriel sutherland

gabriel sutherland — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:55:45 +0000

Oi vei. Even the local Chamber of Commerce CEO is a nitwit.

By: Faith1

Faith1 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Count a few more dollars lost for Berkeley. We were looking to expand our business into a West Coast facility and the toss up was between Berkeley and San Diego. The Comp Sci department at UofB would have had great potential for talent, but we wouldn’t be able to handle the negative feedback. San Diego is getting our business.

Of course, it didn’t help Berkeley that my CEO is a Marine veteran and I served in the USAF–as did a couple of other senior management in the company.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:10:28 +0000

I feel bad for any business that has to incur additional expense because of the bezerkely jerks and their far left bad attitudes, but something needs to happen.

shooter on April 3, 2008 at 1:48 PM

Don’t feel bad for him. He’s collateral damage:

“I actually agree with City Council-I think the war is bad, but the way they’re dealing with it is not the proper way,” he said.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:05:53 +0000

Spring said. “… I don’t see how the businesses in that square can sustain the kind of controversy that the Marine recruiting center has had on that locale.”

It’s all the fault of the Marines, according to one city council member.

By: Zaire67

Zaire67 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:58:28 +0000

When I first moved to California in the late 70’s, Berkely was still a lovely place to shop and walk through. Now it’s just a cesspool. I haven’t patrinized a business their in over ten years. Besides, Emeryville is the place to be now.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:43:26 +0000

Fire base Berkeley.

By: franksalterego

franksalterego — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:28:16 +0000

Gee…I totally can’t understand why a business would like, relocate out of the Pus-Bucket of the nation…Can you?…Dude?

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:27:32 +0000

But Chamber of Commerce CEO Ted Garrett said he is not worried that more businesses will move because of Berkeley's relationship with the center. "Quite honestly, I would question the sensibility of any businessperson for moving because of City Council actions," he said. "Business decisions generally are not made on a political basis."

I question his "sensibility". How did this moron become the Chamber of Commerce CEO? The decision to move was not a political one, it was an economic one. Does this idiot not realize how the political decisions made by City Councils affect business decisions?

By: Pulchritudinous Patriot

Pulchritudinous Patriot — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:25:00 +0000

No, apollyonbob…

Did you see Superman the Movie (the good one with Christopher Reeve?)

The Lex Luthor plan is where Lex launched a nuke at the San Andreas, causing the West Coast to slide into the Pacific, thus making all of the property he bought on the “safe” side of the fault, beach front property.

By: apollyonbob

apollyonbob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:22:09 +0000

I just want to know when President Bush is going to launch the Lex Luther plan.

Well, Mr. President?

Pulchritudinous Patriot on April 3, 2008 at 1:49 PM

Is that Bush going up to one of the protestors and saying, “Come on, let me hear you say it, just once.”

“You’re a war crimal!”
“No! Haha, not that, no, the other thing.” And then lean close.

“Cindy Sheehan will-”

“WRONG!!!”

By: Webloggin

Webloggin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:18:22 +0000

Video: Anti-War/Anti-American Icon Jane Fonda Endorses Barack Obama, American Left Runs for Cover…

Friends of a Feather Stick Together
There really isn’t much more to say about this endorsement as it sort of speaks for itself. Let’s just mark this up as another anti-American a-hole in the circle of American lefties that endorse Barack Ob…

By: Right_of_Attila

Right_of_Attila — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:02:42 +0000

I'd like to see the USMC set up more ~~recruiting stations~~ bases in Berkeley, to drain the resources available to the city.

By: shooter

shooter — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:50:30 +0000

foxforce91 on April 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM

…”these protestors(sic) are little more than pollution”.
Perfect!

By: Pulchritudinous Patriot

Pulchritudinous Patriot — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:49:56 +0000

I just want to know when President Bush is going to launch the Lex Luther plan.

Well, Mr. President?

By: Claypigeon

Claypigeon — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:48:57 +0000

I think California needs to open a National Guard post in the middle of town. I think it would help business.

By: shooter

shooter — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:48:13 +0000

“All they’re doing is giving our city negative press-they’re removing our businesses,” Webb said. “I actually have had to remove our address from our Web site because we received negative feedback from our customers about being here.”…

Hear it?
That is music to my ears.
I feel bad for any business that has to incur additional expense because of the bezerkely jerks and their far left bad attitudes, but something needs to happen.
Action – Reaction.

By: Hartley

Hartley — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:47:19 +0000

Unfortunately, Berkeley will continue to be supported by the State of California through the University.. and they’re not likely to leave for any capitalistic reasons..