Awww! Poor Berkeley takes a hit after dissing Marines.

Too bad their city government could give a rip! (Although I bet cash money they all agree with the protestors, just disagree with their tactics. Kind of like moderate Moslems.)

Berkeley businesses take hit from Marine protests

Hotels, theater, restaurants have seen cancellations, with hostility from opponents of military branch cited.

Nearly a month after the Berkeley City Council refused to apologize to the U.S. Marine Corps for calling them "uninvited and unwelcome intruders," Berkeley businesses are feeling the backlash from people who do not want to spend their money in the city.
Code Pink's cavalier response? Let them eat sandwiches!

CodePink leaders, who went door-to-door Tuesday passing out sandwiches and pink window signs reading "Another Berkeley Business for Peace," deny that the protests are affecting downtown business.

"If they want to blame the downturn in the economy on a protest against the Marines, it's a pretty bad excuse," CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin said.

And get a load of what this elected official is saying!

City Councilwoman Dona Spring also does not view the protests as a problem. She said only the businesses on the same block are being affected.

Que sera, sera!

Update: Latest Berkeley Marine Recruiting station protest photos can be found here at Protest Shooter. Heh-heh. The patriots outnumbered the pinkos.

Also, according to Flopping Aces the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce will be honoring the Berkeley Marine recruiter at their annual Crab Feed on February 28. I guess we know which side of this debate that they are coming down on.
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