May 09 2008
Pink Loons
Well, since nothing else appears to be working for them, Code Pink is trying to enlist witches to help them protest the Marine recruiting office in Berkeley, California.
Code Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley's controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center.
The women's anti-war group has told ralliers to come equipped with spells and pointy hats Friday for "Witches, clowns and sirens day," the last of the group's weeklong homage to Mother's Day.
"Women are coming to cast spells and do rituals and to impart wisdom to figure out how we're going to end war," Zanne Sam Joi of Bay Area Code Pink told FOXNews.com.
The group's week of themed protests, which included days to galvanize grannies and bring-your-daughter-to-protest, appears to have done little to boost its flagging numbers.
A FOX News camera, which has a 24/7 live shot of the recruiting center's front door, recorded little action, and the gatherings have, until this point, been ill attended.
Apparently Code Pink's tenuous grip on reality has gone altogether. Ah, well. The best thing to come out in this article is that the protests have accomplished exactly one thing: increased recruiting.
But if events this week are an attempt by anti-war protesters to remarket their cause, the Marine recruiters in Berkeley tell FOXNews.com that Code Pink's presence outside their office has helped — not hindered — their mission.
"Ironically, it's actually helped us by putting our name out. We're now well known. And people know who we are, and where we are, and they come in to talk to us about enlisting. They've gotten us the publicity that we could've never afforded to pay for ourselves," (Captain John Paul) Wheatcroft told FOXNews.com.
"Just in the last three weeks, 10 people came in looking to apply, looking to become Marine officers, and that's much higher than normal," he said.
It would appear that the witches got burned.
8 Responses to “Pink Loons”
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This amuses me beyond words.
Oh how funny–Evil Hr Lady I just came from your site.
About the witches–that is hilarious. Is it just another publicity stunt or do they really think the spells will end the war? Inquiring minds want to know.
And the fact that recruiting has increased tickles me, uh, well, pink.
I’m trying to thinks of something clever to say about brooms and black cats and pumpkins, but nothing is coming to me.
Man, I’d like to send that warlock from the Alltel telephone commercial after those babes.
Perhaps someone put a reversal spell on Code Pink!
I’m thinking some Berkeley ladies need a little time in Gator Pond(reality).
Ya gotta love how the law of unintended consequences strikes when and where the foolish least expect it. Couldn’t happen to a better bunch. Bubble bubble toil and trouble…gadzooks!