Lefty Moron Alert

The idiot Leftists in Berkeley never seem to tire of doing stupid things to make stupid meaningless gestures. This is about as significant as the latest bra-less march of the ugliest chicks in Berkeley you can corral into a parade without requiring a sanitation permit. And that ain't many.

Obviously they can't actually sign on to any treaty, it would be unconstitutional. But I suppose there's nothing wrong with a bunch of idiots creating a needless level of administration that will submit reports no one cares about and no one will ever read. But they'll feeeel soooo good. Of course, that's assuming the idiots actually get around to reading the whole damned thing first. I have my doubts.

It isn't the substance that matters with these morons, it's the appearance of being ... well, retarded as far as the rest of the country is concerned. Eventually some other idiot will come along and go to court and say, well, if Berkeley is doing it, shouldn't everyone!!! At which point, they'll be told to shut up, sit down and go back to their natural wool macrame, or whatever else it is the dolts do when they aren't wasting time running their dumb-assed yaps to the annoyance of the sane people left in the world. I fear we're running out.

Berkeley would become the first city in the United States to independently try to comply with U.N. treaties on torture, civil rights and racial discrimination, if the City Council passes a measure on the issue tonight.

The measure would require the city to file biennial reports to the United Nations on how - or whether - the city meets international human rights standards. In Berkeley, that could include its record on homelessness, the achievement gap among different racial groups at Berkeley High and the presence of John Yoo, a UC Berkeley School of Law professor and Berkeley resident who authored the Bush administration's justification for torture.

Comments

[Lisa Graas]

Yet another reason Kentucky is better than San Francisco.

[Terrye]

Lisa:

Yes, indeed.

[Jeff Carlson]

tree hugging pinheads ...

[Lala]

They are not too bright in Berkeley

http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=video&video-id=2468

[G.I.John]

Berkeley thinks they're better than the rest of the nation. Filled with loonitics, I'm still reeling over the marine thing. The last time I visited my freind there, she said walking down the street was nearly impossible from the crime, filth, and overall city's condition. Maybe before going global and succeeding from the state or union, they should consider fixing up the town and bringing some jobs back into it. Just an idea.

Hey, this came across the news:

Iran spokesman, General Ababwiwa, has just announced Iran's full cooperation in the United Nations' Nuclear agreement. He said, "All of Islamic Iran has just agreed to begin dismantlement of its nuclear warhead facilities, effective immediately." When asked what made them change their minds so abruptly, the general gave a slight shiver and said, "We chose the best route, as we greatly feared Berkeley would saction us."

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[syn]

Berkeley would become the first city in the United States to independently try to comply with U.N. treaties on torture; S & M clubs exempt.

[Mark Turner]

Berkeley has a long history of radical left political thinking, at least as far back to the 1960s. I had a professor at SUNY Albany (NY) when I was doing my MBA, who graduated from Berkeley in the late '60s. He was a Ph.D. who taught organizational behavior in the business school -- apparently has written many books on the subject, but I haven't read them. I never spoke with the guy about politics, but knowing that most of SUNY Albany's business faculty at the time were liberal Democrats, I can guess what his political propensities would be...

[K]

At one point, several lefty cities declared themselves a "nuclear free zone". I was disappointed that the President at the time didn't sign a treaty with China and the USSR that nuking those cities would not cause retaliation from the US. A purely symbolic gesture, of course but the tit for tat would have been fun.

[irongrampa]

It occurs to me that if stupidity is indeed painless, as I've often heard, that these people will never suffer a moment's discomfort.

[malclave]

Hmm... http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

Article 20 (2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Does that apply to union shops?

Article 25 (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

Sweet. Berkeley is saying that if I don't want to work, I don't have to, they'll pay for everything since I have a fundamental right to all that stuff.

[Hawkins]

Does this mean Jews won't be welcome in Berkeley

[mojo]

"This situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!"