BART had to shut down three stations this morning after dozens of students heading to an immigration protest in SF jumped fare gates.

Guess the rain really does affect elections.

Due to lack of funds, Code Pink loons close shop.

Should the L.A. Times release a tape possibly linking Obama to more terrorists?

Walking home tonight, I noticed the torn remnants of Walid Shoebat event posters littering the sidewalks. I couldn’t help but think how rare a sight it was. In my years at Berkeley, never had I seen one particular poster incite such hatred toward itself that it was first stripped from lampposts and telephone poles, then ripped to shreds, then finally scattered over street corners.

Recalling an incident that happened as far back as yesterday, I note yet another form of questionable behavior—behavior I expect Chancellor Birgeneau would even admit is “in conflict with” the mission of our university.

Monday afternoon I was flyering under Sather Gate when a young man—probably a student—walked up to me and asked for a handful of flyers. He said he was going to pass them out to his frat, a Latino business fraternity, if I remember correctly. Hesitant to give out so many flyers to a single person, I decided I would rather err by trusting this man than by doubting him. I graciously handed him ten to fifteen flyers and thanked him for what seemed at the time to be a random act of kindness. Half a minute later I saw him throw the bundle of paper into a trash can.

As a UC student hoping to graduate soon and start a life of my own—come of age, so to speak, in the transition to real-life and adulthood—it sickens me to see such blatant prejudice, dishonesty, betrayal and poor judgment–on, of all places, the breezeway of Upper Sproul. Why this young man, my college peer, chose to lie to me, a person he didn’t know, much less cared to get to know or even have an honest conversation with, and then acted the way he did is really something I’d like to know the honest answer to.

In the planning stages of tomorrow’s event, I was made aware of only a handful of groups that take particular issue with these men—groups whose members at other campuses have in the past resorted to distasteful acts of protest and intolerance similar and in some cases far worse than the ones I’ve witnessed here. Imagine my surprise when I later saw the student I mentioned above standing at the Muslim Students Association table.

In the final hours before tomorrow’s event, I want to make clear my reasons for writing this. As a student and someone who will be part of the leadership in the world in the years to come, it is my responsibility to care about the morality, judgment, and character of the people I will spend my career working with, the culture I will raise my family in, the country and world I will leave behind. I take this responsibility seriously, and I expect everyone, especially my peers at Berkeley, to do the same.

…the McCain-Palin campaign?

As Chancellor of UC Berkeley, I am writing to inform you of the likely impacts on our campus of the passage of Proposition 8. …

Proposition 8 is in conflict with the principles of equity and inclusion to which our campus is committed. … In denying a fundamental civil right, passage of Proposition 8 would undermine these principles….

… Proposition 8 will harm the social conditions in our state that promote creativity, justice, and prosperity.

Although you must judge for yourselves how to vote … I would urge you to take into account the impacts that passage of Proposition 8 would have on our campus community.

Robert J. Birgeneau
Chancellor, UC Berkeley

It is perhaps understandable that the denizens of West Hollywood would especially loathe Mrs. Palin.

Why the Left sees George W. Bush as the U.S. Constitution’s greatest threat and Obama as the greatest thing since sliced bread will probably never make sense.

Have you decided who your voting for? Get the latest edition of your favorite conservative magazine. The election’s only a week away!

…keep coming, and coming, and coming.

Faculty for McCain is invited as well. (Don’t worry, we won’t tell!) And of course all Bay Area McCain supporters. Be there!

Sproul. Noon. Tomorrow.

…keep coming and coming.

This is what happens when you “grill” Democrats.

“Why We Want To Kill You”
2 Ex-Terrorists Speaking Out at Berkeley

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
7:15 pm in Wheeler Auditorium

Learn the real reasons for terror and learn the only way to defeat it from the people who were once terrorists. Walid Shoebat and Kamal Saleem were PLO terrorists and are coming to UC Berkeley to talk about their experiences as terrorists, and their subsequent conversion which enabled them to see the error of their ways. There will be an extensive Q and A period at the end of the presentation for anyone who would like to ask them questions. Bags, signs, posters, banners, or any other form of signage will not be permitted at the event.

If you would like to receive free advanced reserved seating, contact info@berkeleygop.com

A full house is expected so attendees who want tickets at the door without advance reservations should come early. Doors open at 6:45 pm.

For more information on Walid Shoebat, feel free to check out his website at http://www.shoebat.com/