TOLEDO MAYOR: GREAT AMERICANS "FRIGHTEN US"

First off let me say as an American and lover of freedom, the presence of the military engaging in practice drills in my city comforts me in a time of war. The daily barrage of Islamic terror related incidents and arrests her and abroad, is unnerving enough. The left's capitulation and appeasement to Isalm's demands is so troubling.

The one light, the one positive, is our military and the superiority in every way to the nemy's barbarism. This mayor really ought to be thrown out on his ass. Mayor Finkbeiner is, SHOCKA!, a Democrat ...... the man ought to live in Gazastan where he would clearly feel more secure.

Mayor to Marines:
Leave downtown He says urban exercises scare people

hat tip Patrick Poole

A company of Marine Corps Reservists received a cold send-off from downtown Toledo yesterday by order of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner. The 200 members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., planned to spend their weekend engaged in urban patrol exercises on the streets of downtown as well as inside the mostly vacant Madison Building, 607 Madison Ave.

Toledo police knew days in advance about their plans for a three-day exercise. Yet somehow the memo never made it to Mayor Finkbeiner, who ordered the Marines out yesterday afternoon just minutes before their buses were to arrive.

"The mayor asked them to leave because they frighten people," said Brian Schwartz, the mayor's spokesman.

"He did not want them practicing and drilling in a highly visible area."

So after a brief stop at a friendly base in Perrysburg Township, the Marines by early evening were back on their way home to Grand Rapids.

"I wish they would have told us this four hours ago," Staff Sgt. Andre Davis said.

Sergeant Davis, who traveled ahead of the five-bus convoy, stepped from his vehicle into downtown about 3:20 p.m. and was told by a city employee that the mayor wanted him and his soldiers packed up and out by 6 p.m.

Members of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines have trained periodically in downtown Toledo since at least 2004 and most recently in May, 2006.

Comments

[clyde]

Lucky for the idiot mayor that Toledo is a toilet and no islamic fanatic would waste a good pipe bomb on it.

[RISE_UP]

Very simple.They want to cease being a part of the u.s. then all federal funds should be withheld from them. In fact, Im contacting my senator just so this don't get pushed from view and ignored. Fools

[songdongnigh]

The only one frightened was Mayor Finkbeiner who cowers in shame in the presence of real men. What a disgusting excuse for a human.

[PaleoPat]

Just in case anyone would like to let Mr. Rat Fink know what they think about his running marines out of town... here's his Home Address and Telephone number:

Annamarie M & Carleton S Finkbeiner
2260 Townley Rd
Toledo, OH 43614-4336
(419) 389-4940

Let the good times roll! Muhahahaa!

[RobCon]

Mayor Finkbeiner. The name says it all. Getting thrown out of Toledo is only slightly better than getting thrown out of a lepper colony.