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Submitted by Michael Vass, a contributing author.

Do you know what the difference between New York City and San Francisco is? An abundance of liberals? Busy ports? A sense of self-importance? It would seem that there aren’t many things, but there is one vital difference. New York City supports the military, and respects the Armed Services.

You might say how I know that. Quite simply because of what San Francisco has done. Besides banning the USS Iowa from its port, trying to cancel the Blue Angels and a ban on JROC in high schools there is the latest item. The refusal to allow the Marine Silent Drill Team to perform for a commercial on the streets of the city.

“…Film Commission Executive Director Stefanie Coyote would only allow the Marine’s production crew to film on California Street if there were no Marines in the picture.”

Now you have to wonder what excuse Ms. Coyote would have for banning the Marines from effectively setting foot on U.S. soil.

“Traffic control was the issue,” explained Stefanie Coyote.

Really? Wow. Traffic. Now I haven’t been to San Fransico, but as a native New Yorker I am aware of Times Square traffic. I haven’t seen many cities in the world where traffic is as dense, not even in Moscow which has almost as dense a population. But in the arguably busiest city in the world, Tuesday morning the Silent Drill Team performed Live for Fox and Friends on Fox News, and then filmed a portion of an upcoming commercial.

Imagine that. In a city with 20 million people, during rush hour, The Silent Drill Team was able to perform without disrupting the entire city. But the less dense, less busy californian city couldn’t manage it. I’m sure George Soros and MoveOn.org are thrilled.

Now I wonder, if the Marines and the other Armed Forces weren’t around to protect Ms. Coyote and others of her ilk how long would they last. I wonder what those that can’t find it in their heart to show basic respect to our soldiers would do if they were living in a world where basic freedoms were not allowed. Like Iran, where homosexuals don’t exist. Probably because they kill them when they find them. Luckily for San Fransico we have Marines, Army, Navy, and the Air Force and Coast Guard all their to protect our shore and deny dictators from taking those rights from us.

Of course, if Coyote, George Soros, Moveon.org, and other that share their thoughts, can’t live in a nation that continues to exist because of the dedication and blood of those in the Armed Forces, they can always move to Iran. I’m sure Soros can afford to take everyone.

I’ll just close with one more quote that I feel fits. It’s from Mr. Vince Rios, a Viet Nam veteran and resident of San Fransico.

“does your mother know you’re doing this? And if so, is she proud of you for that?”