Live coverage of San Francisco Tea Party Protest 11am PST
activism, photography, politics Add comments (5)9:15:00 AM: Live blogging will begin at 11am PST at San Francisco city hall of Tea Bag Protest.
10:36:19 AM: Enroute to SF civic center if this bum hamstring doesn’t get me first.
10:49:45 AM: No teabaggers on train. Odd.
10:55:24 AM: Looks like maybe 200 people.
11:00:36 AM: Older mostly white male crowd.
11:06:19 AM: Just said the pledge of allegiance. Are you kidding?
11:06:19 AM: Just said the pledge of allegiance. Are you kidding?
11:07:52 AM: Typical. Government source of ills. Marxist take over.
11:13:20 AM: Chanting “no you can’t.”
11:13:48 AM: Organizer not very well organized.
11:20:35 AM: Partying like it’s 1776.
11:20:55 AM: Booing gavin newsome
11:22:14 AM: Getting ready to march.
11:26:51 AM: Marching to Pelosi’s office
11:38:59 AM: Not a lot of tea.
11:40:23 AM: 350-400 protestors would be my guess.
11:41:41 AM: No one can hear the speaker. Much complaining. People want to “stir” things up.
11:42:24 AM: Again I ask where is the tea?
11:40:23 AM: 350-400 protestors would be my guess.
11:41:41 AM: No one can hear the speaker. Much complaining. People want to “stir” things up.
11:42:24 AM: Again I ask where is the tea?
11:48:00 AM: Just sang the star spangled banner. Looking for people of color.
11:48:45 AM: 1,2,3,4. That’s all I can see.
11:49:42 AM: Lots of singing… Intolerance masked by patriotism.
11:50:55 AM: Now the dumb chants. People starting to leave.
11:51:33 AM: McCain palin campaign person speaking.
11:52:34 AM: 14 year old speaking. Sad.
11:54:26 AM: Save the children!
11:55:05 AM: Speaker spreading the same tax lies.
11:57:43 AM: “US best country in the history of the world” lots of Reagan praise.
11:58:18 AM: Here comes the militant Ron Paul supporter.
11:59:40 AM: Disgusted German socialist now speaking. First generation American. Quoting aynn rand.
12:02:29 PM: Some people seem bored. Not militant enough. Lots of anti-pelosi sentiment.
12:02:29 PM: Some people seem bored. Not militant enough. Lots of anti-pelosi sentiment.
12:03:46 PM: Police state meme… Here we go.
12:05:30 PM: Here we go. It’s god.
12:10:54 PM: Here comes the anti-Obama tirade. Angry lady.
12:13:44 PM: Well. No new ideas . Sean Steele now speaking. “this is how revolutions start”
12:16:01 PM: “out with nancy” chants. okay I’m done. Signing off
12:23:33 PM: Final obsevation. Then will give my twitter friends a break. There was no counter protest. No opposing voices. Would have been interesting.
UPDATE: I have edited out part of my statement regarding the 14-year-old who spoke at the rally due to their age and not to cause any additional distress. Thus is the danger of twittering and trying to communicate gut reactions in a time-sensitive way. What does concern me is when young people are used as pawns to make political points. I am not saying that was the case here, but there is plenty of precedent for it.
8:46:47 AM: Illinois hate group releases anti-gay video attacking “Day of Silence” http://bit.ly/10mlUC
8:47:41 AM: Tea Party paranoia in Cleveland http://bit.ly/PFN8I
9:16:22 AM: Vatican to investigate US Catholic Sisters for not being “homophobic” enough http://tr.im/j3Bi
9:17:38 AM: NY Senator Diaz calls marriage equality an insult to people of faith http://tr.im/j3BI
11:47:07 AM: “Gathering Storm” a turning point in the demise of the anti-gay movement? http://tr.im/jb5N
12:50:27 PM: Catholic Archbishop approves of gays as priests… in the Philippines http://tr.im/jbg1
1:38:37 PM: Recs for #samsexsunday @tlrd @lezzymom @seasonsofpride @greghernandez @edgesanfran @bipolarturtle @pam_spaulding
2:02:43 PM: @mnrmg I love Dolly! Saw her in concert last year…
2:11:51 PM: @mnrmg hope her broadway show 9 to 5 does well.
10:35:17 PM: On no Miss California didn’t! http://tr.im/jcJJ
11:54:39 PM: Earth Day is about saving this pale blue dot we call home… http://tr.im/jujL
2:23:01 PM: Hate crimes bill passes House Judiciary, next stop House floor http://tr.im/jyhk
2:25:54 PM: For binational lesbian couple, deportation delayed indefinitely http://www.inlookout.com/2009/04/23/for-binational-lesbian-couple-deport …
11:26:09 AM: Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #gay #lgbt #blogger
4:30:25 PM: Al Gore rails against allegations of profiting from global warming crisis http://www.inlookout.com/?p=2574
4:31:07 PM: Live coverage of San Francisco Tea Party Protest 11am PST http://www.inlookout.com/?p=2319
4:34:26 PM: Sorry.. crazy blog plugin tweeting old posts… 
5:32:43 PM: Obama at U.S. Holocaust Museum: “Intolerance, racism, homophobia… diminishes us all” http://www.inlookout.com/?p=2595
8:08:06 PM: Linguists discharged under DADT could have translated 9/11 warning http://www.inlookout.com/?p=2615
2:00:21 AM: New documentary OUTRAGE exposes hypocrisy of closeted politicians (trailer) http://tinyurl.com/cmlfve
2:06:25 PM: Bea Arthur passes away at 86 http://tr.im/jHTi
12:45:11 AM: Does 34 nails shot into the head qualify as a hate crime? You think?
http://tinyurl.com/cf8tsf
12:19:17 PM: Gay couples begin tying the knot in Iowa today
http://tinyurl.com/d8fdyp
2:25:18 PM: A pandemic by any other name? Swine Flu spreads quickly across globe. http://tr.im/jRbV
7:18:32 AM: Miss California’s the Rock Church links “pedophilia to gay lifestyle” http://tr.im/jUWQ
11:54:37 AM: michael savage
11:55:37 AM: typing the wrong thing in the wrong box. don’t you hate that?!
12:05:24 PM: gay marriage
1:10:59 PM: Maine’s gay marriage bill passes judiciary, moves on to the Senate | Inside, Looking Out #gay http://ow.ly/4hFJ
1:58:38 PM: Hate Crimes bill passes House of Representatives #gay #lgbt http://ow.ly/4rsN
5:10:37 PM: Closing the border with Mexico is such a dumbass question. Is she listening to Michael Savage?
5:18:27 PM: Obama reads articles… nice to have someone who reads too…
6:17:02 PM: Michelle Bachmann vs. Barney Frank on Hate Crimes legislation #FightHateNow #LGBT #GAY http://tr.im/k48G
7:45:38 PM: Rep. Virginia Foxx backtracks, but does not apologize for “hoax” remark #LGBT #GAY http://tr.im/k4mE
9:52:19 AM: Maine Senate votes for gay marriage #LGBT #GAY http://ow.ly/4yZm
2:04:42 PM: It’s official. Carrie Prejean is the new Anita Bryant. #LGBT #GAY http://ow.ly/4Bfc
3:16:07 PM: Congressman Boehner puts out slick hit piece on Obama http://ow.ly/4BQT
3:39:06 PM: Amazing new marriage equality video from Courage Campaign #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4C2D
7:24:33 PM: Judy Shepard responds to Virginia Foxx’s comment on Rachel Maddow #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4Dob
8:56:06 PM: is it me or is the twitterverse quiet tonight… is everyone watching Ugly Betty but me?
10:23:15 AM: NOM Executive Director Brian Brown gets frustrated defending new ad #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4IFf
11:19:11 AM: Happy Friday! @davidbadash @jefframone @kmarysmith @2m4m @couragecampaign @imeq @out4immigration @lgbttweets @brappy #FollowFriday
3:40:42 PM: Virginia Foxx attempts apology number two for hoax comment… and fails #LGBT #GAY http://ow.ly/4Lhk
5:35:53 PM: Kentucky high school Principal refuses gay students access to restroom during class #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4LWB
7:31:39 PM: Maggie Gallagher defends new NOM ad on Larry King tonight #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4MAg
9:26:34 AM: Heading out to a Jackie Speier townhall here in SF.. Wish me luck that I get a question on UAFA in…
6:12:37 PM: Parody of NOM’s “No Offense” ad with Carrie Prejean goes for the JUGular! #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4SrC
9:39:40 PM: CNN Reports on new film Outrage which outs closeted gay politicians #GAY #LGBT http://ow.ly/4Tf7
April 15th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I was there. Your rendition isn’t bad. It wasn’t a super rally, but conservatives don’t do rallies well. We’re busy people. (Most of my conserative friends were busy at work.) Protests are rather juvenile, anyway, as most juveniles are hotheaded idealists (remember the Churchill quote? “If you’re not a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you’re not a conservative at 40 you have no brain.”) There’s a lot the rally organizers could have done better. However, your comment about a 14-year-old being brainwashed is stupid. How about all the Obamatons who never spent a minute thinking about what Obama stands for, what his policies are, and whether they make sense. Like robots. The fact is that most 14-year-olds are just following their parents’ lead, anyway. That’s normal. It isn’t until the college years and beyond that most people begin to think for themselves.
April 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I AM NOT BRAINWASHED. That comment is factually innacurate.
April 16th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Hmmm… I was out of town, so didn’t have a chance to attend. But, since I’m not a conservative white male that’s probably OK. I did have a great time visiting family though, which beats bad chants and rants!
April 16th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Complain… complain… complain. That’s all we do as a society is complain. Has the RNC submitted any resolutions or solutions to the Obama administration, other than tax cuts for the wealthy? Have they? Last I heard it was an empty book. Give me a break, okay.
Once again, we are a bunch of whiners!
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
To Whom It May Concern,
I am the fourteen year old mentioned in this post.
First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the writer of this blog for taking down the comment about me being brainwashed. I am fully aware that most children and adolescents simply follow the ideas and practices of their parents. This is not the case here. My parents have always been Democrats, but they encouraged me to explore the different sides, rather than forcing me to blindly follow their views.
I read many books about the subject, and did much research on the parties and and candidates, and came to a conclusion after much searching. That is how I became a conservative.
Thanks.