{"id":1134,"date":"2009-10-20T03:39:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T10:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zombietime.com\/zomblog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2009-10-22T17:35:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T00:35:53","slug":"the-20-best-signs-at-the-san-francisco-tea-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zombietime.com\/zomblog\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"The 20 Best Signs at the San Francisco Tea Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barack Obama came to San Francisco on October 15 to attend a private fundraiser at the St. Francis Hotel &#8212; where he was greeted by an unexpectedly large and boisterous &#8220;Tea Party&#8221; protest.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Other groups showed up as well, and I cover the full event at zombietime: <a href=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Obama Fundraiser Protest<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since I had never before encountered an actual &#8220;Tea Party&#8221; (i.e. an anti-Obama protest by conservative, libertarian and\/or right-wing voters), I was curious to see if the partiers lived up to their reputation as &#8220;extremists&#8221; (at least as portrayed by the media). But instead of scary extremism, what I found was a surprising and piercing sense of humor (something that had been mostly lacking from the angry protests of the Bush era).<\/p>\n<p>And so for your entertainment I present this gallery of the 20 best signs at the San Francisco Tea Party. And when you&#8217;re done, make sure to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/\" target=\"_blank\">my full report<\/a> on the day&#8217;s events to get the complete context for the rally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><big>The 20 Best Signs at the San Francisco Tea Party<\/big><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1677.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1576.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_0774.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1564.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1474.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1775.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1657.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_0748.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1725.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1709.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1706.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1509.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1496.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_0740.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1752.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1640.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1730.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1671.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1480.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/IMG_1458.JPG\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Want more? See my complete coverage of the October 15 protest at zombietime:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zombietime.com\/sf_obama_protest_10-15-09\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Obama Fundraiser Protest.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barack Obama came to San Francisco on October 15 to attend a private fundraiser at the St. Francis Hotel &#8212; where he was greeted by an unexpectedly large and boisterous &#8220;Tea Party&#8221; protest. (Other groups showed up as well, and I cover the full event at zombietime: San Francisco Obama Fundraiser Protest.) 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