{"id":908,"date":"2010-04-15T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T23:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephan-zielinski.com\/dwa\/?p=908"},"modified":"2010-04-15T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T01:24:21","slug":"civic-center-tax-day-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephan-zielinski.com\/dwa\/2010\/04\/15\/civic-center-tax-day-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The Civic Center on Tax Day, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, on 2009 April 15, hundreds of folks came out to San Francisco’s Civic Center, site of our City Hall, to rally in favor of the newly-formed “Tea Party” movement. \u00a0(Link: photos of 2009 Tea Party event.<\/a>) The speakers’ recurring themes included fortitude and staying in it for the long haul; many signed off with a variation on “See you next year!”<\/p>\n

Next year is today.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\t\"img_2993_1000x0800\"\r\n<\/a>\r\n\n

Left to right: photographer looking for Tea Party rally; bystander; the Tea Party rally.<\/i><\/p>\n

Media folk, remembering last year, turned out in force. Two news vans. \u00a0Half a dozen still photographers. \u00a0Two counter-protesters, complete with skit; perhaps they’re on YouTube somewhere.<\/p>\n

One gentleman in a red-white-and-blue shirt and NRA cap.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\t\"img_3003_1000x0800\"\r\n<\/a>\r\n\n

Left to right: local eccentric Frank Chu<\/a>;\u00a0interviewer; foot; the Tea Party rally.<\/i><\/p>\n

So.<\/p>\n

In other news, here’s a gallery of three guys who saw me walking by with my camera and asked if I felt like taking their pictures.<\/p>\n\r\n

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