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://inlookout.com/site/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://inlookout.com/site/?p=2574

4:31:07 PM: Live coverage of San Francisco Tea Party Protest 11am PST http://inlookout.com/site/?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://inlookout.com/site/?p=2595

8:08:06 PM: Linguists discharged under DADT could have translated 9/11 warning http://inlookout.com/site/?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