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It's November 3, 2010. You think you are waking up to a sunny California morning only to realize it's a dark, dark day. Jerry Brown is governor, Gavin Newsom is lieutenant governor, Kamala Harris is attorney general, and the rest of the Democrat ticket has prevailed. California is going to be controlled by San Francisco politics. Got your attention now? Tea Party folks have brought a refreshing candor to the conservative scene, demanding from conservative candidates a return to conservative principles. But we don't live in a perfect world. And in California, we live in a deeply skewed political landscape...

Received this email from Sally of Bay Area Patriots. Might be of interest to Bay Area FReepers. MICHELLE OBAMA IN SAN FRANCISCO OCTOBER 25th Bay Area Patriots San Francisco Tea Party _________________________________________________________________________________ Pelosi and Michelle Obama will be attending a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser for local candidates, including Barbara Boxer, this Monday, October 25th in the evening at the FAIRMONT HOTEL, 950 Mason Street. The event is supposed to be spread out from 3:30 to 8:00 pm. 1--I WILL ONLY DO a protest if I get hundreds this time. It's too much of a personal sacrifice for my family...

Although nearly 1,000 people filled San Francisco's Union Square for a Tax Day Tea Party, their voices reverberating off the canyon of skyscrapers, San Francisco's media elite was MIA. No surprise, San Francisco Chronicle blogger Harmon Leon was unable to shed his uber-left bias to do any objective reporting about the 2nd annual Tea Party organized by the Bay Area Patriots, "the original San Francisco Tea Party" group, in his City Brights blog. For example, if Mr. Leon bothered to do real research -- that is, talk to the tea partiers -- he might have learned that conservatives are devouring...

Brian Sussman (www.KSFO.com) announced this rally/protest. (The following is edited. More detailed info at www.bayareapatriots.com). Bay Area Patriots - Upcoming Event: Healthcare Protest! WHEN: Friday, August 14th. TIME: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco. See www.bayareapatriots.com for directions, parking, maps. PLANS: A "Mock Town Hall Meeting." Since the Speaker won't come to us and answer our questions, we'll bring the Speaker to you! A Moment of Being Silenced…bring tape if you so desire as we'll have 15 minutes of silence! A Candle Vigil…for our missing representatives. Healthcare professionals, please wear your uniforms and lab coats,...