On "Meet The Press" 2/22/04, the Governor of California stated, in reference to the San Francisco same sex marriage situation:(un-edited)

"Then it got to be a bigger issue and a bigger issue, and then yesterday, when I was in San Francisco for the Republican convention, all of a sudden we see riots and we see protests and we see people clashing. The next thing we know is there are injured or there are dead people, and we don't want to have that."-NBC News-Meet the Press-Feb 22, 2004

We have been at City Hall every day since this situation began. For what it's worth, the only "clash" that occured was when about 25 protestors attempted to block the Registrar's office. The SFPD handled that quickly, and peacefully. Beyond that, we have seen nothing but peaceful demonstration, by both sides, during our days (and nights) at SF City Hall. ... No riots. Peaceful and orderly protests, other than that one minor incident. No clashes. No problem. And finally, and most telling, ...the Governor was interviewed on Sunday, 2/22/04. His mention of "yesterday" means he was referring to Saturday, 2/21/04. City Hall was closed all weekend. There were no demonstrations of any kind on Saturday, not to mention "riots" or "clashes".

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