Wednesday August 07, 2002. Vice President Dick Cheney makes an appearance at a Commonwealth Club meeting at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Several hundered non-fans of the VP celebrated the occasion. Here are some photos. a sign, one of many. this man was having "a very pleasant morning" you can't have a protest without a banjo and you certainly can't have a protest without a dude in a dress johnny law (foreground) and secret service (background) arrive the new american flag faces in the crowd some of the signs were very creative folks from the SF Mime Troupe more Mime Troupers en regalia even the very young know wrongness when they see it faux-dick and his wife make an appearance dick greets members of the crowd by shaking hands and hurling insults. he offers a cordial "fuck you" to each of us as he passes. he says to me, "where are your dreadlocks, you hippie!?" more signs o' the times. cop (right) and hippie share a laugh! a handful of cheney supporters. the kid's sign says "somebody call the garbage truck to clear the liberal wackos" chant down babylon a liberal wacko [sic] i've always wondered if police horses realize the nature of their purpose in life. back to snackfight