1 p.m. — Tea party wraps up with stirring suggestion from Phil Valentine to mail golf balls to our lawakers, “because if they don’t have any, we’ll send some to ya.”

12:55 — Freedom yell was intro for Phil Valentine. Hi, Phil Valentine!

12:55 — Again with the freedom yelling.

12:50 — Two more speakers to go. Crowd is urged to consider the Vitamin D they’re absorbing from the blazing sun right now.

Hi, Drew Johnson! Lay some libertarian think tanking on us.

Remember that time Johnson and the Tennessee Center for Policy Research revealed Al Gore’s electric bill to the world? He says they got a dozen death threats after that. Hmm.

12:46: You know who’s having a good day? Hosea the flag vendor. Suddenly those little yellow Don’t Tread on Me flags are everywhere.

Please say you’ll do us a solid and be there to bring the funny again tomorrow…? Thanks! We owe ya one.