ACTION ALERT: Obama Fails to Disclose $780,000 Payment to Jonathan Gruber

For almost the entirety of the health care debate, the Obama Administration has relied on economist Jonathan Gruber to make the public case for its idea of reform - even the most unpopular parts. But as Firedoglake revealed on Friday, the Obama Administration has failed to disclose that it paid the same economist more than $780,000.

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Mr. Obama questions which promise to keep

Mr. Obama was in Los Angeles this past Wednesday.

Due to the recent Prop 8 decision handed out in paper-form by the California Supreme Court there were many protestors outside the event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Once inside the event Mr. Obama made the following statement:

"One of them said, Obama keep your promise. I thought that's fair. I don't know which promise he was talking about."

Mr. Obama, an honest man doesn’t need to question which promise to keep because they keep all of them.

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center CEO letter to President Obama

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Chief Executive Officer Lorri L. Jean released the following letter to President Barack Obama today:

Dear President Obama:

Welcome to California, Mr. President. I welcome you with a heavy heart because of the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8, relegating same-sex couples to second-class status and denying us that most noble promise of America, "liberty and justice for all."

You are arriving in Los Angeles on the heels of emotional demonstrations throughout California and our nation and your silence at such a time speaks volumes. LGBT people and our allies have the "audacity to hope" for a country that treats us fairly and equally and for a President with the will to stand up for those ideals. From you we expect nothing less.

We know the country faces many serious challenges and we have strived to be patient. We've waited for the slightest sign you would live up to your promise to be a "fierce advocate" for our equal rights while watching gay and lesbian members of the armed forces, who have never been more needed, get discharged from the military. And so far you have done nothing. No stop loss order. No call to cease such foolish and discriminatory actions that make our nation less safe.

You pledged to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Mr. President. You promised to support a "complete repeal" of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and pledged to advocate for legislation that would give same-sex couples the 1,100+ federal rights and benefits we are denied, including the same rights to social security benefits. You said, "Federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples."

What of those promises, Mr. President?

Your commitment to repeal DOMA has been removed from the White House Web site. Your promise to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell was removed and then replaced with a watered-down version. And in the aftermath of yesterday's California Supreme Court ruling, you have remained silent while your press secretary summarily dismisses questions about the issue.

We not only need to hear from our President, we need his action. And we need it now.

We need your words, Mr. President. But we also need your deeds. We expect you to fulfill the promises you made to us. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us, "Justice too long delayed is justice denied." Do not delay, Mr. President. The time for action is now.

Sincerely,

Lorri L. Jean
Chief Executive Officer
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

VIDEO: Again, Obama provides more of the same, not change

Kerry Eleveld of The Advocate asked a question about DOMA, only to be summarily dismissed;

GayTalk-Roundtable Discussions, Socialized Medicine and Hate Crime

1/25/2009 - 2 hrs

GayTalk at 9 AM (PST). Call in during the live show (347) 237-5246 otherwise call voicemail at (360) 283-5052 or send me email tom@2015Place.com . As always we have an Open Forum but hope discussion today includes Socialized Medicine and Hate Crimes.

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GayTalk - Weekly Review (News and current events)

1/24/2009 - 2 hrs

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GayTalk-Milk, Dybul, Polygamy, AIDS, Catholic, Iran, Academy Awards

1/23/2009 - 1 hr

GayTalk at 9 AM (PST). Call in during the live show (347) 237-5246 otherwise call voicemail at (360) 283-5052 or send me email tom@2015Place.com . Today I'll talk about the Academy Awards, Obama axing Dybul, polygamy in Canada, Catholic taxes in San Francisco, gays in Iran
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GayTalk - LGBA, Barney Frank, AIDS, Jim Carrey, Shaun Dykes, Abstinence

1/21/2009 - 1 hr

GayTalk at 9 AM (PST). Call in during the live show (347) 237-5246 otherwise call voicemail at (360) 283-5052 or send me email tom@2015Place.com . Some of the topics today include AIDS activist in Senegal arrested, Barney Frank speaks, Jim Carrey plays gay man and Abstinence doesn't work.

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GayTalk - Inauguration 2009

1/20/2009 - 2 hrs

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GayTalk- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Obama Inauguration

1/19/2009 - 1 hr 30 min

GayTalk at 9 AM (PST). Call in during the live show (347) 237-5246 otherwise call voicemail at (360) 283-5052 or send me email tom@2015Place.com . Today I'll play Martin Luther King Jr.s "I Have a Dream" speech, talk about Obama's opening inauguration events yesterday, Bishop Gene Robinson, Tom Hanks recent comments about the Mormons involvement in Prop 8 and more.

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GayTalk- Round Table Discussions - Separation of Church and State

1/18/2009 - 2 hrs

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GayTalk Weekly Review, Oprah Show (Gay is a gift from God) and more

1/17/2009 - 2 hrs

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Today we talk about the news presented in the previous 5 days. A summary/review of the weeks news. Oprah (homosexuality a gift from God), Bishop Gene Robinson to speak where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a Dream Speech" in 1963.

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Gaytalk-AIDS, DALLAS, TN, ACLU, CATHOLIC, SCIENTOLOGY, OBAMA

1/15/2009 - 1 hr 30 min

GayTalk at 9 AM (PST). Call in (347) 237-5246. 1996 Obama supported gay marriage. Scientologists Targeting HIV-Positive Protesters. Atlanta protest Rick Warren. ACLU sues Health and Human Services. Dallas County overturns condom ban.

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GayTalk Talk Radio, Gay Marriage, Peter Tatchell, LGBT Promotion

GayTalk airs at 9 AM (PST) daily. The call in number is (347) 237-5246.

Today I'm promoting a new project of putting together a LGBTQIA Internet Talk Radio Channel. A coorporate sponsor would be nice but community support would be even better. For this project to succeed we need many GLBTQIA folks who wish to be Talk Radio Host.

I also mention Holocaust Memorial day and the special show I assembled in rememberance of Homosexuals and the Holocaust ( www.tinyurl.com/gaytalk175 ).

Peter Tatchell shares his open letter to President Elect Obama which I read on the show today.

A caller talked with me regarding gay marriage.

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