Anderson Cooper went on his tirade about the president reluctance to support gay marriage last evening on his CNN program. I have some advice for Anderson and other far lefties who'd toss this in the president's face until election eve, shut the hell up! We don't need people like you who lack the ability of critical thinking and we do not seek counsel from those who remain in the closet who have no worries should the Democrats loose the White House in 2012. Anderson's job will be secure as will Andrew Sullivan, Rachel Maddow and the obnoxious Glen Greenwald ( Who discovered an orphan Brazilian boy half his age living on the beach and moved him into his apartment in Brazil one week later.) Who the hell needs these corporatist opportunists seeking ratings and celebrity instead of helping the movement by ensuring that the Republicans are defeated and not embolden in 2012. None of those mentioned represent me nor anyone like me. I assure you that gay marriage is a top priority only of them to garner ratings and professional gays and bloggers like Jan Hamsher and Glenn Greenwald who can make a dollar or two exploiting feigned outrage directed towards the president.

They all have another obvious common disposition, not their complexion moreover their not ever supporting any minorities in the their struggles for equality within the GLBT community itself. The fact is that regardless if Romney wins these aforementioned "liberal celebrities" have jobs and security something which the majority of homosexuals aspire to. Let's make a deal Anderson come out of the closet and then we can talk about honesty because as you and I know you are in as most are for financial reason. We know you have a boyfriends (not husband) but you avoid declaring yourself "gay." Why? Are you humiliated of being gay? In your actions you sanction others to demonize what and who you are and pretend that you are not one of "them." All the while millions are are openly gay are struggling for in some cases minimal existence without discrimination. We (because I am one) live our lives in the open and have the battle scares to prove. We do not have trust funds nor the privilege to be heard. You and "professional gays" are a cancer on the gay movement as you criticize those who have helped us and penalize those that have and are trying to help us advance all the while emboldening those who torment and legislate against gays.

The mainstream media could do the rest of us a favor and take a survey of homosexuals in general regarding their priorities I assure you marriage is not on the top at least for the males.

Furthermore this president has done more for the homosexuals of America than all previously combined administrations dating back to the founding of the republic. The top priority ought be for all homosexuals to keep President Obama in office because he has integrity and intellect. Remember Mitt Romeny is Mormon and they do not have a history of being user friendly to women, gays or minorities. Taking that further I's say that the Republicans would prefer that we all wear Pink Triangles! They are the enemy not this president nor are Democrats collectively.

This past week US retired Generals wrote and open letter advocating: No War of Choice With Iran. The generals insist that a war with Iran is counterproductive, unnecessary and dangerous which we also agree. It is interesting that the Republicans and some conservative Democrats (The majority receiving campaign funding from AIPAC) are rattling sabers for Israel to attack which means the United States of America will be hand-shackled into the battle. The American people have had enough of war - ask them.

If Israel attacks Iran it should be left alone to fight the battle. The politicians (All Republicans) who insist on the USA being a partner in this misadventure should volunteer their own treasure and offspring to fight it. After all our treasury is broke at least that is what the Republicans have been whining about going on four years non-stop. The world knows that President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are not friends to no fault of the presidents.

The Israeli PM is from a generation of war-hawks (most with families booted out of Eastern Europe) that have their roots perhaps in a mentality that dates back to oppressive authoritarian regimes which they themselves or their parents were exiled from - thus constantly at war with the world. I am against any war with another country in the Middle-East especially one which involves Israel. Times have changed and the Arab Spring underscores this. Iran processing Nuclear Armaments is unacceptable but so is a unilateral attack. If the USA expects to advance upon the Arab Spring fruits aligning itself with an attack against Iran is dangerous. There are many characters at play here and it would not come as a shock to me if the Republicans (my former political party) were the orchestrators. They almost sunk the US economy and have a thirst for power at all cost. It seems odd that the prime Minister of Israel is friendly to extremist like Sarah Palin who visited him earlier this year. Does the prime minster often meet with irrelevant individuals and give them more respect than he does the president of the United States?

There are "whispers" in certain circles in Europe intelligence communities that Israel will attack this Spring ensuring an international crisis and highly handicapping the chances of re-election of President Obama. It is a given that with an attack before Summer Oil Prices would sky-rocket, perhaps triple. This Tsunami would be felt throughout the global markets perhaps destroying fragile economics in their weak recoveries stages. The Republicans know this and perhaps salivate at the prospect. Therein lies my problem with them - disloyalty towards America and her citizens placing another nations above that of their country. Make no mistake Israel will attack and take the United States and world economy with her - Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't give a damn about this president or the tens of thousands of American military who will be placed at risk - "she" ( government or this prime minster) thinks the World still owes her. As someone who has Jewish family I align myself with the majority of Israeli's who have vehemently stated that they oppose a unilateral attack against Iran. Brace yourselves my fellow Americans because the Israeli's and Republicans are planning to attack Iran - you heard it here first, by Spring.

I am no ways tired. I am ready for the next big battle. Like everyone I suppose I am dealing with many personal issues, limited resources and of course limited time. But yet there is no greater responsibility of a private citizen than that of voting and participating in our government - especially electing individuals whom we not only trust but who we know to be decent and defenders of our values. Yesterday I was reading an article on the HuffingtonPost about Sarah Palin and a quote hit me hard and made my blood boil. She said, "For instance, our son called from Afghanistan yesterday and he sounded good and that's what matters," Palin said. "Being in the good graces of Hollywood's 'Team Obama' isn't top of my list." It would appear as though her son "Track" nobly volunteered for active military service - nothing could be the furthermost from the truth. She nor the author divulged that Track Palin was given a choice by an Alaskan judge to either join the military or serve time incarcerated thus he enlisted. If he is a good soldier I respect him for wearing the uniform and serving our nation but as a political prop to be used by his mother, not so much.

These folks get away with intentional misspeaks and sometimes misrepresentations because too often the media gives them carte blanche, unchallenged and unchecked. In an unrelated matter I also became a little agitated this week by a commenter and article which I discovered online about me attacking me and my service to this nation, basically claiming that I am not a DAV and never served among other things but we will address that at some other time not now. This day we focus on my service to the nation I love. The insert photo is of me as a young, very young special forces recruit with my military issued M16. The above banner photos are also of me art serious stages of my life.

The simple point is this, we must rise and fight back by all means necessary and defend what we believe to be true. It will be difficult against the anonymous stealth PAC's and blogs but we nonetheless must do our utmost or we fail not only ourselves but humanity. I ask how can on one side of the oppositions mouths can the media allow them a free pass when they say that our nation is in decline and in the other "Believe In America." This to me is bipolarism.

Today after a long hiatus I am returning to this place to write my thoughts and sharing some of my battles I have fought as a political activist for nearly thirty years, GLBT advocate for equality, disabled veteran fighting for vets and yes as a minority which I have been all my life.

This blog Team Obama 2012 is not affiliated with the Obama Campaign as it is written under each post. Nor is the fledgling SPQR1052 PAC which I established and support with residuals received from any profits of t-shirts (see sidebar) or my various art and entrepreneurial productions. At no point has this ever been claimed nor shall it ever be. Thus I can can out some persons and will this includes right and left of the political spectrum.

As an American citizen regardless should I live in France (Family adobe) and Switzerland my private finances can be donated to maintain this website and others as well as my PAC. For example and for the incompetent, if I have income form projects outside of the USA there is no law against me donating or paying bills to sustain my political activities via my enterprises - NONE.

As painful as it was I did view this recent Democratic Party advert featuring Sarah Palin. It was an excellent example of how ignorant this woman and those that follow her and of course Fox News is. It proved once and for all that they are not capable of critical thinking which requires one to formulate positions and defend them in debate. The most interesting comment that Sarah makes is laughable whereas she makes the obscured claim that the president wants to take this great nation and revert to days before the "Civil War." Which by the way would mean that President Obama and his immediate family and wife's family would be slaves! Sarah Palin and the far right wing nuts have nothing but the fear-factor. Notice the continued attacked upon the president as being exotic, foreign etc. It has one purpose to blow a dog whistle and remind folks that there are Negros in the White House.

On a side note Sarah use "slavery" as though it was discrimination the truth is it was not and there is no comparison. Slavery was human bondage not segregation or discrimination moreover a failure of alleged Christians to discern between the inalienable rights of all men and selfish greed. Why the media has not dinged this ding-bat for her inability to not only think but to coral cognitive reasoning in her butchering of the American English language is disturbing on so many levels.

It is difficult to fight against the right wing nuts and their lies but we must because what's at stake is far greater than the sum of us as Americans with different political views (Republicans just lie and spread disinformation.)

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The New Jersey Star-Ledger is reporting that while at a a town hall presser William Brown a decorated US Navy Seal and former Democratic hopeful was ejected by police at the direction of the verbose Governor Christie. The governor also called William Brown an "idiot." This type behavior by the governor is indicative of the angry right-wing nuts and should be denounced. As a veteran I am appalled that the governor and the police tossed my brother out of this public forum. Republicans and the media embolden the governor and those of similar mindset by idolizing such disrespect for citizens regardless if as in this case that those that they opposed are citizens or patriots who voluntarily have served this great nation. Governor Christie is a bully not a politician and those who worship him are selfish individuals who care only for themselves and expressing their oftentimes wrong assertions about policy and what it means to be American. What has this nation become in continuance of holding up obese blowhards such as the governor? Regardless of the topic of discussion and the disagreement the governor was wrong in his behavior. Elected officials who do not have temperament ought not be in public service.

You know when I surf websites and read negative comments about President Obama I often wonder don’t these folks realize we see their motivations – for the most part it ain’t against his policies. There are those who favorite retort when called out is “ You are using the race card.” Well this is where it gets prickly, the word racism has been so diluted by the media and ignorant folks over the decades that one assumes that people of color actually have the here within all to be bonofide racist.

I am here to tell you that they do not. Racism is primarily the ability to discriminate against others because you feel that they are inferior based upon the hue of their skin. Since the dawning of man racists have always been the ruling classes. The individuals who control the institutions of society such as judiciary are members of the ruling classes which bring me to the point of this post. A U S Federal judge, Richard Cebull appointed by the lackluster Geroge W. Bush administration forwarded a racist and derogatory email which inferred that President Obama’s mother had sex with animals among other things.

“A little boy said to his mother; ‘Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?’” the e-mail joke reads. “His mother replied, ‘Don’t even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!’”

This judge is the lead federal judge in the Montana region and entrusted with handing down judgments over the populace – although primarily white there is some pepper in the salt in that region too. When caught and confronted the judge apologized (Download Letter .pdf) to the president, and his excuse was that he used poor judgment. He went further to say that he is not a racist and that he respects the president but strongly disagrees with him politically.

This was his motivation for forwarding the email. Well, in my opinion the president should accept the judges apology if it is accompanied by a resignation.

Listen, I am no learned scholar of law, nor do I believe in redemption or salvation – Jesus is the only one in my opinion trustworthy enough to hand down such decrees – I am a mere mortal and I do not feel safe with this man seated on a bench anywhere in this great republic. He is a racists he is in a powerful position.

To reiterate people of ethnicity and varying colors can be bigot or prejudiced but seldom if ever racist. Oh they might be called racist and some might think that they are because they for example own a large business and perhaps others in politics but believe me their powers are limited to those small spheres. True racists affect the lives of those they believe to be inferior. Richard Cebull is one of those as is mostly all Teabaggers that I have seen at rallies. People we must stand against this guy and the Tea Party extremist be they white or confused minorities with self-loathing syndrome. We must because they are cloaked in positions within our society which affect our lives and those of our children; they are doctors, insurance agents, bankers, policemen, politicians and judges.

Richard Cebull has shown his true colors and ought not be given public trust. L et's demand that this judge stand down today not tomorrow.

Andrew Breitbrat has gone supernova. This morning Americans woke to the news of the passing of conservative race-baiter, xenophobe and homophobe Andrew Breitbrat at the young age of forty-three. Guess he cannot be deposed in the defamation litigation by Mrs. Shirley Sherrod and others. It is my upbringing and conditioning which tugs at my mind not to speak ill of the dead however in this case I cannot - lying is unacceptable for me to any degree. Thus I demur my true emotions regarding his passing.

Myself a lifelong Republican advocate since 1978 until 2008 I place full responsibility of the purging of moderate and liberal wings of the political party upon Andrew and those like him especially the Teabaggers. He was an evil man who distorted the truth for his own purposes of satisfaction. Not too unlike a dictator in one wagging propaganda campaigns. Andrew like all Americans have freedom of speech but what they do not have is an unconditional license to lie by disseminating false information – that ought be insufferable by any American regardless of dispositions. In my quest to discover how the other blogs announced his death I was not too surprised that comment sections on all major entities were on lock-down. One wonders why.

James O’keefe, Andrew’s young prodigy stock just shot up. There is still time to see and walk into the light little one.

Death is eternal and most people do not realize this fact in its entirety - Andrew Breitbrat is dead and is never coming back – at least we hope if it is not one of his media manipulations and exaggerations. I am almost certain that Jesus nor anyone remotely resembling him will be in Andrew’s greeting entourage.

One final thought, defeating ones enemies is not a game.

After a five month hiatus I’m back and fired up. Politics is not logical it is emotional filled with passion. I have that passion exceeding twenty-five years as a Republican and in 2008 I saw the light. I am now very independent - Commando.

This isnstallment is about the Repupican Presidential canddiate Mr Willard Romney. Fresh off his Republican victories in Michigan and Arizona Mr Romney seems posied to continue in his struggle for the GOP presidential nomination – frayed with lackluster performance in igniting the base of conservatives he marches onward.

What amazes me is the distance this potential presidential candidate places between himself the people and the press. Speaking of the later I am disgusted at the lack of the American media to delve into this man vision for our country. Ironicly Mitt Romney’s camapgin slogan is “Believe In America.” How on earth can one have the audacity to say one moment to believe in America and speak of dismantling the very system which is envied the world over . It makes absolutely no sense nor does Willard “Mittens” Romney running for president. The other fascinating factor is Mr Romeny’s religion – Mormonism.

In the 2008 campaign President Obama didn’t get a break about his faith and there are still those who ignorantly assert that he is Muslim and not a Christian although he spent 20 years in a controversial church. No journalist has written about the Mormon faith which the majority of Evangelical Christians of this great nation believe to be a cult. I have a difficult time with accepting a religion which was created in the 19th century by an elusive man who suffered seizures and was known to be given large amounts of Cocaine by his physicians to control his condition.

Furthermore the relationship and history of the Latter Day Saints in regards to treatment of women as second class citizens and servants to their husbands, Polygamy, racism by not allowing minorities into the church and it condemnation of homosexuality.

There is a story here and no one is reporting on it. Mormons have the right to exist within our country as does any faith and I defend this right although vehemently opposed to the teaching of this institution. I am appalled at their weird practice of baptizing non-Mormons posthumously. Willard also serves in the hierarchy of the Mormon Church thus he is not detached from its history and teachings. This man is an elitist and has the money won off the backs of dismantling healthy and unhealthy American companies , outsourcing American jobs, shoving workers into the streets and raiding the company’s pensions plans – collecting treasure off others sweat and hard work.

In Mr Romney the Republicans have a frontrunner who has stated to allow “Detroit automobile” companies to go bankrupt - yet advocated the bailout of Wall Street Bankers, opposes unions, female contraception choice, same gender marriages,not worried about the very poor . The man has walked to the darkside which is a vast contrast as opposed to his stint as governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whereas he was moderate if not liberal on varies issues. The author of this post as a disabled American veteran takes particular issues of a statement about a statement the candidate made regarding his five adult sons which he himself declared them to be serving their country by working on his campaign in 2008 – as opposed to serving in uniform during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The media is a disappointment in provoking questions about the Romney enormous wealth especially his offshore banking accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. His large contribution to his Church as opposed to other charitable organizations. And his inclination to pay federal taxes at 14% which is very very low.

One final thought, how does one get a church mission to France - avoiding military service?

During the 2008 presidential campaign many, Democrats and Republicans hinted at then Senator Obama was possibly a stealth Muslim. Even when then candidate Hillary Clinton was asked about her opponents perceived religious leanings her reply to the inquisitive reporter was,”…As far as I know.” The other most common phrase uttered by opponents was, “...I take him at his word".

I am of the opinion as were the founding fathers that religion is a private personal conviction and no one should be given a litmus test to prove their faith. In fairness the Republicans and Hillary were attempting to make it appear as though then candidate Obama was foreign to our ways of life – being black could not be a talking point even though that alone makes him foreign in some parts of his country.

Since the beginning of this great nation all presidents have been Christians-Protestant. Only one has been Roman Catholic and we’ve never had a Jewish occupant of the Executive Mansion. The U.S Constitution clearly states, in Article VI, paragraph 3, “…The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

Although this clause is succinct in verbiage the fact remains that Christians are preferred by many voters. This might create a subconscious dilemma for the two Morons in the Republican field seeking their party’s nomination. Fundamental Christians and Evangelicals control the Republican Party. Most of them have been taught to believe that Mormonism is a cult and not a religion. Mormonism has a history of misogynists, racism and homophobia and thus I cannot personally support them but will against attacks. But there again this author remians agnostic.

They ALL have a right to co-exist within our society however when it comes to politicians forming public policy based upon dogma, I vehemently stand against it.

This archived video clip is of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy addressing a group of religious leaders on the topic of religion. I find it noteworthy because as the president so eloquently states religion is not a perquisite to the office. In this modern times far right fundamentalists religious leaders are attempting to gain control over elected offices so that they may impose their religious views over the population. Forbid it almighty god – America was founded on the belief of separation of church and state. The conservatives, be they Republican or Democrats feel the needed to blur the lines and sometimes cross over into the secular realm to influence our laws and lives. This must not ever be acceptable. It is against everything which this great nation was founded upon and aspires to be.

UPDATE: SPQR1052's FEC registration has been amended making it a SuperPac with the expressed intent of collecting unlimited amounts of money for the 2012 election cycle.

It is time to come-out and answer some question. Of all the questions I receive in my email box the majority has been about the logo with the guy sitting on the bench. It is a much longer story than I present here you must purchase to book I am holding to get the complete story. The book that I am holding has the same photo and my trademark signature. Thus it is my intellectual property which I sometimes donate images to various organizations to place on products for fundraisers. This particular image has appeared around the world in print and on many products. I have chosen it as the background for this website and we have an Obama themed tee shirts bearing the likeness for those who support the SPQR1052 SUPER PAC. See here, hopefully order it too. These t-shirts support my PAC and after we've accumulate enough sales we will announce grants for grassroots organizations to apply for from those proceeds generated. Our grant target announcement date is January 2012. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me about items offered for retail sale on the SPQR1052 or TeamObama2012 website. The items mention further down, book and tee shirt I am wearing in in photo are not affiliated with the PAC nor me.

Each time we release the photo to be used in production our primary goal is to assist charities and non-profits globally as with the case of the t-shirts which I am modeling in this photo. The book was published in Paris, France in 2004. You may order it from the Paris retailer FNAC. I believe that supplies of the photo book and dairy remain available. If you are interested read more about it here.

The t-shirt I am wearing in the photo is not associated with SPQR1052 PAC or TEamObama2012. It is available exclusively via CzechMix website. I granted usage of the photo in the premiere (first) gay Pride this past August for the city of Prague. This is a limited item but there are remaining supplies at this writing. (I thank my friend Tomas for loaning me the shirt for the photo, I do not have a private issue yet.) The verbiage on the shirt says "Praha - Ceska Republika. Your purchase helps for the coming season. If you have questions please conatct the website owner and he will assist you. He speaks English and Czech fluently.

As an artist and activist I have engaged humanity for nearly two decades(Yes, twenty-years) via independent visual art productions always donating to charity and giving of myself to what I believe are great causes. Stay tuned 'HUGE" announcement in a few days. BTW photo of me taken September 2011.

This video featuring Dr. King was a jewel discovered while reading “The People’s View” blog. It is taken from a speech by Dr King that I have never heard and it definitely is not one which the Mainstream media puts out in its memorable speeches by the slain Civil rights leader. The person who posted it also includes a good article about racism in America accompanied with horrific photos of lynchings. Allegedly, diarists of color are being urged from The Daily Kos. There are accusations that over 30% of the Black participants of the Daily Kos were either disciplined or banned outright. As a minority diarist ‘’Expateu” I have yet to feel the wrath from Daily Kos but rarely do I post there. When I do my posts are basically nothing which notes too much attention by the staff although they should, at least in my opinion. To this conversation I will only add that racism is very much alive in the United States and we see it daily in many of the Republican Taliban Tea party attacks against the president and policies of our government which were put in place to protect minorities and the poor. All persons who disagree with the president are not racists only those who rebuttal of his administration‘s policies and actions with rhetoric which has no fact or bases are especially as this concerns the previous administrations actions or policies regarding any matter. I enjoyed the truth of Dr King’s message and suggest that every minority black or brown who is a republican ought to listen or read it often.

I come here tonight and plead with you

believe in yourself and believe that you are somebody.

As I said to a group last night

Nobody else can do this for us,

no document can do this for us.

No Lincolnian emancipation proclamation can do this for us,

no Kennsioan or Johnsonian civil rights bill can do this for us.

If the negro is to be free he must move down into his inner resources

of his own soul and sign with a pen and ink of self asserted manhood

his own emancipation proclamation.

Don't let anybody take your manhood.

Be proud of our heritage.

As somebody said earlier tonight

we don't have anything to be ashamed of.

Somebody told a lie one day.

They couched it in language.

They made everything black ugly and evil

look in your dictionary an see the synonym of the word black.

It is always something degrading and low and sinister

look at the word white it is always something pure, high and praised

But I wanna get the language right tonight.

I wanna get the language so right that everybody here will cry out

Yes I am black. I'm proud of it. I am black and beautiful.

UPDATE: SPQR1052's FEC registration has been amended making it a SuperPac with the expressed intent of collecting unlimited amounts of money for the 2012 election cycle.

The right wing and some far left operatives know how to falsely attack efforts cleverly with the anonymity of the Internet. The screen-capture displays an attack against my innocent efforts establishing SPQR1052 PAC. This moment of confusion for me because I did not fully understand has been clarified with a telephone call yesterday from my home here in Europe to the FEC in Washington,D.C. For the record and to reiterate, I have donated to many candidates previously and raised money for Democrats since 2008, read here. It i my sincerest hope that fans of my art an, family and friends, assist me in this endeavor. The following is a follow-up to an earlier post.

Yesterday I telephoned the FEC stateside and spoke to them in excess of one hour as a private citizen living in Europe who wants desperately to contribute to the re-election efforts of President Obama. This telephone call was made because over the weekend @HighlyCurious Tweeted that SPQR1052 PAC was not legal, which is the furthest thing from the truth. These intimidation and character assassination attacks are always done via anonymous profiles; the aforementioned profile has since been deleted. I am a former military solider and brat – we never back down.

Honestly I did not understand @HighlyCurious assertions and Monday made a telephone call to get an understanding on the PAC’s authority. I asked my FEC agent to walk me through and explain in detail what the status of the PAC is: It is legal, operational and has been since I announced it on this blog, there have been no changes merely a request for additional information.

This was easy enough or would be except I live in Europe not the USA and the FEC personnel is not authorized to telephone PAC mangers overseas. Nor do they e-mail, at least not until this coming October when a new policy about paperless management goes into effect 9Thank the Obama administration.)

The perplexing question posted online by the FEC which the individual alluded to as being that the PAC was rejected which is untrue, by the way FEC does not reject any PACS. It is merely their job to registered them and collect finance report for the public record. In my case the FEC wanted to know if the PAC was sponsored by a political entity. It is not. So that was resolved. While chatting with my attorney here in France and the FEC decided to make the status of the PAC into a SuperPac which can receive unlimited donations and contributions. This process has started and should be updated on the FEC website in the coming days or week.

Stay vigilant citizens because the republicans will make every attempt to discredit or eliminate any avenue of funding for the Democrats. This anonymous attack online no doubt was an operative of either the far left or Republicans. Either way it was by an individual who has no grasp of how the process works with the FEC nor any legal understanding of the laws governing PAC's.

We are here and here to stay albeit via my individual contributions or via merchandise sold from art projects independently produced by me. I am so damn in!

UPDATE: SPQR1052's FEC registration has been amended making it a SuperPac with the expressed intent of collecting unlimited amounts of money for the 2012 election cycle.

I have donated to many candidates previously and raised money for Democrats since 2008, read here.

Several months ago I established a PAC for legal reasons, to bundle money for grassroots and also asked for organizations that wanted or needed assistance to personally contact me here in Europe for grants. This invitation especially for veterans and GLBT groups because I am a member of those tribes. As a DAV (Disabled American veteran) I feel a profound responsibility to promote civic awareness and activism.

I did not need a PAC to do what I am doing but I thought it was the correct way. But remember, I don’t or didn’t have to register a PAC or to offer assistance to grassroots. I did it because I am a citizen concerned about the vile political discourse and disrespect for the presidency and institutions which I love. I gave twenty-five years of my life being a solid republican operative. In 2008 with the roll-out of Sarah Palin I am went renegade after years having grown exhausted with the homophobia, xenophobia, racism and blatant lies by members of my former political party. It is never too late to change. The only two types of people who do not are those that cannot and the dead. In truth as a minority, since my childhood, I never felt at ease being Republican.

After much thought these past six months my first order of business was to telephone Philippe, my attorney in France (I am an expat living in Europe since 2001) and we got the FEC paperwork together and sent it off to Washington, D.C. Prior to that I telephoned the FEC and asked many questions. The only requirement which I believe is archaic is that the laws required a US Address for mailing, I gave them one of a relative which they agreed would be okay.

PAC’s are not approved or denied anyone who is an American national may establish one. The FEC is merely a conduit to register the association and it oversees financial filings. That is all. I have telephoned the FEC several times in the beginning and our PAC was officially established.

Two months ago apparently I failed to answer a letter (I am in Europe and have not received it, nor does FEC email) and the PAC status is up in the air. I hope to contact the FEC 12 September 2011 and answer that question. From what I now am reading online it is a query as to the political affiliation of PAC. The answer obviously is that I am not affiliated with any political organization subcommittee. I am proudly COMMANDO.

I support this president and DEMOCRATS 100% and my private citizen PAC is available to assist any grassroots association with and by the money it raises. I firmly stand committed to this unlike some others, read here.

I would not have been aware of the fact that about missing filings except for a nasty Tweet received from someone online bringing this to my attention. Unfortunately the FEC does not send email out either, at least not in this instance. So tomorrow I will be on the telephone, I will attempt to be polite but I doubt it. For the record my contact at the FEC stateside has been Ms Laura Sinram (202) 694-1157 and a supervisor whom I only have the first name Kristin. Last telephone contact which was initiated by me was on 16 June 2011. The last email I sent to the office was on 12 August 2011. Since that time I have received nothing. Yes, they have my address in Switzerland and France. Tomorrow I will telephone and make needed adjustments.

Folks hundreds of PAC’s will be registered in the coming months with mysterious donor and corporations. We need more private citizens like me actively engaged. The challenge is not so great that we cannot match the opposition. If we do not summons the courage to do so, we fail.

To reiterate in mind I do not need a PAC to do what I aim to achieve. I established it because it seemed the correct thing to do. I am a simple guy and my life an open book as a public figure, artist. I will update this post tomorrow, this is top on my list of things to do before I get out of here this week.

Surfing the internet this morning and finishing up some odds and ends before my big announcement next week, I came across this delightful clip. It is of President Obama during his visit this past May to Moneygall, Ireland. As he was doing his walk about he was introduced to Henry Healy’s sisters and they posed for a photo. Watch the short video clip and note the US Secret Service man in the left of the screen give passage to Henry Healy to flank the president. In the audio you can hear the woman describing the momentarily stop as a photo for Henry and his sisters who were waiting in the crowd - @ !9 seconds into clip. What a precious keepsake and a delight to discover a moment that will be immortalized for eternity. The president is so loved and adored by tens of millions of people worldwide who have no blood relations except if you believe that we are all descendants from Adam and Eve.

This video clip is of First lady Michelle Obama visited the US Open where she got to meet many children from various backgrounds and ethnic as well as socioeconomic make-ups. She played doubles against Serena Williams and participated in other motivational activities arranged by the U.S. Open Youth center. It brings joy to my heart watching the first lady as she engages and motives the young to eat healthy and exercise. Please view photos and read more about the US Open and first lady here