Since there doesn’t seem to be anything on the Boob Tube (oh, can I say that anymore?) tonight, I suggest you pop on over to our little podcast show tonight.

UPDATED: Listen to GayPatriot’s America right here, right now!

GAYPATRIOT’S AMERICA

8PM EASTERN TIME ON BLOGTALKRADIO.COM

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We will be talking about a new documentary focusing on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the US government. The film is called “Ask Not“.

ASK NOT is a rare and compelling exploration of the effects of the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law and examines the societal shifts that have occurred since its passage in 1993. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how “don’t ask, don’t tell” affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life, uncertain of whom they can trust. The film also explores how gay veterans and youth organizers are turning to forms of personal activism to overturn the policy. From a national speaking tour of conservative universities to protests at military recruitment offices, these public events question how the U.S. military can claim to represent democracy and freedom while denying one segment of the population the right to serve.

Our guests tonight include the Director/Producer of the film, Johnny Symons; Al Steinman – Rear Admiral (Retired), USPHS/USCG; and Jarrod Chlapowski & Alexander Nicholson – Deputy Director and Executive Director of Servicemembers United.

Please join in the discussion tonight at GayPatriot’s America!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

UPDATE (from John, Average Gay Joe): It was truly a pleasure and an honor to speak with all of these gentlemen last night. I just wanted to share some links to websites that were referred to and others that you can visit for more information.

First of all, 3 of our guests have their own blogs which are interesting to read. For anyone currently serving in the military, thinking of joining or if you just want more information about efforts to repeal the DADT policy, you can contact them through these sites :

Secondly, in addition to Servicemembers United, other fine organizations working to have the ban repealed include the following:

Thirdly, the predecessor group to Servicemembers United spoken about on the podcast, The Call to Duty Tour, has some excellent video and audio I highly recommend to learn more that can be found here. Although these folks were not on last night, if you are interested in listening to a podcast by a gay soldier and his straight buddies who are all currently serving, I highly recommend the DADT Podcast. It’s very entertaining!

Finally, for those interested in giving support to our soldiers overseas, as one listener asked about, please check out some of the fine organizations listed below. Give generously as their service and sacrifices for the country are certainly worth it:

MONDAY MORNING FUNDRAISING UPDATE: Since we started our donation campaign last week, readers of GayPatriot have generously donated. Our total is up to $1010.00 . Awesome! Thank you!!

Reminder, our goal is $5,000 in 30 days!

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-Bruce (GayPatriot)

**I’ve reposted this because I felt it got a little buried yesterday**

Please listen to our latest “GayPatriot’s America” podcast.  On Monday, I interviewed Jonah Goldberg, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and Contributing Editor for the National Review. Jonah and I discussed his new book, Liberal Fascism. — a MUST read.

GayPatriot Election Night live radio coverage continues TONIGHT…
with the New Hampshire Primary results and analysis.

Please join us this evening from 9:00PM to 11:00PM EASTERN time as we learn who won the New Hampshire primary and debate the results. Please also CALL IN to the program! We’d love to have you as a guest.

Special guests: Chris Crain, editor of GayNewsWatch.com who blogs at CitizenCrain.com (and former editor of the Washington Blade), and the Weekly Standard’s Dean Barnett.

Join the LIVE 2-hour GayPatriot’s America at BlogTalkRadio beginning at 9:00PM tonight.

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CALL-IN NUMBER: (646) 716-8574

Join us for live New Hampshire coverage….and be part of the conversation!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

UPDATE: Just heard from Steve Smith, Southern California Gay Outreach Director and Deputy Political Director for Obama’s California campaign, who’ll also be joining for a few minutes tonight. Steve was the first openly gay member of the Democratic National Committee.

I am thrilled to announce at least two of our special guests tomorrow night on our LIVE 2-hour GayPatriot’s America at BlogTalkRadio beginning at 9:00PM Eastern.

CALL-IN NUMBER:  (646) 716-8574 

First up, and scheduled to call-in at the beginning of the show, will be Jim Geraghty from the National Review Online’s The Campaign Spot.  Jim is one of my favorite writers at National Review, and you may recall has great contacts (Obi-Wan) when it came to Election Nights 2000 and 2004.

Also planning to call-in during our LIVE broadcast will be nationally-renowed gay author and activist, Wayne Besen.   Wayne and I probably disagree on most every issue (though one never knows!), so I am very much looking forward to his perspectives as the Iowa results become clear.

More guests may be added … so stay tuned and CALL-IN tomorrow night!

And if any of you are IN Iowa at any of the candidate’s HQ (volunteering, working or blogging), please drop me an email so we can fit you into the program as well!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

On November 27th at 9 PM (Eastern), Gay Patriot’s America podcast will be hosting an interview with Alexander Nicholson and Jarrod Chlapowski of Servicemembers United. Both are gay veterans whose organization works for the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law banning homosexuals from openly serving in all branches of the military. Join Bruce, Dan and I as we find out more about their personal stories and talk about the upcoming “tribute on the National Mall to honor the 12,000 Americans who have been discharged under the [DADT] law since its inception”. This tribute is currently scheduled Friday November 30 – Sunday December 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. I will be there giving my own support and will report on the event at this blog and my own. If you are able to, please join us.

To listen to great past interviews with Nicholson, Chlapowski and others from the Ramble Redhead podcast, along with links to videos and other information click here. On a somewhat related matter, The Frontlines is running an excellent series I recommend on other gay veterans during this week before Veterans Day.

– John (Average Gay Joe)

If you missed it, here is our BlogTalkRadio show from earlier this evening. Dan spoke about his recent road trip back and forth across the USA and John (AverageGayJoe) called in as well.

And although the GPW Road Odyssey was the prime topic, we did venture into the political arena with some discussion about the Bill Clinton-signed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, and the recent anti-Romney ads by Log Cabin Republicans.

As Campaign 2008 moves into high gear, we will be sure to have more “GayPatriot’s America” broadcasts on a regular basis. So stay tuned!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

UPDATE (on 11/2/07 by John @ Average Gay Joe):

I enjoyed last night’s discussion and may join Dan and Bruce again on the podcast when I’m able to. If you haven’t listened to Gay Patriot’s America, please do. I thought I’d post some brief thoughts about what was talked about and provide some useful links as well:

1. I for one really enjoyed Dan’s postings about his Cross Country Odyssey, but was also a bit disappointed too. I mean, he makes this great trek and stops to see rest areas but did what about sharing some culture, Dan, eh? I mean nothing says “America” like the World’s Largest Twine Ball, Truckhenge, or even stopping off to fill ‘er up at the Petrified Wood Gas Station. And what gay man wouldn’t stop at Dorothy’s Home? But noooooooo, Dan had to spend time with family. Sheesh, where are the man’s priorities?!?
2. Sauron in a bikini-brief? Yeah that might have been a bit over-the-top but c’mon, there are a few in LOTR I wouldn’t have minded seeing in their undergarments.
3. Is it Ja-KO-bee or JA-ko-bee? Beats me, but Sir Derek Jacobi is indeed an accomplished actor well worth seeing or listening to. His narration of The Illiad is superb and brings the story alive. Other audiobooks I mentioned in the podcast include Pyramid and 1000 Years of English Royalty. Also check out Sir Ian McKellen’s narration of The Odyssey, The Lord of the Rings, Anthony Everitt’s Augustus, Beowulf and Joseph Ellis’ Patriots.
4. Bruce & Dan tried to keep me out until after the awards (my Preciousssssss!), but I picked the lock with just a strand of hair and some chewing gum. Who knew that all those years of watching MacGyver would come in handy like this one day? I wonder if posting nude photos of Hillary would go too far? MU-HA-HA-HA!
5. Pretty cool that Dan got to meet Gateway Pundit, I’ve enjoyed his blog for quite awhile now. I’m a bit curious who the “reader in Columbus, Ohio” was he ate lunch with. Hmm…need better tracking software methinks.
6. I enjoyed Dan’s tale about the time he spent with his niece, it made me think of my nephew. I wanted to mention that I had just purchased The Dangerous Book for Boys and we are having fun with the ideas on stuff to do. It really is a good book for boys, I may just have to keep it awhile to read through it myself!
7. I’m pretty envious that Dan met Mary Cheney. I would enjoy a long conversation with her and to hear her perspective on important matters.
8. I was surprised to hear about the event on November 30th in Washington, DC to “honor the 12,000 Americans who have been discharged under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law since its inception”. I’ll have to go and give my support not only for those who have served, but for the repeal of this law that prevents those willing and able to do so from serving. I’m glad that both Bruce and Dan caught LCR’s omission of the fact that this disgraceful act was passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress in 1993 and signed into law by Bill Clinton, who had lied to gay Americans in the campaign by promising to overturn the ban only to codify it with the stroke of a pen. Btw, former Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Alva I mentioned works with the Human Rights Campaign to get the ban lifted. As I said in the podcast, I have serious disagreements with HRC but though our politics differ I’ll put that aside in this one case. Alva himself is an impressive fellow whose service exemplifies honor, courage, sacrifice and what it means to be a Marine.
9. In case you missed it, watch Hillary try and spin her way out of a gaffe on illegal immigration. Chris Dodd, of all people, came across as quite reasonable while Hillary looked like an idiot.

Until the next time…

Hey gang.. pretty cool news for you tonight.  

I just learned that “GayPatriot’s America” hosted at BlogTalkRadio is now also a podcast available for a free subscription at the iTunes Store.

Yeee-haw!

A new installment will be coming soon…. hopefully all the technical bugs will be ironed out!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

Good morning everyone.  I’m happy to announce our week-long coverage of the “Gay Debate” for the Democrat Presidential Candidates begins with our first GayPatriot Podcast!

PatriotPartner (John) joined me by phone last night on his drive to Atlanta.  We recorded this “live” at BlogTalkRadio… but didn’t advertise in advance because it was my first attempt.   And everyone knows by now I’m a techno-moron.

It came out pretty well….some audio level issues on my end.  John’s cellphone connection sounds great!

Our topic:  a preview of the upcoming “Gay Debate” this Thursday night.  We cover the questions that you WILL NOT hear asked of the Democrat Candidates by the HRC and LOGO panel.

Enjoy….. and please tune in to GayPatriot’s America at BlogTalkRadio immediately following the “Gay Debate” on Thursday night.   Sane callers will be welcomed!  More details later!

CLICK ON BLOGTALKRADIO ICON BELOW TO HEAR THE PODCAST.

Okay…. we are going to try something interesting.   I’m going to attempt to “live podcast” the Emmy Awards tonight via BlogTalkRadio.com.

What you need to do is click on the icon below and then look for the “It’s Emmy Time” link and click on that.  There are a couple technical things I have to do in the next hour to make this work….. so cross your fingers.

Also, there is a call-in number where I can have guests.  The call-in number is (347) 996-3938.  I have no bloody clue if there is a charge…..so that’s my disclaimer.  Use internet phone if you can!

Oh yeah, and to make it even more likely to be a disaster….. I will be on AIM with screen name:  GayPatriot2004.   I will take questions and comments there as well.

Hopefully this will work!  Stay tuned and tune-in at 8PM Eastern time!

-Bruce (GayPatriot…. on the air???)