Interesting Quote: Louis J. Marinelli

It was clear that NOM needed a plan to activate what supporters they had, to mobilize them to respond to events to create a grassroots-like illusion of support.


Of course, illusion is my word but is an accurate usage of the word considering the objective. NOM in no way ever ordered me to create an illusion.


I am sharing this with you because I want you to realize that NOM is a small group of devoutly religious Catholics supported by a couple of undisclosed sources. NOM is essentially made up of Brian Brown, its President, Maggie Gallagher, the CEO, a handful of other Board members (who are scattered across the country involved in other matters), a couple of advisors to Mr. Brown and a small and largely incompetent office staff.


Their social media management isn’t operated by NOM – they’re not big enough for that nor do they understand social media! As Jeremy Hooper detailed, Opus Fidelis manages NOM’s social media and websites.


That is all that is standing between you and the freedom to marry. There is no grassroots opposition. While they have proven to be quite successful over the past couple years, I think it’s time to put NOM’s size into perspective. Are you going to let a handful of fringe Catholics (with whom many Catholics disagree on marriage) stand between you and the freedom to marry?

Louis discussing the illusion NOM creates to motivate support 

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WATCH: NOM's Broke Ass attack against President Obama

NOM, You can't Hide the Truth! Show Us Your Donors!

For awhile now, NOM has been fighting to hide their donors list. They have been to court, hiding records and flat out lying about how they are protected by law to keep them secret.

Well, a federal judge in Maine said "enough" and now, NOM is scared into silence.

A federal judge has upheld Maine's campaign finance disclosure law as constitutional in a lawsuit brought by an organization that opposes gay marriages. The National Organization for Marriage sued after the state ethics commission found that it was required to disclose the identities of its donors.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby granted a summary judgment upholding the constitutionality of Maine's election disclosure laws.

Maine law says groups that raise or spend more than $5,000 to influence elections must register with the state and disclose their donors. NOM donated $1.9 million to Stand for Marriage Maine, a political action committee that helped repeal Maine's same sex marriage law in November 2009.

It's unknown whether NOM will appeal. A message left at NOM's offices in New Jersey wasn't immediately returned.

Oh NOM, just stop. It's time to come clean and let us know how the Mormon Church is backing your hateful asses. We will know soon.

To read the ruling, go here (and it's the source)

NOM is LATE on Filing their Taxes Again, Fred Karger looks for Answers

NOM is really late with filing their taxes. In the past, they tried to keep it hidden from the public so we wouldn't find out that maybe the Mormons are supporting them.

Well, they are at it again and Fred Karger went looking for answers.

I recently visited their new National Office in Washington, DC twice during regular office hours to view the returns. No one was there. They must make them available to anyone during regular business hours. We also have checked online repeatedly for their 2009 returns, and again, nothing. What is NOM trying to hide? Why do they not file their tax returns every year?

Déjà Vu

I went through the identical exercise in 2009 when I attempted to view NOM’s 2007 and 2008 990’s, but they never filed those either. We visited their then National Office in Princeton, NJ many times and no one was ever there either.

One set of 990’s was 5 months late. The other set was 17 months late, when finally, the night before NOM President Brian Brown was to testify in front of the Maine Ethics Commission last year, all of their delinquent tax returns magically appeared on the NOM web site. 

It was too late to stave off a State of Maine investigation of NOM, because in spite of threatening to sue the State of Maine (which NOM eventually did), the Maine Ethics Commission voted to investigate the National Organization for Marriage for election “Money Laundering.”

NOM is not above the law. They need to file their Income Tax Returns like everyone else and every other organization. We are entitled to see just how much money they raised and spent in 2009. Whom are they trying to protect? 

That's the $64,000, who are they really protecting?

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NOM lies about their "Accomplishments" in 2010