July 2008 - Granite Grok

July 2008

Notable Quotes – Ronald Reagan

From Ronaldus Maximus (1964 – A Time for Choosing): Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor’s fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We …

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Black Holes Explained

Black Hole in space… The Wikipedia tells us that the “defining feature of a black hole, the event horizon, is a surface in spacetime that marks a point of no return. Once an object has crossed this surface there is no way that it can return to the other side. Consequently, anything inside this surface is …

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Guest Post- Celebrities: Everybody listens, but, at the end of it all, should anyone take them seriously?

Now appearing… Barack Obama’s Celebrity by Rick Davis, McCain Campaign Manager Barack Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world, comparable to Tom Cruise, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. As he told Congressional Democrats yesterday, he has become the "symbol" for the world’s aspirations for America and that we are now at "the moment … …

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Cult of personality…

New ad from the McCain campaign: Am I the only one that finds it somewhat unnerving to watch a politician whose popularity is built wholley on a cult of personality so warmly received in the Fatherland? Look into my eyes, what do you see?Cult of personalityI know your anger, I know your dreamsI’ve been everything …

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But… they can’t do that anymore, can they?

Shining the light into the dark corners… In the NH Supreme Court ruling in our Right to Know lawsuit involving the illegal appointment of an Interim Sheriff by the County Convention (comprised of the elected House members of the county), the Honorable Court wrote, in part, that "[P]ublic knowledge of the considerations upon which governmental action …

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‘Grok Endorsement – NH Congressional District #2

The ‘Grok is a conservative blog – no doubt about it.  The philosophy that drives us includes individual responsibility, limited government, free markets,adherence to the Rule of Law and property rights, and an open and transparent government that is frugal with taxpayer money. Government can not, and should not, try to be all things to …

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Guest Post: “[A] depraved, clerical system of government”

Islamic Terror Breeds in Iran by Amil Imani The Islamic Republic terror machine once again has taken off at the speed of light in Iran and exemplifies a depraved, clerical system of government, which legitimizes its depravity through terror, fear and intimidation of Iranian people. With the additional handpicking of the newly selected members of …

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