14 May 2010 - Granite Grok

May 14, 2010

This is downright chilling – And why is the Muslim Student Association allowed to spout THEIR hate?

Listen to the Democrats and you’d have to believe that all of the TEA Party sympathizers are nothing but hate mongering, gay bashing, cold hearted, extremists – emphasis on the hate part.  Yet, the ONLY violence that has ocurred during ANY TEA Party event has been done by the LEFT – the Purple Shirted SEIU …

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OK, Doug beat me to it…..the clip on NJ Gov. Christie

I agree with the sentiments expressed! However, watch the Christie aide to Christie’s left in the YouTube – I dunno who is having more fun – Christie for saying it or that aide listening to it! It is rather amusing to watch him try to constrain himself…

Could he be the one?

UPDATE – by Skip: just got word that the Star Ledger decided to try to save futher embarrassment of their ace reporter, Tom, by issuing a copyright infringement "take-down" of the Gov. Chris Christie YouTube. I am QUITE sure that MUCH more negative blowback is about to happen for Tom and the Star-Ledger for taking …

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Too Big? Too smart? I don’t think either of those fit here…

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."         – President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09 As government gets bigger, it keeps getting the …

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You knew that the concept was gonna get “repurposed” – the question was only by whom and for what purpose!

I’ve been out of action for a bit. To be perfectly blunt, the event of the Youngest deploying to Afghanistan took a lot more out of me than I thought it would – and I DO appreciate the comments and the emails that have come in saying "thank him for his service" – they will …

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Wheel Of Misfortune

I’ve got mixed emotions about the variable rooms and meals tax (R&M).  On one hand it is the microcosm of federalism.  Every town would be the master of its own demise.  Durham would be like New York State, Keene might be like Michigan.  On the other, starting at 9% is way too high to begin …

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