13 February 2011 - Granite Grok

February 13, 2011

MicroInterview – Herman Cain at the PBVRC

At the PBVRC Lincoln Day dinner last night, Herman Cain was the headline speaker.  He was kind enough to sit down with GraniteGrok to talk about the race and some of the issues of the day:

Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee – Herman Cain

Last night, GraniteGrok was invited by the folks at the PBVRC to cover their Lincoln Day dinner (a fundraiser staple of Republican Committees everywhere – regardless of the event actually being on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday or not).  There were two headline speakers: An Abraham Lincoln "replicator" who did a very credible job Herman Cain, who …

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Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee – Abraham Lincoln

Last night, GraniteGrok was invited by the folks at the PBVRC to cover their Lincoln Day dinner (a fundraiser staple of Republican Committees everywhere – regardless of the event actually being on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday or not).  There were two headline speakers, one of which was an Abraham Lincoln "replicator" who did a very credible …

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Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee – Letters from US Senator Kelly Ayotte & US Rep. Frank Guinta

As with many other events, there are those that cannot be in attendance and if of a certain notoriety, will send a Letter in their stead; the event last night at the PBVRC’s Lincoln Day dinner was no different.  First up was  Tom Thomson (of "Axe the Tax" fame and honorary Chair of Americans for …

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Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee – Charlie Bass (R-NH02)

Last night, GraniteGrok was invited by the folks at the PBVRC to cover their Lincoln Day dinner (a fundraiser staple of Republican Committees everywhere – regardless of the event actually being on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday or not).  Another of the speakers was US Representative Charlie Bass (R-NH02) who gave a brief address: A slightly different …

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Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee – Other parts of the event

Last night, GraniteGrok was invited by the folks at the PBVRC to cover their Lincoln Day dinner (a fundraiser staple of Republican Committees everywhere – regardless of the event actually being on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday or not).  There were two headline speakers: * Herman Cain (who has announced his Presidential Exploratory Committee) * An Abraham …

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Democrats, Trains And HB 218

The Union Leader has a great editorial in this mornings Sunday News titles “Free Trains.” It is great for several reasons the least of which is that it mirrors concerns I have been expressing for years. No matter who pays to build them, someone has to pay to keep them. That would be New Hampshire Taxpayers. Democrats are aghast that the NH House would dissolve the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority, because hey it doesn’t cost anything.

Atlas Shrugged – The Movie?

Someone said this was one of the most anticipated movies…..I….no, I was not anticipating it. In fact I didn’t know they were making it. And having watched the trailer, the first two words to come to my mind were ‘Red Box.’