29 July 2011 - Granite Grok

July 29, 2011

GrokTalk! Saturday July 30, 2011

Live Streaming local and National News with opinion you could only get from GraniteGrok. EMail: GrokTALK@GraniteGrok.com  or Call us!  603-524-7478 This week, 9-11AM… Grokster Mike will be join Skip as co-host with topics: Debt ceiling and our CongressCritters Boehner’s results, compromise, and the effects of the TEA Party (Are the Republicans just the new Charlie …

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Warning: Congress is working on a bill that will force your ISP to spy on you

In effect, H.R., 1981 will force all ISPs will be forced to capture everything you do online and store that for up to 12 months.  Why?  Just in the CASE that you are participating in child pornography. Noble idea?  From the stand point of the children being exploited, yes.  For their parents, yes.  Getting the …

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Data Point – who has more money in the bank?

US Government operating cash balance: $73.8 Billion. Apple?  $76.3 Billion. It seems that private industry, having to watch over their own money, can be more "successful" than Government at watching its money.  Imagine that; while Apple is among the most successful companies in the world right now, our elected politicians and bureaucrats have now shown …

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The Media’s New Peep Show

Several in the New Hampshire dead tree press, and their digital protrusions, are jumping on the latest trend in information sharing (or lack of it, actually), the registration wall. The registration wall is similar to the pay-wall except that you can receive limited access (or metered) content for free, but only up to a point. It’s the velvet rope that leads to another velvet rope from which you can see through the open door, but no more.

RINO OF THE WEEK REPORT

“Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.” ~Barry Goldwater This week’s installment of RINO of the week bring us an example of a real Dinosaur. This RINO has been around for way too long, ruining the Republican platform since 1988. …

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