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May 14, 2013

Humor – Coincidences

A chicken farmer went to the local bar. He sat next to a woman and ordered champagne.  The woman said, “How strange, I also just ordered a glass of champagne.”  “What a coincidence,” said the farmer, who added, “It is a special day for me. I’m celebrating.”  “It is a special day for me too, …

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Common Core architect & advisor to the NH DOE: ELIMINATE LOCAL CONTROL

This is the plan to eliminate Local School Boards….just released today – by Marc Tucker at the Center for American Progress (THE Progressive think tank frequented by Clintonistas and Obama-ites which is totally in favor of “fundamentally transforming” America); the important part:  …If Americans are going to decide which level of government we want to …

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Tyranny, Mr. President?

From here (and a follow on here): RealClearPolitics – PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They’ll warn that …

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Can’t Keep Up…

IRS Intimidation forced at least One TEA Party group to shut down EPA grants waivers to left wing groups that it denies to right leaning ones. HHS’ Sibelius to be investigated for trying to shakedown insurers. Obama Administration gives Wind farms a pass on deaths of Eagles, prosecutes oil companies. The IRS scandal now leads to Washington …

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NH US Senator Jeanne Shaheen: on Both Sides of the IRS “Targeting Tea Party Groups”

New Hampshire US Senator Jeanne Shaheen on Feb 16th, 2012 (In a letter she signed and sent to the head of the IRS requesting they investigate 501(c)(4)’s in the run up to the 2012 elections) “We write to inquire if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is investigating or intends to investigate whether groups designated as “social welfare” organizations, and thus receiving …

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Guest Post: Vote NO on HB 664, a NH Vaccine Tax Assessment

From Laura Condon – Vote NO on HB 664, a NH Vaccine Tax Assessment  (via Facebook) There is a little-known vaccine tax assessment bill, HB 664 an act relative to the NH Vaccine Association working its way through the NH legislature that will impose a new, limitless tax assessment on every self-insured business and municipality in …

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Charming

NARAL, that wonderful, private, totally tax-exempt, 501 (c)(3) public charity corporation, fund-raising on top of the bodies of dead babies. Via Weasel Zippers