23 August 2013 - Granite Grok

August 23, 2013

Bill O’Brien – Not Running for Congress

Manchester TV News is reporting that former Speaker Bill O’Brien has elected not to run for Congress is New Hampshire Congressional District 2.   They are reporting that he plans to take a job in the private sector.  There are no other detials at this time.

Many Conflate the “Conservative”/ “Right Wing” Label

Steve, indeed Adolf Hitler was Not A Conservative. This is one of my favorite subjects.  I find it immensely fascinating and amusing, when tangling with a hirsute, pony-tailed, pseudo-intellectual lefty at parties. It’s one topic that has been captured in older works by Hayek, Kirk, and Voegelin among others, and more recently by Mark Levin …

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Friday Humor – “live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots”

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally …you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not …

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Hell is still selling ice cubes – and I agree with Occupy NH on this

It has been a while since I’ve written about Occupy NH.  Certainly we agreed upon one thing – that the combination  & collusion of Big Government with Big Business resulting in Crony Capitalism at best, and Fascism at worst.  Where we parted ways was on how to ameliorate the situation; they wanted even BIGGER Government …

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My son’s squad LOVED this thing! And now it’s going to be sticking around

From DEFENSETECH: Army to Rename XM25 Airburst Weapon U.S. Army weapons officials predict that the long-awaited XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon will be ready for fielding by late 2014. The weapon will be known as the M25.  “We’d take the X off,” Lt. Col. Shawn Lucas, the Product Manager Individual Weapons, said in an …

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Notable Quote – David J. Bobb

“I think movies should be free. And actors should be paid no more than garbage men. In fact, the world can do without actors but not without garbage collection. Furthermore, garbage men often have a better grasp of reality. “ – David J. Bobb, director of the Hillsdale College Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and …

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