11 January 2014 - Granite Grok

January 11, 2014

GrokTALK! 1-11-2014 with Rep. John Burt, Max Abramson, and Rep. Jane Cormier.

This week on GrokTALK! NH House Rep. John Burt joins us to talk about stopping the effort to end trapping in the state.  Max Abramson is here to discuss recent videos released showing Seabrook, NH police officers mistreating citizens.  And Rep. Jane Cormier updates us on issues with unaccountable Regional Planning Commissions, how they interfere …

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What difference does it make?

You’ve already read about SB 244 sponsored by Senator David Watters.  Senator Watters asks physicians to break their oath of confidentiality and snitch on people needing mental health counseling and treatment.  Senator Watters doesn’t trust people to self-declare on the ATF Form 4473. Nooooo, he wants to create a Pre-Crime Division that could brand any and all who have …

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Data Point – 6.7% Unemployment Rate: not good news.

Official rate: Drop from 7.0 to 6.7% More accurate measure: 13.1% (U6) only 74,000 new jobs created (expected: 200,000) 525,000 workers have dropped out of the workforce, artificially decreasing the unemployment rate Labor participation rate dropped to 62.8% (back to Jimmy Carter days) (H/T: The Corner)

The weekly responses

Once again, Pindell sets them up and I oblige: Will Republicans have to choose between supporting either the gas tax or Medicaid expansion? Why is there even a notion that an “or” should even be in that sentence?  Or even “choose”? That there must be a quid pro quo on orthagonal issues (except that both …

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Campbell Pleads No Contest to Mowing Down 5 Mallards With His BMW

Union Leader NASHUA – State Rep. David Campbell of Nashua pleaded no contest on Friday to killing five mallard ducks with his vehicle last month. Campbell made the plea at the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division, and paid a fine of $620 for the violation, along with a $75 restitution payment to New Hampshire …

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What Goes Around

Let me get this straight: Elite Establishment Republicans blame an obscure Republican candidate who said something about rape, the Alinsky crowd chose to exploit, and THAT is the reason the Establishment Republicans lost races in 2012. After that “lesson” expert Republican campaign gurus are said to be going about teaching the hillbillies how to deal …

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