10 September 2015 - Granite Grok

September 10, 2015

Bound by grief…with bullets

Today, CNN’s lead story is entitled the “Loneliest Club”. The article introduces us to a new activist group called “Everytown for Gun Safety”, described by the authors as “Americans bound by grief. From bullets.” Each club member has lost a loved one to what they are calling gun violence; the most recent member is the …

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“Planned Parenthood really does these horrifying things – and makes money at it, and laughs about it over lunch.”

“You only have to watch the videos for five minutes, and you know it’s true. The subjects of the videos are sincere and candid – casually sharing the secrets of their grisly business with people they think are co-conspirators. The evidence points to only one conclusion: Planned Parenthood really does these horrifying things – and …

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You Can’t Separate Labor Force Participation From The Unemployment Rate

America’s national unemployment rate is 5.1 percent. The country added 173,000 jobs in August. The press is trumpeting our economic success. Happy days are here again, or are they? A record 94,031,000 people have left the US work force. But 5.1 percent unemployment, you croon. Sure, it sounds great if you have a job or if …

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GrokTALK! – The Centennial Monetary Commission Act

We continue with Forbes Columnist and former Reagan special Counsel Ralph Benko on Alan Greenspan, the Fed, and the need for candidates to discuss, explain, and for politicians and voters to support the Brady Centennial Monetary Commission Act currently in Congress. Listen to the entire broadcast here. GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast Part I with Ralph Benko

NYT 1974 | Arctic Ice Increased by 12% – Why hasn’t it returned to its normal size?

NYT 1974 | Arctic ice has increased 12% – Why hasn’t it returned (shrunk) to its normal size? Normal size would be smaller, if I read that correctly. Normal like 1971?, which had less arctic sea ice than…2010. So why are the climate inquisitors posting data suggesting a linear decline in arctic sea ice for decades? …

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Ah! Someone is getting the idea that you can have Open Border and a big Welfare State – but not at the same time

From Instapundit: how to stop Hijrah F YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO COME, JUST LIMIT WELFARE BENEFITS TO CITIZENS: Denmark Places Anti-Refugee Ads in Lebanese Newspapers. But that’s not too far off: The plain text flyer continued by informing readers that the Danish Parliament has just passed a regulation to reduce social benefits for newly arrived refugees …

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Hmm, and where would this be in the Constitution?

31. Belittle all forms of American culture… 32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture – education, social agencies, welfare programs… 40. Discredit the family as an institution 41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding …

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