9 June 2016 - Granite Grok

June 9, 2016

Thought for the evening….

“Genetically homogenous thought-lines, unmixed with any genes of thought from outside the family, eventually become inbred, deformed, retarded, and monstrous.” – Ace

Victoria Woodhull – First Woman to Run for President

Victoria Woodhull ‘Broke the glass ceiling’ back in 1872, Victoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin (September 23, 1838 – June 9, 1927) was an American leader of the woman’s suffrage movement. In 1872, Woodhull was the first female to run for President of the United States. An activist for women’s rights and labor reforms, Woodhull …

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What’s That? The Clintons Were Involved in an Online “University Scandal” Too?

This is a story about shifty degree programs offered by an online “University.” The University (coincidentally) received $55 Million taxpayer dollars from Hillary Clinton’s US State Department while paying Bill Clinton $16 million dollars over 4 years to promote the thing as an honorary chancellor. (Jonathan Turley.org) While largely ignored by the media, the Clintons …

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Couric and Soechtig Face Accusations of Deceptive Editing in Second ‘Documentary’

How many more of these are out there? The crowd-sourcing Internet Monkeys will be sure to let us know. (Washington Free Beacon) Fed Up, which focuses on obesity and the food industry, was directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Couric. The film includes two interviews with figures who hold viewpoints counter to the narrative of …

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Denmark Can No Longer Afford its Green Energy Utopia

This is amusing, The cost of Denmark’s renewable energy policy has been too high, according to Denmark’s climate and energy minister Lars Christian Lilleholt The minister made the statement in response to a report by the climate and energy ministry to parliament which shows that subsidies for offshore windfarms – which are paid by businesses …

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Romancing Bureaucracies

As New Hampshire is busily building its own Opiate bureaucracy before our eyes… Every problem in contemporary society calls forth its equal and supposedly opposite bureaucracy. The ostensible purpose of this bureaucracy is to solve that problem. But the bureaucracy quickly develops a survival instinct and so no more wishes the problem to dissapear than …

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Who wants to take away your guns? This Democrat National Committee member

There is no doubt that there are those on the Left that want to disarm the American populace (e.g.,Senator Feinstein (D-CA) for one who has said as much in the past). I am quite sure that if Hillary gains the Oval Office, she will do what she can to defenestrate the Second Amendment via regulations …

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Comedians Punching Back at the PC Speech Police

A documentary entitled, “Can We Take A Joke?” produced by Adam Carolla and Gilbert Gottfried came out.  It’s about how the offended class (Ahem, the pansy left control freaks) are too sensitive to hear words without spinning into a petulant frenzies.  They’re petulant and they have a frenzy when they hear words or phrases they …

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Now There’s an Idea!

Okay, this guy is onto something. Who’s with me? Update: I should have waited before posting the above.  Because as I was cruising around the Interwebs, I found a companion. Behold, my yard sign: