19 October 2016 - Granite Grok

October 19, 2016

The coarsening and devaluing of a formerly moral people – an observation

I maintain that the Progressives, with their “anything goes” pushing of a libertine life style and denigration of our Judeo-Christian type morality (for a null set of ever changing secular “There is no Higher Power to be accountable to” outlook on life).  But this low? “In 2011, just 30 percent of them believed that “an elected …

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Something is Rotten in the State of New Hampshire

MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) highlighted a disturbing pattern of cronyism in state government that arose over the past week.  Last Thursday, the public learned that the Agriculture Commissioner, who is lobbying hard for a bailout of dairy farmers, would be a top recipient of taxpayer funds under such a bailout.  …

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No, It’s Not Illegal For You to Download or Share Wikileaks

The left and corporate media (but I repeat myself) sent up a trial balloon the other day. They introduced a narrative to protect Hillary, the Democrat party, and the media. Copying or sharing content provided by Wikileaks violates the law because to do so you must be “in possession” of stolen documents. (But it’s OK for …

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Toga, Toga: Lurch-ing Toward Italy!

And they call this idiot a diplomat?? Spotlighting US ties to Italy, @JohnKerry says "visit any college campus on Friday night and you’ll see a toga party." pic.twitter.com/Sl9NXDOZW1 — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 18, 2016

Thanks to WikiLeaks – buh-bye NewsMax

We have had a widget on our right side based on an agreement with Newsmax. Why was the CEO of Newsmax emailing Hillary’s current Campaign Chairman John Podesta about meetings with conservative leaders in DC? And is mega-Clinton Foundation Clinton Foundation donor, Christopher Ruddy using his website to encourage millions of Americans to walk away from …

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State Rep. Wayne Burton (D-Durham) – “common sense and create a state law”

[Art.] 2-a. [The Bearing of Arms.] All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state. It is neither common or sensical and serves to implement one and only one purpose – to continue the This is one of the safest States in the …

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Data Point – Media Bias much?

A study from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center of the four weeks encompassing and surrounding the two major-party political conventions makes this obvious. Trump’s news coverage during this period was 75 percent negative; the friendliest week Trump got from the media was the week of the convention itself — when it was “only” 55 percent negative. Contrast …

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