26 February 2017 - Granite Grok

February 26, 2017

Dutch minister calls on UK to join safe abortion fund after Trump ban

From the ‘If it’s that important why don’t you pay for it yourself file.’ A Dutch minister is coordinating an effort to raise $600 million to pay for abortion-related education and services around the globe now that the US isn’t ponying up the cash. The sub head reads, “Twenty countries aim to raise $600m to …

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Former bastion of NH Conservativism, Union Leader, devolving to Progressive speech codes?

“but where and by whom are the parent going to be held responsible and accountable for causing this problem in the first place?” Or is it trying to have it both ways? Conservative paper, Progressive reporter?  Bonus is that an Officer of the Court is lying (MAN, there’s a lot of that going around lately). …

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It’s the “Moms Demand Action Reality Distortion Field” – Part 3

“When somebody says a (good) guy with a gun can stop a (bad) guy with a gun, we remind them that’s there’s absolutely no evidence that supports that theory and that all of the evidence is actually contrary to that.” – Moms Demand Action Florida director Michelle Gajda, in Group fights gun proposals with two …

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Notable Quote – Tucker Carlson

“Look, it’s really simple,” Carlson says. “The SAT 50 years ago pulled a lot of smart people out of every little town in America and funneled them into a small number of elite institutions, where they married each other, had kids, and moved to an even smaller number of elite neighborhoods. We created the most …

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I didn’t know that the E in EPA stood for Entitlement

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small,but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.” – President Obama, Inauguration (2009) Yeah, this is still Obama’s EPA with Pruitt installed just this …

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“Good fences make good neighbors”

I mentioned this yesterday – a bit more info (reformatted, emphasis mine): SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, signaling that he is aggressively pursuing plans to erect “a great wall” along the 2,000-mile …

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A promise kept – and Joseph Plaia and Zandra Rice-Hawkins go on lying about SB12 – Part 2b

Well, we all know that politicians crave publicity they THINK is positive.  Certainly, Joseph Plaia is now getting his 15 seconds of fame, although not necessarily the kind he wanted.  This Democrat now has his quote going national with The Truth About Guns quoting the Washington Post: “This bill will eliminate the state’s long-standing permitting …

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Blogline of the Day – Our “Cultural Betters” ARE trying to rule the rest of us

On transgender bathroom access in schools, ruling class waging war on common sense. (H/T: Instapundit) Like this guy from the Democrat National Committee calling Trump a “Monster” and “Coward” for reversing “guidance” (under the threat of losing Fed money), taking the Feds out of the equation, and devolving that power back to the States and …

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