Day: October 5, 2017

Former NH Speaker Gene Chandler: “Anyone with an ‘R‘ after their name is a good Republican”

I disagree with that statement (especially those that support the Democrat agenda more than the Republican one). But then again, while Jasper is making it clear that he hates the Free State Project, he also made it clear that the TEA Party wasn’t his BFF either.  And just like the Democrats, just like that Progressive Totalitarian Zandra Rice-Hawkins of the uber-Progressive Granite State Progress (that out-of-State funded group trying to turn NH into MA, into NY, or worse, CA), Jassper has made it clear that he hates the Free State Project (and sympathizers) that are in the Republican Party (and are living rent free in his head). (yeah, I know – late to the game again.  Too many Shiny Objects….) (reformatted, emphasis mine):

New Hampshire House Speaker Shawn Jasper Thursday doubled down on his belief that the Republican Party should reject the Free State Project, warning that it could “destroy” the party. The Hudson lawmaker spoke to WMUR following a report in this week’s New Hampshire Primary Source political column that he and the chairwoman of the Manchester Republican City Committee, Tammy Simmons, were at odds over whether the GOP should reach out to Free Staters.

The TEA Party was ideologically aligned with GOP Principles – too much so it seemed as it wanted to bring the Republicans not more Rightward but downward – to its actual roots, back to its stated Platform Principles, and to Constitutional principles.

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Amazon Prime users pay for a lot of privileges that pay for themselves, especially around the Gift Giving Season. Sure, I like the millions of songs, the streaming television, free reads and loads of other goodies, but what drew me in was free two-day delivery.

It’s a premium service that can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year by getting you stuff you want two days after you decide you want it with free 2-day shipping, from a list of millions of items. But it’s not foolproof. Amazon has long had to rely on third-party carriers to keep their two-day delivery promises. Arrangements that cost them a small fortune in refunds a few “gift-giving seasons” ago when volume exceeded capacity. To remedy that the online retail giant has been trying a few things that give them more control over last-mile logistics. They are looking at getting into the package delivery business.

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Jared the former Subway pitch-guy is in jail. Somehow I missed that.

Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle was sentenced Thursday to more than 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to child pornography and sexual conduct involving minors.

Fogle faced two counts: traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Fogel, who is in minimum security prison, has since threatened to sue the parents of one of his underage victims, and been beaten up in the prison yard.

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I could probably write a post every week about “driving, ” but for the moment let’s limit this to a discussion about situational awareness and lane departures. Are you aware how often you drift over the yellow line on roads with curves or bends in them?

I know it’s your road, I get that, but as long as you have to let me drive on it, I’d appreciate it if you’d put at least a little extra focus into staying centered in your lane instead of floating over the center into mine.

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