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Fake Spy gets Book and Movie Deal, And Real Spies just Get Dead?

May 23, 2012

When CIA Desk-Jockey Valerie Plame was “outed” by a Democrat, the left went postal for years on the incompetence of the Bush Administration, then wasted millions on an investigation that was more a sound bite machine for Democrat friendly talking-heads than an effort to find justice for a pencil pusher with a disgraced husband.   [ Read more ]

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Hide and Go Seek

May 23, 2012

The editorial in this morning’s Union Leader visits two problems we’ve had in spades around here of late.  A public body unwilling to part with public information and School superintendents. What’s worse than a public body denying access to an investigator’s report that was paid for with taxpayer money? Hiring a lawyer to fight the [ Read more ]

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Blogosphere Line of the Day – White House vs whore house?

May 22, 2012

“Mr. Obama’s pledge to exclude lobbyists from the White House was, from the start, about as believable as a madam’s pledge to exclude men willing to pay for sex from the whore house.” (H/T: Cafe Hayek)

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They were on their parents’ insurance back then. So why is it the same now, President Obama?

May 22, 2012

Sure, the kids were on their parents’s insurance when they were small.  President Obama – why is it that all you can do for them now is “Hey, I put you on your parent’s insurance now that you’re still children adults!” – instead of crafting an economic environment that would allow them to get jobs [ Read more ]

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In Memorium: RightWingNews’s furry Patton

May 22, 2012

John Hawkins from RightWingNews has been a friend to GraniteGrok right from the start as he was one of the first of the national blogs ever to link us up.  Then, he was a constant and valued guest on Meet The New Press through out its run and I finally got to meet him in [ Read more ]

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Liberal definition of Compassion

May 22, 2012

Dontcha just love it when Liberals think that something is “compassionate” they DEMAND that everyone has to be “compassionate”; is forcing someone to be compassionate upon a demand truly an act of compassion? (H/T: Liberal Logic 101)

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So what did Union Leader’s Ted Seifer wish to accomplish with this line?

May 22, 2012

Filling a vacancy on any Supreme Court–be it the US Supremes or the NH Supremes–is a big deal, so it is no surprise that people are talking and reporting on it (as we have here, here, and here).  So did the Union Leader;  Ted Seifer interviewed Tim, asking him about the NHLRF‘s position on Gov. [ Read more ]

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Blogging The Truth Can Be Dangerous – Stacy McCain at an Undisclosed Location

May 22, 2012

Updated and bumped, with a minor correction and more information on the pure evil of Brett Kimberlin, also the heroism of Aaron Walker, a lawyer who stood up to Kimberlin. See details here at the Fraud Files blog. Stacy tells me he’s still “Living well at an undisclosed location”, and he has another major entry [ Read more ]

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GrokTALK! Special Interview – New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation Chair, Tim Condon

May 22, 2012

Last night I posted the Press Release from the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation concerning NH Gov. John Lynch’s nomination for the NH Supreme Court, Jim Bassset.  This evening, we had a few minutes to speak with the Chair of that (new, to me) group, Tim Condon.  You can download the MP3 here or listen [ Read more ]

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No more anti-constitutional activist-judges! Executive Council to Vote on State Supreme Court nomination tomorrow.

May 22, 2012

This is what I said about it today, on behalf of the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation (NHLRF): Everyone, the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation (NHLRF) put out a press release as of yesterday explaining why the Executive Council should refuse to confirm Mr. Jim Bassett as a NH Supreme Court Justice. That press release [ Read more ]

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Attention NH House….HB 1704 – It’s Still A Trap!

May 22, 2012

The New Hampshire Senate has passed a “revised” version of HB1704, the amended, re-amended, amended version of what was once a perfectly functional campaign finance reform bill from the New Hampshire House that is now little more than a piece of crap with a bow on it.  Or perhaps more accurately described, it is an [ Read more ]

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This one—”Only in America: Top 10″—has been going around the Internet….

May 22, 2012

…and it’s too good not to share: Only in America (Top 10 reasons to Vote in November) 1) Only in America could the President talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund-raising event. Read on….

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Humane Society of US only gives 1% of its annual budget to pet shelters”

May 21, 2012

I stumbled on this video this past weekend (I don’t even know who to give a H/T too!) and am posting it as it struck a chord with me: The chord?  All of our dogs have been shelter or rescue dogs: Gypsy the rescue Greyhound Tasha the Golden Retriever from the Laconia Animal shelter Ivan [ Read more ]

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Did Marvel approve of Obama joining The Avengers?

May 21, 2012

I dryly note that Obama joined The Avengers AFTER it was clear they were a hit… (H/T: Karen at the San Diego based Women V.I.Ps – Volunteers in Politics)

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Wait until the airline industry starts getting hit by some lawsuits….

May 21, 2012

You know, I did a lateral move at my company a few years ago – one of the reasons was I was hitting that question of “Am I working to live, or living to work?” and too often the answer was the latter part of that question.  Traveling up to 85,000 airline miles / year [ Read more ]

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Stacy “The Other McCain” McCain is in need of some assistance!

May 21, 2012

  It seems that ‘Grok friend Stacy McCain has irritated one mean hombre, Brett Kimberlin (who has a criminal background and was sentenced to 50 years in prison (and served 17),  via investigative series on his activities.  Well, Stacy has now had to go into hiding: FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION Law enforcement officials have been made [ Read more ]

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I agree with Glenn about Facebook

May 21, 2012

On a post concerning the platform that has just created 6 new Billionaires and about a 1,000 new Millionaires, Facebook, I agree with Sidebar: I dryly note that Zuckerberg comes from the same learned institution as the 1/32 Indian / recipe plaigerizer / Scott Brown wannbe  Elizabeth Warren.  I’m wondering what she thinks about all [ Read more ]

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Press Release – NH Legal Rights Foundation Opposes Supreme Court Nomination of Jim Bassett

May 21, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Condon, (813) 251-2626 May 21, 2012 New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation Opposes Supreme Court Nomination of Jim Bassett  CONCORD – The New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation (NHLRF) Monday released the following statement opposing the nomination of Attorney James P. Bassett to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Executive Council is [ Read more ]

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Blogosphere Line of the Day!

May 21, 2012

Once again, NJ Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) has exceeded expections.  Since his campaign (and subsequent elevation to Governor), his YouTubes have become Internet sensations.  Now I’m betting that as a surrogate for Mitt Romney, he will continue to keep Obama “in the dark room”; “This is a guy who literally is walking around in a [ Read more ]

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This week’s RLCNH Report — lots of good bills still on the table!

May 21, 2012

This week’s RLCNH Report is out, and there are lots of good bills still on the table on issues ranging from prohibiting the implementation of Obamacare exchanges, reigning in the judiciary, and pension reform to education tax credits, right to work, and smart meters. Full list of bills as well as information to take action [ Read more ]

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