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Question for Ray Buckley and Gov. Lynch– cuz inquirin’ minds wanna know!

September 28, 2007

Dem campaign donor… . Regarding the illegal political donations to Gov. Lynch and the NH Democratic Party, I have but one question: Have you guys returned the money yet? Just wondering… (someone phone the food bank and the disaster relief fund)

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A union hack, apparently taking the “high road,”, decries American corporations and their “unmitigated exploitation” of workers. What, did they want them to actually work?

September 28, 2007

California union members assaulting Arnold supporter in 2005 . When it comes to pointing fingers at who’s to blame for the continuing exodus of manufacturing jobs to China and other such places, I have long believed that the hardcore union types should look in the mirror for a glimpse of at least one of the [ Read more ]

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Moral/Immoral: Who Decides?

September 28, 2007

I admire Gen. Pace for refusing to apologize for his own personal opinions, and here, regarding what he considers immoral behavior. The top dems try to please all of the people all of the time and apparently have no morals, adultery’s okay, civil unions are okay, etc., etc. and basically think just about everything and anything is okay. When [ Read more ]

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It continues – debate request issued on healthcare with the “I’m a Healthcare Voter” folks

September 28, 2007

Update and bumped (third time) NH for Healthcare – the I am a Healthcare Voter folks We’re non-partisan! What a crock! Non-Partisan? HAH! They say that they wish to promote a dialog and debate about healthcare locally. Not in my opinion! These folks are going around to all the political events merely to harvest names, [ Read more ]

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Is Anything Off Limits?

September 27, 2007

I doubt that it’s just Catholics who are outraged by this story! Those of you who still think the civil union/gay marriage agenda is not a slippery slope issue may need to re-think what’s going on in our culture! Is America better today or was it better before when public schools still taught Godly principals and the Ten Commandments [ Read more ]

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A conversation with John Ratzenberger

September 27, 2007

. Following Tuesday’s "Keep it Made in America" town hall style meeting here in NH, I had an opportunity to spend a few minutes with John Ratzenberger. We discussed the value of children doing things with their hands, playing outside away from the computers and videos, getting up early, and nurturing a "work ethic." We [ Read more ]

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Kyoto results – just hot air?

September 26, 2007

The Kyoto Protocol (brought up by Clinton, signed by Gore, and voted down by the Senate by a 95-0 vote) was supposed to be a first step in reducing greenhouse gases. Have those countries that signed Kyoto actually lived up to their obligations? NRO has a story on this topic. Promise: 5% below 1990 [ Read more ]

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Is it possible to heal homosexuality?

September 26, 2007

In Iran homosexuals are put to death…here’s the latest from Fox News…I’m sure we can all agree, no matter what side of the issue we’re on, that we all condemn the death penalty just because someone is a practicing homosexual. If you’ve read any of my posts from the past, you know that I am opposed [ Read more ]

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I have a question for the Left: how do these increase Freedom?

September 26, 2007

During the brouhaha over the "domestic wiretaps" and "secret spying", I often heard: Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". -Benjamin Franklin Those on the Left wailed that the Bush Administration was the harbinger of fascism, that the Constitution was being rent asunder by an [ Read more ]

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An open letter to NH Republicans

September 26, 2007

To: NH Republicans From: Skip Subject: Gas tax proposed by a Republican Yes, I know that Doug has already blogged about the DOT here and here, taking Governor Lynch to task for the problem. I had a long email string with a member of the GOP leadership team last week about empowering the local Chairs [ Read more ]

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Liveblogging from the Palace Theater in Manchester: “Keep it Made in America” Town Hall Meeting.

September 25, 2007

….…. . The GraniteGrok crew is here at the Palace Theater in Manchester, New Hampshire tonight where television and film star John Ratzenberger and the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) are hosting the ‘Keep it Made in America’ Town Hall Meeting. This is the first in a series of events, which will travel to seven cities [ Read more ]

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How do we compete with this?

September 25, 2007

This video, shot in a factory somewhere in China, shows a multiple- ton press making what appears to be metal pan-inserts one might find in a buffet-chafing dish. What you are watching is workers sitting in the press itself, in between the form punches & dies, moving the parts by hand in progression from start [ Read more ]

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American Cancer Society now in the tank for the Democrats

September 25, 2007

Sign ‘em up – another advocacy group for the Democratic Presidential Candidates supporting socialized medicine. From the ‘Grok’s friend John over at RightWingNews: What’s More Important To The American Cancer Society: Fighting CancerOrPushing The Democratic Party’s Agenda? It’s really disgusting to see a once great charity perverted and used to further liberal ideological goals, even [ Read more ]

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PART II** NHDOT –”Cut one in four jobs starting in 2009″ Could that be the answer?

September 24, 2007

.. . Following on the theme reported in my prior post, Tom Fahey, writing in yesterday’s New Hampshire Sunday News’ State House Dome column reports Asked about a gas tax hike to help repair the rest of the highway system, [Transportation Commissioner] O’Leary whose term ends Nov. 30 said any increase would have to come from the [ Read more ]

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PART I ** NHDOT –”Cut one in four jobs starting in 2009″ Could that be the answer?

September 24, 2007

One in four? (9/21/07) . [NOTE: This is a repost of a piece, originally up Friday, titled, Change is good... Especially if there's any left in our pockets after NH's "leaders" are done with us. That way, we can pay the tolls! This story is one we believe everybody MUST know about. See PART II [ Read more ]

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More on Iranian President’s Visit

September 23, 2007

Click here for more and don’t forget to make comments on my previous posting…let your voice be heard.

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Should Our Tax Dollars Protect Iranian President?

September 22, 2007

Click here to read the latest from Fox News regarding the President of Iran. Unless you’ve been living in a cave with Osama, you know that he is coming to visit the USA. Click here for some reaction by the Jewish community. Click here to read about his request to visit ground zero. This evil [ Read more ]

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HillaryCare – second impressions.

September 20, 2007

Soviets in Siberian gulag. Is this the fate of those who fail to conform to the rules in Hillary’s world of health care? Second Impressions More impressions to come….and then a contrasting with other Dem plans advocating for socialized medicine vs the free marketplace plans of the Republicans. Biggest problem? Lack of details. Enough to [ Read more ]

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The differences could not be starker

September 18, 2007

I have remarked on Meet The New Press and have blogged that the differences between the Republican and Democratic Presidential hopefuls are vast. One one side, the Dems are all advocating for Universal Healthcare with massive amounts of governmental intrusion vs free-market and real individual choice of the Republicans. I just quickly glanced at the [ Read more ]

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Not paying a mortgage, but paying the price.

September 13, 2007

As readers of the ‘Grok are aware, we have been selected to receive and forward reader questions for candidate Fred Thompson to answer at some point. While we are still awaiting something from the campaign, the questions continue to trickle in. We got an email yesterday that happened to overlap with my prior posting about a possible [ Read more ]

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