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Race debate in Central NH. “Negro 101” Part 2. Striking back…

Following up on this previous posting, in which the local Democrats here in Central NH have decided to take a local letter-writer "to task" for daring to be critical of the latest version of Barack Obama and, more importantly to local and state level Dems, daring to use the word "negro". As I noted in the …

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Meet The New Press – Podcast for 8/23/08

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‘Grok Flashback: Our thoughts on PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Joe Biden in April 2007

In the leadup to the NH primary, we got to see almost every candidate on both sides of the aisle, Joe Biden being no exception. As we cull through hours of videotape shot during the event for something that might be newsworthy given his selection as Barack Obama’s running mate, we figured some readers might be …

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Democrats ignite race debate in Central NH’s Lakes Region. Part One: “Negro 101”

An interesting debate about the "presumptive" Democratic nominee taking place here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in our local papers and in cyberspace has escalated into a full blown debate over race, language, and political correctness. It all started when one of the local wags– a Democrat "seasoned citizen"– submitted a letter to …

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Hey, we’ve heard this one before. Maybe NOW it will catch on around here…

from Dean Dexter: The Empire Center for New York State Policy has loaded the salaries of all NY state employees on the web… For years all state department head salaries were published by name in the Red Book every biennium, but that ceased in the 1970’s…only the names appear (commissioner, deputiy commissioner, etc.). What a great …

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McCain: “We’re going to achieve energy independence, and we’re going to do it by using every resource at our disposal…”

. . The following remarks were made by John McCain on an oil rig platform in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, August 19, 2008:  Americans across our country are hurting because of the cost of energy.  Gas prices are through the roof.  Energy costs have seeped into our grocery bills, making it more expensive to …

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