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Internet Doodlings – “meanwhile, back over at Treehugger…”

May 17, 2012

Yeah, back there again.  While the name connotes an environmental bent (which it does), there is enough there to start proving “Green on the outside, Red on the inside”.  Or at a minimum, think the Nanny State with Nurse Ratched looking back at you.  Doubt me?  Loyal reader C. Dog e. dog seems to be [ Read more ]

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And so it begins – resisting religious tyranny

May 17, 2012

Although the political conversation over the last week or so has been Obama’s personal redefinition of what traditional marriage is, let’s not forget that he and HHS Secretary Sebelius decided that they were after yet another “First” – the First Administration that felt they had the authority to redefine what a religious organization is or [ Read more ]

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Liberals: valuing trees over babies

May 16, 2012

Or so it seems… (H/T: Liberal Logic)

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Project Veritas – “Can Illegal aliens vote in North Carolina?” Er, that would be a yes

May 16, 2012

James O’Keefe’s  Project Veritas has done another Voter Fraud video – this time in the State where the Democrat National Convention will be – North Carolina!  How fitting, as it always seems that Democrats are the one who could care less who is voting (or how often – it’s the Chicago way!).  I just keep [ Read more ]

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HB 1704 – Republicans doing the dirty work by resurrecting HassanSpeech? Part 3

May 16, 2012

Heh! Update before posting:  If you go down 1/3rd of the post to where I discuss lines 25-26, 28-29 you can see that even if the IRS codes would not require Donors / Contributors information, this amendment will require it.  Now add this info: TUESDAY, MAY 15, UPDATE: CROSSROADS ON THE AIR. Crossroads GPS, a [ Read more ]

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Why does NH AG Richard Head want James O’Keefe emails from a third party without a subpoena?

May 16, 2012

I just received this document a few minutes ago (PDF here): Last time I looked, unless Dick Head has had a subpoena issued, wouldn’t this be against the law? Is Nadia Naffe doing this in retribution for this, as Patterico outlines?  And here is a temp restraining order against Ms. Naffe, also at Patterico.  And [ Read more ]

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Ha! And you thought the only “costs” of Government of taxes, fees, and fines

May 15, 2012

LA Times in 2011: “The White House said those changes alone would eliminate more than 1.9 million annual hours of “redundant reporting requirements” for employers, saving more than $40 million a year in costs.” As if that really is a big solution.Most assuredly, the Leviathan (Government) has grown larger and larger; the 2012 version of [ Read more ]

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Obama – really pandering

May 15, 2012

I think this, by Rameriz, says it better than this earlier one; this requires no “evolvement” I guess it is true, what they say about some politicians…. (H/T: Hot Air)

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California – land of fun, sun, & beaches….and $16 Billion deficits, onerous biz regulations, and Democrat control

May 15, 2012

Especially with Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown now saying that only with higher taxes can California get out of their bind. Umm, Jerry?  Your taxes are already among the highest in the nation…that’s not enough? (H/T: John D)

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Data Point – What goes in is certainly coming out.

May 14, 2012

Silly me – and I thought taxes were need to actually pay for functions of actual Government (like salaries, office equipment, armies…) (H/T: Business Insider)

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He “Evolved”…

May 14, 2012

(H/T: Mac)

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HB 1704 – Republicans doing the dirty work by resurrecting HassanSpeech? Part 2

May 14, 2012

OK, Part 1 is here – which simply pulled out a couple of nuggets from the proposed HB 1704 as found at  NH.GOV. While there was enough uproar to have the NH Senate table it last week, it is supposedly coming back from the dead.  I have already made the pitch that the bill needs [ Read more ]

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Op-Ed by Carolyn McKinney (Chair, RLCNH) “The Legislature must reestablish its place above the courts”

May 14, 2012

The Legislature must reestablish its place above the courts By Carolyn McKinney, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. While many in Concord are clamoring over language for an educational-funding constitutional amendment (CACR 12), what’s being lost in the final debate of the 2011-2012 session is a constitutional amendment proposal far more important [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Special Interview: Rep. John Hikel for NH Senate – Question 10 – Contrast yourself with the incumbent, Senator Lou D’Allesandro?

May 14, 2012

And the last question in our series of spotlighting John Hikel – If current NH State Senator Lou D’Allesandro is your opponent in the General election, how would you contrast yourself with him? Previous Questions: Question 1– Has it been everything you thought in the House?  glad you put the time in?  Best part of [ Read more ]

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Problem is, Obama wishes to put everyone on the Government teat

May 13, 2012

You know, Grokster Tim is gonna give me SUCH a hard time over this image – time after time I have repeated my one inviolate rule for Groksters about strictures in posts (“Adult themes, kid friendly”) when he (deliberately, and with a smirk on his face – heh!) puts up something that pushes my buttons.  [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Special Interview: Rep. John Hikel for NH Senate – Question 9 – A Primary? And then who in the General election?

May 13, 2012

Next to last question in this series with John Hikel who has decided to forgo a relatively safe seat in the NH House to “move up” to the NH Senate.  As with most politicians, he is facing an election and in his case, two.  Here, he talks about the probably Primary he will have to [ Read more ]

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So ask yourself – do ALL these occupations really require a license?

May 12, 2012

Yes, in a number of cases, I think that this list compiled by the Institute of Justice for New Hampshire, shows that it isn’t always necessary that the State needs to be involved.  Really?  That a Sign Language Interpreter has to be officially licensed in order to be good? Anyone who reads the ‘Grok knows [ Read more ]

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Guess I’m not exactly Mr. Perfect…

May 12, 2012

Well, MSN Living passes on the results of a poll by Austin Reed (upscale UK clothier); I got the link from somewhere and curiosity, in a morbid way, got the better of me.  So, I clicked….and got miserable.  Silly me – I should stick to politics. I’ d miss this even if I could stop [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event: Rye RepublicanTown Committee Gala Reception for 2012 GOP Candidates – ‘Grok gets a couple of accolades

May 12, 2012

When we go to almost all of the events that we cover, we are welcomed by the event hosts, they make sure we have what we need, and then we get to work and do the live streaming, the interviews, and the recording that we feel is part of our straight citizen journalism.  We don’t [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Special Interview: Rep. John Hikel for NH Senate – Question 8 – Created in the House but what happened in the Senate?

May 12, 2012

One of the very puzzling (and often, very frustating) things that has happened this session between the NH House and the NH Senate is the amount of bills passed by overwhelmingly by the supermajority of Republican in the House getting tabled or voted down by the supermajority of Republicans in the NH Senate.  GraniteGrok asked [ Read more ]

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