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GrokTALK! Snippets–Segment Three: Former State Senator Gary Lambert and the GOP Autopsy

April 14, 2013

In Segment Three of this weeks podcast Skip and Steve speak with Marine Col. Gary Lambert, former State Senator from Nashua, about the GOP Growth Opportunity Project, also known as the GOP Autopsy Report. Due to a technical problem this segment was cut short. The full April 13th podcast is available here . If you [ Read more ]

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New John McCain Poster

March 8, 2013
Get off my lawn

Via Jon Gabriel on Twitter.

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Black Swan: Obama’s actions created the TEA Party. Is the Establishment Old Guard Republicans are about to be black swanned?..

February 4, 2013

“ if you aren’t going to do what you say you would, we can no longer trust you“ I am beginning to think so.  Certainly here in NH during the last two election cycles, the enmity between what I would call the Old Guard Establishment (e.g., “I’m a Republican because…..I’m a Republican” and “who the [ Read more ]

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Runs like a Deere….no thanks to a sniveling Lowe’s

December 30, 2012

I still miss the ole’ Suburban.  What’s not to like about a land yacht that had a really nice comfy bench seat in the front where TMEW would sit right next to me, a long wheel base to smooth out the bumps, 4wd to take care of the ravine that one must pass to get [ Read more ]

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Tom Brady (Not that one) Can’t Be On The NH-GOP State Committee

December 17, 2012

Actually, the other Tom Brady can’t be  an NH-GOP voting Committee member either but let us not get distracted. NH-GOP Bylaws, Article 1, section 4A: A.  Any registered Republican who, at the same time joins or allows his or her name to be used in support of a political committee or a defined group of [ Read more ]

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Data Point – State Government control since 1938

December 10, 2012

From the NY Times: (H/T: Instapundit)

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About That Chairman of the NHGOP Works For Free Thing…

November 9, 2012

Anyone ever wonder what possible advantage there might be to keeping the job of Republican Party Chairman of New Hampshire as an unpaid position?  I’m sure there are people with a pat answer but I have a theory. Seems to me that this would guarantee that only well-connected, moderate party insiders could ever hold the [ Read more ]

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NRCC Steak Out 2012!

August 9, 2012

The Nashua Republican City Committee (NRCC) is at it again, with their annual “Steak Out” dinner/fundraiser planned for Saturday, August 25, 2012. They’ve always managed to get some great keynotes, from the late Andrew Breitbart and James O’Keefe, to Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, to former Fox News anchor, E.D. Hill. This year, they are [ Read more ]

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Marilinda Garcia – In Support of a Veto Override on HB 1679

June 29, 2012

After the Union Leader tricked me yesterday (corrected here), I felt compelled to share the actual remarks from Republican House Rep Marilinda Garcia, in her support to overturn the Veto on HB 1679, the ban on Partial Birth Abortion in New Hampshire. As I should have known all along, she and I are in complete [ Read more ]

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HCRC Flag Day Picnic – Chris Crawford

June 11, 2012

Chris Crawford of the NH Conservative Future PAC was on hand at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Flag Day Picnic.  Here’s what he had to say.  

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HCRC Flag Day Picnic – Speaker Bill O’Brien

June 10, 2012

New Hampshire Republican House Speaker Bill O’Brien addresses the crowd at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Flag Day Picnic.

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HCRC Flag Day Picnic – Ovide Lamontagne

June 10, 2012

Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, Ovide Lamontagne takes the podium at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Flag Day Picnic.

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HCRC Flag Day Picnic – Kevin Smith

June 10, 2012

First up to speak after the Host and MC was Kevin Smith, Republican Primary Candidate for Governor.

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HCRC Flag Day Picnic – Paul Westcott

June 10, 2012

Today was the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Flag Day Picnic.  The event, held at the Alpine Grove in Hollis, was a tremendous success, with a long list of speakers.  I’m not going to break them all out into individual posts but I will post several.  For those looking for the entire event it will be [ Read more ]

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Live (Probably) From the HCRC Flag Day Picnic [Updated]

June 9, 2012

[Update 2] Still…nothing works, well–my laptop works. But we’ve got video. [Update] Nothing works…but I’m still trying to make it happen. Well….This is something of an experiment.   Let’s call it GrokTalk channel 2.  And if it works we’ll be Starting at 11:45 (ish). We will attempt to broadcast audio only today from the Hillsborough County [ Read more ]

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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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Spec Bowers – Silly Editorial About O’Brien

April 8, 2012

(Excellent editorial by State Rep Spec Bowers to the Concord Monitor. Copied from Spec’s Facebook page) Spec Bowers Op Ed;  Silly Editorial About O’Brien The Monitor’s April 5 editorial about House Speaker Bill O’Brien is one of the sillier ones of the last year and a half. It reminds me of the old legal adage, [ Read more ]

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California vs. New Hampshire…

March 30, 2012

New Hampshire wins, hands-down. This is part of a letter to the editor in today’s Wall Street Journal from California resident Ken Broad: “California is quickly becoming a fiscal death star. Good weather is not enough. As former Reagan economic adviser Arthur Laffer highlights in his new book, ‘If a pleasant climate was the determinant [ Read more ]

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Grok TV Interview- Conclusion; Mark Vincent, Candidate, NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chair

March 29, 2012

Here is the conclusion of my interview with Amherst Republican Town Committee Chairman, Mark Vincent.  Mark is running for the position of NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chair. We talk about New Hampshire Citizen’s perception of the NH-GOP, State party enrollment, Fundraising, and Mark’s closing remarks. (Questions 7 and 8 here) (Questions 5 and 6) (Questions [ Read more ]

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Mark Vincent – Candidate for NH GOP Area 3 Vice Chair, Questions 7 & 8

March 17, 2012

We continue the interview with Amherst Republican Town Committee Chairman, Mark Vincent.  Mark is running for the position of NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chair. Question 7 deals with the NH GOP State Party Platform, Question 8, with the NH GOP State Party by Laws.  

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Questions #3 & 4 – Mark Vincent – Running for NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chair

March 8, 2012

I sat down with Mark Vincent, the Chairman of the Amherst Republican Town Committee, to talk about his candidacy for the position of NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chair.  Here are Questions 3 and 4. “As Chairman of the Amherst RTC what accomplishments are you most proud of?” And.. “Enrollment grew in th Amherst Town committee [ Read more ]

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On Tuesday, we must Unite or Die. Think about it.

January 6, 2012

UNITE OR DIE. Our choice. The GOP primary election is in four days. We unite behind one conservative candidate or lose when non-conservative Romney takes it. This from Jeff Kuhner at The Washington Times: “The White House is popping champagne corks. President Obama got what he wanted from the Iowa caucus: a fractured Republican Party [ Read more ]

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Wednesday Morning Coffee – Ron Paul Third in Iowa

January 4, 2012

An “ends justifies the means” approach to a Republican primary is how ‘Republicans’ for Ron Paul justify begging Democrats to register as Republicans or independents so they can screw with the results of the GOP Primary to their candidates advantage. In Iowa, assuming it worked, this netted Congressman Paul a decent third place showing.  We are [ Read more ]

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Jesus and the Democrat

December 30, 2011

JESUS AND THE DEMOCRAT A Republican, in a wheelchair, entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the restaurant and asked, “Is that Jesus sitting over there?” The waitress nodded “yes,” so the Republican requested that she give Jesus a cup of coffee, on him. [ Read more ]

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How Did Your NH House Republican Rank In 2011?

July 11, 2011

I’ve culled my reps from the list (Hills 19) below. I’ve also generated a list of the Republican bottom feeders for 2011. These are what we would call RINOs, moderate democrats who could never survive the bullying from the left, or might never get elected if they admitted that they have little or no interest in supporting the Republican party platform.

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