US Congress

And Now For the Ammunition Ban

April 5, 2013

“If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you’ll just be the thirteenth clown” —Adam Walinsky We’ve talked a great deal these past months about a potential gun grab. What went sleepliy unnoticed was Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Rep. Carolyn [ Read more ]

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Ron Paul’s Farewell Address on the House Floor

November 15, 2012

It’s over 48 minutes so grab a beverage and a snack.  Good speech.  Compelling questions.  (And yes,  as a matter of fact I do expect Tim to re-post this having not noticed I put it up already.  Dig!) Here’s a meat and potatoes RP quote for you to chew on… “I’ve thought a lot about [ Read more ]

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Guinta Calls Shea-Porter

November 7, 2012

Congressman Guinta called Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter to congratulate her on her win. (From the Guinta Press Release) “I would like to congratulate President Obama, Governor-elect Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman-elect Anne McLane Kuster and Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter on their victories. “What’s important in these races is the future of New Hampshire. I am committed to continuing my [ Read more ]

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A possible Congressional seat pickup by a Repub in Arizona in a Dem leaning District?

October 26, 2012

From time to time, we get requests from other parts of the country to see if we’d give a little blog time to issues or candidates from far away from GrokLand here in NH.  We’re generally happy to do so, so Rob, here you go!  From a post from my blog friend Jim Hoft at [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 6

August 15, 2012

And now for the last question of the night, formulated by Stella Scamman (moderator for the evening’s Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum).  The Candidates for this last question were in attendance were Rick Parent & Vern Clough vying for the Republican nomination in NH 1st Congressional District and   Will Dean & Dennis Lamare (“NO [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 5- Nationalizing Education Standards?

August 14, 2012

For the cost of our educational system at the K-12 levels, our results are deplorable.  No Child Left Behind was an attempt to “fix” that with uneven results (and unions screaming that they should not be judged or evaluated by their pupils results).  Now, Fed. Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan, with his Race To the Top, [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 4

August 13, 2012

To recap: five of the questions asked of the Candidates at the Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum were contributed before and during the event by the actual attendees with the lone exception of the last Question by Stella Scamman, the moderator.  The Candidates answering were: NH First Congressional District – Rick Parent, Vern Clough                           NH [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event: Belknap County Republican Committee “Contested Primaries” – US Congress

August 12, 2012

This past Wednesday nite was the monthly Belknap County Republican Committee (“BCRC”) meeting.  I’ve missed the last few but only because there has been so many different meetings in so many places on Wednesday nites lately, I’ve gone to some of those “one time only’s” vs something that is there like a clock.  This month, [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 3

August 12, 2012

In light of the Aurora / Batman shootings, and more recently, the Sikh Temple shootings, much time in the political class is being spent on gun control vs bearing arms.  There are those that would wish that all individuals would posses, train, and carry weapons and there are those, especially of the Left or pacifists [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 2

August 11, 2012

Another question from the audience related to that big bug-a-boo from the Maker / Productive class (as opposed to the Taker / Moocher / Socialist class) – taxes?  They see it as unfair that some are forced to pull the entire weight of the cost of government for all, and that it is used for [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Question 1

August 10, 2012

The questions for the four Candidates at the Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum were contributed before and during the event duration by the actual attendees with the lone exception of the last Question by Stella Scamman, the moderator.  The Candidates in attendance were: NH First Congressional District – Rick Parent, Vern Clough NH Second Congressional [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – Seacoast Republican Women Congressional Forum – Opening Remarks

August 9, 2012

Last night, the ‘Grok had been invited to cover the Congressional Forum sponsored by the Seacoast Republican Women – a well respected non-partisan (with respect to the Republican Party events) organization whose events are usually open and well attended as their execution in having an event is normally flawless.  The event, held at the most [ Read more ]

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Might be my Favorite Post of the Day: a whole hearted, robust defense of the Second Amendment from a Congressional Candidate

July 15, 2012

And that would be Rick Parent from Wolfeboro, NH who is running for US Congress in NH’s First Congressional District: This was not a random meeting at some sandpit – this was one of the shooting ranges at the Londonderry Fish and Game Club where the Smart Girl Politics / NH Armed and Fabulous event [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event – CNHT in review – The “Congressional” edition!

July 8, 2012

At yesterday’s CNHT Annual Picnic, there were a number of folks running for US Congress (both of NH’s Congressional Districts) that wanted to get their name out there and try to convince some of the activists there “Hey, look!  You should back me!”. In order of their speaking yesterday:    Congressman Charlie Bass (CD-2)                  Rick [ Read more ]

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Will Debbie Washerwoman Schultz Lose Her Re-Election?

April 25, 2012

Debbie Wasseman Schultz (DWS) is very busy being one of the worst DNC chairs ever.  (Not as easy as it may sound).  And we think that’s great.  In fact, we would like to help ensure that she has more time to pursue the disaster that is DNC chair DWS,  so please take a moment to [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Congressman Frank Guinta Townhall – Question 5,6, and 7

August 7, 2011

This past Thursday, Congressman Frank Guinta had a Townhall event at the Hooksett Public Library that was very well attended.  His opening remarks are here along with questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Here is Question 5:  Are you supportive of Medicare Part D?

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GrokTV: Congressman Frank Guinta Townhall – Q3/4 – Blowhards stand up

August 5, 2011

OK, I mentioned that there were a couple of blowhards at Frank’s Townhall last night.  No, they are not labeled such just because they were of a much more Liberal take than I am on the issues they spoke on.  Rather, it was because they thought it was about them, that it was their turn [ Read more ]

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GrokTV: Congressman Frank Guinta Townhall – the Talk

August 5, 2011

Last night, GraniteGrok went to the Hooksett Public Library for Frank’s first Townhall since voting on the Budget Control Act of 2011 (raising the debt ceiling).  Given that he has riled up both his Right side base and his Left side opponents, I at least give him kudos for walking into the arena. The downstairs [ Read more ]

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545 People Are Responsible For The Mess, But They Unite In A Common Con

August 3, 2011

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The President does.

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A note for US Senator Kelly Ayotte (R – NH)

August 2, 2011

UPDATE: Jeff sent along a thank you note, and pointed me to Kelly’s floor speech on this – posted up after the jump ========================================== A note sent to a staff member for Senator Kelly Ayotte: Re: Your boss… …did good today.  One of the TEA Party principles is to stop the wanton spending and to [ Read more ]

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The Debt Ceiling bill – Deja vu all over again, or a good thing?

August 1, 2011

OK, a bunch of things tonite have taken me away from blogging – especially on this bill.  I have a LOT of concerns with what the House has passed but while there may be some good stuff there, I have not come to the conclusion that this was a good bill.  In fact, my gut [ Read more ]

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Nice to see a particular name on this list of US Senators

May 12, 2011

Over at The Corner: Senate GOP to Obama: ‘End the DOJ’s Unwarranted Investigations of CIA Interrogators’ Senate Republicans pen a letter to the president: We call on you to finally end the DOJ’s unwarranted investigations of CIA interrogators, whose work led to one of the most defining moments of the Global War on Terror. These [ Read more ]

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FRANKLY SPEAKING By Congressman Frank Guinta – The Job of Creating New Jobs – How We Can Get Granite Staters Back to Work

April 27, 2011

The Job of Creating New Jobs – How We Can Get Granite Staters Back to Work When I was campaigning for Congress last year, I told voters that helping get people back to work was very important to me.  I meant it then, and I still mean it now.  That’s why I am conducting a [ Read more ]

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FRANKLY SPEAKING By Congressman Frank Guinta: Take a deep breath – the real battle over spending cuts is just starting

April 13, 2011

Take a deep breath – the real battle over spending cuts is just starting Late last week, Congress reached a deal to keep the federal government funded until the current fiscal year ends on September 30th.  When it is passed, the lengthy headache caused when the previous Nancy Pelosi-led Congress failed to pass a budget [ Read more ]

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Representative Guinta, have you gone insane?

March 16, 2011

Has it been THAT easy to co-opt you in Washington, DC? You’ve just voted for another short-term "fix gimmick," allowing the insane spending to continue yet again.  In doing so you have failed to stand your ground—or the ground you said you stood on when you were running—and have backed down from a fundamental stance you [ Read more ]

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