August 2008 - Granite Grok

August 2008

Bring it, Dean, bring it on!

  In the words of the BlogFather – heh! Well, Dean Barker from Blue Hampshire (who we had on MTNP a bit ago; promo here and podcast here; we had a pleasant time and we want to have him back on!) has seemingly put himself in the situation of "be careful for what you wish …

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Want some fries with that?

I’m wondering if this story is something that could only happen in Maine, and/or if it’s a new twist on the "will work strip for food" offer… GREENVILLE, Maine (AP) _ The Skinny Dip sandwich at Greenville’s Black Frog Restaurant is free for customers willing to plunge naked from the restaurant into Moosehead Lake. But …

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Meet The New Press – Podcast for 8/30/08

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It’s Meet the New Press radio. End your summer with a real bang!

Starting Saturday morning at 9 am! . ….              .Pat Hynes                                  Skip Murphy                                  Doug Lambert As usual, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and AnkleBitingPundits brings an array of items and guests for your consideration– ALL STARTING AT 9AM! As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip, if you are …

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Gov Palin on energy resources and exploration. You know… “Energy Independence”

If you’re like me, you are most likely anxious to learn as much as possible about Senator McCain’s exciting VP pick of AK Gov. Sarah Palin. Here is an exchange from the Glenn Beck Show that aired back in June: Given the importance of energy and its bearing on the upcoming election, Mrs. Palin is …

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Sarah Palin – what a move!

Update: Being a telecommuter, I got to watch the event where Senator McCain introduced Gov. Palin as his running mate.  After listening to her speak, my smile just gets bigger and bigger and bigger. One observation: Last night, the Democrat crowd at Invesco Field were constantly shouting "Obama" Just now, the Republican crowd were constantly …

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“Sarah Barracuda”…

Don’t know if this is 100% confirmed yet, but it looks like Senator McCain obviously read our post Wednesday calling for a woman Veep— with Sarah Palin being our preference– because Drudge is linking to a story claiming that indeed the Alaska Governor is it. I think this will, if not dramatically altering the election, at …

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Friday Humor – “You know”

Oh yes: Mrs. Treemont was walking by a pet store, when a parrot in the doorway called to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly!".  She was furious and yelled at the store owner.  He promised it would never happen again.   However, the next day she was walking past the pet store when again …

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