3 October 2014 - Granite Grok

October 3, 2014

GrokTALK! Round Table – Kool Aid And Constitutions…

In Segment three we have a round table discussion covering the flavor of the local Kool Aid®, the bi-partisanship of source documents, TV news and your blood pressure, lefties looking for real progressives for president, how conservatives have already lost the election for Republicans, and more…(30 min) Listen to or Download the full podcast on …

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Ann Kuster’s Empty Chair

Hot Air  As for ((Marilinda Garcia’s) opponent, Congresswoman Kuster hasn’t held a town hall meeting with her constituents since her 2012 victory; that’s over 600 days. In a region of the country where voters like–and expect–these events from their representatives, it’s rubbed some voters the wrong way. Local New Hampshire newspapers have published letters to …

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Notable Quote – Jacob Hornberger

“Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not – and is not – a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is a “barbed-wire entanglement” designed to interfere with, restrict, and impede government officials in the exercise of political power.”

President Obama Should have Met With Senator Obama About The Failure To Prepare For Epidemic Emergencies

Senator Barack Obama, floor of the US Senate – 2005: Mr. President why aren’t we prepared for an Avian Flu pandemic? The failure to prepare for emergencies can have devastating consequences. We learned that lesson the hard way after Hurricane Katrina. This nation must not be caught off-guard when faced with the prospect of an …

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An observation that I believe is spot on

SO I GUESS NOBODY’S LAUGHING AT CLINT EASTWOOD’S “EMPTY CHAIR” BIT ANYMORE: Report: Obama Has Missed over Half His Second-Term Daily Intel Briefings. UPDATE: From the comments: “Further Report: Obama has not Missed any of his Second-Term Fundraising Trips, vacations, MSNBC engagements/weddings, or golf outings.” Priorities of a “me, Me, ME” narcissist.  Empty chair, empty job, …

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Common Core – using math as another way to achieve ” Fundamental Transformation “?

“So who’s right? The educators who insist on making the fundamentals of mathematics as complex as a Rubik’s cube, or the kid who probably has secret access to his mom’s old flashcards and sees this as a foolish waste of time?” My mom’s flashcards taught me the answer was 13.  Period.  The kid gets it …

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Comment Doodlings – Life, Abortion, The Constitution, And Truth

Under Skip’s ongoing updates about the GOP Platform (not being updated), the subject of abortion, naturally, came up.  One comment took a familiar tack: Life may start at conception, but the fact is that the child’s life is not covered by the Constitution until its born and hits American soil. What the mother of an …

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California – Drunk Females Are Incapable of Consenting to Sex

California passed a law (Signed by Moon-beam Jerry Brown) that hold university (funding) hostage unless colleges and universities in the state adopt their policy with regard to sexual assault (etc)… The bill holds hostage funding for colleges and universities unless “the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, …

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