Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Campaign Sign Stealer Jim Babcock Shouldn’t Drive Angry

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Skip

UPDATED and BUMPED: Yep, still angry. I was out at the end of my driveway two days ago when he came squealing around the corner in his black Toyota pickup with his bike locked into the bed. He saw me and it sounded like he mashed the gas pedal through the floor boards (given the engine roar), and squealed again on the other side of my property (my lot borders his street on one side and the only way out of the neighborhood on the far side). Gosh, I do remember him yelling at me for speeding while driving at a FAR lower speed. Glass houses, stones, and all.

I just smiled. He’s gonna be a hoot when his hearing is finally scheduled…speaking of….

Yesterday, I got a call from a good friend…

HB1159 – like a Zombie from the Crypt, it’s alive at 10am this morning. UPDATE: It’s now dead forever more

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 Skip

UPDATE and BUMPED: Hmm, I had edited this earlier but WordPress seems to have lost it. The Criminal and Justice Committee voted, 11-0, to “not recommend further legislation”. To my surprise, the motion was by Rep David Meuse who said it had First Amendment problems and implications for the Press. He also said that there … Read more

Notable Quote – What is Needed for a Prosperous Economy?

September 15, 2020 Skip

Both the Right to Private Property and The Rule of Law is being attacked in what seems to be hundreds of cities across America. Lawless mobs made up of Black Lives Matter and Antifa (and other assorted ne’er-do-wells and other riff-raff wanting a “Grand Adventure”) laying siege to these targets.

BlogQuestion of the Day: Do You Know where Your Riots Are?

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Skip

“In 57 days, ask yourself do I really want the country run by the same party that runs NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland & Chicago?”

Liberty and Justice for All; A Statement of Reaffirmation

September 15, 2020September 14, 2020 Skip

The Corner (at National Review) has a serious post that I consider to be an opening shot against the Marxism that has taken hold in Academia. That, in the last two or three years, has burst out of that bubble in screams of Totalitarianism, Safetyism, and Presentism.

Aria DiMezzo Kerfuffle – The ‘Transgender Satanist Anarchist’ Republican nominee for Cheshire County Sheriff

September 14, 2020 Skip

OK, I’ll be truthful here – I really just wanted to bypass this whole matter altogether. However, we are here to serve our readers and LOTS of you have been leaving comments or sending in emails asking us our thoughts about the ‘Transgender Satanic Anarchist’ Republican nominee for Cheshire County Sheriff.

The Next Time Someone Tells You the Government Can Make Better Things

September 14, 2020 Skip

DCE over at Weekend Pundit JUST HAD to wind me up on this subject – AGAIN! That’s his image above and I HATE these freaking gas cans! I’ve ranted about “the gas cans Government ‘bestowed’ upon us” before and will probably continue to do so now that snowblower season is fast approaching.

California Made Their Own Electricity policy – The Feds Should Let Them Sit in The Dark.

September 13, 2020 Skip

We have “Shades of The Daily Sun and now-former reporter Mike Kitch, who believed that anyone with money should have it taken from them by their politicians, to bail out folks whose own politicians have screwed them over for years.

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Blogline of the Day – Equity over Freedom

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Skip

Black Lives Matter rioting is the French Revolution attacking the American Revolution.

Remember – Equity is just another word for racial quotas. Freedom is the word that means YOU choose for you and not someone else.

Notable Quote – Politicians need to learn that sometimes the “best” of “doing something” really is “do nothing”

September 13, 2020 Skip

[P]oliticians invariably feel the need to “do something.” Despite volumes of evidence from disparate fields like economics, social work, ecology, and medicine, it never seems to occur to politicians that sometimes doing less, or even doing nothing, is by far the better approach. Why should it occur to them? When politicians act and their actions … Read more

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Data Point – Police “systemic racism”?

September 13, 2020 Skip

Reformatted, emphasis mine: Approximately 50 million police-civilian interactions every year 11 million arrests each year (22%) Of those 11 million 1,000 alleged perpetrators / arrestees are killed each year (0.009%). Of those 11 million, 250 were Black (0.0023%) and 500 were White (0.0045%) The percentage of police shootings that involve a white cop and an … Read more

Yet another reason why I no longer talk to pollsters

September 12, 2020 Skip

As I said here, about phone polls, I really don’t want to waste my time and I’m not wanting to answer silly questions that I know that are setups for a ~~desired~~ result. How do I know? Well, by the question’s construction – and I’m not the only one (emphasis mine).

What COVID19 Looks Like Without NY and NJ – Pandemic? What Pandemic?

September 12, 2020 Skip

As I’ve blogged about before, only a tiny fraction of all US counties contain the vast majority of COVID19 deaths. New Jersey and New York have most of them. So, what does America’s “Pandemic” look like without those two. This chart shows the difference.

Notable Quote – It used to be about the Constitution

September 12, 2020 Skip

Our Founders wanted a limited Government constrained by the Constitution. But if our elected Representatives refuse to even talk about the Constitution’s limitations upon them, how can it be limited?

Take a Moment to say “Thank you” to Bravery in the Service of Others

September 12, 2020 Skip

I’m betting those 300+ campers at the edge of that lake will never forget those who decided they should not be forgotten in their time of need. Especially at the risk of your own lives – and the lives of their families if things went sideways.

Right To Know Request – Same Day Registrations From Tuesday’s NH Primary Election

September 12, 2020 Skip

Tuesday had a pretty good turnout. Statewide here in NH: Previous record 228,432 votes cast in the September primary just two years ago New record this year on Tuesday: 304,671 (33% increase) Absentee ballots: 90,322 (30%) Democrat voters: 156,976 Republican voters: 147,695 (a difference of 9,281) Number of registered NH voters: 1,002,012 so a … Read more

Acting Less Like Elected Representatives and More Like Kings

September 11, 2020 Skip

I do believe we’ve hit a tipping point in America – and then gone past it. Some of our elected representatives have gone off the rails, and it is because of this attitude.

College Students: Stealing Other People’s Stuff is an Acceptable Form of ‘Protest’

September 11, 2020 Skip

The Declaration of Independence, in part, starts off with “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The word happiness was swapped in for “property” at the last minute because it “flowed better.” The NH State Constitution is much clearer on the point.

No, I’m Not Answering any More Political-Poll Phone Calls Either

September 11, 2020 Skip

Over the last two months, the Robo-polling calls have been ramping up. Now, I’m getting anywhere from 5 to 8 calls a day. I used to answer them and I used to give truthful answers. I’d point out to the poor schlub at the other end of the call how badly worded the questions were.

Trump Rally – Manchester Airport – “Exclusive” Grok Video – Donald Trump completes his address

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Skip

I’m late on this – very late. These two videos complete President Trump’s address to those assembled at Manchester Airport. (Here are the earlier parts if you missed them.) Part 5: Part 6: Again, thanks to John Irish for providing the video to GraniteGrok: