Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Well, we’re back up; our hosting company got nailed by a higher level ISP packet flood

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Skip

UPDATE: See below for more of a Diagnosis. *************** Apologies – WE weren’t hacked but our hosting company was effectively thrown offline by a higher level ISP company – their explanation sounds like a massive DDOS attack from the next higher level ISP – or that entity has a MAJOR screwup themselves that filtered downward. … Read more

“Here’s How Your Children Are Getting Indoctrinated by Leftist Ideology.”

August 29, 2020 Skip

This post by Doug Blair has been popping up in a number of places and I first found it at The Daily Signal. The days of the teacher, a wooden desk, a blackboard, and apple are long gone. We’ve posted examples of this indoctrination regime in the past – more of “higher Ed” than the lower grades.

Does the Left really understand what the French Revolution was about?

August 29, 2020 Skip

The Left is doing the provoking for a hot civil war, constantly probing and taking it to a hot Civil War. The guillotine is replacing the upraised Socialist fist that the Black Lives Matter movement has taken for its own (why not – its founders are self-proclaimed “trained Marxists”).

“Now do Jeff Woodburn”

August 29, 2020 Skip

Bob Forsythe is a Republican NH State Rep that has a number of charges against him including domestic violence. For the last few days, the political establishment on both sides of the aisle has been calling for him to resign even as he was running for re-election. Yesterday, he did.

Socialism is Based on Greed – Capitalism is Based on Serving Others

August 28, 2020 Skip

Capitalism is based on one and only one thing – serving others. Capitalism, or you as a capitalist, cannot succeed unless you are serving customers’ needs or wants. Period.

Democrat National Committee Panelist – Our Aim is the Destruction of Capitalism

August 28, 2020 Skip

No longer does the question “What is the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist” have any relevance. There are none. One only has to understand what the Black Lives Matters movement has openly said about Capitalism and that the three founders are “trained Marxist.”

DISQUS Doodlings – “Water is a Human Right?”

August 28, 2020 Skip

Just so many topics covered here in the TreeHugger post “Good News for the Rich: Their Fancy Showers Can Waste More Water“. Just another reminder that the “world’s largest site for sustainability issues” is rapidly dropping the “sustainability” mask and replacing it with the Eco-Socialist (heavy emphasis on the Socialist bit) mask.

Trump Providing Shiny Objects that Drive Progressives Out of Their Tiny Minds – Since 2016

August 28, 2020 Skip

Four years down the road and the MSM and Progressives / Socialists (but I repeat myself) still haven’t learned their lesson. Keep it up sir! Thanks to commenter Tombstone Gabby for sending this in!

“People Respected and Admired the Group They Were Naming the Team After”

August 27, 2020 Skip

This comment comes from my post on the Kansas City Chiefs and all this virtue-signaling about their name. Getting rid of fan traditions (the tomahawk chop) to satisfy the “activists” that probably don’t even watch the NFL. This from Commenter Monadnock Report:

Will You Be The Steel or Will You Be the Mush?

August 26, 2020 Skip

I just back upstairs from letting TMEW know that the BLM/Antifa riots have just gone “hot.” Sure, I’ve been watching the videos of when Antifa meet up with the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer in Portland or Seattle for a couple of years now.

Pro-BLM “Protest” NH Democrats Don’t Want Trump to Come to NH ‘cuz Virus!

August 26, 2020 Skip

Once again, we have Progressive/Socialist Democrats wishing to suppress someone else’s speech that isn’t there own. In this case, Dan Feltes and Selfish Socialist Andru Volinsky are using the WuFlu as a cover, a pretext, to make that happen (emphasis mine, reformatted):

Notable Quote – Main Difference Between Capitalism and Socialism

August 26, 2020 Skip

On the main difference between capitalism and socialism, other than “Who Chooses?”: Socialism’s failure, and capitalism’s relative success, has much more to do with capitalism’s capacity to generate economically relevant knowledge.” -Kristian Niemietz (Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies)

If Vote-by-Mail is a Constitutional Right “Can we get guns via mail order again?”

August 25, 2020 Skip

SEEN ON FACEBOOK: “My friend Jay asks a pertinent question. Since we have to have total mail-in voting because of the ‘Rona, what other civil rights should be permitted via mail? Can we get guns via mail order again?”

Trump impeachment - not above the law FI

Blogline of the Day – No impeachment talk by the DNC?

August 25, 2020 Skip

IN SOVIET AMERICA, DEMOCRATS MEMORY HOLE THEMSELVES! Good point: Did anyone notice that President Trump’s impeachment ‘didn’t even warrant a mention’ at the Democratic convention?

Data Point – Post Dem Convention Bounce? Nope – Polls Are Turning Toward Trump

August 24, 2020 Skip

Perhaps a result of the BLM/Antifa riots springing up all over the country and the Democrats condoning it? Or perhaps it IS due to the taking over of Biden’s body by the Socialists?

The Head of a VOTER Organization Doesn’t Trust Voters to Decide.

August 25, 2020August 24, 2020 Skip

The Union Leader has a piece on a Constitutional Amendment that died years ago: the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). The long and short of it is that didn’t pass within the time period set by Congress.

Donald Trump – Master Troller

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Skip

Master Troller or Master Truth Teller: Trump greets media after DNC: “Good to see you all. Hope you had a great weekend at your convention.”

Promoted from the Comments – “NH is actually not a good place to raise kids anymore.”

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Skip

I think this needs a bit more play. It is about folks that feel NH is moving away from their deep roots. So we are promoting this comment is from NHNative. It was under Ann Marie’s post: “Teachers, is Your Profession Becoming Obsolete?”

California – not just a “wealth tax” but a “pursuit for 10 years” tax even if you move out.

August 23, 2020 Skip

We’ve written about different entities (nations, States) trying to go “beyond” the normal types of taxes (re: income, property, dividends, capital gains, et al) for years. We’ve even mentioned the rather stupid ideas of instituting wealth taxes (not just what you’ve earned but your aggregate net worth collected over time).

Democrat Party: You Work and We Take.

August 23, 2020 Skip

“Redistribution and race underpins all of their policies, and I don’t recognize this Democrat Party. Here’s what I learned from last night.

Vice President Biden may be the nominee of the party, but Bernie Sanders is the head of the party, that’s clear.