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Endorsement (Personal) for NH House – Glen Aldrich, Harry Bean, Norm Silber, Mike Sylvia

August 10, 2020 Skip

While not an official GraniteGrok endorsement, all GraniteGrok writers have the authority to personally endorse people for elected office they feel best to fill that particular position. I am taking advantage of that now for the NH House of Representatives. The first three are in my District: Belknap County 2 (Gilford/Meredith). Glenn, Harry, and Mike … Read more

Debating with “Woke Ideologues”? Ain’t happening according to John Lindsey

August 10, 2020 Skip

As Sun Tzu said, “Know your enemy.” We can no longer refer to “Liberals” as being, well, liberal. They are manifestly showing themselves to be extremely illiberal and totalitarian. Demanding that everyone thinks and lived according to their senses of some ~~dystopia~~ Utopia.

Notable Quote – Equity does not mean Equality

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Skip

“[E]quity,” (is) a euphemism for racial, gender and other discrimination. It’s the opposite of equal opportunity, it’s demanding equal results even if it means discriminating against some people on the basis of race, ethnicity or other immutable factors.

Brittany Infographic Teacher Union Cycle

Teachers have forgotten that they’re in the customer service business (and they are making the customers unhappy)

August 8, 2020 Skip

Teachers have forgotten that they’re in the customer service business. In fact, they’ve forgotten they have customers that just happened to have outsourced their responsibility to teach their kids to others. Now, they may well be taking that responsibility back because of bad customer service.

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If you’re that scared, just stay home; your fears don’t trump others’ Freedom

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 Skip

Every year, around 250,000 bikers ride into the Laconia / Lakes Region here in NH to blow off steam and have a good time (noted: as the years go by and the grey has set in, the amount and heat of steam have dissipated) around their common interest of bikes.

A Story About School Reopenings

August 7, 2020 Skip

“My wife, who is apparently a glutton for punishment, listened to an entire Arlington County school board meeting last night. School is online only indefinitely. She reports there was great concern expressed about, and discussion of how to help:”

“Uncovering the Origins of Identity Politics”

August 7, 2020 Skip

The following is a long post from The Daily Signal by Mike Gonzalez. One of the things that is driving our culture is what I’ve been calling the Democrat Party Identity Politics Group Totem Pole. It is crushing the idea of E Pluribus Unum – out of many, one.

Concord Monitor staff member doesn’t understand why Property Taxes keep rising. DumbA$$

August 7, 2020 Skip

What a maroon – but hey, he works for Pravda on the Merrimack so you almost can swear right this instant on what his world view is on this issue. He’s got the normal Progressive “chip on his shoulder” about taxation and it’s always that somebody else has to pay for me.”

DISQUS Doodlings – Bruce Currie, Me, and the Lives of the Unborn

August 6, 2020 Skip

I’ll spoil it upfront – I believe the life of an unborn child is sacrosanct. Bruce Currie, our resident Bernie-Bro? You decide. Over at Beth’s “State Sen. Cindy Rosenwald Must Disavow Racist Ties.”

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are Dumb and Dumber

August 6, 2020 Skip

SHOT: De Blasio announces $10K fines, checkpoints for travelers flouting NYC quarantine:: “Out-of-state travelers could face up to $10,000 in fines if they break New York City’s two-week quarantine rule and checkpoints will be set up at entry points into the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.”

A Colorblind Poem for a Colorblind Post

August 6, 2020 Skip

This makes for a good UPDATE to my “Quick Thought – Being Colorblind, I See You JUST Fine.” That was in answer to the idea that “If you’re color blind, that means you don’t even see me.”

NBoE Ray Guarino - break law go on strike

Clarity – Teachers are Telling us They are Non-Essential but Extortionist in Nature

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Skip

For those of us around at that time, what teacher’s unions are hinting at sounds like “PATCO” more and more. If you weren’t, that refers to the Federal air traffic controllers that tried to call then-President Reagan’s bluff. By law, they couldn’t strike; they did anyways. They lost – he fired them all.

Quick Thought – Being Colorblind, I See You JUST Fine.

August 6, 2020 Skip

While I’m in my office, I often turn on the TV (generally the news). While surfing through some channels I happened to come across Bravo TV and a promo for one of their shows:

NH State Rep – Speeding Laws are for the Little People

August 5, 2020 Skip

NOTE: From 1983/84 – representative of what I saw only. I was on my way to Rte 93 (Exit 20) a bit ago and I noticed a car with a bunch of stickers on the back end:

Mad as hell and Im not going to take this anymore

This is AWESOME! Ticked off Normal in Portland decides he’s had enough with BLM / Antifa bullying.

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Skip

This was SO great I went over to Treehugger and immediately posted it up on the most recent pickup truck bashing post by Lloyd Alter:

Data Point -“DC returns to work — and Online Porn, up 1,600%”

August 5, 2020 Skip

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT, UH, WORK: DC returns to work — and online porn, up 1,600%. “Online porn viewing in Washington, dormant since most offices closed in March, has started to spike as more workers have returned to their cubicles in the federal city.

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Endorsement (Personal) for NH House – Glen Aldrich, Harry Bean, Norm Silber, Mike Sylvia

Debating with “Woke Ideologues”? Ain’t happening according to John Lindsey

Notable Quote – Equity does not mean Equality

Teachers have forgotten that they’re in the customer service business (and they are making the customers unhappy)

If you’re that scared, just stay home; your fears don’t trump others’ Freedom

A Story About School Reopenings

Concord Monitor staff member doesn’t understand why Property Taxes keep rising. DumbA$$

DISQUS Doodlings – Bruce Currie, Me, and the Lives of the Unborn

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are Dumb and Dumber

A Colorblind Poem for a Colorblind Post

Clarity – Teachers are Telling us They are Non-Essential but Extortionist in Nature

Quick Thought – Being Colorblind, I See You JUST Fine.

NH State Rep – Speeding Laws are for the Little People

This is AWESOME! Ticked off Normal in Portland decides he’s had enough with BLM / Antifa bullying.

Data Point -“DC returns to work — and Online Porn, up 1,600%”

Have You had it With “Medical Experts” Thinking They Can RULE the Us?

So, Which REPUBLICAN Led City is Having the Same BLM/Antifa Riots as the Democrats?

Notable Quote – more “wise” men than this high school student need “wising up”

Palate Cleanser: Teen Gets first Paycheck and Discovers “Taxes!”(Check Out his Reaction)