Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Quick Thought: caution to the rubes: it’s “assimilation”

April 30, 2020 Skip

Normally I’d title this under Notable Quote but hopefully a Quick Thought will do it: When you progressives say “public-private partnership,” we liberals hear “public-private conspiracy.” -Deidre McCloskey ( Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All) And she means “Classic Western Liberalism” when she says “liberals”. … Read more

“Study: Historic Drop in U.S. Reading and Math Scores Since Common Core ‘Debacle’”

April 29, 2020 Skip

That’s the headline over at Breitbart. Like anyone is really surprised that a system of learning and content that was never really beta tested would have turned out as awful as we all saw it to be? It was Edu-babble supreme and only succeeded in one thing – separating parents from being able to help … Read more

Data Point – the old, the infirm, and COVID-19. Yeah, Freedom, too.

April 29, 2020 Skip

This shouldn’t be a surprise to ANYONE here in NH that has been following the numbers: More than half of the COVID-19 deaths in Europe have occurred in long-term care or nursing home facilities. It is “an unimaginable human tragedy,” Dr. Hans Kluge declared. Europe is not alone. At least one in five deaths recorded … Read more

So what have we learned about COVID-19 and its “management”

April 29, 2020 Skip

Yeah, that graphic says it all. Obviously, critical thinking is being used less and less, too. This post got triggered by one at Instapundit that spoke to things at the national level:

Is a Rebellion Forming Against Governor Sununu From within His Own Party?

April 28, 2020 Skip

I saw the poll that Ed had commented on before (“Massive Majority in New Hampshire Support Authoritarian Government and Willing to Believe Anything Government/Press Tell Them“) and had basically thrown up my hands in horror.

With 2.3 Million Guns Sold in March, NH’s Assault Rep Katherine Rogers Must be Seeking Help

April 28, 2020 Skip

I wasn’t quite sure how to handle this post. Call it a Notable Quote. So a modified fisking. Or, just put it up wholesale. It’s by Larry Keane over at The Truth About Guns and doesn’t really lend itself to the first two. Too long for a Quote and frankly, I wouldn’t be able to add much of value in doing a fisking.

But do you have masks for sale, BJ’s?

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Skip

I’ve been a “member” for a number of years and I get a lot of emails from them to buy this or that, something else, and this other thing as well. And get their sponsored credit card from time to time. This time, however, was different – partly commonsense and partly a demand:

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroInterview with Marc Abear

April 27, 2020 Skip

Marc used to represent my district (Gilford / Meredith) in the NH House. Like all the others that I interviewed last Saturday, he had come to show his displeasure with how His Excellency (Gov Sununu) was handling this Kung Flu epidemic. Marc, I have come to know, is a well measured, careful, and insightful person … Read more

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroInterview with Elliot Axelman

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Skip

Elliot is the proprietor and blogger over at Liberty Block (where he did his own reporting of the Rally) He also ran for the NH House in a special election a wee bit ago (sadly, he was not the winner). He, too, like most of the attendees, argues his points against His Excellency (Gov Sununu) … Read more

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroInterview with Tom Ploszaj

April 27, 2020 Skip

Tom has been appearing in the comment section of GraniteGrok for a while now and we’ve met in person a few times here and there. He’s now taking the step, after seeing what the Democrats have done and the ignoring of passed laws with respect to what our Constitution allows, to run for the NH … Read more

Govt: curing the disease but ignoring the cost of the cure?

April 26, 2020 Skip

I’m getting to the point that the next time a medical person says that we can’t open our economies until a cure is found because WE DIDN’T ELECT YOU MEDICAL TECHNOCRATS to govern; speak your opinion – that’s your right, but I REFUSE to be governed by your opinion and your opinion only. This is now a multi-dimensional problem and you’re only yammering about one aspect of it.

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroInterview with Dan Hynes

April 26, 2020 Skip

Another person that was roaming around the State House lawn before the ReOpenNH rally started was lawyer Dan Hynes. Like all the others, he had his reason for being there contra Governor Sununu’s stay-at-home orders; in order to exercise his First Amendment Right to Free Speech.

ReOpenNH - Free People make their own Risk Assessments

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroIntervew with Pam Ean

April 26, 2020 Skip

Even though I have known her for years, I didn’t recognize Pam at ALL at last week’s ReOpenNH Rally at the State House in Concord – I guess the Govt’s demand (and for more, more about commonsense on my part) to be masked up is creating an “anonymous” society as no one knows who you … Read more

Palate Cleanser – “Quarantine!” by Home Free

April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 Skip

Heh! I used to watch this group on a show called “The Sing Off” – an acapella singing competition that ran for a few years a few years ago now. They were pretty good then but this semi-cover and adaption of “Honesty” just hits the spot: (H/T: DCE over at Weekend Pundit)

Blog Question of the Day – Does it?

April 26, 2020April 25, 2020 Skip

For Us to Have Faith in Our Government, They Must Also Have Faith in We the People Do you have faith in your government? Any level at all? And DO you think Government trusts you? Any level at all? (H/T: RedState)

Yep, two Coronavirus dogs are protesting

April 25, 2020 Skip

Yeah, I can feel their pain as one discredited Democrat leader used to say. Imagine that – even dogs have feelings and routines and hate to have them disturbed. Especially if they’ve been used to having the run of the house during the day when their masters / owners are now home all day long: … Read more

Data Point – Why different regions have different outlooks on lockdown?

April 25, 2020 Skip

The government should get out of the way of people making their own risk assessments and proceeding accordingly. Equal misery should not be the norm or the lowest common denominator.

ReOpenNH - NH Way Voluntary Isolation for the at risk Common sense for all

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – Interview with the Group of Four

April 27, 2020April 25, 2020 Skip

That would be four current or former NH State House Representatives. To a person, they too are unhappy with how Government is treating its citizens even as the current data is saying that its actions are too far. Yes, it was loud and a couple of these folks are, well, softspoken. The horns going by … Read more

NH Governor Sununu – Official response to the ReOpenNH petition to let us decide for ourselves:

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Skip

“New Hampshire’s success at social distancing and mitigation efforts has led some to believe that COVID19 is no longer a serious threat, but we are unfortunately in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and only six weeks in,” Sununu said in a statement. “I would like to urge Granite Staters

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Notable Quote – a warning to the NH GOFFER Commission

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Skip

…which has been tasked on “restarting” the NH economy by “planning” how to “reopen” our economy. George Will: Markets produce many things secondarily, from shoes to trucks to novels, but primarily they produce information, in torrents that no government is intelligent enough to comprehend or nimble enough to respond to. Sure, Government can infringe, hinder, … Read more