Skip, Author at Granite Grok

“Ethics committee to move forward in investigation against House majority leader” – Doug Ley

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Skip

That’s the title over at the Keene Sentinel about NH House Majority Leader and President of the American Federation of Teachers here in NH, Douglas Ley. We’ve written about him before (here, here, here, and here). Steve wrote this: A formal ethics complaint has been filed against NH House Democrat majority leader Dough Ley. As noted … Read more

Notable Quote – Benito Mussolini (and how it applies to the Presidential Campaigning on the Left?)

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Skip

A little bit different Notable Quote here concerning some quotes from the 20th Century Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. Why? Too often, those on the Left say that Fascism is a creature of the Right and this pull quote from the post may seem to confirm that quaint notion: Writes Christopher Hibbert in Mussolini: The Rise … Read more

DISQUS Doodlings: Not understanding Freedom and guns

June 25, 2019 Skip

Someone was QUITE confused over at TH, still at the “Right wing populists want to kill us all” post. More on that part later on but I had to bring this up about guns. It’s a topic that comes up rarely (much to my surprise) but the opinions are what one would think at an … Read more

BlogQuestion of the Day – so WHY is the actual question?

June 25, 2019 Skip

Or is it simply answered by the phrase “Virtue Signaling”? After all, Islam want to wipe Israel off the world’s map and almost every week, we see Leftist assaulting those wearing the red MAGA hats, right? The Left get torqued up over “Othering”, yet that’s what we see from them, right? (H/T: Anthony)

Jeanne Shaheen Just “Proved” a Stereotype

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Skip

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen went there in a “rapid response” email blast after US Army General (ret) Don Bolduc announced his run to put her into retirement.

Notable Quote – George Will

June 24, 2019 Skip

A progressive’s work is never done because everything is progressivism’s business. -George Will (The Conservative Sensibility) How true – they never stop in their efforts to institute top-down control because THEY don’t believe YOU can control your own life. They are, by mindset, unable to leave others alone. It’s like they think they’re royalty or sumptin…

Bernie’s Student Debt Forgiveness: it’s Not a “Freedom From” But a $1.6 Trillion Obligation for Others to pay

June 25, 2019June 24, 2019 Skip

Sanders called the plan “truly a revolutionary proposal.” Really? How is it “revolutionary” for a politician to force others to pay for stuff, especially debt they didn’t incur? After all, Obama beat him to the punch when he floated the idea of paying for underwater mortgages (where people kept refinancing and spending the money on … Read more

DISQUS Doodlings – “Right wing populists want to kill us all”

June 24, 2019 Skip

Yeah, Lloyd (once again) is rather unhappy that many people don’t agree They cry “freedom” for them to smoke, drink, drive really fast and fry the planet. Everyone else, get out of the way…Everywhere it seems that the definition of “freedom” is changing; it is now the freedom for white men to smoke and drink … Read more

Facebook Doodlings – Where Do They Get These Ideas on Minimum Wage? Part 2

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Skip

This is getting to be as good as TreeHugger in finding out what Progressives really think and how (to use that Hillary word) “bossy” they can be.

Just for the record – if you want corrections on GraniteGrok posts, you must provide proof of what’s wrong.

June 24, 2019 Skip

Yes, perhaps I have been spending too much time on FaceBook lately but I now have stuff to bring back – this is one of them. Hold onto your seats, this is a relatively unknown fact: Progressives hate GraniteGrok (and so do a number of Republicans). Now, the latter will moan and whine a bit … Read more

Funny, that’s not what he’s told me several times – Jay Lucas

June 23, 2019 Skip

This caught my eye this morning where a piece talking about possible GOP contenders to US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (reformatted, emphasis mine): Soon there will be two U.S. Senate GOP rivals to Shaheen The first Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., will make it official on Monday but he won’t be alone for … Read more

Pure emptiness

June 23, 2019 Skip

Two years….two years… (H/T: Powerline)

Trolling the Liberals…

June 23, 2019 Skip

pic.twitter.com/JDS4zUXXJG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019 Posted especially for NH State Reps Jan Schmidt (Progressive-Nashua) and Debra Stevens (Progressive-Nashua)

So, NH State Rep Deb Stevens (Nashua-Progressive), how DO people evah make it out alive?

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Skip

Yet another valid question for Debra Stevens, ye of “ravenous gun culture” infamy – how did I ever do it: get out alive after going to 25 (or much more) gun show without even a scratch on my ever delicate skin? Just like millions upon millions every year? Hmmm, those guns just LAID there – … Read more

Debra Stevens – “ravenous gun culture”

June 21, 2019 Skip

I’ve had a running series from Nashua politics (taking a bit of time on FB instead of here), specifically on Jan Schmidt and her lie about GraniteGrok (second “text balloon” down):

Data Point – 5.8 million off the Government SNAP welfare program

June 21, 2019 Skip

The best form of welfare is a job (reformatted, emphasis mine): Over 5.8 million individuals have discontinued their participation in America’s food stamp program since President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data. The most recent USDA data shows that 5,829,890 people discontinued their participation in food … Read more

Notable Quote – Lloyd Marcus

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Skip

“Trump’s speech revealed a far more ideologically conservative Trump than he was is 2016. When Trump ran for the presidency, he was not ideological. His leanings appeared to be towards the left. He probably thought conservatives were a bit paranoid and over-the-top sounding the alarm about how Democrats seek to undermine our country’s best interests. … Read more

Blogline of the Day – a perfect description of what Democrats are doing to our language

June 21, 2019 Skip

From my post on how Maggie “The Red” Hassan continues to alter our common language, this comment got it exactly right: ‘Weaponized Language Bolsheviks’ (H/T: NHNative)

Windham – how one of your NH State Reps voted: Joel Desilets

June 20, 2019 Skip

So, once again, NH State Rep Joel Desilets (R??? – Windham) has decided to put himself into our sights here at GraniteGrok; it’s not like he hasn’t tried to before (“Sigh: And an NH GOP Town Chair supports a Democrat” and “Really, ahGAIN Joel Desilets makes us put our sights on him?“). And then he, … Read more

US Senator Maggie Hassan (“The Red”): re-RE-defining our common language – “access”

February 17, 2023June 19, 2019 Skip

Wordnik: noun The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of.

Traditionally, access to something means the ability to use it. It doesn’t have to intimate cost, price, process, or anything else. It only means I can procure it.