Julie Smith 
RINOs are often the topic of much chatter in circles among the Grok readership, and here we are, just a few weeks after an election. On 9/29/21, future Rep Kelley Potenza called the Damn Emperor a “fake Republican” when Adam Sexton interviewed her at St A’s. Why do I keep referencing that sound byte? First, … Read more
Most readers already know what I think of our lame duck Senate quietly rubber-stamping the RTK tax (HB 1002) and advancing it to the Corner Office without any in-chamber discussion or roll call, but I’m here to discuss more of the upper chamber’s subversive antics. First, let’s look at today’s article on Ruth Ward by … Read more
Are you available at 10am this Monday 11/25? If yes, please join Paula Johnson and her supporters at the archives as she challenges her recount. Paula is a local fixture that needs no introduction in Nashua, but if you’re outside the city and need a refresher on who she is, click here. There’s also non-Grok … Read more
Tomorrow is November 19. It was a big day in NH 3 years ago and for 2 reasons. One of them was because it was the day Chuck Morse voted the wrong way on that covid money as a member of the committee serving as the very last firewall opportunity to block it. That was … Read more
The first of the LSRs are in and posted on NH dot gov. There were over 200 when I first looked and about a hundred more have been added when I revisited a day later. I suggest bookmarking this link in the same way you would use a real bookmark because there are usually over … Read more
Rep Ming, aka “Melanie 2.0,” as I often call him, made a crybaby tweet today, one week after losing to my senator. What sweetens his loss all the more is that he’s excluded from BOTH sides of the wall for the next 2 years. My high school basketball coach regularly said following each loss “losers … Read more
So the post-election dust has settled and there will be 9 recounts for the House and none on the other side of the wall,
Who will be raised up by the enemy camp to take Donna Soucy’s place?
I have not meticulously journaled such things, but I have a reliable memory most of the time. I used to be one of those “get there around 5:30 am and wait in the car with the heat on until other voters start showing up” people. In the pre-covid word, I usually got out of my … Read more
Let’s talk some more about Mrs. Jake Sullivan, more commonly known to low-information voters as Maggie Goodlander. After Annie Kuster announced her retirement and endorsed Colin Van Ostern to take her place, Goodlander announced her candidacy as “Maggie Tamposi Goodlander” to throw around that Nashua household name. Dear readers, out of respect for the cherished … Read more
Did you know there was a midterm election on Tuesday, November 5, 1974? Now, everyone reading this does. As a kindergartener, I didn’t even know what a governor was, but bad things happened on both sides of the state line that day. One bad governor was born, and another was elected. It was a few … Read more
I ran into Adam Sexton not long after House HHS Vice Chair Erica Layon’s DUI arrest and gave him crap. I said something like “shame on you, Adam Sexton, you’ve stooped to the level of trashy tabloids,” to which he pointed out that he/his employer covers ALL arrests of legislators. He went on to mention … Read more
Cornerstone has released their list of rep candidate endorsements, which include some non incumbents and some former reps. On their endorsement list are 44 enemies of 91A and here they are: I would like all Cornerstoners, meaning both members and supporters alike, to think about something for a moment. While some of you might have … Read more
Nashua is less than 2 months away from the 100th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the previous Main Street bridge. If you’re a paid member, you can read the Telegraph article about the impact that its absence had on transit. I won’t get into the weeds of comparing 100 years ago to today, but … Read more
Remember House Judiciary Vice Chair Scott Wallace? In case you need a refresher, he’s Senator Gannon’s House counterpart and constituent and fellow enemy of 91A. Now he has a new and personal reason to despise 91A because of pending charges against him that were filed after his primary loss and set to move forward in … Read more
Mr. Rabideau, my middle school photography teacher, often preached “halves and doubles” in lecturing about tweaking the F-stop and shutter speed. The institution of substitution was what his lesson was about. Take a different example from the grocery store junk food aisle. When some Sunshine or Nabisco product introduces a new version labeled as “reduced … Read more
WMUR is, once again, doing what they do as the propaganda machine. I already shamed Adam Sexton last month for playing Chris Wallace for Vikram, and now is a good moment to remind the readers that he is “on notice” as the Lily Tang Williams vs. Maggie Goodlander debate awaits us on October 31. However, … Read more
Today, 10/13/24, marks the 3rd anniversary of the infamous Executive Council arrests. Most, if not all, readers must be familiar with that event, but it never ceases to amaze me that I still run into people who didn’t know about it. There was plenty of coverage, the wrong kind, to be found then and now, … Read more
The legislative season officially ended yesterday with Veto Day. While the Damn Emperor most unfortunately signed HB 1002 (aka the RTK Tax) on June 14, I’m here to take a look at which of the 88 bad actors displaying the R also stayed rogue for HB 1093 (school mask policy) and HB 396 (women’s safe … Read more
You’re looking at the menu, and there are just two choices. It’s beef and chicken, but you’re a vegetarian. You don’t want to starve, but what do you do? We’ve recently heard from two intelligent and very respectable people, Doris and Jose. Many of us are or were already familiar with the merits of their … Read more