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Julie Smith 
Though I’m neither a resident nor a paid member, I wound up on the Rockingham County Republican Committee (RCRC) email list some time ago after buying a raffle ticket. It’s important to mention that this Candidate’s forum was scheduled weeks ago, with more than one announcement or notice. At 12:25 pm on Wednesday, the RCRC … Read more
“Housing” has been quite the buzzword for the past few years, so much so that I often roll my eyes and shake my head, depending on whose mouth I hear it from. There is a gentleman in a western suburb that I will call “J.” He was all over SB 400 two years ago and … Read more
I am NOT a fan of our Speaker. I’ve criticized many committee assignments here and called him the captain of a ship of uniparty corruption. I am also developing a pattern of writing commentaries on NH Journal articles. The featured piece for this one is their story of House leadership’s ousting of Emily Phillips from … Read more
First, let me say that Spec Bowers has a history of doing good work, and I praise that. However, I have some problems with his new piece called “The Good Guys.” I will get into that, but I first give public thanks to him for identifying some House primaries of interest and pointing out the … Read more
Yeah, what the title says. I’ll get into that in a moment, but let’s first take a look at District 23’s primary in which NH Journal has an article about things said by candidate Emily Phillips. If you’re late for dinner, you can learn more about Emily in the Grok archives search by using keywords … Read more
I’ve written plenty of pieces trashing bad reps, but what about recognizing some good ones? I think it’s a good idea, but most of us already know the most distinguished ones. I praise them “as a group,” in the same way the Patriots requested their Superbowl introduction be done after the opponent’s “chosen ones” were … Read more
When I saw Rep Moffett’s article announcing his run for reelection, I remembered that I recently (at Loudon Old Home Day on 8/10) learned that he’s in a primary. Loudon is a red town that has two ordinary reps, Jose Cambrils being the other one, plus a 3rd, Alvin See, who is shared with several … Read more
Before you start thinking about Mr Hand, though a history teacher, I want you to consider some math. I’m going to list 32 NH towns in 3 separate lists. Please check if one of them is yours or close to yours. Group A Group B Group C The primary is Tuesday, September 10, and the … Read more
The Grok faithful should already be familiar with the very contentious senate primary in District 23. The establishment elite is circling the wagons and playing dirty to protect RTK tax cosponsor Senator Gannon against his challenger, Rep Emily Phillips. Anyone not up to speed is encouraged to use the archive search for many recent Grok … Read more
The crown jewel of endorsements for any woman on the enemy camp candidate slate is from what a family member refers to as “That B****,” but there’s so many of them. Therefore clarification is in order and it’s Hillary. Instead of aligning with Annie Kuster and endorsing Colin Van Ostern (CVO), Hillary chose Goodlander, and … Read more
I am interested in knowing more about some money trails related to the cost of renewing my New Hampshire vehicle registration. With the price of a stamp jacked up a few cents last month, I’d like to know the costs compared to the current online processing fee they push (should a local vehicle owner want to … Read more
Once again, a liberty group has released a list of endorsements for candidates seeking seats in the legislature, 133 in total( 126 House and 7 Senate). Like AFP and GST, they’ve nuked their own credibility by supporting candidates who are enemies of 91A. I will point out that some of 2024’s NHLA-endorsed candidates are non-incumbents and, therefore, have … Read more
Most people who have been paying attention for quite some time already knew the writing was on the walls. The state Royal Family has selected Kelly Ayotte to be the darling favorite candidate for governor. It was obvious that Papa Smurf already approved her and just a matter of time before Baby Huey would make … Read more
What, dear readers, are the first thoughts that come to your mind when you hear the words “country club?” Rich old white men playing golf? Antisemitism? Anti-anything that is a departure from the Good Old Boys network? Though several Rs in the Senate do indeed play golf, let me be clear that I’m not implying … Read more
Don’t hold your breath waiting for an answer to the question in the title. But before we get to that question, let’s first revisit ‘a something’ from four years ago that’s related. Monica Cannon Grant (MCG) insulted Rayla Campbell for having a white husband. If you’re unfamiliar with either of them, MCG is an unhinged … Read more
We should first congratulate future Senator Emily Phillips on receiving an AFP endorsement (regular readers know I’ve given AFP some mixed reviews). Please donate to Emily if you can, no matter what Senate district you call home. Senator Gannon has some deep-pocketed elite support in his arsenal. No amount is too small. You can also learn more about … Read more
My RTK journey began almost 2 years ago when the City of Nashua was appraised for new property values (Laurie Ortolano has a wealth of examples to supplement mine). Shocked by my personal copy of their report, I sought to know specific methods in which specific types of properties were appraised, compared to one another, … Read more
The district that always gets all the attention, money, and resources certainly doesn’t need MY attention as I’m just a private citizen voter that can’t vote in that primary. However, if I could, it would probably be for Hollie. Norm Silber introduced us last spring at the Pine Tree Riot event, and she made a … Read more
Let’s talk about that carpenter-hating elitist nut job Jeanne Dietsch and her lunacy-promoting group, Granite State Matters. Much has already been said about her and her group, but a new 9-minute video appears to have been added to the site within the past month. If you freeze it at 5:26, it says, “94 legislatUREs trained to promote Koch interests.” … Read more
While standing on the sidewalk (a public place) for the Brookline July 4 parade (a public event), a public figure (Melanie Levesque) participating in the parade extended her arm and pointed her index finger at me. She said, “THERE’s my stalker,” presumably because I was holding a sign reminding the voters of her record on … Read more