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Skip

Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom and how the Government is taking that away. As an evangelical Christian and Conservative with small "L" libertarian leanings, my fight is with Progressives forcing a collectivized, secular humanistic future upon us. As a TEA Party activist, citizen journalist, and pundit!, my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture.

US Temperature 1980 to present (Average, Actual)

Again, from that great environmental site, Watts Up With That, on the US temperatures from 1980 to the present (actual temps plotted against historical US average using the National Climatic Data Center data: (H/T: WUWT)

Real leaders thank the individual contributes – not have them investigated on criminal issues!

Character counts; even as Obama takes credit for killing Osama (I REALLY am waiting to see what his Administration is going to do as the UN is demanding "show us proof that YOU did this legally), he’s not given much credit to Bush for setting up all of the apparatus that yielded the result. In …

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“Jobs at a decent wage”? Well, it’s a govt job – Obama would approve

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."            – President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09  When I came across this, I just shook my …

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Now that the election is passed and TEA Party assisted officials have taken their elected seats….

…I have the feeling that a number of Republicans are going to now be on the hot seat.  And they will have no one to blame but themselves: …The Tea Parties in Illinois are watching and waiting for leadership to emerge in Springfield. It is well passed the time for some adults in Springfield to …

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We wish to announce a new GrokTALK sponsor: Resident Power

GrokTALK! Announcement Much of what happens at GraniteGrok and GrokTALK! is self-funded – the live stream equipment, the audio equipment, the running around the State to cover events, server hosting charges; yeah, there are costs.  To be sure, we have had donations from those that believe in what we do – we thank them very …

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A reminder to NH Citizens what they should ALWAYS be looking for in their elected officials!

From reader Bruce: As I was fond of pointing out to citizens (and officials), the taxpayers have a constitutional right to "require" frugality, among the social virtues enumerated in Article 38 (NH Constitution):  [Art.] 38. [Social Virtues Inculcated.] A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to justice, moderation, …

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