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Update: Incoming from Rep. Frank Guinta’s office, if you are so inclined: Representative Frank Guinta will be interviewed live on the C-Span cable TV network’s “Washington Journal” program about his reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address. He will be interviewed by host Greta Brawner, and viewers around the country can call in …
Am at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH where Tim Pawlenty will be speaking. Hopefully, will also get a chance to talk with him afterward. As always, follow us on Facebook (LIKE us, please!) or Twitter.
Leigh MacNeil, Merrimac GOP Chair, sat down with GraniteGrok at the end of the NH GOP Annual Meeting to dicusss the day’s happenings with Jack Kimball being elected the new NH GOP Chair, possible future scenarios, and the upcoming event with Tim Pawlenty on Monday night at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH
A tale of two tales – "Bold & Brash" was the phrase that Gov. Sununu tried to use to characterize Jack Kimball as being unfit to be his replacement. "Send me reinforcements" was the battle cry of NH Speaker of the House Bill O’Brien (who also noted that Jack is the guy that the NH …
“Bold & Brash” loses to “Send me reinforcements!” Read More »
Yesterday was the 2011 Annual Meeting of the NH GOP Party where several internal Party positions were up for grabs including the Chairman’s position (Sununu was retiring). Here is the announcement: And yes, the entire auditorium EXPLODED in cheers – I apologize for the quality of the video as I also got caught up in …
NH GOP Annual Meeting – Gov Sununu announcing the New NH GOP Chair: Jack Kimball! Read More »
I already posted the nomination of Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair that NH Speaker Bill O’Brien gave here. Each of the candidates, however, had two folks nominating them for the position: Lynn Blankenbeker for Jack Peter Angerhofer and Maureen Mooney for Juliani Bergeron Lynn Blankenbeker Peter Angerhofer Maureen Mooney The "seconding" nomination …
After the nominating speeches were given (Bill O’Brien/Lynn Blankenbeker, , each of the candidates were allowed to address the Members of the NH GOP State Committee (429 in attendance of the 489 elected slots) and ask for their votes. Jack Kimball Juliana Bergeron
I need to amplify what Tom said here before you read Phyllis’s words: Ever-sympathetic to the grassroots, Woods was the ONLY speaker (aside from Jack Kimball), who praised the work of the activists and the "Tea Party", who helped make the successes of 2010 a possibility. As time goes on, I find more and more …
NH GOP Annual Meeting – text of Phyllis Woods’s address. Read More »
Heh! One of the moments of levity was early in the day when the results of the Area Chairs (1 – 5, covering NH): Vicki Schwaegler Jack Thorsen J.P. Marzulo Rob Casper "The Camera" Heh again! That would be Alan Glassman, who is as omnipresent with his love of taking stills with his camera (yeah, …
NH GOP Annual Meeting – one of the winners: “The Camera” Read More »
OK, let’s face it – when ever a bunch of political folks gather, people are going to give speeches (even those that aren’t running at that particular moment). The NH GOP Annual meeting was no exception. This year, NH State Senator Jeb Bradley, newly minted NH Speaker Bill O’Brien, newly minted Congressman Frank Guinta, and …
