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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.

Notable Quote – Friedrich Hayek

We have progressively abandoned that freedom in economic affairs without which personal and political freedom has never existed in the past.  Although we had been warned…that socialism means slavery, we have steadily moved in the direction of socialism.  And now that we have seen a new form of slavery arise before our eyes, we have …

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Notable Quote – Matthew Spalding

The reason is that economic independence, honestly come by, is the precondition of all else in a nation where inherited wealth is a rarity, and self-reliance a trait with more than economic implications.  The sturdy individualism it fosters is the backbone of the American politicial system.  But this individualism too must be led in the …

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Video – Q&A at the Belknap County Republicans: Ashooh, Hurt, and Forsythe

As I stated below (and almost every month), I live vlogged the Belknap County Republicans.  Since I only use an inexpensive Orb for a webcam, the video is not the best so I generally "Flipcam" it as well – a step up in quality, anyways. Anywho, here the Q&A session  where the attendees get to …

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Slaughter Solution – A trap for or against the opponents / supporters of Obamacare?

The question is this: "Obamacare – who is it a trap for?" (Image H/T: NRO) Is this the beginning of the end of the traditional relationship between citizens and their Government?  If indeed, as Jonah opines that this will turn citizens into clients, then the trap by Progressives will have been tripped. Or, with the …

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Notable Quote – Sir Philip Sidney

Men are made stronger on the realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm. – Sir Philip Sidney