Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Well, so much for this NFL season for me.

June 12, 2020 Skip

When taking a knee during the National Anthem was a big deal a couple of years ago, I stopped watching the NE Patriots. Sorry but I watch sports as an escape – I gave them my eyeballs and my valuable time to be entertained. I do enough politics the rest of the week so I … Read more

Campaign “Senior Advisors” forgot rule #1: Only your candidate makes the news – never, EVER should you!

June 12, 2020 Skip

This is Campaigning 101 – Campaign Staff at ANY level should keep their mouths shut and stay out of sight. The Candidate should own the spotlight. Period. Sure, there will be some that are “authorized to speak to the public or the media”. These are the “experienced” ones that know all the ins and outs … Read more

So, how many Groksters are directly involved with the 603 Alliance?

June 12, 2020 Skip

As you may remember, I kinda told the story of how GraniteGrok got started. It was convenient as I’m trying out some new tools. While I’ve been putting up all these circles and lines with pretty colors, and getting those entities correct and linked up, the real emphasis is to be able to ask questions … Read more

Volinsky, Cryans, and Pignatelli – Great optics, guys, with your racist NO vote on Ryan Terrell

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Skip

Ed Mosca and I concentrated on L’il Andru Volinsky because, well, he’s made himself a big target with his pandering at the Black Lives Matter rally and now voting down Ryan Terrell for the NH Board of Education.

NH Executive Council Democrat votes on Ryan Terrell: Bigots and Racists

June 11, 2020 Skip

So much for your Collective Wailing About Oppressed Minorities, eh Executive Councilors Volinsky, Pignatelli, and Cryans? Your vote on Ryan Terrell yesterday was proof that the Civil War / Jim Crow Southern Democrat racists are alive today in NH. All we’ve heard since the death of George Floyd have been Democrats saying that this needs … Read more

2020 NH House Campaign – Ariel Oxaal (Accidentally?) Affirms a Stereotype

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Skip

Yup, a new contender for the NH House in November. She hails from Strafford District 13 which is Dover’s 3rd ward. Now, I really don’t know that much about her other than she has registered to run for the NH House as a Democrat with the NH Secretary of State:

New addition to the ‘Grok “Stealing Campaign Signs” Hall of Shame: Jim Babcock of Gilford Part 3

June 9, 2020 Skip

Recap: Jim Babcock of Gilford stole Grokster Norm Silber’s 2020 NH House campaign sign (corner of Gilford Ave and Salt Marsh Pond road). His license plate was captured and turned into the Gilford Police department. Jim Babcock confessed and retrieved the sign from the woods where he had thrown it. He then tried to use … Read more

Notable Quote – Prof. Don Boudreaux

June 9, 2020 Skip

…This system of prices and wages conveys reasonably reliable information to each individual about the consequences that will be experienced not only by her, but also by other people – most of them complete strangers – as a result of her choice of how to use her resources.

Palate Cleanser – “Get it?”

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Skip

I bet he’s still feeling a little scratchy… (H/T: Powerline)

Data Point – Private Companies Democratizing Outer Space

June 9, 2020 Skip

Emphasis mine, reformatted:

While a major milestone for a private company, SpaceX’s most significant achievement has been in lowering the launch costs that have limited many space activities.

Gracie Gato – Wants to do a Class Action lawsuit against “this blogger”? Heh!

June 8, 2020 Skip

So, this California transplant has decided that GraniteGrok needs to be slapped upside our legal head. All because we called out L’il Andru Volinsky for being a pandering, virtue-signaling #Maskhole. She’s a #Maskhole as well (good going, Karen) just the kind of person to keep as away from the Levers of Power as possible.

NotableQuote – a two-fer by Dan Henninger

June 8, 2020 Skip

Emphasis mine. No Guardrails (paywall, 1993) ..In our time, the United States suffers every day of the week because there are now so many marginalized people among us who don’t understand the rules, who don’t think that rules of personal or civil conduct apply to them, who have no notion of self-control. As the saying … Read more

Happy Birthday to Weekend Pundit!

June 8, 2020 Skip

Weekend Pundit was one of the first blogs to link to us when GraniteGrok’s doors opened to the InterTubes in 2006. And now, it has achieved what few have – the age of majority (heh!):

FB Doodlings – Who chooses?

June 8, 2020 Skip

In almost all things, I try to view events or happenings of the day from base Principles. I guess it is the engineer in me combined with having watched, as a political blogger, too many politicians, and bureaucrats say and do say lots of words to get you to “oh, ok” WITHOUT necessarily allowing you to realize “ok…WHAT???”

NH’s Main Street Relief Fund – Something is better than nothing but this is just about nothing

June 7, 2020 Skip

Sure, given that this economic pandemic is totally Government created, Gov. Sununu has been whipping his Main Street Relief Fund to help small business. GraniteGrok is a small business, sorta – we have some revenues (donations and some sponsored posts) but not even to the level of 5 digits. It pays the bills and helps … Read more

So, both politicians and healthcare ‘experts’ waive social gathering restrictions for BLM rioting?

June 6, 2020 Skip

Need to ask Governor Baby Huey – he seems to share this distinction: ReOpenNH bad, Black Lives Matter good. Protesting for our Constitutional values bad, protesting on “Feelings…nothing more than feelings…” and social justice.

New addition to the ‘Grok “Stealing Campaign Signs” Hall of Shame: Jim Babcock of Gilford Part 2

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Skip

Well, I talked with Norm – he has already replaced the sign that Jim Babcock was stolen. A man of his word, he is a person you do not wish to trifle with – and Babcock may soon be finding out soon enough; Norm has already sent in a complaint to the NH Attorney General: … Read more

Black Lives Matter rally in Laconia, NH – you’ve got other “guests” coming you may not want

June 6, 2020 Skip

LACONIA — Two events are planned in the city to draw attention to the issue of systemic racism and police brutality, including one that police say could draw hundreds to Laconia City Hall. A silent vigil will take place Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Laconia Congregational Church in Veterans Square. … Read more

New addition to the ‘Grok “Stealing Campaign Signs” Hall of Shame: Jim Babcock of Gilford

June 6, 2020 Skip

And he picked on the WRONG guy’s sign to boot. That would be Grokster Norm Silber’s sign (who just announced his bid for re-election to the NH House where he served on the Election Law Committee). And he’s a lawyer admitted to both the NH and FL bench. He’s also not an unknown entity in … Read more

The Patriot vs Antifa – The Struggle for Coer d’Alene Idaho

June 4, 2020 Skip

I get stuff. In fact, both Steve and I get a LOT of stuff. Unfortunately, there just aren’t enough hours in the day (or minutes in an hour) to post them up (but I always try to keep them in the back of my mind for “when” or if it can be added to something in the future).