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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.

ObamaCare HHS Mandate – is it safe to say that Obama wishes to discrimate against small colleges?

I’ve started to track those colleges that are having to give up offering healthcare to their students because of Obamacare.  I won’t catch them all, or even a large percentage of them, but I am seeing more notices:

Now add another – Geneva College (reformatted):

Dr. Ken Smith, president of Geneva College in western Pennsylvania, intends to pay a fine to the federal government rather than comply with the federal government’s mandate that forces institutions to provide abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization to its employers. The mandate, scheduled to be effective on Aug. 1, could financially penalize institutions for not complying with Department of Health and Human Services demands that blatantly undermine religious freedom. Placed in a challenging situation, this small, Presbyterian, liberal-arts college located in Beaver Falls, PA, will likely be forced to drop health-care insurance altogether, resulting in steep fines.

“We would rather pay the fine than violate our conscience,” Smith said in an interview with Scribe.

That fine is hefty.  Assuming the mandate stands, “There will be a significant financial impact on the college because we cannot be compelled to take action that violates our conscience. If [the fines] are over half a million dollars, we’d have to find a way to absorb that.”

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It is not enuff to vote “against someone”; at times, you need something to “vote for”

“Long term solution”: please don’t let it be a form of a Pelosi-ism: we have to vote Romney in to see what we voted for”

A bit of a continuation of my previous post, lamenting that Romney’s Comms Director, Tommy Schultz, couldn’t answer my question.  So, I went to the Romney site, Issues, Immigration to see what he had to say relative to my question:

  • A Strong Stand Against Illegal Immigration

Mitt Romney will protect legal immigration and the 4.5 million who are waiting in line to enter the United States legally by taking a strong stand against illegal immigration. He believes that illegal immigration must end and has a proven track record of advancing that goal.

OK, he’s FOR legal immigration (er, very FEW are really against that, and most of those bring up that perceived the assimilation rate is not high enough), and against illegal immigration.

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Voting – no ID required. So, what will it be for Obama’s Durham’s event on Monday?

“So, NH Democrat Chair Ray Buckley, are you going to stand up against the racist, class warfare attempt by the Obama Campaign to disenfranchise New Hampshire supporters?”

No word back from the Obama Campaign Staff about whether or not they are going to pay Durham’s asking price for supplying security for Monday’s event (for the campaign that raised the most money ever in 2008, $30K should be chump change, right).  So I decided to stroll on over to the NH Democrat Party to see if they had any info.  Well, not so much.

As you can see, I checked their home page – it had hardly anything.  What you see is what they had.  Pretty much – bupkis.

You know, even though his Cabinet members have been here, and his wife too, I would have thought it would have been a Real. Big. Deal!

 

So, I decided to go to their calender:

One of the biggest political events, campaign wise, for the NH Democrats, and they can’t even see fit to put President Obama on their schedule?  Boy, it seems not a heck of a lot love for the Big Guy?  Is your Press Secretary Colin Gately who kinda forgot all about the President coming inbound?

Seems to be catching – even Democrats incumbents are running away from Obama (et tu, Ray?) (The Hill via GateWay Pundit):

Three prominent West Virginia Democrats said Monday that they would skip the party’s national convention in Charlotte, N.C., this September over concerns that links to the party could hurt their re-election chances.

Sen. Joe Manchin, Rep. Nick Rahall, and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin all said they would avoid the convention, according to the West Virginia Metro News.

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A couple of things about Organizing For America / NH that has me scratching my head

Anybody wanna buy OFANH.ORG and OFANH.COM cheap?

 

This graphic was at the front page of the NH Democrat Party website.  As part of trying to find out if the NH Dems were going to be consistent with insisting that NH Supporters should not have to present ID to get into Obama’s Durham event, given that they do not support presenting IDs for voting.

A curious thing – I followed the Please contact your local OFA-NH Office here and there were a bunch of offices listed across the state.  Like this one for Concord:   

 

 

Well, I looked at the email address and saw the domain name: OFANH.COM.  I didn’t think much of it, but being the curious kind, I decided to go visit the site, OFANH.COM.

 

 

Heh!  Not even a re-direct for the “Forget about shooting straight, this is the Gang that can’t pick up the gun”?

Here’s what I found when I decided follow it out:

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Obama is coming to Oyster River High School in Durham, NH at 12:00 PM. Will he be discounted “50% off” like he is in Georgia on Tuesday?

UPDATE and bumped:  turns out that the Obama Durham is free to attendees.  But like everything else in life, there IS no free lunch.  Union Leader:

DURHAM — Leave has been cancelled for all Durham police officers for Monday as the town prepares for a visit from President Barack Obama.

Town officials say, like any community, they open their arms to a visit from the President, but they are concerned about who will pay for the additional town personnel needed to handle his campaign stop at Oyster River High School.

A Presidential visit typically costs the town of Durham between $16,000 and $20,000, Selig said, as it requires road closures, accommodating a large motorcade, significant preparations and a significant police presence.

So, will the Obamessiah take the tithe out of his own plate, or consider it a donation from the Liberal Church of Durham?  What say you, Campaign Staff?

(H/T: Tommy)

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Just got word that Obama will be here in NH on Monday at the High School.  Rumor has it (on good authority) that some folks will be there to greet him (like back in August of 2009) for a fund raiser.

He may have a problem if the situation for Monday for ticket sales is like that in Georgia (for a similar type of event).  From Peach (as in Georgia Peach) Pundit:

Today’s Daily Deal: See President Obama for 50% Off

The President will be in Georgia next Tuesday afternoon to pick up some campaign cash and then leave this state of people who cling to God, guns and religion until another stop at the ATM of Georgia Democrats is due.  But the ATM may be running out of cash.

The Georgia Democratic Party sent out a reminder (again) today, noting that “space is limited”.  It’s not so limited that a new category couldn’t be created, now dropping the price of admission from a minimum of $500 to $250.  You’ll need to be a Gen44 “Young Professional” to qualify for this amazingly low price.  But again, please hurry.  Space. Is. Limited.

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The constantly evolving Obama

If we were to have a King, I would have preferred to have George Washington: (H/T: Lucianne.com)

Now THERE’s an idea: Vac N’ Sew….and Glocks!

OK, I seemed to be just a tad tired tonite, so just some lite blogging.  Just picked up my broken vacuum cleaner from the local vacuum cleaner and sewing machine store.  When we went in, the repair guy looked at the T-Shirt that TMEW was wearing and smiled “I like the shirt!” (January 20, 2013 … Read more

Rosa Koire – “Behind the Green Mask” – more on the Federalization of local towns and cities

The issue of “Agenda 21” and the “Sustainable Communities Initiative” has recently become a hotly-discussed topic.  Understanding this project is essential for all citizens, tax-payers, and most especially for property owners — because your ownership of property is being threatened. In a quick synopsis, the Sustainable Communities Initiative program is an HUD/EPA/DOT Federal partnership that is targeting … Read more

No, Mr. President, the Private Sector is not doing fine

From Americans for Prosperity:  “The private sector’s doing fine” – President Obama, June 8 2012 With 40 straight months of unemployment above 8%, 12.7 million unemployed, and 15 trillion in debt, how can President Obama be so out of touch? The private sector is not doing fine. Tell President Obama to support the Americans for … Read more

The most arrogant….

“The most interesting arrogant man in the world” (H/T: Reuters) REALLY?  Reuters?  One of the Obama boosting MSM?  Yup?  Do I dare issue a “If Obama has lost Reuters…”?  Or is it more of “Really?  Reuters is participating in the Alinskying of Obama?”

So, who IS Obama supposed to be? President? Daddy? Sugar Daddy? Husband? I’m SO confused!

I’m on the email list for “Obama for something” so when I received my very own personalized email (Hey, they know me as  “Friend”) talking about Father’s Day from Caroline Kennedy, I just had to take notice:

Friend —

I grew up in the White House. I remember as a small child visiting my father in the Oval Office while he worked.  But really, we could have been growing up in any American home. We were just children, happy to see our dad — even if he was stepping out of a helicopter that had landed on our front lawn.  That’s why, on Father’s Day, I’m thinking of Michelle Obama and the girls, and the time they’ll get to spend with the President as a family.  I can appreciate how long the days can be — and how wonderful it feels to know that, no matter how full your father’s plate is, you’re the best part of his day and the most important part of his life.  So I’m joining Michelle and others all around the country to wish the President a happy Father’s Day.   As you acknowledge a special father figure in your own life, I hope you’ll join me by adding your name to tell Barack how much he means to all of us:

Riiiight.  So I, as a Father, should now get all  warm, fuzzy, and looney, to think that I need to send Obama a Father’s Day Card because he’s the President?  Or because he’s taking such a beating during this campaign that my simple gesture would make him feel better?

But then I saw this a week later:

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And right in line with Obama being President Sugar Daddy, we see the Left’s problem with word definitions: empowerment

I’m so confused by the Left – again!  I know what the word “empowerment” means:

  • Free Dictionary: Its modern use originated in the civil rights movement, which sought political empowerment for its followers. The word was then taken up by the women’s movement, and its appeal has not flagged. Since people of all political persuasions have a need for a word that makes their constituents feel that they are or are about to become more in control of their destinies

2: enable
3: to promote the self-actualization or influence of <women’s movement has been inspiring and empowering women — Ron Hansen>

So, can you tell me what the hysterical part of this story is?  Here’s the title:

 Congresswoman on Gov’t Handouts: ‘I Mean Women Use These Resources a Lot More Than Men Do’

Handouts.  Not a hand-up.  If someone is accepting the former over the latter, that does not exude “empowerment”.  However and finally, a member of Congress coming clean about which the Government actually is doing with its welfare programs.  It has been known for quite some time that single women (especially those with children) look favorably upon Government for EXACTLY this reason (think Obama as Government Sugar Daddy)  and “do vote overwhelmingly Democratic. Why? Because they worry that they may need to fall back on the government for security.”  In fact, a VERY high percentage:  As much as 75 percent of single women vote for Democrats

So with that, what cracked me up the most?

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So, are Frank Guinta and Charlie Bass Conservative heros or zeros for their voting records?

Over at RedState, I learned of this new site, The Madison Project, whose purpose is to measure our Federal Representatives to see if they measure up to their districts.  Put it another way, are they acting as Conservative as their District is, worse, or better.  For instance, if a Rep is very Conservative Republican but is from a very Democrat leaning district, consider them a hero (for as long as they can stay elected, that is).  Or, if they are underperforming (i.e., in a district that is evenly split, but as a Republican, their votes show them to be a squish or vote like a Democrat) consider them a Zero.  Especially when election time comes around:

Worse yet, during every election cycle, nearly every single Republican candidate is quick to promote cherished American values such as free enterprise and individual liberty while out on the campaign trail. However, once elected, a disheartening majority of these elected officials end up abandoning the very principles that got them elected. They talk the conservative talk at home and walk the statist walk in D.C. Worst of all, many of these members of Congress represent strong conservative states and districts. They’ve been able to hide their not-so-conservative performance…until now.

Through conservativevotingrecords.com, the Madison Project is committed to putting an end to this duplicity by exposing Republicans whose liberal voting actions speak louder than their words. Our goal is to give voice to the millions of Americans who demand that their elected representatives govern by conservative values … and to aggressively primary out those that shamelessly pander to them during elections.

Indeed!  So I looked up Frank Guinta (R-NH CD-1) and Charlie Bass (R-NH CD-2; hey didn’t he promise to NOT run this term last time???).  Based on their methodology (using, in part, Club for Growth and Heritage Action scores):

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Data Point – So, are Americans grooving on Public Education Schools

No, Teachers’ unions, you are not the “be all end all” you might think that you are.  In fact, not even close.  Gallup is saying that the jig is up – and getting worse.  I’m afraid that your claims and rhetoric about the mission of public education, and that your emphasis that the ONLY way … Read more

Well, it’s about freaking time…..

Looks like the NH Democrat Party is finally following GraniteGrok on Twitter.  Nice to have you aboard – we’ve been waiting for you! You know, this causes me great joy!  Why?  Because with every tweet they read (and post they then go and read), they’ll slowly be pulled, nanometer by nanometer, to the Right.  Or … Read more

“NH House Redistricting Plan Stands” – But Steve, I object!

>> The correct word for that particualr [sic] vintage is stooge.” While I loved the Three Stooges growing up,  am not thinking that I am a “stooge” in this regard.  However, I’m not happy with the redistricting as it affects my town of Gilford.  We have sufficient residents, 7400, to have rated 2 NH House … Read more

So, how come Gay Activist and Bullier Dan Savage gets to use the phrase “House Faggots” in describing Gay Republicans?

And straight Conservatives can’t?   Dan Savage, known for his efforts in the LGBT anti-bullying industry, has no problem bullying those he disagrees with.  However, his true hate shown brightly when “other gays” got a bit “uppity” from his perspective; from NewsBusters (emphasis mine): The blogosphere is abuzz today after anti-conservative bully and gay activist Dan … Read more

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