Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, an award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance and the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, and more (yes, there's more) at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, the Republican Volunteer Coalition, and has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

They Have a Right to Build the Ground Zero Mosque…

September 26, 2018August 21, 2010 Steve MacDonald

Sure, the US Constitution asserts the right for any religion to build a facility, even if it’s in a location that instigates, insults and disrespects the sacred plot where almost 3000 people were slaughtered in an act of cowardly terrorism.

Fine. Americans have to deal with this all the time.

As a firm believer and follower of our Constitution, I will never say "they can’t build it". I will, however, protest and argue, in an attempt to influence public opinion, perhaps applying enough pressure to force them to build it elsewhere.

I will ALSO advocate acts of reciprocation, similar to those shown below…

Manchester Straw Poll Results

September 26, 2018August 21, 2010 Steve MacDonald

CD-1 Guinta – 175 Ashooh – 59 Mahoney – 53 Bestani – 13 Bearse – 3 Parent – 1 Rondeau – 1 Senate Bender – 134 Ovide – 119 Ayotte – 59 Binnie – 13 Lemarre – 1 Governor Stephen – 181 Kimball – 96 Testerman – 12 Emiro – 6 … Read more

Creative Options Wanted

September 26, 2018August 20, 2010 Steve MacDonald

The headline reads (Today’s Union Leader) "Panel Hears Creative Options For Closing Budget Hole."

Someone call governor Lynch, the Nashua Telegraph,(Keene Sentinel, etc) and the NHDP–last I heard the democrats and their media friends were claiming we had a "surplus." Of course the ‘surplus’ was never sold in its proper context–as in, "hey I just found twenty dollars in the front pocket of my hoodie, another 100 million and that just leaves us with all the other debt we bonded and passed on to the next bunch of suckers."

No, they were plying media spin for weeks by impregnating the punch drunk minds of the public with the word "surplus." Poppies…Poppies…. But the only surplus was surplus spin, which to those of us who have been paying any attention at all correctly identified as BS.

Something Stupid This Way Comes

September 26, 2018August 20, 2010 Steve MacDonald

Photo Credit-Red Hampshire Paul Hodes August recess has afforded him the opportunity to engage in what he is calling his Wake up Washington Tour. My first thought was…who is sleeping in the State of Washington and why does Paul Hodes want to wake them up? As it turns out, he’s talking about the District of Columbia and how to deal with "Business as usual."

Paul Hodes is bringing his "Wake Up Washington" Tour across the Granite State! Stop by an event near you to sit down with Paul and share your ideas about changing business as usual in Washington, standing up to the special interests, and rebuilding our economy for the middle class.

Paul is running for the U.S. Senate to be an independent voice for you, and no one else. Join your neighbors and friends for some good food, great conversation, and the chance to learn more about Paul’s campaign.

I’m not entirely sure what business he’s talking about. As part of the partisan majority Mr. Hodes has gone out of his way to ignore the will of the people. He has voted for trillions in spending, grown debt and government, and funds his campaign with donations from the PAC’s of the Senatorial elite–cash rich entrenched democrats who are business as usual. So my suggestion on how he can help–lose the election.