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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, blogger, and a member of the Board of directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the Managing Editor and co-owner of GraniteGrok.com, a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, and a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

Ted Cruz Asks Communications Director to Resign…

Ted Cruz asked his Communications Director to resign…for being a D-bag (my words, not his), with this from Ace because it covers it. “Cruz communications director Rick Tyler did push thisabsurd claim out,thereby fragging his own candidate, and so you’re damn right Cruz should ask him to resign. Indeed, I think he should be fired, assuming he was …

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Twitter Death Watch?

With the introduction of the Twitter thought police, assuming that is allowed to continue, it wont be long before they kick me out.  But that’s not a big deal. I am not a heavy Twitter user. Others, however, spend a good deal of time there and should expect to be shown the door in short order if Twitter’s …

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The Moral Equivalent of War

We discuss the purpose of the war economy and the progressive moral equivalent of war, starting with Wilson, then examine what is happening today and consider why it still works.

ICYMI – David Goethel, Pete Ingemi, Rick Manning, and Max Abramson

ICYMI – From January 23rd, 2016 with guests David Goethel, Pete Ingemi, Rick Manning, Max Abramson, and guest-host Jane Cormier Get the Free Spreaker App for iOS, Android, or Windows Mobile, then  Follow us to get updates on live shows and broadcasts, as well as access to thousands of podcasts and tons of free programming.

Understatement of the Day: Resting Bitch Face is Real

Scientists at a company that specializes in software for observational and behavioral research studied the faces of a few famous folks famous for having Resting Bitch Face. Guess what? What they discovered was that celebrities who had bored or annoyed looks were showing underlying levels of emotions that are not seen in people who don’t have RBF. …

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Carl Gibson – Hoax Email Meant to Cost Dean-Bailey Her Election Was Protected Speech

  The Concord Monitor is reporting that NH Democrat Maureen Mann staffer Carl Robert Gibson’s lawyer is trying to get the election tampering charges against him dropped based on the premise that Gibson’s hoax email is protected by the first amendment. Gibson’s attorney, Michael Iacopino, filed a motion Jan. 22 to dismiss the charges. He wrote …

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Corporatist Social Media Speech Suppression?

We’ve said it ourselves. Private business is free to suppress political speech in it’s own spaces. But what do you do when or if private business works with government to suppress political speech? John Hayward – Breitbart When free-speech champions criticize Twitter (or the even more draconian speech controls practiced by platforms like Facebook, in open coordination with …

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