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.

Is Your Local School Board Breaking the Law?

Ann Marie Banfield, writing last week, pointed out that some school boards around the state pay membership dues to the New Hampshire School Board Association (NHSBA) which then lobbies the legislature. State law prohibits the School Board from using any taxpayer dollars (so no money from the school budget) to pay those “dues.”  It is … Read more

Breaking: Nikki Haley Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to the UN

Nikki Haley is resigning as our ambassador to the UN. Probably the best one we’ve had in my lifetime. And depending on who you believe this was something Mr. Trump knew about six months ago or it’s a surprise to everyone. It can certainly be both. https://twitter.com/spettypi/status/1049670570550419456 HotAir shares some other ideas about why she is departing the … Read more

Never Let Them See You Cry

Well, the smoke of the Kavanaugh campaign battlefield has cleared a bit and we are now conducting after-action reports.  One of the purposes of such a report is to gauge both ours and the enemy’s strengths, weaknesses, acquisitions and damages as a result of the battle, to conclude their current operational status.  A key gauge … Read more

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98% of New Hampshire Democrats voted against free speech…

Did you know that 98% of New Hampshire Democrats voted against free speech for therapists … and voted against rights of conscience for medical professionals? 97% of New Hampshire Democrats also voted against free speech near women’s health clinics. Tell Republicans, Independents, and even working-class Democrats to get out and vote Republican on November 6th because Government should not … Read more

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Should We Call it the Feinstein Effect?

You’ve heard of the Streisand Effect. Wikipedia defines it as “a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely.” Streisand sued a photographer working on a coastal erosion project for posting a picture of her home online. Before Babs outrage, six … Read more

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I Will be Speaking at the NAFRW Dinner on October 16th

I have been invited to speak at the upcoming NAFRW dinner on October 16th. This is a Nashua Area Federated Republican Women fundraising dinner. Ellen Kolb will also be speaking which might be more motivation to attend. Other speakers expected but not announced as of this writing. Seating is limited. Please contact Rep. Jeanine Notter … Read more

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Hassan’s Doxxing (Former) Staffer Used Maggie’s Senate Offices To do The Deed

Yesterday, Dave Solomon added to the story that broke October 3rd when a former Staffer of New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan was arrested by Capitol Police for releasing sensitive private information about Republican Senators during the Kavanaugh Hearing. Jackson Cosko, 27, has been charged with publishing restricted personal information, witness tampering, threats in interstate communications, … Read more

No Justice. No Peace.

  The vote is tomorrow.  Finally.  Light the fuse and see what level of childish tantrum the Leftists have up their sleeves. Kavanaugh may not be the perfect Justice – and we can only hope he won’t operate at the same level as John Sununu’s “Home Run” nominee David Souter – but time will certainly tell.  … Read more

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Woodburn’s Domestic Assault Defense: Win With “Would-He”

As a Democrat State Senator, Jeff Woodburn gets “special” dispensation. That’s when you get permission not to have to follow a rule or not to be bound by a particular code of behavior. In this case, there are two behaviors. The first is that Mr. Woodburn’s victim does not have to be believed. The second is … Read more

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Public School Teacher Can’t Believe Black Student Supports Trump

Cypress Bay High School (which happens to be in Broward County Florida) is under the microscope after a white teacher asked a black student, according to the student’s parents, “‘You’re African-American, how can you possibly like Donald Trump.’” On Sept. 25 the student noticed that his math teacher stayed seated during the recitation of the … Read more

If it floats…

Senator Lindsey Graham may have inadvertently tapped into the Democrats’ new strategy for discrediting Judge Brett Kavanaugh (or the nominee Trump presents next when Ruth Bader Ginsburg (age 85) punches out later this year). Plan-A: Falsely accuse the nominee of sexual misconduct 30+ years ago (failed) Plan-B: Character assassination for behavior (drinking beer) 30+ years … Read more

Democrat Molly Kelly Wants Gov. Chris Sununu to Denounce Brett Kavanaugh

Candidate for New Hampshire Governor Molly Kelly (D – Never met a tax increase she didn’t like) wants the current Republican governor, Chris Sununu, to denounce Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination publicly. Sure, it’s a trap, but not one he can’t easily side-step. Mr. Sununu should counter with something like, “This is not a banana republic. No … Read more

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Are Selfie-Related Deaths a ‘Major Public Health Problem’?

Agam Bansal is the lead author of a study that cataloged 259 deaths that occurred while taking selfies between 2011 to 2017. According to a report by the Washington Post care of the Manchester Union Leader,

“The selfie deaths have become a major public health problem,” Agam Bansal, the study’s lead author, told The Washington Post.

While all death is tragic, I’m not convinced this constitutes a global public health problem.

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Former Hassan Staffer Arrested for Doxxing GOP Senators

Breaking everywhere, a former staffer of NH Senator Maggie Hassan,  Jackson Cosko, 27, was charged with making public restricted personal information, witness tampering, threats in interstate communication, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, second-degree burglary and unlawful entry, although additional charges could be added. Cosko most recently worked for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee … Read more

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