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.

Could New Hampshire’s Bathroom Bill Kill Job Growth?

Target Bathroom Bill killed business
Could HB478, New Hampshire’s latest bathroom bill, keep businesses away? It is a worthy question.

We know that sexual predators will inevitably try to take advantage of unbridled access to ladies changing rooms and bathrooms. It is a given that religious organizations will be at risk of having to face penalties or follow their faith. But what about the economics? Target instituted a system-wide transgender “bathroom bill” of its own last year, and the economic consequences for the company have been brutal.

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The Oscars, Chelsea Clinton, Global Warming

I was fooling around with laptops and microphones and surfing the internet and figured, why not combine these distractions. The Oscar Ratings are in, Chelsea Clinton Tweets, and something new about global warming and snow. (90 seconds)

California Banned Travel Before Trump Did

Effective January 1st, 2017 the People’s Republic of California banned state-sponsored (funded) travel to four US States. California Assembly Bill 1887, signed into law last September, prohibits requiring travel to prohibited states by,  …state agencies, departments, boards, authorities, and commissions, including an agency, department, board, authority, or commission of the University of California, the Board of Regents of … Read more

Economic Moron Revisited – Soda Tax Costing Jobs as Sales Plummet

Jim-KenneyIf you have not been following the economics 101 lesson produced and directed by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, please pay attention. Kenney and his merry band of  Municipal thieves attempted to raise revenue with a massive wholesale tax increase on sugary beverages. They sold it as a way to fund pre-k and public park restoration. But it’s not going as the planners planned.

Two months into the city’s sweetened-beverage tax, supermarkets and distributors are reporting a 30 percent to 50 percent drop in beverage sales and are planning for layoffs.

One of the city’s largest distributors says it will cut 20 percent of its workforce in March, and an owner of six ShopRite stores in Philadelphia says he expects to shed 300 workers this spring.

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Rachel Dolezal Jobless and on Food Stamps

Remember the former Spokane NAACP chapter president who claimed to be black but was not? Turns out I was right. There are no special exceptions on the left for “former pale blonds of transracial progression.” (Daily Caller) Dolezal has applied for over 100 jobs, but has received no offers, even from a supermarket. She has, … Read more

GT-Flashback March 1st, 2014

Those who ignore history and all that, right. So here’s our podcast from March 1st, 2014 with conversations on Crimea, Medicaid Expansion, Bondage and Submission sex videos for teens, and Democrats oppressing speech.

Starbucks’ Brand Perception Plummets After Announcing Plan to Hire Refugees

Starbucks Brand Perception takes a Yuge hit
Starbucks Brand Perception takes a Yuge hit

I’ve been getting some decent traffic from Facebook, but nothing compares to an article I wrote about Syrian Refugees coming to New Hampshire. If you want someone’s attention, write about illegal immigration or refugee resettlement. The jobs and economy narratives are good too, but I think we all know why Mr. Trump won the White House.

Starbucks didn’t get the memo.

(Yahoo! Finance)  Starbucks’ brand has taken a beating since the company announced plans to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years in response to Donald Trump’s executive order intended to prevent refugees from entering the US. 

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Ice Loss Claims Have Zero Impact on Polar Bear Population

Another climate cult fantasy takes a beating from reality. If sea ice affects populations and sea ice is “disappearing at an alarming rate™” why are there more bears? Monday, Feb. 27th, is International Polar Bear Day. I’m sure you’ll hear about “sea ice loss” but don’t expect population growth to be part of any relevant … Read more

GT-Flashback March 1st, 2014 – Crimea River

Listen to “GT-Flashback March 1st, 2014 – Crimea River” on Spreaker. Those who ignore history and all that, right? So here’s our podcast from March 1st, 2014 with conversations on Obama’s ‘response’ to Russia in Crimea, the NHGOP and Medicaid Expansion, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s connection to Bondage and Submission sex videos for teens, and Democrats oppressing … Read more

University Bans White Boards on Dorm Room Doors Because – ‘Snowflakes’


militant-snowflakeMichigan State has banned white boards on dorm room doors because – Racism.

(Kat Cooper, director of university residential services communications) said that racist, sexist or other potentially discriminatory messages are referred to the Office for Institutional Equity, where they are investigated. But because the offensive whiteboard notes are often left anonymously, 99 percent of the time, the university can’t pin down who was responsible, she said.

“It’s a drain on resources. … We’re spending a ton of time and energy administrating it,” Cooper told Heat Street.

Here’s an idea.

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NH House Committee Approves Bill that Could Give Sexual Predators Access to Women’s Bathrooms and Locker Rooms

Transgender bathroomA New Hampshire House Committee just advanced legislation that will give sexual predators unfettered access to your wives and daughters, and sisters and mothers, in bathrooms and locker rooms all across the state.

The bill adds ‘gender identity’ alongside age, race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, marital status, or national origin, and that is all well and good. But HB478 does not distinguish where it comes to access to public facilities. It gives any man (with the desire to do so) access to ladies bathrooms and locker-rooms and makes it illegal to prohibit them or to remove them.

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NH Democrats Admit They are Racist, Sexist, Religious Bigots

New Hampshire House Democrat Sherry Frost, a spokesperson for the New Hampshire Democrat Party, admits that Democrats are racist, sexist, religious bigots in this undated tweet. We have a terrorist problem, all right, and they’re mostly white, Christian men. No one in the New Hampshire Democrat Party has distanced themselves or contradicted the statement, so we’ll … Read more

Moms Demanded Action on Gun Sense in NH and They Got It

Formed in 2014 Moms Demand Action joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns (Founded in 2006) and Everytown for Gun Safety (April 2014) to spend Michael Bloomberg’s money like Monty Brewster in Brewster’s Millions. For what? New Hampshire has consistently shot down every anti-gun bill since they came along and just signed constitutional carry. Sounds like gun … Read more

Work Requirement Bill for Food Stamps Introduced In NH Senate

Sen. Kevin AvardNew Hampshire State Senator Kevin Avard has introduced legislation that would ‘tighten up’ the State’s Food Stamp Program.

“The intent of this legislation is to strengthen New Hampshire’s food stamp program so that it can remain solvent for those who truly need the benefits for years to come. By requiring an asset test, we are protecting those most in need be ensuring precious resources are not being diverted to those who do not need assistance.”

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