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.

Kellogg’s Values Now Include Cop Killing?

September 26, 2018December 1, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Kellogg got some more explaining to do. “The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which maintains strong financial ties to the Kellogg Company, has provided at least $930,000 in support of the controversial work of the Black Lives Matter organization.” Kellogg Inc. is uncomfortable advertising on Conservative Websites because they don’t align with their values. Values that include … Read more

Ray Buckley Running for DNC Chair Headline

September 26, 2018November 30, 2016 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Democrat Party State Chairman Raymond Buckley (D – Blame the Kock Brothers), who has for a number of years served as a DNC vice-chair, wants to the top spot in the national party machine. All the local papers are reporting it, but none of them are phrasing the effort in the proper terms. “White leader … Read more

Rep. Frank Edelblut to Receive Americans for Prosperity 2016 Tom Thomson Conservative of the Year Award

September 26, 2018November 30, 2016 Steve MacDonald

afp-press-release-header For Immediate Release – November 30, 2016
Contact: Greg Moore (603) 303-9297

Rep. Frank Edelblut to Receive Americans for Prosperity 2016 Tom Thomson Conservative of the Year Award at Christmas Party December 9th

MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced that State Representative Frank Edelblut will receive the organization’s coveted 2016 Tom Thomson Conservative of the Year award. Edelblut, who finished 2nd in the Republican primary for Governor, scored a perfect 100% in the AFP-NH 2016 Legislative Scorecard and led efforts to oppose ObamaCare expansion and health care regulations in New Hampshire. He also sponsored tax relief legislation for employers that quadrupled expense deductions.

“Frank Edelblut has been a leader on the issues of economic freedom throughout 2016, and it’s only appropriate that he receive the 2016 Tom Thomson Conservative of the Year award,” said Greg Moore, AFP-NH State Director.

A Ray of Sunshine

March 31, 2023November 29, 2016 Steve MacDonald

UPDATED AND BUMPED – Upon the news that NH Democrat Party Chairman Ray Buckley is planning to run for Chair of the Democrat National Committee, I thought I’d make it a bit easier for der Google to help them out. Originally posted on July 29, 2013.

The NHDP Want’s to Play “Who Said It?”

September 26, 2018November 29, 2016 Steve MacDonald

UPDATED AND BUMPED – Upon the news that NH Democrat Party Chairman Ray Buckley is planning to run for Chair of the Democrat National Committee, I thought I’d make it a bit easier for der Google to help them out. Originally posted on August 14, 2013 –Skip by Steve MacDonald The New Hampshire Democrat Party … Read more

Chicago Taxes Plastic Grocery Bags to Save the ‘Environment’ (wink-wink)

September 26, 2018November 29, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Chicago recently instituted a new $0.07 per bag tax on plastic grocery/store bags. No price is too high to save the environment, right? What if the “environment” is the city budget? Roughly 70% of that green-tax will go directly to the city to plug holes in the municipal budget. The stealth tax does not quite achieve a Clinton Foundation level of fraud, but it comes close.

And this isn’t their first rodeo. The experts in city government banned some bags outright based on their thickness. Chicagoland residents responded by using thicker bags to avoid the ban.

Gifts That Keep On Taking…

September 26, 2018November 29, 2016 Steve MacDonald

wrapped_present_box — Democrat Inspired Gifts That Keep On Taking

by Steve MacDonald

I don’t typically blog a lot on weekends. It’s family time, and the house and yard and other matters take priority, but this popped into my head early this morning and has been begging to be blogged.

Gifts inspired by Democrats. Yeah, I know, the possibilities are endless. Like the Hillary Clinton anti-sniper vest, or Bill Clinton’s guide to fidelity and Marriage, which comes with a special limited edition “humidor.”

Don’t leave out the locals. Every girl wants her very own Maggie Hassan Emily’s List Approved Bivalved Speculum (order now and get a Planned Parenthood Gift Certificate for a limited time). And don’t forget the Ray Buckley commemorative map of the Hague, complete with Hitler mustache.

Damn Climate Deniers and Your Stupid Questions.

September 26, 2018November 28, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Paul Driessen, writing at Watts Up With That thinks Mr. Trump, excuse me, President Trump, should ask some questions of the Climate Cult Community People (CCCP) [That’s my acronym, not his]. He’s itemized nine facts and/or questions in his article, Five Stages of Climate Grief. I’ll give you one to get you started. Your “manmade climate chaos” … Read more

Larry Lessig Thinks Poster Child For “Money in Politics Problem” Should Be Crowned President

September 26, 2018November 27, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Larry Lessig’s NH Rebellion is a partisan front to advance the left’s agenda under the guise of campaign finance reform. We pointed it out “on day one” or at least reminded folks who probably already had their suspicions.

Always remember Rule number one.

If Democrats want it the odds are good it’s bad for freedom, individual liberty, State sovereignty, the Constitution, and the country. Stay away.

Lessig and NH Rebellion have repeatedly justified the warning but why stop there? That’s right, Lessig just did it again.

CNN: Elections Can’t Be Hacked

September 26, 2018November 27, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Remember when the presidential election couldn’t be hacked? You know, back when a Hillary landslide was supposedly inevitable? You don’t remember? CNN and the internet are here to help remind us. The public is understandably concerned about the integrity of next month’s election. But election officials and cyber experts say it’s virtually impossible for Moscow or … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

June 7, 2018November 24, 2016 Steve MacDonald

UNH Women’s Studies Faculty Members Seek Student Expulsion

September 26, 2018November 23, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Kimberly Haas writing for the NH Union Leader reported yesterday that UNH wouldn’t take action against counter-protestors or professors calling for their expulsion. The gist of it is this. UNH students protested the election of Donald Trump. Two “counter-protesters” showed up, one in a Richard Nixon mask, the other in a gorilla suit (assumed to represent Harambe). Whiny feminazi UNH professors demanded the counter-protesters be identified and expelled.

Several professors, including Robin Hackett, an associate professor of English and member of the women’s studies program, called for an investigation leading to the expulsion of the two.