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.

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that

As is the custom, we (try to) make time in every program to crown the Political “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” for the past 7 days. Here are a few of our picks for the WTF moment of the week. Listen to the entire program here or on any of these platforms GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast- … Read more

UNH Health Services – Just a Proxy for Planned Parenthood Northern New England?

PPNE, proud sponsor of UNH Health Services. (From PPNE’s Facebook page last week) Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund October 22 at 11:59am · Edited ·  Don’t forget to stop by our table at UNH Health Services‘s Fierce and Fabulous Expo and deck yourself out in fabulous pink ?#?StandwithPP?stickers! ?#?FabUNH? Like   Comment   Share UNH Health Services likes this. H/T Beth S.

NH Assert Forfeiture Reform Exec’d By Judiciary Committee [Updated]

Image found at: IntellectualConservative.com
Image found at: IntellectualConservative.com

Tuesday the NH House Judiciary Committee held an Exec Session on HB636, asset forfeiture reform. It came out shiny.

This c/o Kevin over at the Reform Asset Forfeiture Faceook Page, which you can join, btw.

HB 636, the Asset Forfeiture Reform bill, just came out of Executive Session in the House, 14-5! Congratulations to Michael Sylvia, co-sponsor and chair of the subcommittee, Dennis Corrigan who spent many hours on the language, Dan McGuire, the prime sponsor, Devon Chafee and Gilles Bissonette from the NHCLU, and Lee McGrath from the Institute for Justice who all contributed hugely to the bill’s passage.

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Guinta Votes to Reauthorize Export Import Bank

New Hampshire Congressman Frank Guinta voted yesterday in favor of reauthorizing the Export Import Bank. Bad Frank. Bad. I’m not saying I expected my ‘Republican’ congressman to oppose the refunding of a crony machine like Ex-Im. That would be crazy. What I will say is that, much like Sen. Ayotte’s embrace of Obama’s Clean Power Plan the … Read more

Vote Fradusters Get Around

Indicted vote suppressor C. Robert Gibson has been doing the Democrats dirty work for years, registered to vote in multiple states, driving a car with a KY drivers license, on expired CT plates, in NH…and on and on.    

Vote Fradusters Get Around

Indicted vote suppressor C. Robert Gibson has been doing the Democrats dirty work for years, registered to vote in multiple states, driving a car with a KY drivers license, on expired CT plates, in NH…and on and on. Listen to the entire program here or on any of these platforms GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast- … Read more

What if Christian Bakers Operated Out of Trucks Driven By Muslims?

Mark Steyn reminds us that, “Christian bakers have to bake gay wedding cakes, but Muslim truckers don’t have to transport alcohol,” which got me thinking. If Christian bakers operate out of the backs of trucks driven by Muslims would they then be excluded from having to bake cakes for gays on religious grounds? What if … Read more

Sen. Ayotte Miscalculates in Supporting Obama EPA’s Clean Power Plan

By Steve Mac Donald | Watchdog Arena New Hampshire’s U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte announced her support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan earlier this week, presumably to help her reelection campaign. But in the process, she may have already lost the election. Keep Reading at Watchdog.org

Felony Indictment For Voter Suppression

Last week the NH AG’s office issued an indictment on two felony counts of voter suppression. CNHT Chair Ed Naile joins us to talk about the case, the AG’s office, and the accused.  

GrokTALK! – Felony Indictment For Voter Suppression

Last week the NH AG’s office issued an indictment on two felony counts of voter suppression. CNHT Chair Ed Naile joins us to talk about the case, the AG’s office, and the accused. Listen to the entire program here or on any of these platforms GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast- any device – everywhere!

“(the teacher) told anyone who said God was a fact or an opinion that they were wrong,”

KATY TEXAS (Covering Katy) – A straight-A seventh grade Katy Independent School District student says she and her classmates were instructed that God is not real, and those who disagreed had their grades docked. According to the child, the examination on the existence of God was administered Monday, Oct. 27, 2015, in a West Memorial Junior … Read more

GrokTALK! – NH’s 1st Conservative Caucus

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway shares his thoughts on last Weeks first ever conservative NH caucus. Listen to the entire program here or on any of these platforms GrokTALK! is a Mobile-Ready Broadcast- any device – everywhere!

Patriots Grumble Thread Week 7

Gronk takes Girlcrist for a ride
Oct 25, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) carries the ball against New York Jets free safety Marcus Gilchrist (21) during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports

Three quarters worth of dropped balls can make for a close game and that was what the Patriots had yesterday against the New York Jets. You could call it an amplification of last weeks dropsies in Indianapolis as Patriot receivers let at least a dozen catches they should have made slip through their fingers. Missed first down caches killed rhythm and momentum. Missed Touchdowns kept the came closer than it needed to be and often left the Jets ahead.

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The Microaggression Paradox

You cannot accuse someone of committing a microaggression without first having a point of reference from which to base it. That point of reference sets a standard defined by a person or group in contrast to all others making it a prejudice. Acts of prejudice are by definition microaggressions.  You,therefore, cannot accuse someone of committing a … Read more

State Party Tries to Co-opt Young Republicans

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway joins us to discuss a recent NH-GOP Exec. board meeting at which the state party chair and others moved to co-opt the New Hampshire Young Republicans (NHYR). Andrew recounts the events from the meeting, and the degree to which the state party has or is trying to control a group over … Read more

Republican State Party Tries to Co-opt Young Republicans

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway joins us to discuss a recent NH-GOP Exec. board meeting at which the state party chair and others moved to co-opt the New Hampshire Young Republicans (NHYR). Andrew recounts the events from the meeting, and the degree to which the state party has or is trying to control a group over … Read more

GrokTALK! October 24th, 2015

This week we are joined by Andrew Hemingway (Caucus and NH Young Republicans), CNHT Chair Ed Naile (Vote Fraud and voter Suppression), and NH House Rep Max Abramson on some upcoming legislation in the NH House.  

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