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Steve MacDonald Course Description – Prager University We have all had times in our relationships when we hurt a loved one, or a loved one hurt us. That’s part of life. But not all of us know how to forgive, even when the other party has offered a sincere apology. In this Prager University course, UCLA psychiatrist … Read more
Ask Jeanne Shaheen how much use there is in promoting “equal pay” rhetoric that hurts employment or wage rhetoric that would kill off half a million jobs, when a record number of women have given up “even looking” for a job in the ObamaEconomy?
(CNSNews.com) – The number of women 16 and older not in the labor force climbed to a record high of 55,116,000 in April, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Watch it in bits or set aside time for the whole thing. Then share it. Have you heard about Common Core? The chilling truth behind these new national educational “standards” will terrify you. Common Core represents the latest and most comprehensive step in the drive toward complete government control of our children’s education. Join us … Read more
Just testing the Twitter plugin again. It appears to be working now. hey @Conservativeind I made you something. #nhpolitics http://t.co/XpMFxxezq0 http://t.co/F3wAwFtvgT — Steve Mac Donald (@TheRealNHSteve) April 30, 2014
“Since the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to allow them liberty, how comes it to pass that the tendencies of organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their agents form a part of the human race? Do they consider that they are composed of different materials … Read more
Benghazi was a cluster and Obama should have paid a political price for it, but the media never pressed it and he never had to suffer. But four people died, and the entire affair is a poster child for this administration; rule one–how do we spin this so we don’t look bad? As to the … Read more
Today is the GOP Convention, so while there may or may not be some reporting from that event it will not officially be GrokTALK! We’ll be back next week with more news, opinion, and local and national guests. You can catch up on past progrms and guests here Full Episodes of GrokTALK! are … Read more
JP Marzullo recently announced his run for the NH State Senate in District 8. JP Joins us to talk about the race, his primary opponent, the NH-GOP, and of course, the issues. Listen to Segment Four Listen or Download Segment Four Here Here You can get the entire podcast here. If you are having problems … Read more
JP Marzullo recently announced his run for the NH State Senate in District 8. JP Joins us to talk about the race, his primary opponent, the NH-GOP, and of course, the issues.
The concerted effort by the White House to lie about the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi is a full-blown cover-up. Obama, Plouffe, Carney, Pfeiffer, Jarrett, Hillary Clinton, and a cadre of others, worked very hard to craft a message to hide the truth about their incompetence, just weeks before an election. Had they expanded … Read more
This story about Media Matters refusing to accept the unionization of its staff via card-check, is a priceless tool for conservatives to see what kind of Democrats you’ve got cluttering up your neighborhood. Media Matters management recently declined to recognize the union through the “card check” process, instead exercising its right to force a union … Read more
The Nashua Telegraph is behind a pay wall I wouldn’t waste ten cents to get past but I can still read the snippets, and this one was enough to make me laugh.
CONCORD – A growing program to permit homeowners to empty their garages and basements of old paint fell victim to political branding in the state Senate on Thursday. Most New England states have this program,…
The “political branding” they speak of is the idea that this is a Paint tax. I suspect they are following the Concord Monitor, and many Democrats, in insisting that costs created by force of law are not a tax. They are. But the bigger sin is actually having the political sense to brand it as such.
But that was not what caught my attention. This was; “Most New England States have this…”
You know what else the have?
Democrats Take America Back – To 1976; the Labor participation rate that is. So what’s next, Global cooling?
Part of the dumbing down, or is it just the reprogramming of Americans, seems to be convincing them that just because your government makes you pay more for something that this is not a tax.
It is a tax.
When the state uses force (threat or risk of punishment for refusing to collect or pay some sum of money) that is a tax. Fee, tariff, levy, even a fine–they are all taxes.
I only bring it up because the Concord Monitor, when reporting on a pending vote in the NH State Senate, over a proposed fee (also a tax) on paint purchased in the Granite State they said this…
Andrew Hemingway is pictured here with CNHT Chairman Ed Nail, holding Andrew’s signed copy of the Taxpayer Pledge. This means that as governor, Andrew would veto any broad-based tax that found its way to his desk. Thanks Andrew!
From my In-Box, a press release from Senator Smith regarding candidate Scott Brown’s response to a question about raising the minimum wage. For Immediate Release Contact: Peter Schweitzer 727-421-0718 Friends of Senator Bob Smith www.bobsmithforussenate.com peter.schweitzer@bobsmithforussenate.com Scott Brown Won’t Answer Question on Minimum Wage Tuftonboro May 1, 2014)-When asked a direct question about … Read more
New Hampshire Democrat Outrage arriving in 3….2……1….never. A Michigan forensics lab has confirmed the woman heard on a phone message claiming she doesn’t want Belleville to turn into a “(expletive) n—- town” is actually town councilwoman and mayoral candidate Marie Strumolo Burke. Burke is a Democrat running for Mayor in New Jersey. We know what … Read more
Ready For Hillary is an out-of-state Super PAC that ‘invested’ people, time, and out-of-state money, to help New Hampshire Democrat Michael Cryans in his race against Republican Joe Kenney for a seat on the state’s Executive Council. A review of ‘Ready for Hillary’ PAC’s first quarter 2014 FEC filing shows expenses (just in New Hampshire) totaling $109,000.00, most of that for direct mail.
The NH State Senate today, has voted to kill the NH Democrat Paint Tax… From Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire (May 1, 2014)- Today, the New Hampshire State Senate took up House Bill 1570. This legislation, which was passed by the State House in March by a vote of 161-142, would have created a … Read more
I’ve been mighty busy today so thanks to everyone, and there are a few of you, who emailed me to give me the news. SB 244 is dead. SB 244 was an abomination disguised as a mental health bill, meant to appease the left’s illogical and incoherent hatred of the right to self-defense. I was … Read more