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.

Notable Quote – Jonah Goldberg II

  One final point on his “apology.” Last night, Obama said again that he and his administration could have been “more clear” about what would happen under Obamacare. This is a small obsession of mine. The White House didn’t tell the truth unclearly, it told a lie very clearly. This is a huge distinction. It’s … Read more

NH Criminal Justice & Safety Committee Meeting on License Plate Readers Part II (Updated)

The last time we posted video from this committee was right after the committee chair, Democrat Laura Pantelakos announced that She did not care about protecting people’s liberty.” At some point someone sent the video for the seven minutes that followed her remark to everyone in the legislature.  When the committee met again, naturally, the … Read more

ICYMI – GrokTALK! Nov 2, 2013

We just wanted to remind you that there are a lot of ways to listen and download GrokTALK!  Spreaker.com allows you to do both.  We are also available on iHeart Radio, iTunes, and at AC Nation.com,  so you can listen to current or past programs on your schedule, at your desk, in your car, or … Read more

Update from Aaron Day – RLCNH: On Medicaid Expansion in NH

Hello Friends of the RLCNH,

I attended the Senate Republican press conference this afternoon regarding Medicaid expansion.  I have enclosed a summary of where we are with both Medicaid expansion and the Republican alternative (spoiler alert:  both plans are unacceptable).  We only have until 11/21 to prevent the largest budget increase in New Hampshire state history.  I have begun a liberty tour and will be traveling across the state discussing Medicaid expansion and recruiting candidates.  I will share the details on the trip and look forward to meeting with you to discuss our strategy.

Medicaid Expansion Myths

Myth 1:  Medicaid expansion is not part of Obamacare. 

The expansion of Medicaid was mandatory under the Affordable Care Act.  The Supreme Court ruled that states can opt-out of Medicaid expansion.  A vote by New Hampshire Legislators in favor of Medicaid expansion is a vote for Obamacare.

Myth 2:  Signing-up for Medicaid expansion will SAVE New Hampshire Money: 

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Did NH Democrats Plant Fliers To Create Smear Against Nashua Republican?

I’d bet money that the AG’ office discovers nothing in their investigation.  That the reason they discover nothing is because this was a stunt perpetrated by New Hampshire Democrats, right before an election, to put bad press into the Nashua paper about the Republican opponent.

While a spokesman for the attorney general provided few details, New Hampshire Democrats said they filed the complaint Monday after witnessing what they believe was distribution of an “illegal campaign flier” benefitting Republican candidate Peter Silva.

It’s a great smear tactic executed by the smear masters themselves.  Speaking of which…

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Pete Silva Loses Special Election in Nashua- My Post Election ‘Passing Thoughts’ (And then some…)

NH-GOP_logoUsing back of the envelope calculations, comparing the turnout in November 2012 to the results from Tuesday’s Ward 8 NH House race, it is is difficult to suggest anything other than this.  Ward 8 is currently owned by Democrats and that’s the end of the story.

Silva would have had to turn out 50% of those who voted for Republican NH House candidates in November 2012 to beat the 36% of Democrat votes from November 2012 that Latha Mangipudi managed yesterday.

I’m not sure but I don’t think anyone has ever attracted 50% of general election during a special election so that’s a hill too high to climb.   That doesn’t mean that you give them the seat.  Silva managed 30%, which is actually impressive, but 30% of 500 fewer voters is nowhere near enough to overcome the demographic advantage Democrats currently enjoy in Nashua Ward 8 and let’s be honest–with a few exceptions they do a better job of getting the voters they have to ballot box on election day.

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If We Must Read Between The Lines When Democrats Speak…

So when a Democrat says If you like your plan you can keep your plan, and this means that you lose your plan if they can’t  interpret it to fit their definition of the health plan they insist you have to have…. …does that mean that when a Democrat says they support the second amendment … Read more

A RESOLUTION Urging Congress to Investigate the Benghazi Incident.

Jr Hoell
LSR 14-2065.1:

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to investigate the Benghazi incident.

Whereas, every American citizen serving in the defense of his or her country has the right and the expectation to not be left behind on foreign or domestic soil; and

Whereas, the Secretary of State was sent 5 dispatches from Embassy Tripoli dated March 28, 2012, July 9, 2012, Aug 2, 2012, Aug 20, 2012, and Sept 11, 2012, all requesting more security agents or complaining about the integrity of the local security people; and

Whereas, there were over 125 Marines stationed in Sigonella, Italy, part of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12, who were tasked with training African militaries fighting Africa-based terror groups, which were never called in to help; and

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NH-GOP Hires Chris Christie Aid as New Executive Director

From James Pindell CONCORD, N.H. —The New Hampshire Republican Party has hired a campaign aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to serve as its next executive director. Until Tuesday, Matt Mowers served as a regional political director on Christie’s re-election campaign. Christie, a Republican, won with 60 percent of the vote in a very … Read more

NHTPC – Nashua NH Elects Candidate Involved In Voter Scam

From the NHTPC It is no secret that the residents of NH have been having their legitimate votes stolen by virtue of multiple instances of inappropriate voting by numerous Democratic operatives who while registered to vote in the states where they actually live, are using NH addresses to vote; including US Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s daughter, … Read more

The Realities of DemocratCare…. or ‘They Don’t Call us “The Right!” For Nothing.’ Part XII

She has stage 4 cancer; she can’t keep her plan and now she can’t keep her doctor either…

My grievance is not political; all my energies are directed to enjoying life and staying alive, and I have no time for politics. For almost seven years I have fought and survived stage-4 gallbladder cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 2% after diagnosis. I am a determined fighter and extremely lucky. But this luck may have just run out: My affordable, lifesaving medical insurance policy has been canceled effective Dec. 31.

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Special Election in Nashua Today – Just a Few Votes Will Keep a Vote Fraud Advocate Out of the NH Legislature

Pete Silva is the NH Republican running against Vote Fraud Democrat Latha Mangipudi in Ward 8 Nashua tody. Latha Mangipudi harbored an out of state Democrat who voted absentee using Mangipudi’s Nashua, NH Address.  The ballot box stuffer, Alysha Tierney, was still registered to vote from her home in Ludlow MA, and in fact is … Read more

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