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.

Media Bias In Iran – Not that Different

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

This story is about how the Iranian currency, the rial, has lost four fifths of its value in the past year. While that has many portents what caught my eye was this… “They spend billions of dollars to keep Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power, but now they say they have no money!,” one garment … Read more

From The ‘Democrats Can’t Get Out of Thier Own Way’ File…

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

I just heard a report that someone at Obama For Obama For Obama posted a letter from a young lady with Downs Syndrome on their Campaign Web Site. She “wrote in” to say that while she works and pay taxes she does get some government support because she has Downs Syndrome. And because of … Read more

Dateline Dover NH: Judge Lewis Hear’s Motions to Intervene…or Something.

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Today Superior Court Judge John Lewis (D- Durham), will hear from a number of individuals who object to this rubber-stamping the ACLU’s request to suspend voter registration requirements relating to domicile. Lewis agreed with the ACLU and League of Women voters. The AG and Secretary of state are on that list of those who disagree, as are a few others, each asking that the hasty decision be rolled back.

But one of the most important factors weighing in on today’s hearing has to be that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court has already declared jurisdiction over the case and will fast track their hearing should Judge Lewis fail to clean up the mess he has created.

So what happened at the hearing today?

Empty Chair Update – Debate Edition

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Anthropogenic Global Aphorism Inversion

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

You’ve heard it, perhaps, that “your attitude will determine your altitude?” Well Al Gore has came out in defense of President Obama’s horrible debate performance by turning that pithy little aphorism on its head. B.Obama was lousy because your “Altitude determines your attitude.” There is a place in America higher up than Obama’s inflated ego? … Read more

Smirk

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dKMUHcgsbag

I Aint No Ways Tired – (Obama Edition)

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Obama, the not-post partisan, not post-racial, southern accent pandering, division broadening, buddy-buddy with Reverend Wright, race war starting candidate from 2007. Link to Daily Caller posted video Transcript link of prepared remarks lifted from Hot Air.

Jon Stewart Tackles Benghazi

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

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Notable Quote: Hugo Chavez

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

“If I were American, I’d vote for Obama.” “Obama is a good guy … I think that if Obama was from Barlovento or some Caracas neighborhood, he’d vote for Chavez.” -Hugo Chavez (Venezuela’s Socialist Dictator)

Pelham NH To Consider Ban on Driving?

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

After years of watching citizens and tourists of all ages fail to properly operate motor vehicles–resulting in millions of dollars in property damage, injury, and death, Pelham New Hampshire has opened a discussion about whether or not to ban driving in their town.

“Some of these accidents have scarred people for life, others have died,” said Kneejerk Reaction. “We just can’t let this continue.”

OK. I’m kidding. Sort of. Pelham is having a conversation about whether or not to ban fireworks (as predicted) after an incident this past summer in which several people were injured, and some of them were, to quote the article, scarred for life. While we wish the best for those affected, banning behaviors based on one incident like this is not wise.

Hey I slipped on a wet floor. That’s it. No more mopping!

Ask A New Hampshire Democrat: About The Hostage Situation

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

There are those among us who are concerned that New Hampshire sends more federal tax dollars out of the state than it gets back. The same people, typically Democrats and Moderate Republicans, argue for more Federal meddling in state affairs. The same people who also complain about “out of state influence” in local elections.

If you send more money to DC so you can then act the hero when we get it back, complete with strings attached, other sources of out of state money will find those people and try to keep them in office so that central planners can milk all 50 teats for as much as possible and then sit in on the “hostage negotiations” when you want or need some of it back.

But wouldn’t this make more sense?

New Hampshire State Supreme Court To Fast Track Voter Registration Case

September 26, 2018October 3, 2012 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has agreed to assume jurisdiction over the voter registration dispute suspended by Judge john Lewis last week. For the time being the law has been suspended and out of state students who wish to vote here, do not need to promise to establish domicile in the state by obtaining a … Read more