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.

Until Further Notice Debbie Wasserman Schultz Will Be Referred to as ‘Baghdad Bob’

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the Democrat Parties Baghdad bobYou remember Baghdad Bob?  The US troops are advancing behind him and he’s acting like things are going well for the regime.  Just peachy.

That’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz.  She’s the Democrat Parties Baghdad Bob.

Yesterday she lied while lying about lying.  Today, she’s just doing her Baghdad Bob impression over Democrats creating their own distraction by first removing God from the platform (from the phrase…God given rights…) and then trying repeatedly to get a majority of the delegates to approve a motion to put that word (God) back (and Jerusalem, which they also removed and tried to put back.)

The end result is Democrats Booing God.

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RINO Hunting…Targeting Six of the Biggest Incumbent RINO’s in the New Hampshire House

No More RINO's - RLCNH puts up the records they must run onThe RLCNH has some fact filled Internet nuggets for us to chew on, and they are all RINO flavored.

That’s right, once again the liberty Republicans have to come out and remind everyone else about the records of progressives who have been hiding under the trunk of the Republican Party for…in some cases…a very long time.

And there is a very consistent theme among them.  They are all endorsed by the SEIU.  They like more spending, more taxes, and less liberty.  They are the (r)epublicans that get support from public sector unions (with the addition of Firefighters, most of whom are Democrats planted in the GOP by the PFFNH and the NHDP).  And whenever anyone calls them out…Democrats run to their defense.

But there is a primary next week and all six of the candidates on this particular list is in a position to be sent packing if Real Republicans come out and vote for Real Republicans.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz – Empty Chair of the Democrat Party Caught Lying in Smear of GOP (Twice)

“I didn’t say he said that,” Wasserman Schultz insisted. “And unfortunately, that comment was reported by a conservative newspaper. It’s not surprising they would deliberately misquote me. What didn’t she say that they say she said? “We know — and I’ve heard no less than Ambassador Michael Oren say this — that what the Republicans … Read more

A Model for the Rest of New Hampshire

Tonight, the Rochester City Council voted against joining The Granite State Futures program, which is New Hampshire’s implementation of Barack Obama’s Sustainable Communities Initiative.

A few weeks ago, about 50 people (from Rochester and many surrounding communities) showed up at a City Council workshop to voice their opinion against this program, which includes an approximate $30,000 planning grant.  It wasn’t until tonight’s vote that someone showed up to speak in favor of the program – Regional HUD representative (and Republican), Greg Carson, who was ill during the night of the workshop.

At least 70 people showed up tonight for the vote.

In these economic times, grant money like this is tempting for cities and towns that are likely in financial straits.  But Rochester has accepted Federal grant money in the past and got burned; they apparently heard the warnings from the public, and gave sufficient weight to prior experience.

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Small Victory In Merrimack – re: NHSBA

In a recent legal decision provided to the Merrimack School Superintendent and Board, it has been determined that what the New Hampshire School Board Association (NHSBA) does..

a) Is lobbying.

“Dean Michener is employed by NHSBA and is a registered lobbyist.  Thus, it would seem to be a foregone conclusion that NHSBA is engaged in lobbying.  …it is also safe to conclude that the membership dues paid to NHSBA would be considered a contribution of funds within the meaning of RSA 15:5 (I)

RSA 15:5 prohibits use of state funds for lobbying, so the town

b) cannot use commingled monies that include state education funding to pay dues to NHSBA and up to this point, that is how they have been paying them.

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DOJ Pre-Clears New Hampshire Voter ID law

The Department of Justice has pre-cleared New Hampshire’s Voter ID law.  Of course how could it not?   The law is not terribly restrictive.   But taken with new laws regarding proof of domicile it is an improvement, and next year the law starts to do more to ensure that only those legally eligible to vote … Read more

Parliment of Whores Update – ‘Fore’ More Years

The lefts parliament of whores has convened in Charlotte and two important things happened.  First, Charlotte’s collective IQ dropped 70 points.  Second, they want four more years. Of what? Adding another six trillion to the national debt? Another 48 months of unemployment over 8%? Median income dropping another $4,000.00? 47 million people on food stamps? … Read more

Upcoming Obama Portsmouth Visit Angers Parents -Schools Will Have To Close [Updated]

Obama visit to Portsmouth NH will cause schools to closePortsmouth has announced that it will cancel school on Friday to accommodate President Obama’s visit.  The presence of dear leader will clog up traffic, block roads, and result in building closures so the district has thrown in the towel.  They will have to make the day up In May.

This is not a decision in a vacuum.  When kids stay home adults have to rearrange their lives.  Work, appointments, the added cost for unplanned day care if they can’t change plans or skip work when Obama stops buy to campaign, it all adds up.  Not that Obama gives a damn.  His campaign isn’t going to pay for any of the other costs his campaign appearances force upon local tax-payers.  Campaign appearances….paid for by taxpayers.

Has anyone estimated how much the campaign stop will cost the city of Portsmouth?

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In Honor of the Democrat National Convention…

Democrat goals and communist goals are one and the same
Democrat goals and communist goals- one and the same?

Narcissus Obama has summoned his parliament of whores and they are already binging and purging.   So what better time than now to post a list presented to Congress in 1963.  It is a list of 45 goals of the Communist party.

Most of these communist goals are and have long been the goals or ideals of the current Democrat party in America.

And this is not a coincidence.  One of those goals was to take over one or both political parties.  They took over one already, and the are meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina all week.

Remember, this is a list from 1963.  Looking at it from 2012, it is hard to suggest that the left has not been both very busy, and very successful.

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New Hampshire Democrat Convention Attendees…Don’t Forget Your Photo ID

Photo-ID-RequiredAnyone from New Hampshire who plans on attending the Democrat National Convention had best be prepared to show some ID.   That’s right, no elderly, young, poor, or vulnerable persons, you know the ones the Democrats claim will be prevented from voting if we ask them to show an ID at the polls, will be allowed to attend the Democrat National Convention…because according to Democrats at least…they do not have it and it is simply to much of a burden for them to get it.

So Democrats have intentionally excluded them from participating in their Convention.

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Priorities…

From the UK Mail Online…because you wont read this in the US media without left wing spin… President Barack Obama was today forced to announce he will fly to storm-hit Louisiana on Monday – hours after Mitt Romney beat him to the punch by deciding to head there this afternoon.  But the Republican presidential candidate … Read more

How About That “Non-Existent Voter Fraud” Meme…or something

Donna Schlachman writing an opinion piece in Seacoast Online, says she asked New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner (last year) about voter fraud and….

I learned that actual cases of fraud are practically non-existent. Even last year’s staged attempt to prove that people can vote illegally in N.H. was unsuccessful. It turns out that the risk of denying legitimate voters their right to cast a ballot is far greater than the risk of someone voting here who does not live here.

Well guess what?  If the State refused to charge anyone with burglary, actual cases of that would be non-existent as well.

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One Holder DoJ Witch Hunt Comes To A Close

Sheriff Joe Arpaio went after local corruption, and thumbed his nose at the Feds, so they tried to make an example of him.  But if there is a Joe you don’t mess with it’s the Sheriff of Maricopa county Arizona.

The DOJ initiated a number of investigations from abuse of power to charges of the Sheriff’s office misusing credit cards.  The end result?

All charges dropped.  And the local US Attorney…even she appears to be trying to back away from the whole thing.

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Marshall ‘Lee’ Quandt Want’s To Be The Next Republican Speaker of the NH House…

Rumor has it that Marshall ‘Lee’ Quandt want’s to be the next Republican Speaker of the New Hampshire House……which is a huge problem, because Lee Quandt is not exactly a Republican to begin with.

Despite that barrier, and a public opposition to liberty, the scuttlebutt is that RINO Marshall ‘Lee’ Quandt still thinks he’d make a great speaker of the House, and he is already trying to build a coalition, and publicly endorsing other House Republican candidates who have told him they would back his move once the House meets to choose the next Speaker.

This is disturbing for several reasons.

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Progressive Zombie

I’m certain Fergus Culllen and I disagree on a great many things, but I have to admit — I like this editorial in the Union Leader: Liberal Jackie Cilley, Progressive Zombie.   He writes some unknown truths about Democrat Candidate for Governor Jackie Cilley, the accidental State Senator, offering up some insight into things she … Read more

Stingy Old People Who Are Stupid

I can only guess how Democrat State Senate candidate Lee Nyquist’s campaign manger reacted to Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Convention.  That campaign manager, Kevin Hodges, (batting coach for the New Hampshire Democrat party), had nothing kind to say about Republicans long before his invocation to beat them with a bat; particularity those who are as old as Clint Eastwood who is eighty-two.  And Eastwood’s party registration, whatever it may be, is of no consequence.  To Kevin ‘Awesome Cool Hodges’ he is probably just another one of those..

“…stingy old people who are stupid.”

That was his opinion of Republicans in the New Hampshire House back in April 2010, not long before his cool and awesome self got benched by the voters.  But he’s back, helping Democrat Lee Nyquist run on a campaign to ‘Bring Civility back to Concord,’  which is extremely humorous considering Nyquist can’t even bring civility to his own campaign.

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About Those Ron Paul People…

Ron Paul

Yesterday, fellow-Grokster (and blogger-extraordinaire), Steve, put up a post called “About All That Ron Paul Business“, where he makes some good points.  Being a Ron Paul supporter myself, I figured I would provide my point of view.  After all, there are always two sides to an issue.  Not intending to start a volley, just to shed some light from the other side, here is my response…(I suggest you read his posting first).

While I agree that there are players in the Ron Paul sphere who are incorrigible (and, unfortunately, they are usually the loudest), it is unfair to generalize and say that all Paul supporters fit into this description. They do not.  You approach this issue in the very last paragraph – but it is lost under the weight of anathema. I would have provided the caveat a little earlier-on.

In fact, I would say that there are as many (maybe more) reprobates in the establishment (and Sununu is their spiritual leader), but they are in the position of advantage, while Ron Paul supporters are in a position of the minority/outsider, and have been repeatedly kicked to the curb by the establishment; acts which do not endear the Paul crowd to simply give up and cheer the winners. In fact, based on their inherent passion, it causes them to scream louder.

Please remember that this is a tug-of-war, and there is no tug, no war possible, without two teams on the field.

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Demobrats (Updated and Bumped)

[Update:  Romney left the Republican convention and headed…to Louisiana, to survey the situation.  Obama… had all week to go…still aint been.  Still too busy running for president to be the President.] Louisiana is getting pummeled by Hurricane Issac.  President Obama has chosen to be on a three state campaign tour begging for a second term … Read more

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