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Steve MacDonald 
The big news today is the disappearance of an entire pond in Hollis, New Hampshire. The town decided to breach a dam, which drained Hayden Reservoir, becasue it was cheaper than keeping it and paying for the work to meet the sharia-law like standards, tithing, and annual tribute demanded by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental services.
I’m sure the DES is disappointed.
Michelle Obama was in New Hampshire recently, talking about how Barack will win here because they have “New Hampshire Values.” I realize that what she meant was New Hampshire Democrat party values, which are more like ‘Chicago Values,’ than actual ‘New Hampshire values.’ You know the values she means; big spending, more taxes and fees, … Read more
I was writing a follow up to our grass roots effort to contact New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte--to push her off the fence, basically, to vote against the UN Arms Treaty. Senator Ayotte eventually agreed with us and along with Senator Portman–who is typically an unreliable centrist on issues like this–made it impossible for the treaty to get Senate Approval.
Yeah, we were pretty jacked about it. But not everyone was convinced it was the right thing to do.
The left and the unions are obsessed with big corporations and the rich paying ‘Their fair Share,” but when are the great big unions, who can expend billions (4.4 billion from 2006-2011) on political campaigns, (but pay no taxes) going to start paying their fair share? Labor unions are nonprofits, and they rake in millions … Read more
New York City ‘Officials,’ which I take to mean ‘experts’ have gotten this crazy idea in their heads. Feeding babies breast milk may actually be better for them. The babies not the officials. Although, maybe….no. Not going there.
The NPR headline reads New York City Officials: Breast Milk May Be Best ‘Formula.’ You think?
I wonder what clued them in? I’m certain it was not the 70,000 years of human existence that preceded their benevolent if not entirely unobservant genius, during which women fed their babies breast milk. That would be far too obvious for such advanced thinkers as ‘officials’ and ‘experts.’
…To my daughter Katie. My youngest child turns 12 today. If you would like to celebrate by donating to a local New Hampshire Republican campaign knock yourself out. Feel free to donate to the Grok, or buy something at amazon. Mow your lawn, go about your business, take a trip, nap all day, work on … Read more
Ray Buckley, Chairman of the New Hampshire Democrat Party is quoted as having actually said this. (DiStaso – Granite Status)
“The people of New Hampshire are more concerned with Bill O’Brien’s behavior acting as the House speaker, his state budget that has New Hampshire in the red, and his policies that have caused a loss of jobs and the cost of education skyrocket.
There is not one thing in this statement that is true. Not one.
For the umpteenth month, when we needed at least 250,000 jobs just to keep our heads above water, Democrat polices kept us submerged and running out of air. This month, they missed breaking the surface by only 90,000 jobs, which means that of the roughly 250,000 new people who try to enter the work force … Read more
Bad Jobs numbers, people entering the workforce can’t find employment…and hey, it looks like Obama’s Chief of Staff Bill Daley was briefed about Solyndra’s impending demise six months before it happened and before the White House approved the loan restructuring. So the White House knew about the impending failure, and decided that the major PR … Read more
When he’s not promoting potential vote fraud by out of state college students, or telling us how he can’t stand people of faith, the New Hamphire House Candidate and Socialist Democrat from New Hampshire 17 Rockingham 17, might also be …violating Department of Defense directives.
To your right is a picture of Mr. Connery….in Iraq…in Uniform. It’s a nice picture. The status update says…“Just another day in Iraq.” But it is posted on his Facebook NH House campaign page.
I know… New Hampshire Democrats were losing sleep in hopes of some politically-beneficial revenue numbers, and guess what? They were politically beneficial….To TEA Party Republicans.
The Union Leader is reporting that New Hampshire state revenues were slightly above estimates in July, with solid performances that suggest we are budgeting wisely so that the working families and small business owners in New Hampshire can continuing to drag us out of the economic quick sand in which Democrat tax and spend polices have had us trapped.
So How well did the TEA Party Republicans manage your money for July 2012?
One of the best sources for large dollar Political Donation history is Newsmeat.com. I use it often, as regular readers may have noticed, but one of the features I have not used is the ability to look at large lists of Celebrities, Executives, Politicians, Media people, and see their contributions and party preferences.
The donation amounts are total reported (including all single donations of $200.00 or more) since 1978. Donations under $200.00, if any, are not going to be included. But you won’t be terribly surprised with the celebrities list–a snippet of which is posted on the jump. That list includes actors, directors, producers singers, writers, radio personalities and so on. Take note of the % columns and how much is donated to each party or special interest groups. (Click on the name to see their specific donation history and what groups they support.)
Oh. They also point out how many winners and losers each has “backed ” in the WIN/LOSS column. And Newsmeat says the entire list is updated every Monday so it is up to date. (Newsmeat also has news, by the way.)
The real fun, I think, is looking for which of these popular people actually support Republicans since they are so few and far between compared to the liberal/Progressive support that dominates this industry–and dominate it does.
The Big table…on the jump….is just A through C. Here’s the link if you want to browse the other parts of the list.
AP c/o Hot Air, calls the Texas US Senate Primary for TEA Party Backed candidate Ted Cruz. The followup should read…. Democrats double down on TEA Party is dead rhetoric. You know… that whole “The Bigger the Lie” thing.
Democrats and the media are all uppity about a Romney staffer yelling at the press. I guess this is the next ‘Waterloo’ for the Romney campaign. The fifth or sixth or fiftieth beginning-of-the-end for the GOP (presumptive) nominee. Clearly a guy with a staffer who would insult the media is unfit for public office?
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Connecticut State House, Democrat Chris Donovan (who happens to be the Democrat candidate for CT-congressional district 5), had seven members of his campaign staff arrested by the FBI for taking $27,000.00 dollars in campaign contributions to influence votes in the Connecticut state House.
When there is a law breaker with the gun, in a room full of unarmed people whom he (or she) is intent on or willing to kill… eleven rounds is one too many. Law breakers never carry extra magazines, just like obese people will never think to buy two 15.95 ounce sodas in New York City if that’s what they really want.
But we are talking about liberal-Progressive Democrats. Maybe the thought of actually having to re-load to kill more people will be the ‘conscious decision’ that stops the criminal from engaging in any kind of gun crime in the first place.
“You mean I can only shoot 10 people before I have to re-load? I think I’ll go get a job at the Drive Thru instead.”
Nanny-State central planner genius.
From the Telegraph de Nashua First lady Michelle Obama is planning a series of campaign stops in New Hampshire this week. She’ll make a swing Thursday through Holderness, Laconia and Manchester. The events include an early afternoon fundraiser in Holderness. That will be followed by grassroots events designed to boost on-the-ground support in Laconia and … Read more
[There] “is this idea that mankind is merely inert matter, receiving life, organization, morality, and prosperity from the power of the state. And even worse, it will be stated that mankind tends toward degeneration, and is stopped from this downward course only by the mysterious hand of the legislator.
-Frédéric Bastiat
For Barack ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Obama and Elizabeth Warren – and just about every Democrat…
“Life, faculties, production—in other words, individuality, liberty, property—this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it. Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.”
more…?
The town of Durham has reported that the costs of the Obama visit–which the Obama campaign refused to pay for–cost the town $19,851.00. But it will only cost the anonymous donor around $13,000.00 because… c/o Gretyl MacAlaster -July 31st Union Leader “…town public safety officials were able to reduce local costs through careful distribution of … Read more
From Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart.com The Golfer in Chief has passed 100 rounds, and in one week managed 21 campaign events. He has attended 163 fundraisers in his re-election campaign, according to Lehay, and then some. So he’s busy. Too busy to do his job? Consider this evidence: He’s not received an economic briefing … Read more
Back in 2007, when the New Hampshire legislature was dominated by Democrats, Liberals, Progressives, and all other sorts of flotsam and jetsam, something interesting happened: They nullified a federal law…..Gasp! Yes, sir, they certainly did. New Hampshire’s HB 685 nullified the REAL ID Act, passed in 2005 and signed into law by George W Bush, … Read more
