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The Clintons and the NFL just don’t get it

By Jim Johnson

We won’t get fooled Again

We’ll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong

-The Who

Bill and Hillary have finally failed, their much ballyhooed 13 city Tour has been forsaken for lack of attendance. There are still a few loyal supporters, but their unable to afford the ridiculous cost of admission. The Clinton’s penchant for other peoples’ money has caught up with them.

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What Would Happen Under Martial Law In The United States?

By Sam Bocetta

Martial law is a subject that many people have heard about but far fewer actually understand. Truth be told, most people don’t understand just how serious of a situation martial law is or what it would entail should it ever be declared on a city-wide, state-wide, or national scale. In this article, we’ll dive into what martial law is, when and why it would be declared by the government, and what would happen if it were ever to be declared.

What Is Martial Law?

To put it simply, martial law is defined as the suspension of ordinary law and the imposition of direct government (and almost always military) control over the population. In other words, the government will act as the courts and the police all at once, and they will use the military and law enforcement to enforce whatever they should decree. If when you think of the term ‘martial law’ you also think of tanks rolling through your streets and National Guard or military units swarming in and setting up checkpoints left and right, that’s honestly not too far off from what martial law would look like.

When/Why Would Martial Law Be Declared?

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New Conflict of Interest Policy for New Hampshire School Board Members

Press Release For Immediate Release Concord, NH   November 20, 2018, New Conflict of Interest Policy for School Board Members The School District Governance Association of New Hampshire is pleased to announce that it has created a Conflict of Interest model policy for school boards. The policy directly prohibits hiring or contracting with relatives of the … Read more

“I am very humbled voters decided to send me to Concord”

A thank you: To The Daily Sun, Meredith and Gilford voters: To those of you who know me, you already know that I am a man of few words. To all of you who saw fit to trust me to represent you in Concord, I thank you dearly and promise to study each and every … Read more

ICYMI – Attention Catholics: Before you Donate, CCHD Is A Front for Radical Left Wing Activism

BUMPED: from 12/17/17

By Jim Kofalt

If you attend a Catholic Mass this weekend, you might be asked to contribute to something called the “Catholic Campaign for Human Development” (CCHD). The annual collection for CCHD takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving, and it is ostensibly aimed at alleviating poverty. What many Catholics don’t know – and what the leaders of CCHD will never tell you – is that CCHD is an organization with roots deeply embedded in the traditions of Saul Alinsky and radical leftist politics. CCHD funds have been used routinely for purposes that conflict sharply with what most Catholics believe. CCHD is a political organization – not a charitable one.  The fact that CCHD continues to collect donations from unwitting Catholics is tantamount to fraud.

ACORN, the left-wing political organization that took credit for helping to get Barack Obama elected in 2008, received over $7.3 million from CCHD over the course of a decade. 

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CD-1 Republican Voting Percentage 1998-2018

By Jon DiPietro The above graph should surprise no one and terrify everyone and if you look at this graph and apply a stock market chart analysis, you’d see a trend of lower highs and lower lows. That’s a bad thing. [Note by Skip: It also shows that the Democrat lows and highs are getting … Read more

NHGOP-Woodshed

What the Hell are We Doing?

by Rebecca Bailey It’s no wonder that almost 6,175 people voted in Hanover and 2,590 in Plymouth a vast majority being democrats leading to losses for County seats and executive council. (see quote below and view the link provided) Meanwhile, we the Grafton County and State Republicans, have in-fighting over ridiculous issues. We hang onto … Read more

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Money Is Not the Problem for NH GOP

by Jon DiPietro Nobody asked me what the NH GOP’s biggest problem is. And few, if any, will care what I have to say. But that’s OK because I’ve been through this before in another volunteer organization and I know how change works. More on that later. In this article, I’m going to answer the … Read more

Something Missing Up In Concord…

by Bill Harmon

Newcomer Candidate Jim Kelly is running for State Representative in Hollis (Hillsborough 27). He is a physician, now semi-retired.

Jim’s son came to him in 2010 while attending West Point and told him – the Army needs Doctors. Jim was Commissioned in the US Army in Aug, 2010, and is a Lt. Colonel. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and the UAE in 2015 in support of Operation Spartan Shield. He is now the Deputy Commander for Clinical Services in the NHANG.

This summer, Jim was given a mission.  It came down from the National Guard Bureau that NH needed to improve their medical readiness to above 90%. They were ranked 38th in the country at the time. Just this month it was announced that they are now at 94%, and number 1 in the nation.  That was the mission, and under Jim’s leadership – it was accomplished. And in short time.

It doesn’t stop there why this man would be such an asset in Concord.

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Referendum on Illegal Immigration…

By Marc Abear

How long ago was it that both political parties supported America? How long ago was it that both political parties believed America’s border laws should be enforced? Leftists now openly advocate for open borders which is dissolution of America. Earlier this year, the call to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, morphed into a Democrat Party position through support from Senators Warren and Gillibrand et.al. It is easy to see how this high visibility public position encourages more illegal immigration, including the caravans.

Even former President Obama when he was a senator said, at least rhetorically, that illegal immigrants couldn’t be let into the country en masse and without restrictions. “… We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants into this country…” Do you support Obama or Warren & Gillibrand?

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Steve Negron to Kick Off 31-Stop GOTV Victory Tour in Nashua Monday

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2018 Contact: Roger Wilkins press@teamnegron.com, 603-864-8633 Steve Negron to Kick Off 31-Stop GOTV Victory Tour in Nashua Monday Nashua, NH – Steve Negron, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, will kick off his 31-Stop GOTV Victory Tour with a series of diner stops around Nashua on Monday, … Read more

Liberalism Turned Left…

By Marc Abear

American liberalism is being forced to radicalize. It has moved towards socialism and an increasingly post-modern form of leadership. Our youngest generation is openly embracing socialism. Identity politics with its faith in race, sex, and power as the keys to being and meaning is rising.

The #MeToo movement adopted the credo, “Believe the woman.” That is accepting truth will emerge from yielding to the will of the more politically correct “Her truth,” which is stronger than any objective truth. It rejects the adversarial process of objectively weighing evidence and testimony before the bar of reason. That is a pretty fundamental change from where America started; from where we were after the Civil War.

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To stop Illegal immigration or not to stop illegal immigration

By Marc Abear

With Election Day near we should be aware of the Left’s priorities most especially when it is supported by action. Their priorities added to their basic lack of understanding of the separation of powers help us see useful facts when making Election Day decisions. In trying to help the Left on Election Day, Eliot Engel, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Democrat from New York has taken a stand on illegal immigration.

The president said he would cut off foreign aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras if they aided or failed to curtail the caravan of illegal immigrants headed north. Engel believes the President lacks the authority to make that decision. The Washington Examiner reports Engel said, “Trump lacks the authority to make those decisions unilaterally due to a law called the Impoundment Control Act… Fortunately, Congress — not the president — has the power of the purse, and my colleagues and I will not stand idly by as this administration ignores congressional intent.”

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ICYMI – Harry Bean: candidate for NH State House, Belknap County District 2 (Gilford-Meredith)

My name is Harry H. Bean and I live at 234 Saltmarsh Pond Road in Gilford, NH. I am running to be your NH State Rep from Belknap County District 2 (Gilford and Meredith).

Why am I running? One reason is that about a dozen current or past State Reps who have known me for quite some time asked me to after my time on the Gilford Budget Committee. At that point I gave it real consideration and decided that I can make a difference after working inside government and having to deal with government.

Issues that concern me:

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kuster with pelosi

How ‘Bi-Partisan’ is Ann Kuster…?

How ‘Bipartisan’ is Ann Kuster? She can’t even name a Republican she admires. Roger Wilkins, Steve Negron’s general consultant, released the following statement: “Listening to Congresswoman Ann Kuster stumble over her words as she unsuccessfully tried to come up with just a single Republican she ‘admires’ in Congress would be laughable if it wasn’t so … Read more

Myths Regarding Education Funding

Hint: It Is Not About the Children or Their Academic Outcomes All too often, especially in election years, we hear candidates make promises they cannot – or will not – keep. They claim they can lower property taxes without proposing spending cuts or indicating where the dollars would come from to replace the reduced funding … Read more

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