Op-Ed, Author at Granite Grok

Let’s Talk Gunstock and Accountability

July 30, 2022 Op-Ed

In light of what seems to be a disconnect about what is happening with Gunstock, let’s try for some fact-based clarity. 1. We can all agree that Gunstock is a county-owned asset. 2. We can all agree that Gunstock our beloved, county-owned asset is a benefit to all the communities of Belknap County. 3. One … Read more

Congress Will Act to Repel the Invasion at Our Southern Border If I Am Elected as Senator

July 29, 2022 Op-Ed

The Citizens of America, The People, are under attack. There is a war being waged against us, and the weapons are drugs (pharmaceuticals, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and non-pharmaceuticals).

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Why Is Voter Confidence at an All-Time Low?

July 29, 2022 Op-Ed

Voter confidence in New Hampshire and nationally is in sharp decline. Currently, less than 50 % of eligible voters vote in most NH town elections.

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Our Political Leaders, Are Not Leaders, and They Have Failed Us

July 28, 2022 Op-Ed

It’s official, our national leaders obviously don’t care about this country, our state, the American people, or the Constitution they swore an oath to support and defend.

Wild Swans: A Precursor to Lily Tang Williams for Congress

July 28, 2022 Op-Ed

I made myself read the international bestseller Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, a memoir by Jung Chang (Touchstone edition; Simon and Schuster, 2003.) Why? So– I might know real historic details of life under a totalitarian regime such as Mao’s “Cultural Revolution.”

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Protecting Children Is a Parental Right

July 28, 2022July 27, 2022 Op-Ed

In response to The Groomers Running Our Public Schools — How they Groom the Girls (GraniteGrok, July 23, 2022), Ann Marie Banfield’s brilliant expose of Montgomery County, MD school policy regarding ‘Gender Separated Areas,’ first and foremost, I think everyone agrees that parents (or guardians) are 100% responsible for children’s health, safety, and well-being, and must … Read more

Matt Mowers Complicit in Sabotaging President Trump

July 27, 2022 Op-Ed

According to reports, Matt Mowers was instrumental in the appointment of discredited Dr. Deborah Birx to the Trump administration’s Covid task force. Mowers served as her Chief of Staff at the State Department.

I’m Phil Andrews, and I am Running for the New Hampshire House

July 27, 2022 Op-Ed

I’m Phil Andrews, and I am running for the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in the new Hillsborough District 32. The updated district now includes Wilton, Temple, and New Ipswich.

Gunstock and Voting

July 26, 2022 Op-Ed

After seeing Sununu’s letter on the Gunstock situation, it just confirmed to me and many others that Sununu has to go. I wonder if Sununu is connected to the Citizens of Belknap movement, where this group is trying hard to confuse people.

ESG

July 26, 2022 Op-Ed

The Global Dystopic Authoritarians (GDA), consisting of the World Health Organization, CCP, Demolitioncrats, and the World Economic Forum, are employing secret metrics known as “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG).

Be Honest: You Already Support Secession

July 26, 2022 Op-Ed

Time for some cold hard brutal honesty. To the minority of New Hampshire Republicans who do not yet support peaceful separation from DC politicians, have you thought about what it would take to shake you from your slumber and make you realize that secession is literally our only option if we want our children to have the same liberties we had?

Vote for Life, Liberty & Prosperity

July 25, 2022 Op-Ed

James Madison’s brilliant Constitutional Conventional statecraft lay in understanding that a bold plan was the best way forward for bonding a nation tearing itself apart at its seams because of differences and distrust. We stand at this moment of instability again 235 years later. But without brilliant leadership or a bold plan.

A Good Overview of my Policy Positions as a New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate Candidate

July 24, 2022 Op-Ed

Below are my responses to the candidate questionnaire that I received from iVoterGuide.Com. It offers a good overview of my policy positions as a New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate. For more information, or to contact me, please visit SivalingamForSenate.Org.

So the Gunstock Mountain Sr. Mgt Mass Resignations Was a Planned Political Stunt – The Nuclear Option

July 23, 2022 Op-Ed

The July 20, 2022, Gunstock Area commission meeting saw more than fireworks. The ‘world-class management team‘ was dissatisfied with the seating arrangement and went for the nuclear option.

Gov. Sununu Needs to Apologize…

July 23, 2022 Op-Ed

It is not unusual for a Governor to seek the election of legislators who he believes are advancing or will advance his agenda. However, in so doing, a Governor reveals who he is and what he believes.

Press Release: Gunstock Area Commission on the Status of Gunstock Mountain Resort

July 23, 2022 Op-Ed

At the Gunstock Area Commission’s monthly meeting last night, the GAC planned discussions with management about ongoing expansion plans. Instead of discussing those plans, the GAC was met with an unsolicited and spontaneous resignation by senior managers and a commissioner.

Inflation Even Hurts the Penguins

July 22, 2022 Op-Ed

A recent video shows penguins at a Japanese aquarium rejecting the cheap fish the aquarium has substituted for the higher quality fish the penguins are used to receiving. The reason the aquarium switched fish is because rampant inflation has made it impossible for the aquarium to afford the higher quality fish.

At Disney, Anyone Can be a Fairy Godmother, be it Steven or Stephanie

July 22, 2022 Op-Ed

The thing most people don’t understand about leftism is that there are absolutely no breaks on the runaway train. Squishy Republicans practice appeasement more often than Neville Chamberlain with their across-the-aisle Democrat foes, thinking that they can just redefine marriage, for example, and that will be the end of the national disunity. Appeasement has never … Read more

It’s About Much More Than Abortion

July 21, 2022 Op-Ed

WHATEVER you may think of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the recent attacks on churches and pregnancy centers should alarm you. Gone are the days when we could openly and freely discuss our differences, recognizing that everyone has a right to their opinion.

Defending the Constitution from the ‘Living Constitutionalists’

July 21, 2022 Op-Ed

“Originalism” means applying the Constitution as the Founders understood it. Originalism is just a modern name for how English and American judges and lawyers have read most legal documents for at least 500 years (pdf).