Op-Ed, Author at Granite Grok

Misconduct of Supervisor of the Checklist Regis Roy – Electioneering on Duty

July 13, 2022July 6, 2022 Op-Ed

From the largest of NH Cities to the smallest of hamlets, corruption happens. Bad things happen – sometimes by accident but more often, on purpose. When Doug and I started GraniteGrok, we often said that “what is happening here is happening in your town (even if a bit different)”. Sure, you may have known your … Read more

Granite Staters Lose Rights When RINOs Run Wild

July 6, 2022 Op-Ed

New Hampshire statesmen have always known our Constitutional Republic is fragile, and we need to stand firm to protect it. Benjamin Franklin said it best: We have “a Republic,” but only “if you can keep it.” Unfortunately, being the first Constitution framed by an American Commonwealth, we now find that our great State is far … Read more

4th of July Invisible Hand

July 4, 2022 Op-Ed

This 4th of July Americans need to ponder the powerful wisdom of Sam Adams, the will of our Founding fathers expressed at the Continental Congress in July of 1776, to return from the chaos that rules our nation today back to our moral anchor the Author of Liberty:

Is It Wrong To Ask Questions Anymore? Is It Wrong To Verify The Truth?

July 3, 2022 Op-Ed

The editor of a local news outlet was stating how wonderful the Jan. 6^th investigation was going. How the committee was focusing on Trump’s PAC spending money in places it should not spend it, like paying for expenses at one of Trump’s hotels.

The Fed, and No One Else, Is Responsible for Inflation

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Op-Ed

According to commentators in the mainstream press and various federal officials, inflation is like the coronavirus. It spreads around the world, hitting different countries in different ways. Sometimes a country will experience only mild symptoms and sometimes more severe symptoms, like what happens with Covid. Now that the inflation virus has hit America, the mainstream … Read more

Gavin Newsom’s Odd “Solution” for People Fleeing California

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Op-Ed

The similarities between California Governor Gavin “Gruesome” Newsom and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are quite remarkable. They both spend far too much time focusing on their hair and looking in the mirror.

The American System Is Collapsing.

July 1, 2022 Op-Ed

The American system, of “Truth, Justice and the American Way” is collapsing right before our eyes. This collapse is being expedited by those who have been put in power via a corrupted, bought and paid for electoral system and by the mass of un-elected bureaucrats that answer to no one but themselves as the politicians come and go.

Cathy Qi Running For State Representative

June 30, 2022 Op-Ed

Cathy Qi of Bethlehem is running for a seat in the House of Representatives in the newly created District 2 of Grafton County. The single-seat district encompasses the towns of Bethlehem and Franconia.

GWU Students Want Clarence Thomas Canceled – University Says, Nope.

June 30, 2022 Op-Ed

Cancel Culture, with the support of the woke mob, had quite a run-up until recently. In 2020, Drew Brees had the audacity to suggest that disrespecting our flag and National Anthem before NFL games was a bad idea, but when the wokesters broke out their pitchforks, Brees folded like a poker novice with an 8-high hand.

A Criminal Activity Called “Healthcare”

June 30, 2022 Op-Ed

While good doctors, nurses, and aids are short-staffed, laboring with a passionate concern for the best care for their patients, those at the top seem to have forgotten the age-old Hippocratic Oath.

The Founders Predicted our Economic Crisis

June 30, 2022 Op-Ed

Did Thomas Jefferson call the economic crisis? “Every thing predicted by the enemies of banks, in the beginning, is now coming to pass. we are to be ruined now by the deluge of bank paper as we were formerly by the old Continental paper.” That’s from a letter to Thomas Cooper in January 1814. And … Read more

Lake Winnipesaukee Cruise DEADLINE for DISCOUNTED tickets is tomorrow, June 30th

June 29, 2022 Op-Ed

Join us for a DINNER CRUISE with like-minded friends on the M/S Mount Washington Cruise Ship. Meet candidates for office, enjoy a prime rib dinner, speakers, raffle prizes, straw poll, silent auction, and more!

How’s This For Irony: White Light Is Inclusive While The Light Spectrum Rainbow Is Divisive

June 29, 2022 Op-Ed

How’s this for irony: White light is inclusive while the light spectrum rainbow is divisive. Anti-liberty leftists don’t seem to understand that white light contains all the colors and is, therefore, the most inclusive.

We Don’t Need The Government To Care For Us …

June 28, 2022 Op-Ed

Today, it’s with great pleasure that I am announcing my candidacy as a Republican State Representative for Grafton District 18. District 18 includes the towns of Enfield, Canaan, Grafton, Orange, Dorchester, Groton, Hebron, Bridgewater, Bristol, and Alexandria.

So the Editors at the Laconia Daily Sun believe that the US Constitution GIVES us our Rights?

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Op-Ed

In the June 27 edition of the Sun, Richard Tracy made a great point about rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, the editors at the Sun may not fully understand the concept of inalienable rights. The headline of the letter read, “Second Amendment at core gives right to self-defense.”

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Five Things The GOP Must Do To Win In November And Stay In Power

June 28, 2022 Op-Ed

The prospect of an imminent “Red Wave” coming in November’s midterm elections has been widely reported, as the Democrats have been in self-destruct mode since before President Joe Biden was even sworn into office eighteen months ago.

The Constitution isn’t Absolute?

June 28, 2022 Op-Ed

Arguing that “high-caliber” weapons should be federally banned, President Joe Biden claimed, “Remember, the Constitution was never absolute.” Biden was merely advancing the popular notion of a “living breathing Constitution.” According to proponents of this theory, the founders “couldn’t have imagined” all of the changes that would happen over time, such as the development of high-powered, … Read more

I Support New Hampshire Families

June 27, 2022 Op-Ed

I am running for the office of State Representative in the state of NH. I support families. This means keeping taxes low so that families can keep more of their hard-earned money for themselves. It also means getting children the education that they need so that their futures can be brighter than ours.

Are Pandering Politicians Painting New Hampshire Statesmen Purple?

July 13, 2022June 26, 2022 Op-Ed

Government should be a platform where people engage and debate – that’s what our Founders enshrined in the Constitution, so good ideas and worthy candidates could emerge through political discourse. It is a system meant to raise up leaders of the people who legislate for what is important to the communities they serve. In New … Read more

Disneyland

July 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Op-Ed

As a fifty-year resident of Laconia, N.H., I was shocked to read of the unsolvable bathroom issue at Laconia High School where all bathrooms have been locked and students must stand in line at the nurse’s station to relieve themselves.