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Tom

New Hampshire resident. Patriot. Proud to live in a state and country with Constitutions like ours. Disgusted how our governments ignore them. I am determined to help correct that.

NH CD-2 Candidate on Sarah Palin Radio yesterday…

Jennifer Horn was a guest on Sarah Palin Radio earlier this week, joining the growing list of candidates that are being featured on their "Conversations with Conservative Candidates" series. Listen to the 15min radio interview here Other conservative candidates that have been featured on Sarah Palin Radio include Sue Lowden (NV-Sen.), Gov. Palin-endorsed Doug Hoffman …

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Not so fast….

I received an email yesterday from the Republican Party of New Hampshire.  I am registered Republican, and have subscribed to the NH GOP’s mailing list. The opening paragraph goes like this: "Our Republican leadership team did a great job in setting the table for the November Elections.  We recruited more candidates for state office than …

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What if George W Bush Had…

I’m not necessarily defending George W. Bush here, but this is interesting, when put into a different context…  If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a TelePrompTer installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how  inept he is …

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Did they really say “Lifestyle Behavior Modification”?

File this under "Dear Leader" syndrome… President Obama took one step further away from the traditional role of a US President, and one step towards "Dear Leader", dictatorial status, when he signed the following Executive Order on June 10, 2010. Under the authority of the unconstitutional "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" of March 23, 2010 (aka "Obamacare"), …

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Can Charlie be “Energy Independent”?

I recently read an article claiming that "biomass" energy will produce more greenhouse gasses than coal over the next 40 years. Basically, biomass energy is the process of harvesting, then burning/incinerating wood and other plant (sometimes animal) products.  In addition to wood, the biomass plant category includes corn, hemp, and sugarcane.  The act of harvesting can include …

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Jews and Muslims: one difference

 Muslims want to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth — wow, what a difference that would make……… The Global Islamic population is approximately 1,200,000,000 ONE BILLION TWO HUNDRED MILLION or 20% of the world’s population. They have received the following Nobel Prizes: Literature: 1988 – Najib Mahfooz Peace: 1978 – Mohamed Anwar …

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A Letter to Susan Almy – NH House Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee

Ms. Susan AlmyChairperson, House Ways and Means Committee I read in a newspaper that your committee voted to collect $85M through seven different taxes so that the cuts proposed by Gov. Lynch to the state budget need not take place.  The paper also reported that the revenues were running low in April. It appears that …

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With the NH Legislature being called into special session by Gov Lynch for failure to handle the budget properly….

I’ve heard many times about the "38 new taxes and fees" that were instituted by our Legislature in Concord last year, but I didn’t have the facts in front of me.  I decided to do some research, and to pass it along.  This may be especially helpful to Conservative candidates when going door-to-door, or making …

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“A Stranger in Our Midst”

Recieved the following by email: If you don’t read anything else today please read the essay below by Robert Weissberg, Professor of Political Science – Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana.  It offers by far the most accurate description of what most Americans are feeling but haven’t been able to put their finger on …

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