Michael Moffett

State Representative Mike Moffett of Loudon taught in public, parochial, and military schools as well as at the community college and university levels. He was an elected school board member who also served on the House Education Committee and was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. A former Marine Corps infantry officer, he co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available on Amazon.com.

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President Franklin Pierce and the Worst Franchise Players Ever

May 18, 2022 Michael Moffett

U.S. News and World Report famously does an annual ranking of the top 100 colleges in America. It all gets lots of attention and schools that make the list understandably tout the ratings in their marketing plans. Truth be told, the best college in America for a Granite Stater could be a community college or … Read more

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Russia, Boycotts, and Sports

March 13, 2022 Michael Moffett

So Chinese dictator Xi Jinping asked Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to hold off on invading Ukraine until after Beijing’s Winter Olympics. Putin generously postponed the bloodshed to accommodate his Communist buddy’s request.

Antonio Brown – Quit or Fired?

January 11, 2022 Michael Moffett

So liberal sportswriter Sally Jenkins of the liberal Washington Post thinks NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is a victim. Brown (formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, and Pittsburgh Steelers) ripped off his uniform and walked out on his latest team (Bucs) during Tampa Bay’s game with the Jets on Jan. 2.

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Manny, Freedom and Civics

January 1, 2022 Michael Moffett

MANNY RAMIREZ was one of my favorite Red Sox players, perhaps in part because we share the same May 30 birthday. He wasn’t the greatest left fielder ever, but that guy could hit.

The sports columnist and State Representative Tim Lang by their seats on the 30-yard line at the recent Patriots-Bills game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

Gillette Stadium and Our Football Patriots

December 31, 2021 Michael Moffett

My first excursion to a New England Patriots NFL game was way back in 1979. Then teaching at Groveton High School, I made the long journey to Foxborough with the GHS soccer coach to watch the Patriots crush the Colts 50-21.

Gruden and Northam—a Tale of Two Scandals

December 10, 2021 Michael Moffett

Former Las Vegas Raider coach Jon Gruden is suing the NFL and its commissioner, Roger Goodell. Gruden resigned under pressure in October when tasteless emails he’d authored years ago were released as part of a probe into the supposedly problematic Washington Redskin culture.

China, Celtics, and Freedom

December 3, 2021 Michael Moffett

High profiles athletes often make “public service announcements” (PSAs) for this or that. Don’t use drugs. Get vaccinated. Stay in school. Then there is Boston Celtic center Enes Kanter, who perhaps issued the “Mother of all PSAs” when he warned that the Chinese Communist regime’s leader, Xi Jinping, was a “brutal dictator.”

Indians, Indignation, and Intolerance

August 31, 2021 Michael Moffett

Where can I get me a Cleveland Guardians tee-shirt? The Guardians, née Indians, are the new symbols of the Cleveland Baseball Team. But at least the Cleveland Baseball Team has a nickname, which makes that franchise better off than the Washington Football Team, née Redskins.

Horseplay, Heroes, and Hope

August 26, 2021 Michael Moffett

Who amongst us has never been on a horse? While no equestrian, I did once recklessly mount a big old horse roaming my grandfather’s apple orchard on his remote backcountry farm in Lunenburg, Vermont—way back when I was 11 or so.

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Can Public Education Regain the Lost Confidence of Parents and Taxpayers?

August 23, 2021 Michael Moffett

Democrat Governor Kate Brown recently signed Oregon’s Senate Bill 744, ending graduation proficiency requirements. Sad but true. The Beaver State will allow students to graduate from high school that can’t read, write, or do the math – in line with national “dumbing down” movements.

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Hockey, Hoop, Nascar, And Flags

July 22, 2021 Michael Moffett

I tuned into to NBC’s Sports Channel to watch NASCAR’s Foxwoods 301 which ran on July 18 in beautiful Loudon, N.H., but the race was temporarily rain-delayed. So I expertly deployed my remote control device and two clicks later found a Montreal Canadien hockey player checking a Tampa Bay Lightning player into the boards.

New Hampshire’s FITN Primary, Joe Biden, and Radicalism

July 5, 2021 Michael Moffett

A recent letter in the Concord Monitor (6-26-21) predicted that due to the “radical Republican legislative agenda” there “will be no sanctioned Democratic 2024 presidential primary election in NH.” Really?

Moses and Basketball’s “Promised Land”

June 13, 2021 Michael Moffett

A social media devotee, I recently saw a Facebook post from Kigali, Rwanda, authored by former Plymouth State basketball star Moses Jean-Pierre. He was there doing work for the NBA-Africa hoop league—of all things and of all places.

Excellence and Exceptionalism Should Be Embraced

May 21, 2021 Michael Moffett

During a recent golf outing with my friend Tom from Manchester, the conversation turned to the demise of youth sports in the Queen City. My buddy grew up there and once played on a Class L state championship basketball team as a Manchester kid.

Florida Golf, Deep Sea Fishing, And Politics

May 6, 2021 Michael Moffett

I occasionally socialize and play golf with some fellow Granite State legislators, also known as the “Beer Caucus.” (Motto: “We have fun, and we get things done!”)

“Civil” Sports Disobedience

April 13, 2021 Michael Moffett

In 1991 I returned to New Hampshire after being activated by the Marines for Operation Desert Storm, aka Persian Gulf War I. The happy homecoming will always be a fond memory. Some things had changed in my absence, of course, but time marches on.

Bye, Bye, Boston Baseball!

April 5, 2021April 4, 2021 Michael Moffett

On October 4, 2003, I was one of 35,460 baseball fans at Fenway Park watching the Red Sox face elimination in the ALDS against the Oakland A’s pinch-hit for Gabe Kapler. Standing with many other fans on the right-field roof box terrace during the bottom of the 12^th inning, I watched Trot Nixon proceeded to knock a Rich Harden offering out of the park for a two-run homer and a BoSox win.