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Once again, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and AnkleBitingPundits brings an array of items and guests for your consideration. As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip (the GraniteGrok media empire’s secret weapon), if you are beyond the broadcast area of Newstalk 1490 WEMJ, simply click here for instructions on how to connect and listen on the Internet via livestream. (Podcasts here)
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Vern Wuensche is from Texas and he’s running for president. He’s a self-made man that has made his living as a small businessman for thirty one years. I challenge any real conservative to review Mr. Wuensche’s positions on the issues and find something you disagree with. His main issue is the judicial system and its impact on small businesses. There are many people other than those at the top that run for President every cycle that we often never hear about, but they’re there. We’ll find out what motivates someone to pursue something that is without a doubt, the longest of long shots. Says Vern: "Skill in achieving a result is a practiced art. An American leader must clearly picture the desired result and then each day exercise discipline and determination to be certain he or she is moving toward it." This is his second appearance on MTNP. He’ll report on his activities this week as he officially filed for the NH primary and visited Laconia and the surrounding locales.
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All Politics are local… Doug & Skip talk about why the salaries of the town and school employees should be printed in the annual report. The Gilford Budget Committee has raised the issue and might ask the Selectmen and School Board to do so. Are there any other towns out there in NH that do this? Phone in and let us know, or drop us an email. Belmont denied funding to one of those so-called "outside agencies." This is a debate that is happening in many towns and cities lately.
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Liz Mair, our favorite "progressive" Republican joins us to talk about her latest piece in the American Spectator where she floats the possibility that McCain is "Running Interference for Rudy." We’ll also chat about private equity and carried interest. We’ll ask her what she thinks about the Democrats’ Mother of all Tax Hikes. Bloomberg reports: "The House will approve a bill raising taxes for buyout firms and hedge-fund managers next month, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said." I don’t like the sound of that. Liz will explain why we should be concerned. She’ll also bring us up to date on the state of RomneyCare in Massachusetts.
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Charlie Arlinghaus of the Josiah Bartlett Center checks in. The big news for him this week was the announcement he’s joined the Fred Thompson campaign as a "senior advisor" (unpaid). As noted in this post, this is a significant catch for Mr. Thompson. We’ll find out why Charlie chose Fred. Says Charlie, "The burning issue isn’t Fred or an [education funding] amendment or tolls but the emerging fiscal disaster the state faces." He’ll let the listeners know why he’s still sounding the alarm. Is it the end of the "NH Advantage?" We’ll touch on the Swiss elections if we have time.
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William Blake is the Press Secretary for The Interfaith Alliance & The Interfaith Alliance Foundation. They don’t want religion to be part of the presidential campaign. We’ll have a discussion about the value of religion in the public square. (Hint: the Interfaith Alliance might not be in agreement with the MTNP gang on this) "Separation of Church and State?"