GraniteGrok Endorsement – Other NH House races

Time is short, and I do wish that I had started this process earlier and that “life” hadn’t interfered so often lately.  However, we’ve been told “hey thanks for letting us know who is worth our votes” so it is well worth the time to do this.  It is also important that those we endorse  and would represent us (if they succeed in running) know  that we’ll be watching them.  “Would represent us” – as opposed to those that would want to rule us (even if, from their view point) even from the best of intentions.  Remember, it was Democrat NH House Representative Kris Roberts of Keene that truly expressed how Liberal ReProgressives view citizens of our fair State:

“Government has to protect us from our own stupidity.”

 And we saw that again this week down at the DNC Convention in Charlotte – video to be posted later.  The folks that we list here ARE worth your votes – and we ask for your votes for each and everyone of them!

Belknap County

  • District 5:  Guy Comtois
  • District 7:  Kevin Leandro, Colette Worsman, Bob Greemore, Herb Vadney

Coos County

Grafton County

  • District 3:  Greg Sorg
  • District 10:  Paul Mirski

Hillsborough County

  • District 4: William “Bill” O’Brien
  • District 7: John Burt
  • District 7:  Mark Warden
  • District 17: Tammy Simmons
  • District 21: Lenette Peterson, Jeanine Notter, and Phil Straight
  • District 27: Jordon Ulery

Merrimack County

  • District 3: Greg Hill
  • District 6: Jenn Coffey
  • District 8 Dan McGuire
  • District 8 Carol McGuire

Rockingham County

  • District 3: Dan Tamburello
  • District 9: Dan Itse
  • District 33: Tim Comerford
  • District: JR Hoell (Bow / Dunbarton)
  • District 17:  Pam Tucker

Strafford County

  • District 1: Warren Groen
  • District 11: Sue DeLemus
  • District 1 : Laura Jones
  • District 3: Bill O’Connor

Sullivan County

  • District 3; Spec Bowers

Also, Joe Barton, running for NH GOP Delegate in his town of Newarket

There are MANY more that we have not mentioned yet – if they are a self-described TEA Party, 9/12 Project member, or Liberty&Freedom in outlook, they are probably fine with us.  We may well be adding to this as well as go “Oh dear, we DID forget about this person and that person”

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A Condensed Version of History…

So, I’m reading the comments on a Fox News story that reports how Paul Ryan is preparing for his upcoming debate with “Doofus” Joe Biden (don’t ask me how I got to this point).  Anyhow, the silver lining of this Sunday-night distraction was stumbling upon a comment posted by a user named “I AM ALWAYS RIGHT you donkey“.  It was entertaining (and appropriately sarcastic) enough to share…enjoy.

Oh, and if you are an offended Liberal who feels compelled to comment on this guy’s historical accuracy, save your breath because it doesn’t matter – HE’S MAKING FUN OF YOU!!

Here is a condensed version of history:

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Notable Quotes: Russell Kirk – John Randolph

Law will change, indeed, with the times; but arbitrary intervention in the process, rude revision upon abstract concepts a la French taste, is a short and nasty way to social caducity.  When a people begin to think that they can improve society infinitely by incessant alteration of positive law, nothing remains settled; every right, every … Read more

Obama Care Summed Up In One Sentence

This is Dr. Barbara Bellar, a candidate for the Illinois State Senate.   She has managed to describe Obama-Care in just one sentence.   H/T Ed Morrissey @Hot Air

Democrat Culture of Corruption – More Voter Fraud

In Maryland’s 1st congressional district, Democrat candidate Wendy Rosen has dropped out.  Why?  Since 2006 she has been registered to vote in Florida and Maryland and has been voting in both states. This is not just some mislead college student who has been convinced that voting by absentee ballot is too much trouble, this is … Read more

A Loud, Proud, ”NAY” On Stroud (Candidate, Hillsborough 21, Merrimack)

In June of 2011, I contacted current House candidate Representative Kathleen Stroud and asked her about her reasoning for not supporting Right to Work (HB474).  She replied with the usual vacuous boilerplate one expects from a politician, but what surprised me was her reasoning’s incoherence and lack of depth.  What I found most off-putting was her pat-me-on-the-head-you-silly-constituent condescension encrusted in the email exchange.  She must have thought that I was an idiot and would simply, unquestioningly bobble-head support her arguments without understanding them.  Well, I’ll share some of her reasoning, and you can decide whether she intended to be condescending by putting forth such discombobulated arguments in order to intentionally confuse, or if she is actually confused.

One of her reasons for not supporting Right To Work is that, “It is being driven by an out-of-state lobby from Virginia; and I do not believe Virginia knows (or cares) what is best for New Hampshire.”

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Real Unemployment at 19%…

Wynton Hall at Breitbart.com wrote this.  I’m just sharing it. Consider the following 11 economic facts: 1.  When you include the underutilized labor figure with the eight million Americans who have lost hope altogether and stopped looking for a job, real unemployment now stands at just under 19 percent. 2.  If the labor force were … Read more

The Deficit From The Democrat National Convention

Looks like the Democrats reckless spending culture permeates everything they do–From Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart.com. On Friday, Bloomberg News reported another embarrassing fact about the recently completed Democratic National Convention: it operated at a $15 million deficit. In a move certain to raise eyebrows at the Federal Election Commission, $10 million of that deficit was … Read more

Jerry Thibodeau – interview from our endorsed Candidate for NH Executive Council, District 1

Normally WE are the ones that are doing the interviews – partly because we like to yak, partly because we like to yak with interesting people, and partly because, well, we like to yak.  And in interviews, we love to listen to what the interesting folks have to say.  Sadly, though, with real jobs and even more real lives with stuff that can be put off for only so long, time gets short.  Thus, getting all the interviews we’d like to doesn’t always work out as we’d like.

So, in this case, Jerry was on a public access show, New Hampshire Issues with Peter Martin, and has graciously sent this one over.  It goes, in total, just under an hour so I’ve chopped it up.  Part 1 here and the rest after the jump.

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Speaking of that interview….it seems there are some Public Access directors playing dirty pool

About that interview that I just put up; Peter Martin interviewing Jerry Thibodeau, who is running to unseat long, long, long (er, too long) holder of said seat, Ray Burton–who seems to act like he is entitled to it.  While that interview is running in-and-about Northern cable systems (accessing about 19 towns / cities), two folks have decided that THEY have the divine right to not put up the video.  Playing politics, it seems?  You bet!

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New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom & Equality – without outside gay money, you’d have nothing!

Grokster Steve has the deserved outrage from Cornerstone here – they are claiming that $100K contribution to New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom & Equality from Peter Singer is an illegal contribution to this PAC.  My take is:  So, taking Big Bucks from the Big Time moderate is YOUR end to his means?  Or is this merely gay politics per usual under the guise of “a Republican flag”?

After all, way back in 2009, I pointed out that it was outside gay money that got civil unions and then gay marriage into NH. It was NEVER an ground swell for this generated organically in the State – it was planned years in advance with gay millionaire and billionaire shoveling cash to fundamentally transform (er, where have we heard THAT before??) NH.  Steve has also been all over this topic as well – the end justifies the means as long as the outside money cash was inbound  (as shown by prior posts here, here, here, here, HERE, here, here, here, and here).  Without that, gay marriage in NH was NOTHING but a fraud.  No outside money = never would have had a vote.

Still is.  From their website:

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Get “Used” To This…

mammography - Now you need it Now you don'tPoliticians run around like chicken little screaming “the sky is falling.”  They do this until they get what they want.  In this instance, government run healthcare was going to save people’s lives.  It was going to mandate free stuff, like say, mammograms.   Free mammograms.   Mammograms save lives.  At least they did before the government handed off the responsibility for managing the cost of them to an unelected board of bureaucrats.

Now, that thing the government said you needed every year or two after the age of forty…you don’t need that anymore, and guess what–you can’t have one.

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GraniteGrok Endorsement – NH House District 8: Jane Cormier

Jane Cormier for NH House Belknap 8Lively doesn’t begin to describe  Jane Cormier , who is running for the NH House in Belknap 8 – (Alton, Barnstead, and Gilmanton)- to depose Democrat-running-as-Republican Peter Bolster.  Over the last couple of months, I have come to know Jane and know that she is scared for both her State and her Country; she sees the harm that Liberals / Progressives (actually, Regressives) in their attempts to move us all “forward” – but that direction forward is nothing more than moving away from our Constitutions that value Individual freedoms and liberty and back to the ancient paradigm of “we rule, you live with the decision we give you” aristocracy.

Our interview series with her (see after the jump) makes this abundantly clear and in our discussions with her afterwards, she has only confirmed that our feeling that she is a “real deal” Conservative that will better serve the long term benefit of NH citizens (versus Peter Bolster, who is aligned with the notion of Progressive Govt is one that will give you lots of “free” stuff – at the expense of your freedom to decide things for yourself.  Have any doubt?  Go here).

Also, see again her video “Mythology 101: The Imaginary War on Women“.

We fully endorse Jane for NH House in Belknap 8 and ask for your vote for her.

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Get “Used” to This – Part 2

Steve just posted about the “Death Panel” deciding that women don’t need as many mammograms as folks have had in the past (and forget PSAs for prostate cancer protection for men).  These expert wondertwits have decided, most likely, that the cost to Government is not worth it (you won’t mind, will you?).  The Left is all about the Imaginary War on Women by Republicans – let’s all remember that it was ONLY Regressive Democrats that voted and passed this pile of crap called Obamacare!  And now they are responsible for the new phrase “Just say NO! to mammograms!”

But wait! – they are turning to that wonder phrase of infomercials everywhere: “But WAIT!  There’s MORE!” (or NO, there is “no more”).  From Instapundit, we see that just having Govt control what Govt spends on healthcare is NOT ENOUGH!  NOW, these control freaks are talking about making illegal for YOU to spend more of your OWN money to keep yourself healthy :

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GraniteGrok Endorsement – NH State Senate District 7: Josh Youssef

OK, I have to admit that I’m a wee bit tardy on rolling out these endorsements that the Groksters have discussed and voted upon.  No, we are not doing every single race – for that we are leaving the a lot of that to the Republican Liberty Caucus of NH (RLCNH) and Cornerstone Action (yes, go look at their candidate scores, recommendations, and endorsements).  But there are those that we believe we wish to bring to your attention – so here is one more.

One of the most interesting races for us is that in NH State Senate District 7 – a district that is brand new due to the decadal rewriting  of the lines due to the census.  Here we have a classic Establishment leaning moderate vs a Liberty candidate: Grimm vs Youssef.  I watched how Grimm  presented himself at the Belknap County Republican “Contested Primary” evening; as I said then: “Grimm is not exactly “heads on and out front” on his answers”.  It didn’t help his cause when I saw his campaign sign on the lawn of one of our former RINO of the Week award winners Alida Milham.  If Grimm is Alida’s dandy pick, that should tell you a lot.

Meanwhile, even if a bit rough around the edges (and aren’t most first time candidates?), Josh showed in his interview series with us that his political mindset was correct and aligned with ours (see the links to that interview series after the jump)

We fully endorse Josh for NH State Senate and ask for your vote for him.

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GraniteGrok Endorsement – NH State Senate District 23, 11, and 29: Dennis Acton, Dan Dwyer, Phil Greazzo

As I said it my last post, it’s time to hurry up and get these out before it is too late.  In finishing up in the NH State Senate races, we are making two endorsements:

  • Reduce and eliminate burdensome taxes and regulations to create jobs here in NH.
  • Fight federal health care mandates and work for a system that puts the patient first.
  • Unlock the power of innovation to improve our schools. A skilled workforce attracts business.
  • Protect NH citizens & businesses from federal government overreach and abuse of power.

In each case, the individual is more empowered to make the decisions that best fits him or her, more freedom in education, and act as a barrier to those in government that believe that Government knows what’s best for us all – even when they don’t.

He will be taking on long term Liberal dinosaur Lou D’Allesandro in the general election.  Phil has performed well in the NH House on a variety of issues and has our full confidence that he is the person that will carry out the mission of rightsizing NH State Government and protecting NH taxpayers and their rights.

And a recommendation:

Yes, not quite to the level of a full out endorsement but we believe that Dan is a better choice for those most interested in enhancing individual liberty and freedoms which necessarily roll back the size and intrusion of NH State Government.  While the Senate did pass a fair amount of good legislation this past session, many of the grassroots were sorely disappointed by the many pieces of major legislation that did not pass or that was bottled up or tabled; we lay that at the feet of Dan’s opponent (who, btw, lost to Dan in the NH Young Republicans straw poll big time).

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