GrokTV Event-Granite State Institute of Politics Republican Gov. Debate – First Four Questions for the Candidates

Debates are all about the questions – and Speaker Bill O’Brien and  Alex Talcott asked some pretty good questions of Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith.  .  The first four are here (questions 2 – 4 are after the jump).

Question 1:

“What names are Democrat politicians or others calling you that distort or oversimply what you are about and why are they wrong?“

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Question 2:

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Evil Tea Party Manipulates NH House To Produce First Balanced State Budget Since 2006

Hey.  If we (the TEA party/Right wing activists, etc)  are going to get blamed (by left wing radical Democrats) for making the New Hampshire House and Senate write and pass legislation (that reduces spending, taxes, regulation, and increases liberty and freedom), then we damn well deserve credit for this.

NH Republians balance budget to within +0.8%It’s the end of the two-year fiscal cycle and revenues came in +0.8%.  That means we took in revenue just a little bit more than we spent. And for the first time since (cough cough) 2006–the last year for which Republicans were responsible for revenue estimates–we are not in a fiscal crisis.  No late night, last minute, emergencies.  No layoffs.  No mid-budget hiring or wage freezes, no sudden need to borrow more money, no special, late night meetings to pass unpopular taxes that never had a hearing, or draconian plots to sell as yet defined public lands while cramming pension costs down on towns becasue revenue estimates were not even close.  No forcing department heads to look for savings in the middle of the budget cycle. No abrupt, heavy handed, executive orders to bring spending in line with revenue.   No delaying the pain or kicking the can down the road for someone else to deal with.

These were all features of the four year budgetary disaster known as Democrat majority control.  And thanks to the TEA party–if Ray Buckley and his Tax and Spend Democrat Party are to be believed–we no longer have that problem.

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“Harry Reid” Is now Defined as a Sexual Position

First, thanks to Duane Lester (Fellow RightOnline Blogger) for the heads up on this priceless piece of pop culture. Someone has made an entry to the Urban Dictionary defining the term “Harry Reid.” The Urban Dictionary lists ‘Harry Reid’ as : A sexual position where you climb on top and then do absolutely nothing. Named … Read more

Outsourcer in Chief

Hey, Obama Started it.  Let’s finish it for Him. Democrat Nancy Pelosi may have as much as 5 million dollars outsourced to offshore investments.  And there are other Obama insiders coming under scrutiny.  My guess is that we’ll find enough skeletons to knock this latest distraction off the table like all the previous ones, in … Read more

Silly Jackie, pledges are for politicians with backbones…and conviction

Using the oh-so-clever “we need to keep an open mind” excuse, former state senator and current Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jackie Cilley has pledged not to pledge to veto any broad-based taxes in New Hampshire, should she ascend to the post in November. Calling them “simplistic”, Cilley declared earlier this year that “I won’t play pledge … Read more

Democrat NH House Rep Cindy Rosenwald – About That 800 Million Dollar Deficit

We should expect more of this in the coming months.  More of what?  NH House Democrats pretending there never was an 800 million dollar deficit when they were shown the door in droves.  An example of this deficit-narrative popped up on Bedford Patch yesterday.  Nashua Democrat House Rep Cindy Rosenwald (Fiance Committee) penned an op/ed entitled ‘The 800 Million Budget Deficit Myth.

Rosenwald’s entire premise turns on the fact that the State has to balance it’s budget so how could there be a deficit?  But then she tries to explain it and things go horribly wrong.

[so] how did the Republicans turn the reality of the Democratic surplus into the myth of the Democratic deficit? Well, the answer lies in the additional federal stimulus money that flowed into New Hampshire for two and a half years through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This extra money, $802 million in total, helped maintain essential safety net programs for vulnerable residents hit hard by the recession. The federal money was one-time assistance. The Democratic majority knew all along it would not continue, and that budget cuts would have to be made during the following biennium so that there would not be a deficit.

Wait a minute?  You said the 800 million dollar deficit was a myth.  Then you admit that democrats needed $802 million in one time money the state did not have to pay for their spending.  Then you say the Democrat majority knew that budget cuts would have to be made during the following biennium so that there would not be a deficit.  Not be a deficit. Not be a deficit?

So…..If Democrats knew there was going to be an 800 million dollar deficit how can the 800 million dollar deficit be a myth?

And if Democrats knew we would have to cut (because of the 802 million in one time money), to make sure there would be no deficit, why did Democrats freak out when Republicans cut that spending so there wouldn’t be a deficit just like you claim Democrats wanted?

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When the comments are as good as the contents

Classics Professor Victor Davis Hanson

It is a pleasure to read essays by classics professor Victor Davis Hanson at any time, but especially when he’s explicating the Big Picture, as he does in his seminal political essay, Tuning Out a President. However, what’s surprising in his case is the fervor, insight, and sheer volume of commentary that often follows such pieces There are often hundreds of responses, many proving to be extremely insightful. Here’s one in response to Hanson’s essay noted above, from someone writing under the handle “BarocheDique“:

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Bill Whittle on Obamacare: “One For The Team”

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”  —Thomas Jefferson Bill Whittle give us his perspective on the recent Supreme Court decision on Obamacare. In the wake of the decision, it serves us well to listen to a true American Patriot Like Bill…enjoy. H/T billwhittle.net

GrokTV Event – CNHT in review – The “Specials” edition!

Well, more than just the “top” positions in the State (e.g., NH Governor, NH Senate,  NH House) are being sought here in  New Hampshire – and a few of those candidates did show up at the CNHT Annual Picnic.  In order of appearance:

  

Frank Szabo (Sheriff, Hillsboro)                                     Michael Tierney (NH Exec. Council, District 2)

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GrokTV Event – CNHT in review – Speaker of the NH House, Bill O’Brien

And we come to the end of the speakers at the CNHT Annual Picnic (“Old Home Day for Conservatives!”).  Fittingly enough (although he spoke early in the agenda),  we have the Speaker of the NH House of Representatives, Bill O’Brien:

The speech transcript:

 Coalition of NH Taxpayers – July 7, 2012

“Will we continue to bring government back to essential purpose of protecting freedoms and not assuming that it must find a solution to every problem, real or imagined?“

In concluding his 3rd State of the Union Speech almost 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan left us a guide for the never-ending battle for freedom.  He said,

Let us be sure that those who come after will say . . . that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.

The Great Communicator also warned us that,

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

In our time – this legislative term in New Hampshire in Concord – there are those among us who did everything we could.

  • We cut state-funded spending by 18% because the over-spenders had left us almost a $900 million deficit.

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Data Point – Household balance sheets best in 10 years

From Business Insider (emphasis mine, reformatted): “He points to the ratio of household liquid assets to liabilities which has increased to 2.11 in the first quarter of 2012, from 1.99 in the fourth quarter of 2011, as a positive sign. The is the highest reading since Q1 2002.  This ratio measures the health of consumers … Read more

Animal Rights Whackos; Gotta Love Em’

“Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.”  —P. J. O’Rourke Laughter…I mean, these people basically suck. Oh, how our technological and societal conventions have caused us to lose our way…To forget from whence we came…Hunters…gathers….I mean these people….really really suck., mostly because … Read more

Contact Senator Ayotte NOW!

Twenty Republican Senators are prepared to vote with Democrats in passing the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).  LOST would be what happens to our offshore mineral rights if this thing passes. Please contact Senator Ayotte now to express your objection to her voting to approve this treaty. 20 Republicans set to uphold controversial UN … Read more

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