It’s bad enough that the Democrats aren’t liking Chris Sununu all that much – and the closer the election this time, the less they will. But now he is REALLY out of step with the Republican County Committee.
Aren’t his poll numbers dropping fast enough as it is? Just goes to show that he’s not as good of a politician as his Dad.
Seven of the state’s ten Republican County Committees have approved two Resolutions. Calling a special session of the legislature to oppose vaccine mandates, and Investigating the arrests at the second NH Executive Council meeting (including that of Therese Grinnell who was arrested for saying “Amen” while quietly sitting in her seat at the meeting).
So a MAJORITY of the Counties have now approved these resolutions (e.g., Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Strafford, Sullivan and I hear that more are coming – except for Rockingham County for obvious reasons – Sununu lives there).
So while I did use the NH GOP logo as the “Featured Image” above, I really wanted to use this one but in the larger form to send a message:
Yep, another little birdie sent me this – it’s going all over Facebook right now (which I haven’t been a part of for a while now). Ridicule. Perfect.
A single AMEN lead to an arrest. Maybe a single AMEN will lead to something else.
Tone-deaf? Out of Touch? Or back to the mode of absolute Leader as if he’s re-invoked “Public Health Trumps ALL” except now it’s “controlling the Narrative for a fourth term.”
Sure, the NeverTrumper NH Journal (H/T for the image) is flacking for him with “nice” polling:
However, the little birdie whispered in my ear that all of his talk about not wanting to be 1 of 100 Senators but being an “executive and getting things done” might be cover for some internal polls that suggest Sununu would lose to Maggie Hassan even if a Red Wave happens.
I have no idea – his office ain’t sharing much with GraniteGrok anymore – but I wouldn’t be surprised at this rumor. After all, I DID get two separate accounts of Sununu going bananas at a meeting about how all this talk about Voter Fraud and Vaccine Mandates HAS TO STOP.
A meeting with some of the Chairs whose Committee voted for the Resolutions.
Way to win friends and influence people, Chris!
Remember, politics is often ALL about the little slights, perceived or real. That was real and wasn’t little if what I was told was real (and given my sources, I believe them). When I hear that, I also heard, in my head, that phrase “lifting a finger to help” swirling around in my sometimes vacuum-filled mind.
So is that future foretold?
I remember “all the help” that Joe Kenney got from the NH GOP when he defeated the NH GOP’s Anointed One (who shall remain anonymous for now) and ran for Governor. Diss the base and what happens???
NH Chair Steve Stepanek must be pulling his hair out right about now – just not sure over which side of this.
If those two resolutions are getting under your skin, we’re happy to oblige. But think of this, Chris, how good of a look is it when a majority of Republicans in the base that are SUFFICIENTLY ACTIVE that they participate in the NH GOP Committees.
And those two resolutions are passing by wide margins in those counties (almost unanimously) – even in Merrimack County where Committee Chair Scott Maltzie is refusing to sign the Resolution as mandated by the 25-3 vote (or thereabouts). And that’s AFTER he had Andrew Georgevits (Chair, Concord City Committee) show up to help squash this – to no avail.
So, what level of retaliation is about to happen? Well, it seems that the NH GOP has either chosen a side or is being forced to do this. From yet ANOTHER little birdie
Sidenote: with all these little birdies coming to roost a bit on the Grok logo, does it mean that sides REALLY ARE being chosen? I haven’t had this much inbound traffic of this type in a while. You read, folks, and you decide.
I got this NH GOP email forwarded to me unsolicited (you know, like the unsolicited texts of Marylyn Todd and hubby Albert but not “aimed” at me). CYA and PR disaster prevention now in play? A fisking:
From: Info NH.GOP <info@nh.gop>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 3:04 PM
To: Info NH.GOP <info@nh.gop>
Subject: Notice to NHGOP State Committee MembersMembers of the State Committee and Executive Committee,
Many of your committees are hearing from individuals that were arrested at the October 13th, 2021 Executive Council meeting.Terese Grinnell and Frank Staples were the major cause of disruption at the preceding September 29th, 2021 Executive Council meeting. A clear video of their disruption, taking over the room, can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1kkIQ7h4aE
And here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WusZ60DYiMo
And also here is WMUR Coverage of the September 29th meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF1J_NJdEao
Like most Republicans will take reporting from WMUR with anything but laughter?
C’mon man, you REALLY think that Republicans take the Left and Leftier moving WMUR as an “unbiased source”? I know that I watch it for only the weather – and even then, Weather.com seems to be more accurate lately.
These outbursts led to the postponement of the meeting – a meeting in which the Executive Council was poised to vote the way Ms. Grinnell and other protestors wanted them to vote.
These same agitators came to the October 13th, 2021 Executive Council meeting as well and, despite their claims, they disrupted the meeting as well, including shouting and yelling during official government proceedings in an attempt to stop the Council from having a vote.
Hmm, I wonder if it is also a shot against GraniteGrok as well, since I posted the video from the Belknap County Republican Meeting. Frankly, they are missing the point.
Here is a video from October 13th, recorded by a protester in attendance, showing multiple disruptions by the crowd and warnings regarding the disruptions. All in the crowd are informed several times if they continue to disrupt the meeting process they will be asked to leave. The full, unedited, video is here: https://www.facebook.com/katrina.gelinas.3/videos/948973055968700/
When left-wing agitators storm meetings of the government, operate sit-ins, and protest outside elected official’s homes, conservatives rightly and justifiably condemn those acts.
That would be Absolute Defiance. And as I pointed out at the time, they had the legal right to be able to do such protests PROVIDED that they stayed on public property. And that the town did not have the POWER to pass an ordinance to stop them as there is no NH State Statute giving them the power to “make stuff up”.
That was akin to colleges and their “free speech zones” in which “protesters” had to acquire prior permission and could only try to “table their pamphlets” during certain days and times – far away from where most students passed by.
These individuals are not Republicans; they are radical agitators that have stormed meetings of the government, disrupted government proceedings by using radical tactics, and they have protested for over a year outside of the Governor’s family home and have recently begun doing drive-by protests by Majority Leader Osborne’s house.
This is not Republicanism. This is not conservative.
When ALL of the NH GOP affiliated elected Representatives vote more in line with the Party Platform (and I have the scores to prove my point) than some Democrats, that line can ring true. When ALL of the NH GOP affiliated elected Representatives vote AS Conservatives (and Jeb Bradley is the quintessential example of mucking around and making NH free markets beholden to the Government) then we’ll talk.
AND WHEN THE REPUBLICAN AFFILIATED GOVERNOR starts to say “The CONSTITUTION trumps all” and ACTS that way, then we’ll talk about what is Republicanism and what is conservative. Why aren’t you demanding that Republicans BE Republicans instead of going after others? THAT’S your main problem – hypocrisy. After all, The Tennessee Star picked up something that I had written at the very end of this post right after the NH GOP got wiped out after the 2018 elections:
If the NH Republican Party wants to win, and win Consistently, act like you believe in the Platform. Speak like you do and at each and every turn. Vote like you do at each and every opportunity. And Legislate like there’s no tomorrow because two days ago was that “no more tomorrow” – and you blew it.
It’s another way to combine two of my favorite memes:
- Consistency breeds Trust which yields Votes
- Winning is only a precursor; what you do afterwards is more important
That was 3 years ago. Glad to see that you’ve ignored “common sense” political advice. Instead, you’re going to war to protect a single candidate. Pick one – Party or a candidate.
To speak directly to the resolutions being voted on at our county and city committees. One Resolution calls on the Governor to call for a special session of the legislature to combat vaccine mandates, despite the fact that the legislature has the power to do so itself and has not to date.
It is beyond hypocritical to hear from the same people who have argued the governor has overstepped his bounds when dealing with COVID-19 who now want him to call upon the legislature to meet – presumably now in December before the legislature reconvenes as a whole in January.
This is pure deflection. If the Governor can call a special meeting, WHY are you intimating it isn’t part of his job? People are “seeking redress” and the Party is trying to guilt-trip the “elected base”? Or lecture them like some schoolmarm with a ruler in her hand looking for hands to spank?
Like I said above, how about doing that to your elected Representatives who DEMONSTRABLY are acting “UNRepublican” and UNconservative”???? Your outrage is false and your targets ill-chosen.
The legislature has been working on retained bills and proposed bills relating to the Federal Vaccine Mandate issued by President Biden. We do not have a legislative process in New Hampshire that facilitates reactionary tactics and policies – this is a good thing. We have legislation dealing with COVID Vaccine Mandates that have passed through committees and will be considered by the full House in early January.
Then why are so many Committees up in arms about this? You have a problem; this is not dealing with it.
The Governor and the Attorney General have led the charge nationally against the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, as the resolutions suggest. We have seen wins in court on the matter and I believe we will continue to see victories in the judicial system to fight back against the Federal mandate. OSHA is not enforcing their mandate while the court has placed a stay on the mandate, so continuing to pursue these legal challenges is our best course of action.
And then sign documents, LEGAL documents, that give our State Sovereignty over to the Federal Government via Contract – the whole nub of this. Haven’t you been reading GraniteGrok lately? Your “Attorney General” spouts that a legal document, duly and properly signed with “strings attached” language in it that CONTRACTUALLY obligates to do the Federal Government’s “guidance” and E.O.s is of no account?
Oh, yeah, we’re Domestic Terrorists according to the Federal Government so don’t listen to us. Yet, when we endorsed Chris Ager for RNC Committeeman, the NH GOP listened.
The second resolution calls for an independent investigation into the October 13th arrests and clarification from the Executive Council as to the charges being brought against those arrested and the involvement of the Governor. This resolution is being pushed without all proper context evident in the videos above, with the claim from those in support that Ms. Grinnell’s only crime or disruption was saying a prayer before being arrested. Ms. Grinnell and the other agitators that were arrested will have their day in court (they are being arraigned today) and the State will have the opportunity to present evidence while the defendants will have the opportunity to defend themselves in the court of law.
I think it’s appropriate, now, to drop an AMEN – just like on the image above.
We believe in our criminal justice system and our law enforcement in New Hampshire as Republicans should. Everyone arrested at the October 13th Executive Council meeting will have their day in court and sunlight will be applied to the process just as any other criminal proceeding would have; calls for independent investigations before the criminal justice system can fully execute their own process are premature, and coddling conspiracy theories by calling for an investigation of the Governor’s involvement is unbecoming of any serious organization.
I dryly note that not a single mention that many think that these were due for political reasons – can’t allow Baby Huey look bad as yet another election is coming up – and at the time, it was widely believed for US Senate. Can’t have any political bad mud flying or bad optics placed in front of voters, right?
Several county committees have passed these resolutions within the last week and I wanted to reach out with some more facts and context that are being presented at the meetings for any future county going forward. You may vehemently disagree with me; that is your right. I wanted to ensure the State Committee Members had all the context, and not just selective outrage from a few agitators, before deciding on how to vote.
So, now ALL of the Committee members are now AGITATORS? If you are SO SURE of what you’re doing, name the names. Go ahead – here’s all the names of the NH GOP Executive Committee hierarchy here:
- Chairman Stephen Stepanek
- Vice Chairman Pam Tucker
- National Committeewoman Juliana Bergeron
- National Committeeman Chris Ager
- Treasurer Alan Glassman
- Assistant Treasurer Jim MacEachern
- Secretary Jane Lane
- Assistant Secretary Elliot Gault
- Assistant to the Chair on Town Committees Kate Day
- Area 1 Vice Chair: Vacant
- Area 2 Vice Chair Tanya Donnelly
- Area 3 Vice Chair Ray Chadwick
- Area 4 Vice Chair Marilyn Huston
- Area 5 Vice Chair Jade Wood
- Belknap County Chair Norman Silber
- Carroll County Chair Wendy Richardson
- Cheshire County Chair Richard Merkt
- Coös County Chair Eli Clemmer
- Grafton County Chair Bruce Perlo
- Hillsborough County Chair Chris Ager
- Merrimack County Chair Scott Maltzie
- Rockingham County Chair Jason Grosky
- Strafford County Chair Seamus Casey
- Sullivan County Chair Michael Aron
- Concord City Chair Andrew Georgevits
- Manchester City Chair William Infantine
- Nashua City Chair Chris Buda
- Derry Town Chair Jim MacEachern
- NH Federation of Republican Women President Elizabeth Girard
- Young Republican Chair Joseph Alexander
- College Republican Chair Matt Denaro
- Governor Chris Sununu
- Executive Council Janet Stevens NH Senate Republican President Chuck Morse
- NH House Republican Speaker Sherm Packard
- Executive Director Joe Sweeney
- Finance Director DJ Burke
- Press Secretary Maya Harvey
Unity as Republicans does not mean unity behind a singular candidate, but unity behind our values and ideals. We believe in the system of law; we believe in the governing process and peaceful protests. The protests at Executive Council meetings, the Governor’s House, and the Majority Leader’s House have been far from peaceful. An angry mob took over a press conference held by House Republicans against vaccine mandates in September.
Our best way to fight back against the Federal Vaccine Mandates, beyond the lawsuits the Governor and Attorney General have already pursued, is to send Republicans to the U.S. House and Senate from New Hampshire next year who can fight back against Joe Biden and the Democrat mandates.
– Team NHGOP
Really, TEAM? So who was the impetus behind this email? Who WROTE this email? Stepanek? Sweeney? Gault? Baby Huey himself? Papa Smurf (Sununu Sr)? Glassman? Or someone else? Or a combo? HOW DARE YOU not have the cojones to put your name to to? And given that you’re now fighting with a majority of the County Committee (Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Strafford, Sullivan plus some smaller groups such as the Mt Washington Valley Republicans, Tri-County in Alton (Carrol Strafford, Belknap)), how can you say TEAM?
Such a bastardized term “UNITY” has become. Like I said earlier when the GOPe (GOP Establishment) starts to act, speak, vote, legislate as if they mean it, this is nothing other than:
UNITY is what WE say it is – stop being children as WE decide what is UNITY or not, not you “agitators”.
Screw that. GRANITEGROK is more Republican than the vast majority of that GOPe. Go ahead, I’ll match you point for point. And we make it clear multiple times EVERY DAY.
And this is one of them. You’re being bullies instead of asking “WHY are you doing this”? Once again, we see the Aristocracy belittling the base because “Wrong Think.”
Correction: An earlier version of this post identified a group as Absolute Defence. The correct name is Absolute Defiance
