Well, well, it seems that Thad Riley isn’t enjoying the attention we have given him as this NH GOP Executive Board member (Assistant Secretary) since he decided that being a “Republican Role Model” isn’t part of the job description. Or that he can do what he wants given the “So what, what are they going to do to me?”. While NH GOP Chair Chris Ager (who needs this and his Vice-Chair’s “stance kerfuffle” and the Belknap County Delegation incompetence in following the Law when it comes to meetings like multiple holes in his head from a PR perspective) has said that TECHNICALLY Thad Riley was just within the NH GOP ByLaw stating that NH GOP elected officials can’t endorse a Democrat in a race where a Republican is also running.
And in the Brentwood Selectman race, Thad endorsed a Democrat over the Republican. So all we can do is point it out over and over again for being a Republican hypocrite (at worst) but certainly flaunting his office’s name in doing so. Well, expect for one small little detail…slander?
Slander – slăn′dər noun
- Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.
- A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
Ayup, here what is being reported to us by those who are rather upset that Riley is trading in on his office. We ALL know that in this hyper-partisan time we live in, the “non-partisan” local races are certainly that!
Sidenote – Doubt me? I’d give it a 95-98% chance that at your polling place, the “poll standers” outside will have one party on one side and the other on in their grouping and nary do the groups yak.
So here’s what’s being reported to us:
“Granite Grok is a group of right wing Liars“.
Thad Riely full leftist turn. He is a poison pill willing to inflict harm upon the NH GOP & Grok
So he’s attacking our reputation from his high political perch. Wonderful! But can he prove it? Calling us liars isn’t an opinion – he needs backup proof that he’s right and we do deserve that label. No, it’s not libel as we were told he spoke those above words and didn’t write them. but if someone knows of such kind of writing, send that along as well (see Bleg, below).
I sent this over to Steve with a rather broad smile and asked “shall we”? His response:
If he wants to dance, we’ll dance.
Thanks, Thad; now you REALLY have brought us upon yourself. Streisand Effect to be served with a side dish of snark. Did you think this through?
So, a BLEG (a blogosphere “ask”) of you all – if you see him, ask him about our reporting. Ask him what we have lied about. Ask him where we have gone off a cliff in showing what he did. Ask him why we SHOULDN’T have reported what we did. Ask him if we supposed to leave him alone and ignore him simply by dint of his latest political elevation?
Then report back to us if you believe, like we do, that if you are a high level official within the NH GOP, there should be standards for political behavior that should not be broken.
And if you know where he might be in advance, let us know. Perhaps we’ll show up with cameras and mics to ask those same questions – and more.
Thad, you really have proof that we lied about something? By calling us “right wing” you’ve just separated yourself from the Conservative / Libertarian wing of the Party. You’ve told us that you are solidly in the Elitist section of the Establishment. And yes, there are and have been certain folks in that wing of the Party that have shown more kinship to Democrats than to folks like us.
Ride that broken horse as long as you can, Thad.
Game on.
