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Uniting America

September 28, 2018September 26, 2018 Steve MacDonald

As American culture begins to deteriorate and results from every area of society continue to illustrate the lack of integrity within our culture, people ask the question, “Can’t we just unite and become a nation of one people?” That’s a noble request and one that I believe many American’s would very much like to see become a reality.

We live in an era where sexual promiscuity is promoted, embraced and encouraged. We live in an age where murdering the unborn is not only acceptable but brushed off as a non-issue; some even and laugh it off. The selling of baby body parts is occurring without regard for the dignity and life of the unborn child. We live in an era where God is disrespected and mocked. I’m actually shocked that adults don’t see why we can’t unite.

Arctic Ice Death Spiral Looks a lot like the Sea Level Rise Death Spiral – Not Much to See

September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 Steve MacDonald

We haven’t tweaked the Climate Cult nearly enough of late so here’s some ice to chew on. It’s the NOAA passive microwave dataset. This method of measurement shows the approximate annual Arctic sea-ice extent at the top of the world.

As you can see predictions of an abrupt and unstoppable ice-free Arctic appear exaggerated compared to this dataset. Yes, there was ice loss. From 1994 to 2007 the arctic ice cap shrank by 1.537 M km2. That’s almost thirteen percent. But since 2007 the reduction is only 0.081. That equates to almost no change in a decade.

Despite this lack of change in “climate” at the north pole the calamity of declining sea-ice continues to plague us. A non-issue parallel to the repeated rantings over sea-level rise – because they are connected don’t you know.

Bedford – Bill Greiner Goes After Local Family Man for Objecting to His Plans

September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Bill Greiner runs Bedford, New Hampshire. Just ask him. Or, perhaps you can ask the people he bankrolls for public office not that they’ll ever admit it.

Bill’s got a lot of money and this appears to mean more to Bill than just being successful. It means he can push people around. Correction. It means that he thinks he can push people around and that he’s been successful doing that. Why else send an email to the employer of a resident to try and shut him up?

Trump to UN: Only Allies of the US will Receive Money and Assistance From America

September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Boom!

In an unprecedented platform, Trump stated if countries and governments “do not respect” the United States, they won’t get paid. Trump’s comments came after world leaders broke into laughter at Trump moments earlier for bragging about his achievements as U.S. president.

No one was laughing after Trump dropped this on those same world leaders. You could hear a pin drop. That is brash talk from the president and underscores several reasons why Americans voted him into the White House.

Trump also reiterated that nations that seek military protection from the United States will be paying their fair share for those services.

(Or they won’t get them.)

Democratic David Coursin’s 12-Step Recovery Plan…for recovering YOUR gun

September 29, 2018September 24, 2018 Steve MacDonald

H/T Northwood NH Conservative…

**Attention All Law Abiding Gun Owners**

Do you want to register your firearms with the government ?
Do you want NH Constitutional Carry repealed?
Do you want a waiting period on all firearms purchases?
Do you want to stop all reciprocity carry agreements between states?
Do you want credit card companies to limit your ability to purchase firearms or accessories? ……..I don’t!

Six Things Other Governments Provide for which Americans Still Have to Pay…

September 24, 2018 Steve MacDonald

I was just minding my own business when this headline scrolled its way before my eyes. “6 things other governments provide that Americans still have to pay for.”

I think it should read “Six things other governments provide for which Americans still have to pay,” but I can write in cursive and also believe that there are thousands of buying decisions laundered through government that every-day Americans are more qualified to make, including the six things in this MSN article.

There is More than One Price to Pay for Letting Democrats back into Power

September 29, 2018September 24, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Democrats have made no secret of their plans to raise taxes. Left-wing leaders at both the Federal and State level are running on erasing tax reform. Here in New Hampshire, candidates for Governor and State Senator as well as other state elected offices are looking to roll back tax cuts on job creators even though the state has experienced record high employment and labor force participation.

All at a time when the evidence suggests that people with the most mobility are migrating to states with lower tax burdens.

I feel real sorry for financial advisor Molly Kelly’s (running for NH Governor) clients…

September 28, 2018September 24, 2018 Skip

One of the ads Molly Kelly was running during the primary was this gem of Cognitive Dissonance / Political double dealing (emphasis mine)

We’re getting slammed by ever higher electric bills. Eversource is making huge profits. The Governor? He collected more than $50K from Eversource and vetoed two renewable energy bills. I’m Molly Kelly and I’m running for Governor because I think that’s got to change. As a State Senator, I stood up to the big utilities. I led the fight to expand clean energy and create jobs. I’m not taking any donations from corporate PACs so I won’t owe them anything. We will stop the corporate handouts and put people first.

I’m going to leave PAC crap alone (although we need to see if she’s taking money from unions and Planned Parenthood PACs) for now. Take those three lines – how much can you get so wrong with so few words?

Cleaning up my stack of stuff: Why is it always the Socialists that decry “we are the wealthiest nation in history”?

September 28, 2018September 24, 2018 Skip

Forgot I had transcribed this from WMUR’s CLOSE UP show (Aug 12, 2018) where Levi Sanders, running to be the Democrat candidate in NH’s Second Congressional District even as he lived in CD-1, said the magic words:

On Tuesday or Wednesday, there will be one of the most important votes in the modern history of this country. And that vote will be whether or not in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we throw 22 million Americans off the health insurance they currently have.

Yeah, once again – wrongthink. Certainly the idea of a successful Medicare-for-All (which his Dad’s bill isn’t really Medicare-for-all that Bernie touts but is structured more like Medicaid-for-all and jams down lower payments to doctors and hospitals in order to say “see, we lowered healthcare costs” and caring not a whit about the restructuring again of 1/6 of our economy). This is just a sidenote. My real point is this:

The Left Means to Rule us at Our Own Expense

September 28, 2018September 23, 2018 Steve MacDonald

David Bernstein, writing at the Volokh Conspiracy, has some excellent thoughts on human nature and the compulsion for oppression. Reading it I am reminded of its application to current events. The public rise of Antifa. The open advocacy of the use of force to silence political opponents. The abuses of the bureaucracy in pursuit of partisan political gain. The inherited privilege of the ruling class exemplified in what has been colloquially defined as ‘The Swamp.’

DISQUS Doodlings – This isn’t how ANY of this works, Bruce!

September 29, 2018September 23, 2018 Skip

Well, Peter’s post “Republicans must not cower in the face of Democratic treachery” is getting a bunch of traction in the comments section and as I do from time to time, I mix it up in the comments instead of just putting my thoughts here on the front page. This time, I just couldn’t help myself in keeping it short and when I was done with one comment by Bruce Currie.

Sidenote: one of the few Liberals that come here to joist with us, I give him the rubric of “honest Liberal” as he is almost always consistent in his views and tries to have a decent conversation; I am hoping he’ll come to one of our MeetUps so as to meet him in person!

Anyways, near the current end of the DISQUS section, he left this on the ongoing allegation concerning Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, ~~Bruce~~ Brett Kavanaugh (emphasis mine, H/T: To commenters Paul and Allen for spotting the error):

After Action Report: ‘Grok MeetUp at the Londonderry Fish and Game Club yesterday

September 23, 2018 Skip

“…and the whole screen goes blue…the tannerite was so hot it shifted the colors..everything else was that cool in comparison…”

Well, the skies were clear, a nip of autumn was in the air (but still short sleeve weather for most), the smell of hot dogs (DANG – I forgot to bring my chili!) and hamburgers was in the air. And the firing of guns – including some sub-machine guns and a couple of belt-fed .30 (and was one a .50?) kept the background atmosphere perfect for talks about politics. Lots of subjects but especially that of the recent Primary election results and talk of what might happen in the General Election. Especially since Republican candidate for US Congress in the Second District Steve Negron and family showed up. In all, about 15 – 20 folks showed up in total – I was a bit disappointed hoping that the LFGC gun ranges might have enticed a few more folks but hey, that’s how it goes!

Oh, that image above? From commenter Allen’s SEEK IR camera attachment? The video of me

“Modes by Which Tyrants Accomplish Their Purposes Without Resistance”

September 23, 2018 Steve MacDonald

“One of the ordinary modes by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance is by disarming the people and making it an offense to keep arms… The friends of a free government cannot be too watchful to overcome the dangerous tendency of the public mind to sacrifice for the sake of mere private convenience this powerful check … Read more

Data Point: So the next time Democrats (especially NH ones) say we need policies like Europe

September 23, 2018 Skip

Decisions have consequences. So do policies. And while Democrats all over keep insisting that “we’re the only industrialized nation that doesn’t <insert their latest policy complaint here>”, they aren’t all that willing to talk about the consequences of their policies.

Like Venezuela (but the right people haven’t done Socialism right – WE CAN DO IT! Just ask Molly Kelly, the financial advisor genius). And, pretty much, most of Europe. So, why do the Dems want us to be more like them when our standard of living (mostly) is far better than theirs?

From my stack of stuff – Chuckie Schumer is wrong about the Presidency

September 28, 2018September 23, 2018 Skip

“The job of the President is to make Americans’ lives better.”

Note: this was supposed to be a Quick Thought. Once again, it didn’t turn out that way.

Really? That’s the main purpose of being President? That line, by the way, was from US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on ” This week with Georgie Steaphanopoulos” back on March 16, 2018

Hmmm. Now I realize that I’m not bonafide Constitutional scholar but I do read it, I bet, much more often than most. I am confused, however, as I’ve never read that in the US Constitution. He’s a sitting Senator (been there so long I can’t understand why he hasn’t already calcified in place), and he and I (both of us being elected officials) swore oaths of allegiance to protect said Constitution – wouldn’t that ALSO mean knowing what it says and doing nothing that would violate its precepts.

So what does the Constitution actually say about his duties?

Ads. Well, with Grok 3.0, yes, we accept them!

October 2, 2018September 22, 2018 Skip

Banners ads at the top, banners at the bottom, Sidebar ads, embedded post ads, in between posts….yes, we’re now accepting ads. Sponsored or paid posts – yes. When GrokTALK! returns, spots will be available. Sponsor an event that we hold or cover. And don’t forget about our Daily ‘Grok as well! We’re also doing sponsorships of … Read more

Liz Warren’s Constituents Don’t Want Her to be Their President

September 27, 2018September 22, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Liz Warren says she isn’t running for President but seeing as she has a reputation for stretching the truth this might prove useful if, in fact, she is building a ground game for a run in 2020.

A new poll has only 32% of Warren’s constituents thinking she should run for president and a whopping 58% think she should not.

Presumption of Guilt – Another Reason to Oppose The Left

September 27, 2018September 22, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Differing on matters of policy is one thing but the New Left’s presumption of guilt, at least as it applies to presumed political opponents, is despotic. It must be opposed as should be any member of the Democrat Party who condones it.

From the Wall Street Journal c/o Instapundit.

As Ms. Hill and Sen. Hirono aver, the Democratic standard for sexual-assault allegations is that they should be accepted as true merely for having been made. The accuser is assumed to be telling the truth because the accuser is a woman. The burden is on Mr. Kavanaugh to prove his innocence. If he cannot do so, then he is unfit to serve on the Court.

Negron 10K Money Bomb Update – Help Bring Ann Kuster Home

September 27, 2018September 22, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Your Individual Right to Self Defense

DONATE $10.00 TO PROTECT THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS

Writing for the majority in District of Columbia v. Heller, Justice Antonin Scalia observed that,

“Nowhere else in the Constitution does a “right’ attributed to ‘the people’ refer to anything other than an individual right.”

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is an individual right protected by the Constitution. It’s time for New Hampshire to send someone to Washington who recognizes that.

A commentary on Liberals and Kavanaugh by Kurt Schlichter

September 27, 2018September 21, 2018 Skip

I can’t always pull quotes or adequately summarize his Townhall columns but they are really amusing and will become part of my contributions to Grok 3.0 “Around the Web” (or as Steve calls it: “Stuff we’d like to blog about but haven’t had the time,” which I think is a more descriptive title). So here he is in his own video podcast, “TAKE THAT! with Kurt Schlichter” on the Democrat agenda of personal destruction aimed at Conservatives: