BCRC – Walt Havenstein Q&A: Q2-Would you veto Medicaid Expansion in 3 years?

Continuing on with the Question and Answer session… Question 2: Would you veto Medicaid Expansion in 3 years if it is implemented? Short Result: Yes Previous video: Intro Ceremonies, agenda for old / new business, importance of delegates, candidate pitches Keynote Speaker: Walt Havenstein, candidate NH GOP nomination for NH Governor Walt Havenstein Q&A: Question … Read more

CNHT Annual Picnic – Candidates for NH State Senate District 11: Gary Daniels, Dan Hynes, Maureen Mooney

Certainly, there are many more candidates than just those that have already spoken; there are plenty more to come.  Vying for either the NH State Senate directly as the NH GOP nominar (they do not have a primary) or will be striving to be that after September 9th (the day of the NH Primary).  Here are three – all in the same District (and obviously, in the same Primary):

  • Gary Daniels, NH State Senate District 11
  • Dan Hynes, NH State Senate District 11
  • Maureen Mooney, NH State Senate District 11

  

Gary Daniels                                                                Dan Hynes

Maureen Mooney

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BCRC – Walt Havenstein Q&A: Questions 3 & 5 – Platforms and Union money

More questions for Walt Havenstein, candidate for the NH GOP nomination for NH Governer, at the Belknap County Republicans meeting this past Wednesday night: Question 3 – Where do your views differ from the NH GOP or the national GOP? Question 5 – Have you taken money from Unions, and if so, which?    Question 3 – Views                                            … Read more

Kelly Ayotte Will Officiate Arianna Brown’s Wedding

“Happy Couple” has just taken on a new layer of nuance… U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) will officiate the wedding of Arianna Brown, the daughter of Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown, on Sunday, according toWMUR-TV. Ayotte endorsed Brown in late May, and the two have joked that the other is their “wing man,” or would … Read more

GrokTALK! – The Complete Podcast will be up tonight!

Despite the challenges we had a great show.  (Steve’s hangs head in shame for not having put the Live Stream Post up on GraniteGrok.)  We started late, but did the full two hours, with Senator Smith, Matt Murphy, and Jazz Shaw.  Kimberly was not able to join us as planned. The Podcast will be up … Read more

CNHT Annual Picnic – Candidates for NH State Senate: George Lambert, Kathy Lauer-Rago, Lydia Dube Harmon, Dennis Lamare

Still even MORE candidates for NH State Senate speak at the CNHT Annual picnic held last Saturday in Hillsborough, NH.  Lots of folks showed up as it IS considered to be Old Home Day for conservative activists in the State.  Here are three more folks that believe that they can make a difference:

  • Kathy Lauer-Rago, NH State Senate District 7
  • Lydia Dube Harmon, NH State Senate District 15
  • George Lambert, NH State Senate District 18
  • Dennis Lamare, NH State Senate District 21

  

Kathy Lauer-Rago                                              Lydia Dube Harmon

NH State Senate District 7                                  NH State Senate District 15

George Lambert                                                                    Dennis Lamare

NH State Senate District 18                                              NH State Senate District 21

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GrokTALK! for the week of 7/12/2014 – The Videos

Dang, I THOUGHT I might be able to get these up before Steve gets the audio up.  Yes, we had a late start as we couldn’t get into the building at our regular time, so our start time was 9:30am and then ran late on the other end.  BUT!  A good show with

The Pre-Show – we grouse a bit.

  • Segment 1 – former US Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) who is seeking the NH GOP nomination for US Senate
  • Segment 2 – Matt Murphy with Citizens for a Strong NH
  • Segment 3 – Jazz Shaw, the weekend Editor of Hot Air joins with the Groksters
  • Segment 4 – Groksters Assemble!  Normally Segment 1, we talk about issues of interest to us.

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Data Point – Labor Dynamism

My Data Point post on Business Dynamism is here – showing that the rate at which new businesses / start ups has slowed right down.  There is also a labor companion to this: “It’s not enough for an economy to generate jobs. There should also be a good amount of turnover in the labor market. Workers … Read more

Data Point – Conceal Carry rates versus Crime / Murders

“murder and violent crime rate has fallen significantly while concealed carry in this country surged 130 percent.” 2007 – 2013: concealed carry permit holders up from 4.6 million to 11.1 million (141% rise). 2007 – 2013: the murder rate fell from “5.6 to 4.4 per 100,000.” (22% drop). 2007 – 2013: Overall violent crime down 22% Apparently, other … Read more

This Week on GrokTALK! – July 12th, 2014

This week on GrokTALK! our guests are Senator Bob Smith; from Citizens for  Strong New Hampshire – Matt Murphy; Hot Air Weekend Editor Jazz Shaw; and our special guest host if Kimberly Morin. (We might be running from 9:30 to 11:30, due to lock changs at the office.)

BCRC – Intro ceremonies, old business, candidate speeches

As most already know, the July meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee was held last night.  As always, the whole thing will be put up, first in “topical segments” and then I’ll put up the entire hour plus meeting (to provide full context, given the controversy from last night) – we may snip out … Read more

New Hampshire Number 3 Best State To Live In…Again.

Live Free or DieWe see these quality of life polls often, the most recent from CNBC, but regardless of the source, New Hampshire is always well ranked.  Being in the top three is not uncommon. The two who seem to beat us?  Vermont is always number two, and Hawaii is always number one.

I can’t speak to their methodology – being ‘insured’ seems to weigh heavy on their calculus–some folks just pay cash or choose to pay as they go which means they are pro-choise when it comes to health insurance.  You’d expect that to get you bonus points but it does not.  And Vermont, which is more free when it comes to gun ownership than New Hampshire, consistently beats us, so favoring wildly socialist schemes must simply have more weight than choice (including gun choice) unless it is the choice to not see a pregnancy to term.

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Sergeant at Arms – Arrest Lois Lerner

Sergeant at Arms – Arrest Lois Lerner The Blaze Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) announced on Thursday that he has filed a resolution directing the House sergeant-at-arms to “arrest Lois Lerner for contempt of Congress” over the IRS targeting scandal. Stockman said in a statement that asking the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute Lerner for … Read more

Yes, A Push Poll Would BE Illegal

File under ‘Nuance.’

Rumor has it the Lambert campaign may have taken issue with my calling their poll a push poll, twice.  Or was it three times?  A push poll would be illegal.

If it were to go to court, they might have a case, but quite often it is a matter of envelopes being pushed, or matters of nuance. And while my original “push” implied that the poll was pushing voters toward his opponent, the followup suggests language that paves a path, so to speak.

I’m not suggesting that their push poll is the illegal variety, not necessarily, just that it meets a likely definition in principle if not under statute.

Is this the sort of thing you’d like to see in your congressman?

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Notable Quote – John C Maxwell on Mistakes

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes; smart enough to profit from them; and strong enough to correct them. – John C Maxwell Well, gee now…. (H/T: Joe)

CNHT Annual Picnic – Dr. Betsy McCaughey

Not only did Dr. Betsy McCaughey spend a few minutes with GraniteGrok in an exclusive interview (Steve has the audio here – eventually I’ll get the video up) but she was the Keynote Speaker at the CNHT Annual Meeting.  She is ALWAYS well prepared and know how to present her points: Previous Video: CNHT 2014 Annual … Read more

Data Point – Business Dynamism

“One analysis of the Not-So-Great Recovery argues that rebounds after recessions with financial crises tend to be weaker than otherwise. This is the theory posited by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff in their book This Time is Different.  But that’s not quite right, according to Michael Bordo. In the paper “The Recovery of Housing and the End of the … Read more

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