Notable Quote – Congressional Budget Office Report

Nothing says “Democrats are the smartest people in the room” like this… “As a result of the ACA, between 6 million and 7 million fewer people will have employment-based insurance coverage each year from 2016 through 2024 than would be the case in the absence of the ACA.” Would it be racist to claim this … Read more

Humor – Obama and the road

  • Why did Obama cross the road?

To organize the community on the other side.

  • No, why did Obama really cross the road?

Actually, Obama promised to cross the road, but then he didn’t (gee, an untruth??)

  • No, really, why DID Obama cross the road?

 

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Dogs and Guns and Democrats…Oh My!

People who are unfamiliar with dogs or have never owned one, are more likely to be intimidated or even afraid of them.   While people who are familiar with dogs, grew up with them or own a dog, understand them, know how to read their signals, and have the sense to have some respect for what they are capable of, particularly when they meet one they are not familiar with.

Guns are the same way.  People who are unfamiliar or who have never handled or owned a gun are intimidated,  wary, even frightened of them.  While lawful gun owners, hunters, sport shooters, and  folks who feel the need to own a gun for self defense are more likely to understand them, and have the sense to have some respect for what any gun is capable of particularly when they are introduced to one they are not familiar with.

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Gosh, and I really thought that smart people knew the answer

The recent shooting at the mall in Columbia, Maryland (another “gun free” zone) is a tragedy; three young adults dead.  Katy Perry (a singer of some note, I’m told) had a couple of tweets on the subject of CHANGE!:

Katy Perry Change

Change?  “When will there be ACTUAL change?”  Answer is rather simple in concept:

It isn’t just asking for change, Ms. Perry – what kind of change do you desire?  Is it about the guns or is it about the people with the guns?  If it is about the latter, the shooter was old enough to buy that shotgun legally (Vice President Joe Biden’s weapon of choice).  No ill named “gun show loophole” was involved; there was not a private sale.  The shotgun came from a Federally licensed FFL gun shop.  He passed the background check.  Remember, a shotgun is NOT one of those “scary black” rifles that are simply semi-automatics – a technology that is well over 120 years old. Nor a handgun.

ACTUAL change?  Simple: 

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Followup- HB 1117 The NH Bill To Ban Cell Phone Use

I wanted to write a short follow-up to this post on why a New Hampshire bill (HB 1117) that proposes restrictions (a ban) on cell phone use by drivers is a waste of time. 1) Distraction causes accidents, but studies suggest that there is little or no evidence demonstrating that talking on a cell phone … Read more

Did Police Commissioner Thomas Pappas Violate The NH State Supreme Court Rules of Conduct?

Aduck-tread Duck Gate David Campbell Drunk ranking Democrat House Rep from Nashua, David Campbell (D-Quack!), mows down some Mallards in his BMW in front of the Crown Plaza Hotel.  He hears the police are on route so he hightails it to his law office about 1000 feet from that same hotel.

He calls Nashua City Police Commissioner and longtime friend, Thomas Pappas, who drives to Campbell’s law office (1000 feet from where police have probably already arrived),  picks him up, leaves the scene, and hides him.  He then waits for a shift change (until after midnight–two hours later) to call the cops who (work for him) to ask if they want to talk to to David Campbell about the incident at the hotel

The officer on the case has already gone home, Campbell is sleeping it off at an undisclosed location, and never gets around to calling police until 18 hours after the Ducks died.

So why bring it up…again?  The New Hampshire State Supreme Court maintains “rules  of conduct and discipline” that Thomas Pappas has probably violated.

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Press Release: “The NH Department of Education Overreach in Common Core”

  Press Conference “The NH Department of Education Overreach in Common Core”  When: Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:00 am – 10:20 am Where: Legislative Office Building, 33 N. State Street, Concord First floor lobby. Bring your friends! Who: Rep. Jane Cormier; Doris Hohensee, NH Families For Education; and Michelle Levell, NH Liberty Alliance Speakers will … Read more

GrokTALK! – Interviews at Andrew Hemingway Event in Manchester

Last Thursday, Andrew Hemingway made a formal announcement that he was challenging Maggie Hassan for Governor of New Hampshire.  GraniteGrok was there, and ICYMI, here is some GrokTV! video of Andrew’s announcement,. (Video of other speakers can be found here.) We also recorded three interviews, with Rogers Johnson, Joe Kenney, and Andrew Hemingway. There were … Read more

Welker Curse Moves To Denver

Wes Welker leaves for Denver.  Denver has a great season, gets to the Super Bowl and chokes. It’s the Welker Curse. It’s.  It’s…Un-Manning.

I Got To Second Base with a TSA Screener

In recent years, both my wife and my Mother-in-law earned ‘the right’ to wear this t-shirt while travelling. The TSA also scared the crap out of my pre-teen daughter, who was with them. Thank you TSA. (The young lady pictured is not my mother-in-law, wife, or daughter, in case you thought to ask.)

Stop the Party I Want to Get Off

GOP Headache

We affiliate with or join political parties to support ideas that we believe in. We say, “I’m a Republican”, “I’m a Democrat”, or, increasingly, “I’m an Independent”, based on our core principles.

Each political party has a platform. New Hampshire Democrats have theirs and New Hampshire Republicans have theirs. These platforms are unsigned contracts between the Party and its members. If a prospective member paid attention (not just acting on emotion or with herd mentality) they would know, in advance, what the Party stands for and what its stated missions are.

Personally, the New Hampshire Democrat Party platform makes me violently ill, so you might assume that “I’m a Republican“, right?

Not so fast…

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Democrat’s “Drop-Out” Chickens Coming Home To Roost?

Schoolhouse(This was written on April 1st, 2013 and left in the drafts folder.  I thought I ‘d dust it off. )

Former New Hampshire Governor John Lynch liked to talk about how his administration had overseen a historic decrease in the number of kids who dropped out of public school with a mission to get that number down to zero.  Not such an absurd idea when you consider how it is that he managed the ‘reported’ decrease it in the first place.

Lynch and the Democrats simply changed the name and the definition of a “drop out” and stopped counting anyone who dropped out by any other name.

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Civil Asset Forfeiture – A NH Cash Grab You Are Helpless to Prevent

aa-asset-forfeiture-great-oneAccording to the Institute for Justice, New Hampshire seizes an average of $900,000.00 dollars a year in private property under Civil Asset Forfeiture laws, which give law enforcement the power to permanently seize and keep your cash, cars, property, any asset at all, by simply claiming that it is suspected of being involved in a crime.

You do not need to be charged with a crime nor go to trial.  Law enforcement can seize your property; take your car, kick you or your family out of your home.

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