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In just a few hours we’ll be recording this weeks podcast- aired Sunday on GraniteGrok.com and Tuesday 7pm EST on AC Nation Radio. This week we talk to Seacoast Liberty activist Max Abramson about next weeks Seacoast Freedom Festival. Dr. Julianne Cooper from Liberty Acadamy will be on the program to discuss Common Core and … Read more
…and the hubris-laden Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973. But wait. It does read in part that “If abortion is evil, almost everybody is at least a little bit guilty. There have been more than 50 million abortions in America since 1973….Maybe you’ve had, or facilitated, one. Very likely someone you know has had one, and do you want to call her a murderer?”
The entire essay can be read below.
238 years ago tonight at midnight, Paul Revere mounted a horse and took off to Lexington to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock that they were about to be arrested by British troops. At dawn the next morning (19 April) the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War began within the towns of … Read more
….and voted off the island at The Draft tonite.
So tonite was the Merrimack County Republican Committee meeting and given what happened Monday night, I wanted to report on what people would be talking about, so I drove down (spent a while trying to find a parking spot)
Sidenote; Andy and Laurie, you gotta get some more parking spots!! Heh!
and went upstairs to see that the meeting was already in progress. I quietly went to the back and set up my camera. Surprise – apparently some people weren’t all that appreciative that media was there. Or some Democrat tracker, 0r that it was me / GraniteGrok (I had to laugh, I’ve only been wearing that “meeting attire” of a ‘Grok shirt, cap, and vest for HOW many years now?). Either way, it was a bit surreal thing to hears several calls that “he helps elect Democrats” (along with some derisive “that Granite Grok”) as well – I laughed. I do admit that we all try to get BETTER Republicans elected – if there is a Republican that is voting more like a Democrat, that’s what a primary is for and we take full advantage of that….but really, helping the Dems? Only if one believes the meme of “anybody with an R next to their name IS a good Republican” and that NEVER should one Republican attack another? Sorry, we don’t believe that – for if you believe that anything is possible, well, you may find Rs voting like Ds and acting AGAINST the Republican Party Principles (and too bad if it is your friend).
Well, it certainly felt like was a bit of payback time for our pitchfork times by some who haven’t like the idea that we at the ‘Grok don’t accept that meme.
Yeah, we who try hard in defending the Party Platform (and the “brand”) with Flashlights are extremists and the bad guys – go figure that “we try to elect Dems”.
“Ironically, the only populist mass movement on domestic-policy issues Obama can claim credit for creating is the Tea Party, which I think we can all agree isn’t what he had in mind.” Indeed – Obama has this as part of his Legacy. Enjoy! (H/T: The Corner)
It was only a matter of time! The Dems, especially here in NH, have been calling we who hew to the US and NH Constitutions (and less, the R party platform) “extremists”
Sidenote: Again, when did complying with, and using them as a perfectly good standard of quality become extremist? Oh yeah, when the Dems (and Establishment Repubs) didn’t want you to think “is this Constitutional and the Proper Role of Government?”
for quite some time. They also have “complained” about the lack of bipartisanship from Republicans, as we “extremists” primary out “the moderates” from working with those self-same Democrats (er, WHERE does that Overton Window now sit – closer to ideals of socialism or to the ideals the Founding Fathers?). But what they don’t want to talk about is that they’ve been doing the same. Ask yourself – how many “Blue Dog” Dems are still left on the national stage (er, that would be moderates on the Democrat side)? Well guess what the Smarmy Side is about to do:
The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who on Wednesday helped defeat a measure to expand background checks – including four members of the president’s own party.
An officer at MIT was shot and killed last night leading to a chase and manhunt that has resulted in one suspect dead–a suspect believed to be one of the two persons being sought in connection with the Boston Marathon Bombings. Reports say the chase lead to Watertown where there have been reports of gun … Read more
Durham Town Administrator Todd I. Selig, according to this report, is in lock-down at Harvard. He’s supposed to be there for an executive course in negotiations but perhaps this will afford him the opportunity to ‘research’ his next editorial? (see here, here, here, here, and/or here.) Remarking on his purpose for being at Harvard, and the lock-down, Selig said… “Negotiation isn’t only asserting one’s … Read more
And that would not be parents – From today’s Concord Patch: ‘Sen. Peggy Gilmour, D-Hollis, had urged her colleagues to overturn a committee recommendation and then pass the repeal bill. In a statement, she said, “The program has no accountability of public money. It allows private, non-profit corporations to determine where public education dollars are … Read more
From the Telegraph yesterday:
“Gov. Maggie Hassan is now the only one potentially standing in the way of the first increase in state speed limits since the 1970s.
After little debate, the state Senate approved on a voice vote raising the speed limit to 70 miles per hour for about an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 93 north of Canterbury until the border with Vermont. Currently motorists can drive up to 65 mph on this stretch of road.
…The state Department of Safety opposed the bill and critics maintain it sends the wrong message when the goal should be to increase fuel mileage and reduce unnecessary travel.
“To be encouraged to drive faster is to encourage me to burn more gas resulting in higher gas costs and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” said Rep. Kenneth Grossman, D-Barrington, during debate on the measure.”
I don’t have a problem at all with upping the speed limit – but I DO have a problem with Enviro-BusyBodies arbitrarily telling ME what is necessary and what is UNnecessary for my needs – based on what THEY think is proper.
… or countrymen. Chechen edition. Another reason why this country is great, as expressed by the uncle of the Marathon “loser” bombers. It’s heartening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1PIRkMoEous (h/t The Corner)
How convenient to awaken in the bar car, stinking of gin, cigars, and $30.00 hookers, and then slither off, shower, shave, and return just in time to shame those still hunkered down in wrinkled suits, shriveled ties and soiled pride.
Well, that’s what Sen. Max “More coal man! We need to get this rattler up to speed” Baucus just did yesterday when he waxed sanctimonious at the Engineer he helped put in charge of the unwieldy locomotive he helped put in place before he left to get his wild on.
He lectured Secretary Sebelius whose currently struggling to keep a grip on the throttle of the O.C Express.
“I just see a huge train wreck coming down…”,
….and voted off the island. More on that later. First things first – when we get word that we have made a mistake, we correct it as soon as possible. This is one of those posts. On recounting what had been relayed to me, I had this to say about Sheriff Scott Hilliard: But a … Read more
Now that Bill Ayers-like terrorism has reared its ugly head again, the same people who have asked you repeatedly to spy on your neighbors, share their emails, and report them to the government, would like you be an extra set of eyes yet again. “If you see something, say something.” I guess all that previous spying didn’t work out that well. That was probably because they wanted you to spy on Republicans, libertarians, bloggers like us. But despite what you’ve been 
programmed to believe, we’re too busy working and taking care of our homes and families. And while we may not love the current leaderships, we do love law and order, and a society that is allowed to function freely.
That doesn’t happen when you blow things up. In fact just the opposite happens. But back to the problem of spying on your neighbors and fellow citizens. The buzz phrase is “if you see something, say something.” This is both asinine (as if you wouldn’t want to do that already) and hypocritical. It’s hypocritical because the same people who want you to report your suspicions are the same people who will let their media and political guard dogs tear your limbs off if there is even the slightest chance that you said what you said because you are a racist.
What’s good for the gander should be good for the goose – only this time, it seems that the goose has had its feathers all in a dither, as the US Senate voted against the gun control bill, the Manchin/Toomey bill, went down 54-46. Diane Feinstein’s new and expanded ban on so-called “assault weapons” (hey, I got an “assault fork” too!) and high standard-capacity magazines also was a blank at an even worse 40-60. And Our Imperial King Obama is royally ticked off:
“All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington,” Obama said, accusing the gun lobby of lying about the bill.
Aw, lying? Really? Hmm, this bring back any memories about truthtelling, oh LightBringer?
The Republicans plan, Obama says, boils down to this: ‘Dirtier air, dirtier water, less people with health insurance.’
I would consider this a lie as well; fear-mongering by him. After all, Saul Alinsky dedicated his Rules for Radicals to the Father of Lies, Lucifer, and Obama is nothing if not a disciple of Alinsky. But what is permissible to the King can hardly be extended to the serfs, can it?
The Power of Words
Words are important as they transmit ideas. Santa Claus: I just stuck a fat bearded man in a red suit into your mind. Sorry, you’ll get over it soon enough. Of course, I didn’t do it by myself, you had a lot of training when you were a child to get that image of the red suited man into your head. I just used the words to conjure him up in your mind. He may have even come with some memories that you associate with him.
We use words to transmit ideas and if the person to whom you are speaking has a similar set of ideas and associations, then you’ll need fewer words to communicate your ideas or concepts. As we share ideas and reduce many words into simpler phrases, we need to be careful not to introduce a faulty concept. Sometime ideas can be intentionally twisted by a skilled propagandist; other times, a simple error enters naturally – it would be hard to tell the difference.
A lie repeated frequently whether intentionally or accidentally will appear (over time) to become the truth. Propagandists know this and use the technique. Sometimes the lies that we accept are just simple shortcuts.
We know and believe that we are created with inalienable rights; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We also know that the Constitution established the government with the intent of protecting our inalienable rights. You will notice here that it is the people that created the Constitution which established the government.
American people? Only 4% believe it is a high priority – so when Obama says that the Senate has betrayed the American people, tell him “er, not so much”. (H/T: Gallup)
Ed runs GovernmentOversite – a site that is a labor of love in bringing citizen journalism via video to the public by going to board meeting after commission meeting after public hearing. He was at the rally and here is his compendium of the afternoon: (H/T: GovernmentOversite)
Well, not actually ‘without leave’, but absent from GG…am working on two pieces – “Granite State Futures” and IRS 990 tax-exempt returns…and heading to the Merrimack County Republican Committee meeting tonight carrying a letter of “no confidence’ from my local committee. The three are not necessarily connected.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” – Orwell.
“Yes, that is correct… All murders aren’t the same”, responded Representative Janice Schmidt (D) Hillsborough 27 – Nashua to a comment asking her about the comparison of the killings in Newtown and those in the Gosnell trial. She wrote this on a comment to my last blog. The subject of the blog noted how the media covered, or didn’t cover, the two killings.
For those that still do not know about the Gosnell trial, it’s finally breaching the news coverage with its gory and lugubrious details, so I’ll sum it up quickly: it’s about an abortionist, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who allegedly killed women and delivered babies only to, again allegedly, impale them with scissors and snip their spinal cord. The Grand Jury Report stated over the years there were over “hundreds of snippings”. My blog’s point was that the lack of coverage of the Gosnell trial, especially when juxtaposed with the media gusher of the Newtown tragedy, is the product of extreme liberal media bias.
Apparently, I piqued compassionate Janice and she did what Janice does, and sounded off.