Headline: Bi-Partisan Coalition Overrides Lynch Vetoes

So after yesterday we have a little bit more freedom, parents have more rights over their minor children, and minimum wage competition has achieved parity with the region. And Leftists will hate it all, and not just because it dog-ears a corner of their evil plot…

Meet Matt Strawn: NH and IA GOP Chairs Stand United on First in Nation

By Grokster ‘Columbus’ New Hampshire’s GOP Chair Jack Kimball welcomed his opposite number from Iowa Matt Strawn to the free state for talks to reinforce the potency of their first-to-the-ballot box status. Chairman Strawn made it clear that there is a common bond between the parties and the people of Iowa and New Hampshire, saying: … Read more

America transforming into a police state? Or are we arleady there?

It appears that it is, in the name of "national security." The article below comes from The American Thinker online.

TSA Now Storming Public Places 8,000 Times a Year

By Tara Servatius 
Americans must decide if, in the name of homeland security, they are willing to allow TSA operatives to storm public places in their communities with no warning, pat them down, and search their bags.  And they better decide quickly.

Bus travelers were shocked when jackbooted TSA officers in black SWAT-style uniforms descended unannounced upon the Tampa Greyhound bus station in April with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and federal bureaucrats in tow….

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I have cancelled my Facebook account. Here’s why…

Former GraniteGrok writer Tom Flaherty wrote and distributed the email below. I find that I agree with him. So as of today I have "deactivated" (you can’t erase it) my Facebook account. When the Facebook Fascists asked why I was leaving, I said "I don’t like your selective political favoritism." In fact, I don’t like their left-wing statism. So screw Facebook. (For an upcoming alternative that will respect privacy and hopefully not use itself as a left-wing political weapon, check out Altly.com.)

Read on….

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RightOnline vs Netroots Nation – guess who blinked?

One of the last items that happens at the last session of RightOnline is the announcement of where Netroot Nation is going to be next year.  Yes, I typed that right.  The reason for that is the Conservative conference, RightOnline, is held where Netroots Nation will be – Austin, TX and then Pittsburgh, PA followed … Read more

Gun Walker Misfires On Obama’s Gun Haters

The good news is that the Obama administration is in full defensive mode on Project Gunwalker and people with brighter minds, more free time, and a much broader reach than I are making the same connections I posed back on May 21st.

Which would you prefer: a S.S. check or working tax free?

Given the dismal state of entitlements at the Federal level where the trust fund is about to run out of the I.O.U.s (from OTHER Federal departments that took the money, spent it, and now have no way of returning that money – except by taxes) we’re at that "rock, meet hard place".  Given that the … Read more

What If You Could Not Leave?

So is it any surprise that the unions and their pet government bureaucracy the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the epitome of the fox in the hen house, didn’t want Boeing to move any of its manufacturing from Washington State (where employees are forced to join unions), to South Carolina (where workers have actual rights.)

The video from the “Freedom in the 50 States”

This study came out a couple of weeks ago and NH was rated one of the best states to live in from an individual Freedom as well as for economic Freedom standpoint.  Here, the authors (Jason Sorens (SUNY Buffalo) and William Ruger (Texas State)) of the study talk about the study: The link to the … Read more

Words for Concord

I just got home from a school board meeting and TMEW told me "hey, you HAVE to call <name here>; he’s an NH Rep?  OK, it’s 10:30pm but I’ll call. So, I did, and the question was "I am torn – vote yes, or vote no?" on several issues on which will be coming up … Read more

NH SB3 – pension reform

While I was at RightOnline, it looks like the House and the Senate agreed on how to fix the massive problem NH faces concerning paying for the retirements of public employees.  Why am I not surprised at this: The final deal, as of July 1, will increase what all non-state public employees have to contribute … Read more

RightOnline – some after thoughts

As Mike pointed out, we did a lot of yakking with guests Friday and Saturday.  For the most part, our video stream was there but even with the massive amount of bandwidth laid into the hotel for the weekend at the Hilton Minneapolis,  thousands of online activists at both RightOnline as well as from the Netroots Nation (think MoveOn.org) chewed it up pretty quickly.  To boot, RightOnline was streaming both Main Sessions and the Policy Track (click here to see). 

Why mention this? Given that I forgot a couple of cables, and the Radio Row noise, using our "recording" camera was out of the question so we had to rely on UStream.TV servers for recording.  Given that they are "touchy", some of the videos segments came out OK and others not so much (i.e., if you lose the connection, the recording gets corrupted).  I have a whole bunch to review to see what might be worthwhile to post, so that will happen over the next few days.

Thoughts – I guess that the highlights for me would be (in no particular order):

  • Getting to see a number of the Samsphere bloggers for the first time in a while.  Emails are great but seeing the face and talking was way better than typing.  These are all smart folks (including a couple that earned AFP Blogger of the Year awards: Bob Weeks and Maggie Thurber).
  • Big hotel: decent accommodations with prices to match.  Good food at the Lobby bar/grill!
  • Didn’t get to a single Track meeting or session, but given the rang of folks that strolled in, didn’t matter.  Both the RightOnline folks and ‘Grok friend Chris kept us well supplied.  Often, Mike and I would agree to take a break, start to stand up, and then yet another would plop themselves down in front of us, and off we’d go on another interview!
  • "Biggest" blogger interviewed: Michelle Malkin
  • Taxi rides – more expensive than parking my car in Manchester Airport.
  • Most intellectually stimulating interview to craft: 

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RightOnLine: Wow What a Show!

RightOnline

GrokTALK! went to AFP’s RightOnLine conference this weekend (June 17th/18th) in Minneapolis, where we set up GrokTalk in Radio Row – a promotion from last year.

Click the logo for official ROL videos.

RightOnline

Groksters Skip and Mike manned the booth and interviewed guests almost non-stop from 8:30 to 3pm on Friday (booth required for another station) and from 8:30 to 5pm on Saturday. In addition to the guests lined up in advance, we snagged several conservative movers and shakers on their way through Radio Row, cross-interviewed some of the other bloggers, and had a steady stream of additional guests directed our way by Roving Grokster Chris. Many of our guests have promised to return for GrokTALK! special interviews on our Saturday shows – Stay tuned!

In fact, we had such a good time that it will take several iterations to get all of the relevant information pictures and links together for you – keep on checking back – it will be worth it 🙂

Top catches: Tim Phillips of AFP, Ann and Phelim of Not Evil Just Wrong, Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe, Michele Malkin, Betsy McCaughey of Defending Your Healthcare, Peter Ferrara – economist, and many more

Full guest list after the jump…

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