“Bold & Brash” loses to “Send me reinforcements!”

A tale of two tales – "Bold & Brash" was the phrase that Gov. Sununu tried to use to characterize Jack Kimball as being unfit to be his replacement.  "Send me reinforcements" was the battle cry of NH Speaker of the House Bill O’Brien (who also noted that Jack is the guy that the NH Democrats fear most) gave in nominating Jack to the next Chair of the NH GOP.

  

  

On the left is Gov. Sununu’s last Chairman’s speech.  While he did review the immediate past good results, he spent the majority of the time speaking to the future in that the minutiea is of the prime importance and needs to be managed, that the "watch is now ticking well".

Unfortunately, that "future speak" very much also included his determination to determine the outcome of that that day’s upcoming election to replace him.  Several times, it was evident that he was disparaging the Liberty & Freedom candidate, Jack Kimball, by using the phrase "Bold & Brash" and by the "below the surface" political slur" meme that Prez candidates might not be welcome in NH due to a litmus test (picked up from NH Journal in a political questionaire that was then used against Jack).

On the right is NH Speaker of the House Bill O’Brien’s nominating speech for Jack.  The obvious comparison almost does not need mentioning (but hey, why not?): where Sununu’s could be construed as "anti-Jack", O’Brien completely avoided the negatives of either candidate and was a rousing "Pro-Jack" stemwinder.  He realizes that we are still in a war against the Democrats and they will try anything to regain power.  Bill knows Jack, knows his stances, and agrees with the political philosophy.  He realizes that in this time to come with attacks on the way, the NH GOP needs a person on the parapets willing to take on all comers and defend the Party as the "face of" the Party.

The Sununu’s contention was that…

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It’s GrokTalk! – At the Annual GOP Convention!

It’s GrokTalk! – At the Annual GOP Convention!
We may not be broadcasting live (or will we?) but whatever the circumstance we’ll be there from before the start until after the finish, recording and then pod-casting from inside and outside the Republican annual convention.

Jack Kimball Wins

Most everyone will know by now that the GOP convention was a rousing affair, very goodhearted and unifying overall, and that Jack Kimball is the New Party Chairman.

Is Leadership Opposing The Recall Bill? (HB 73)

Seal of the US SenateSources in the State House have suggested to me that Dan Itse’s HB 73, ‘An Act establishing a process for recall of US Senators from New Hampshire, may be opposed by the Republican House leadership.

This information comes quickly after an article in the Union Leader yesterday in which the usual suspects on the left assumed that the bill was meant as an attack on Jeanne Shaheen.  That thinking stems from the root of evil that is in side the Lefts party leadership.  If the democrats had proposed it, it would be to unseat a Republican Senator so they naturally assume that this is the intention.

Sorry.  We really do not think that way.

I am not Senator Shaheen’s biggest fan, but I agree with Dan Itse whose response to that was no.  It is not to unseat anyone. Six years is simply too long for any elected representative to be in office without any real sense of accountability and US senators, be they Shaheen, Gregg, Ayotte, or whomever, have far too much time to exercise far too much power without any regard for its actual relevance or effect on the state they are meant to represent in that body.  The history of the Senate since the institution of direct election is one of corruption, self enrichment, and political fiefdoms.

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Greg Carson For Republican Secretary

Greg Carson has a very impressive resume, one which makes him more than qualified to serve as the Republican Party Secretary. He has already served several years as the assistant secretary, the job I endorsed Pam Manney for yesterday.

Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair – an endorsement

A guest-endorsement from Ted Maravelias, of Windham, NH.  Ted is a Conservative Activist, and has been a significant contributor to New Hampshire grassroots political action in recent years. *** Dear Fellow Committee Member, Recently, you may have received an email from Jim MacEachern citing his concerns aboutJack Kimball and a recent newspaper article concerning his candidacy … Read more

Is This The Worst Bagel Ever?

Making things taste like crap on purpose in not something the free market traditionally rewards unless it is popular-trendy “tastes like crap,” in which case all the finest people are buying it which encourages lesser mortals seeking aimlessly for some kind of identity to follow suit in the hope that they will become “better people” by association.

Loser 2: “Hey look, Chantelle puts blow-fish droppings on here arugula.”  Loser 3: “Wow, she is so hip.”

Into this confused world comes the Weight Watchers Basic Bagel, which I purchased not because I or anyone in my family is watching their weight, but because they were on sale.  How was I to know what would happen next?

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Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair Endorsement

Guest-endorsement from the Hon. William O’Brien, Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and State Committee member. *** January 21, 2011 Dear Fellow State Committee Members, I am writing to ask you to join me in voting for Jack Kimball tomorrow for NH GOP Chairman. Jack is a successful entrepreneur who has a proven … Read more

No Trespassing Sign “Authorized Replacement”

As I understand it, Ward Bird had posted his property and made it clear that trespassing was frowned upon.  After confronting a trespasser who would not stop trespassing, he brandishing his legally owned and obtained hand gun, and was arrested and sentenced to jail for it.  This was handled badly, he never should have been imprisoned, and while he has been granted a parole hearing to perhaps resolve the matter of the balance of his sentence it should not have come to this.

But I can’t help but wonder if a different sign might have helped? 

With that in mind, here’s a (viable?) alternative for anyone looking for more options to keep folks off their property so that they might avoid the same set of circumstances.  Just print off a few copies, and tack them around the perimeter. 

Although it does lose something when the hand painted sign is not made out of several different sizes of scrap wood.

(on the jump…)

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Gordon Humphrey endorses Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair

Republicans won a landslide victory in November, because our message was conservative and it was clear:  we believe in freedom from excessive government and freedom from excessive taxes; we believe freedom best promotes widespread prosperity. If we are to deliver on our promises, we must now insistently stick to our principles.  We must insist those … Read more

Nottingham GOP Co-chairs – Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair

Nottingham Republican Committee Co-Chairs Endorse Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair. We, Mary Bonser and Brian Stucker, co-chairs of the Nottingham Republican Committee, would like to add our support and endorsement to Jack Kimball as the next New Hampshire GOP Chair. We got to know Jack during the 2010 NH Gubernatorial Campaign and were very … Read more

Jack Kimball for NH GOP Chair…an endorsement

Guest-endorsement submitted by Jeff Chidester.  Jeff is a well-known New Hampshire political analyst and commentator and has his own radio talk show, New Hampshire Perspective, on WGIN and WGIR AM.  Jeff also has his own political blog. * * * While most kids dream of getting their drivers licenses, I could not wait to vote.  I … Read more

Michele Bachmann leads the charge!

"I have launched a petition drive calling for Members to vote no on raising the debt ceiling. And as a result of your hard work, we’ve collected nearly 100,000 signatures for our Don’t Raise the Debt Ceiling petition drive." I signed it. Feel free to join the fun!

What The Bi-Partisan Repeal Vote Means

Democrats are up in arms about the US House vote to repeal Obamacare. They are claiming it is just a political stunt but the real problem is that democrats do not understand how people who ran on an issue and were then elected to office because of it, would actually follow through and vote that way?

Pam Manney For NH GOP Assistant Secretary

I would like to give a personal endorsement for Assistant Secretary for the New Hampshire Republican Party to Pamela Manney. Ive known Pam for several years now, and worked along side her as an activist. She has a level of commitment and dedication to the party and the platform that make her an exceptional asset.

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