Racists-R-Them

The Reverend speaks the truth. Too bad the liberal hypocrites won’t admit to any of it. H/T Big Journalism

Public School Propoganda So Obvious It’s Absurd.

Have you heard of Upfront Magazine?  It’s a product of the New York Times, delivered through Scholastic, to public schools and then public school students, and it is not much different from the actual New York Times.  For example, the September 6th 2010 issue has articles that promote workers rights in China (promoting Unions), seek to explain the complex problem with illegal immigrants (soft selling Amnesty), and then there’s the cover article–‘Americas Challenges 2011,’ a discourse on some of the issues that our new President Obama must cope with.

Here are the opening few paragraphs.  You ready for it?

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John ‘Job Destroyer’ Lynch ….Bad for New Hampshire

So John Lynch didn’t create a better job situation, he simply scared off enough people to make the absence of almost 11,000 jobs look like an improvement. 5.8% is better than 6.6% right? Tell that to the 11,000 people who lost their jobs or the thousands more who gave up on John Lynch’s New Hampshire.

An observation – hey, they’re only doing what he’s been doing…

Role Model – that’s what many of us are, like it or not.  The Youngest paid me what I consider one of the highest compliments the other night that a Dad could ever get "Dad, I saw what you went through; you almost gave up – but you didn’t!  Now I know how you feel – and I’m not giving up either"

Role models – I have been heard to say that Character is what a man does when no one is around to see him.  I guess I was doing the right thing at the time – and simply did so because it was the right thing to do at the time.  Little did I know that a young Youngest was watching.  No higher praise can a Dad receive.  It also shows that we all are role models, even a simpleton of an ordinary schlub that I am.

On the other thand, how about the most powerful person in the world: President Obama?  What has he modeled?

“It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election,” Obama said.

Whatever complaints they might have about climate change or other issues, Obama said, it is “just irresponsible” that some Democrats and progressives were lacking enthusiasm for the election.

“If people now want to take their ball and go home that tells me folks weren’t serious in the first place,” he said. “If you’re serious, now’s exactly the time that people have to step up.”

Why should he be so incensed – or the word that has been thrown around by both the Right and the Left – "condenscending"?

When one is a good role model, this applies: say what you mean, do what you say.  And always remember that actions speak louder than words.

What is the behavior that former Obama voters are modeling?

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And then there were four – plus one more

It looks like the race for NH Speaker for the House (pretty much, the most powerful political position in NH, outstripping that of the Governor) has just gotten more interesting.  From the NH GOP, this was incoming:

 New Hampshire Republican Party Communications Director Ryan Williams released the following statement today on Terie Norelli’s (D-Portsmouth) announcement that she intends to seek another term as New Hampshire House Speaker:

"Under Speaker Norelli’s watch, Democrats have increased spending, raised job-killing taxes and driven New Hampshire to the brink of an unprecedented fiscal disaster. The state now faces a projected deficit of nearly $800 million as a result of the Democrats’ failed leadership and gross mismanagement of the budget.

The entire release is after the jump. So, on the Republican side we have four:

  • Bill O’Brien (who has received the GraniteGrok endorsement)
  • Gene Chandler (lots of traffic at his area at the NH GOP Convention – but there were LOTS of donuts there too!)
  • Susan Emerson (Steve’ observations here)
  • John Reagan (who set up next to the GraniteGrok area at the NH GOP Convention – not much traffic there from what I saw) 

First thoughts?

  • If and Only IF

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Another New Hampshire Myth Busted!

Thirty nine democrats voted with republicans to hold off the adjournment, but the vote fell short, leaving the tax hikes on the books as the House leaves to defend two years of excessive spending, massive debt, the democrats unpopular health care plan, the failure to utilize Pay-Go as promised, the inability to even try and form a budget, repeated ethical lapses by liberal law makers, and a host of other ills that have driven their approval rating to historical lows.

Komrad Karol SEIU-Porter-Constitutional Threat

Carol SEIU-Porter seems to think we need government.  That the Tea Party and others do not want any government.  That there is no role for government.  And while there is a minority of people within the various facets of the movement who might agree, most of us do not because anarchy leads to oligarchy and totalitarianism.  That’s just how people are wired.

So what’s Carol’s real problem?  She has several but lets focus on the fact that based on the context of yesterdays’ CD-1 debate she has more or less admitted to being one of Jonah Goldberg’s aptly defined ‘smiley-faced’ fascists.

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Data Point – And they wonder why the TEA Party folks are concerned?

We hear SO much about how our lifetyle is so unsustainable from the "Green" perspective.  All these Green activists have decided that mere cleaning up the environment is no longer sufficient.  Just like M.A.D.D., who has gone way past their original mission statement to become what some are calling "neo-prohibitionists", they have decided that "behavior … Read more

Article IV, Section 4

The United States Shall Guarantee to every state in the union a republican form of government and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on Application for the Legislature, or the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

The ‘Grok interviews Bill O’Brien – Part 5

This is Part 5 of GraniteGrok’s interview with Bill O’Brien who is running for Speaker of the NH House of Representatives from the "Liberty and Freedom" wing of the NH GOP. Question asked: Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

John Lynch – Job Destroyer

Governor Lynch and the left-o-crats are guilty of false advertising.  He (and they) have framed John Lynch as a man who is good for the state, and a shining example of how best to ride out a recession.  To support this claim they point to the states better than average unemployment rate, which while lower … Read more

Lack Of Enthusiasm Ray? Well How About Carol Seiu-Porter..

Just a few hours ago I reported the thoughts (see-gross exaggerations) of one New Hampshire democrat chairman on a so-called lack of enthusiasm in the GOP based on the delegate turn out at the GOP convention.  So what does it say of one Carol SEIU-Porter, who prior to this mornings debate had a rather serious lack of enthusiasm problem all her own.

Let me paint the picture for you.

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Notable Quote – Ben Stein

"Fathom the odd hypocrisy that Obama wants every citizen to prove they are insured, but they don’t have to prove they are citizens". – Ben Stein (author, columnist, economist, actor, investor) (H/T: Paul)

Endorsement – John Stephen for NH Governor

  I wish to point out that there has been a change in our Endorsement section (Right sidebar) since the results of the Primary – GraniteGrok is now endorsing John Stephen for NH Governor and the above sign can now be found here.  And we will be enthusiastically supporting him as we move forward towards … Read more

Just Another Load Of Bull from Buckley [updated 2.0]

The NH GOP had a convention Saturday to get all rah-rah and make decisions about the party platform.  They were hoping for at least 400 of the states 725 delegates but only 294 delegates made the event. That is not unusual but there are some who think it is in indicative of waning in enthusiasm. … Read more

NH GOP Convention: John Stephen

Yesterday, the NH GOP held it’s Convention at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord, NH.  A status of the Party was given, a discussion of the amendments to the Platform took place, and the Primary winning candidates for major office spoke to the crowd. Here, John Stephen, the Republican nominee for NH Governor … Read more

NH GOP Convention – Keynote Speaker: Mitt Romney

The last speaker of the day at yesterday’s NH GOP Convention at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord, NH was former MA Governor Mitt Romney.  Confident in his manner, much of the talk was "folksy" in delivery, but there are a few times when he allowed glimpses of future plans (of which, talking … Read more

Really? Summer of Recovery?

To the Editor:

Now that President Obama’s “Summer of recovery” is over, we hear that the recession ended in June of 2009.  Well, bless me, I guess that makes everything just fine.

But, what about the nearly ten percent unemployed?  The additional ten percent underemployed or discouraged workforce drop-outs?  The record levels of Americans in poverty?  The miniscule economic growth rate?  The media described President Bush‘s five percent unemployment rate as a disaster.  The media describes President Obama’s numbers as the “new normal”.

Unfortunately, if President Obama’s policies are continued, these numbers, and the personal disasters they represent, may be the “new normal”.  Few businesses will invest and hire people when they cannot estimate their expenses because of the many unknown costs of President Obama’s agenda, e.g., Obamacare, cap and trade, card check, executive compensation limits, personnel policies, taxation, etc.  What business executives will take risks when the government can declare a business “too risky and too important” and just take over the business, dismiss the executives, and wipe out investors as it did with car company investors?   

As long as President Obama and the other liberals (or “progressives” as some prefer) smear business executives and investors, create a treacherous economic environment, and…

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GrokTalk! – The walk back / mea culpa

Well, being "a step ahead" is what GraniteGrok has always tried to be about.  Be it going out and live covering events, then videoing the events and bringing (pretty much uncut) an entire event, and now trying to do GrokTalk! – we’ve always want to push the boundary of what we try to do and … Read more

The Left’s Mugging of “Free Speech”

The left has oft times suggested that we need transparency in political advertising.  That people deserve to know who is paying for a political ad.  While this sounds like a good idea on its surface the legislative remedies the pro-government elites tend to propose turn out to be the equivalent of using a sledge hammer to hit a thumbtack.  And their obsessive desire to protect and defend the government from the enemy that is the Constitution (I really think they should just change their oath of office to reflect that truth) will forever produce restrictions on speech that are unacceptable to anyone who understands the first amendment in even its most un-convoluted context.

 

 

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