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Data Point – Contrast and Compare.

March 2, 2021 Skip

SHOT: Steve’s post on the Golden Globe ratings crash: The annual event lost 60% of its viewers compared to last year. It was down to 5.4 million viewers CHASER: Ratings for Donald Trump’s address at CPAC: In contrast, this report: “31 million viewers for Donald Trump’s CPAC speech. And that was just online.” (H/T: Instapundit)

NH Governor Virtually Signals That His Powers Supersede Those of the Legislature

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Op-Ed

EAST DERRY, N.H.—On the heels of the governor’s dismissal of the Legislature for deliberating on what is proper public policy, it has come to light that Gov. Chris Sununu’s unlawful emergency orders have somehow managed to be incorporated into the state statues that are posted on the N.H. General Court website.

House Bill 480: Make Ballots Public Records, and Thus Subject to Right To Know Law

March 2, 2021 Doris Hohensee

Any member of the public may attend an election recount in Concord and visually review all the ballots cast. Yet these same members of the public may NOT file a Right to Know request to review those same ballots.

Education Bills: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Ian Underwood

A number of education bills are being heard in committee this week. Of the four I’ll discuss below (CACR3, HB282, HB455, and HB388), two are good bills, one is a bad bill, and one is an ugly bill.

Golden Globe Trophy - and no one bashed Donald Trump

Does Golden Globes Ratings Collapse Prove Hollywood Hasn’t Figured it Out Yet?

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The Golden Globes was on Sunday night. No, I didn’t watch it either. I didn’t even know it was (and did not care) and was not alone in that sentiment. The annual event lost 60% of its viewers compared to last year.

Warren Piece

March 2, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Liz Warren is a piece of work, and sadly, for her, she can’t be in the Whoever is Running the Biden Administration (WRBA) Cabinet. As bad a Republican as Charlie Baker can be, if Warren departs for greener energy pastures and meetings in the West Wing, Baker will fill her Senate seat with a Republican if in name only – and Dems lose the Chamber.

Rising to Darkness and the Dulcet Tones of…Generators

March 2, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Strong winds caused numerous outages across the northeast last night, with at least 23,000 customers in New Hampshire losing power. Ours went out just before 2:30 am. I woke up, noticed, then went back to sleep. But it was mighty cold when I got up a few hours later.

Carry a Cellphone? … Pay Government to Track You

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

If you carry a cellphone in your pocket you may as well be wearing an ankle bracelet. Think about it. Cell phones are convenient devices. They are handy for connecting us with loved ones, paying bills and accessing information. They are also silently and continuously reporting on our every move.

Given a Chance to Provide Actual COVID Relief to NH Small Businesses 20 Republicans Say, No!

March 1, 2021 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire has a few bills I like to call ‘Actual COVID Relief Legislation.’ They relieve the pain and suffering imposed by the unnecessary political response. Yes, it was unnecessary; Florida and South Dakota are proof of that. So, here comes HB 63, a bill that would forgive emergency order violations.

Quote of the Day

March 1, 2021 Ian Underwood

From an episode of Peaky Blinders: Politics is about deliberately making things better for some people by deliberately making them worse for others. Has it ever been expressed more clearly than that? Note that the people for whom it’s intended that things will get better (like unions, or banks, or government employees and contractors) are … Read more

A Fork in the Road For the “Windham Incident”!

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Ken Eyring

A reminder to stay engaged. The Windham Board of Selectman will hold a meeting tonight via zoom and in person at the Windham High School at 7p (details below). The meeting has one agenda item: the status of the “Windham Incident.” That’s what this meeting is about. Who should run the audit? Who should define … Read more

The $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill Is About 9% Related to COVID-19

March 1, 2021 Percy Blakeney

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is about 9% related to COVID-19. CNBC reports that the COVID relief bill likely will trigger a $36 billion cut to Medicare. It will also likely cause higher fees with student loans. Can you say, Hi, I’m from the government… I’m here to help?

Gov. Ron DeSantis – “Florida got it right, and the lockdown states got it wrong.”

March 1, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Florida Governor Ron Desantis is a serious contender and favorite for a GOP run for president in 2024, and he has his political response to COVID19 to thank for that. He not only did less, but he also kept liberal cities in Florida for doing more.

Iran: Female Cartoon Characters Should Wear Hijab “because of the consequences of not doing so”

March 1, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Can we add this to the Party of Women’s mixed message on the Islamic Republic of Iran? Not known for its reverence of biological females (they imprison or kill pretenders), Iran has issued a new fatwa from the Supreme Leader’s desk, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Hearings Today: HCR 2 End the State of Emergency (SOE) – HB 280 (Limit the governor’s powers during an SOE)

March 1, 2021 Steve MacDonald

There are hearings today, starting at 9 am (sorry, I just got the update) on HCR 2 (End the State of Emergency) – HB 280 & others (Limit the governor’s powers during an SoE).

Is Franklin ‘Mayor’ Olivia Zink, Using That Office to Shill for Her Progressive Left-Wing Action Group?

March 1, 2021 Skip

Is Franklin, NH mayor, Olivia Zink, using that office to shill for her progressive left-wing action group? Karen Testerman has some observations about the electioneering of Mayor Zink, who is also the Executive Director of Open Democracy here in NH.

Wikipedia Co-Founder: “Wikipedia’s ideological and religious bias is real and troubling”

March 1, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Wikipedia is a joke that also happens to be one of the most visited websites on the planet. Alexa ranked at 13, the “resource” has a history of annoying educators at every level but continues to serve as a citation for all things despite an increasingly left-ward bent.

Trump CPAC Speech – No Third-Party And No Announcement He is Running in 2024

March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Steve MacDonald

President Donald Trump, after arriving about an hour late, delivered a ninety-minute speech at CPAC in Orlando that, in my opinion, was a bit underwhelming.

Hudson NH Thinks That Blindly Sending Out School District Ballots Is a Swift Idea?

February 28, 2021 Skip

I am just agape at what another Loyal Reader just sent me. Apparently, the School District in Hudson has decided to blithely just mail out their ballots to everyone in town.

Wow, Former Us Senator Kelly Ayotte Really Won When She Lost, Didn’t She? Talk About “Cashing Out”!

March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Skip

Way back when, even though we had backed Ovide Lamontagne in the US Senate Primary, Kelly Ayotte was the winner and then went on to win the US Senate race over Democrat Paul Hodes in the General election. We even thanked her for her efforts after her first year in office – and that was pretty much the last time THAT happened. Why?