Both Facebook and Twitter do have us in their sights – and our traffic has taken hits because of that as they have throttled us. No matter, I’ve always maintained that I don’t write for the hits (although I’m happy to see them). I write about what either amuses or concerns me.
President Trump Doing Well – Could be Back in the White House Tomorrow
The President’s medical team, at Walter Reed Medical Center, released a statement this morning (video below). He is doing very well and they are hoping to have him discharged and back to the White House tomorrow.
Facebook Doodlings: I Have Feeling Future SCOTUS Meme’s Will be Ruthless…
I always like a good turn of phrase even if, at times, it is pointed at me. Clever is clever and others doing the nice wordsmithing work is fun to see. The Internet has given a lot of people a new avenue for either a pointed message or hilarious ones. Bring’em on!
“Take Care of Me!” Is an Expectation That Is Quickly Turning Into a Demand”
Many conservatives are nostalgic for a time when personal responsibility, self-sufficiency, hard work, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, and a whole host of things formerly “American values” were valued.
Democrat House Rep. Labels New Hampshire’s Republican Governor a White Supremacist
If you were looking for an unhinged radical extreme leftist, you do not need to go to California. New Hampshire has plenty of them. Why do you think Bernie Sanders always does so well here?
The SJW Attack “Survival Guide”
As corporate culture proceeds down the slope to cultural Marxism, you may find yourself subject to the Inhuman Resources department’s abuses. The diversity culture demands the employ of credentialed experts on identity politics, and that means the slightest slight could put you under the microscope.
Voters Don’t Need to Know … Court Packing?
Voters don’t need to know. That’s the Biden administration position. We’ll tell you what is important. And we’ll tell you what you need to know about what is important. This conversation is over… But the Supreme Court… Joe Biden vehemently opposed packing the Supreme Court earlier in his career. At that point he was calling … Read more
New Feature – Open Thread
A couple of commenters said that they enjoyed participating in Open Threads when they visit other sites and wondered by we at GraniteGrok never offered one. Er, because we never thought of having one? A lot of our comment threads end up almost being such (“a VERY light hand” – Mgt), so we didn’t think … Read more
Notable Quote – “…of the Progressive Era were its greatest failures”
[Progressives of the 1930s] were determined that their vision of the managed economy should take precedence in all areas of life. Although they purported to have great sophistication on economic and social matters, their understanding of those matters was primitive, and their disdain for the evident signs of social improvement colored their vision of the … Read more
Fosters Poll: “Do you support the switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day?”
Note that the headline, “Do You Support the Switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day?,” doesn’t mention “from what?” You have to get down into the article before you realize this is just another attempt to “nudge the news” away from the traditional American heritage and history of Columbus Day.
Intervention From the Heavens
Just when the Washington creatures were ready to spend another $3 trillion the lights came on. We don’t need the extension of weekly central government supplements to unemployment benefits. We need to go back to work. The economic data came forth showing Americans are getting back to work in record numbers.
What Is Great News for Normal People Is Bad News for the Media, and Leftist Politicians
The Bureau of Labor Statistics report for August says the U.S. economy is surging forward in strong recovery mode. September was more of the same. Sure 7.9% is not as pretty in comparison to the 3.5% rate in February. But that was before COVID-19 hit.
To Whom Are Academics in the Ivory Towers Giving Their Political Donations?
Do you think that higher education in the Ivory Towers has a decided political bent? Emphasis mine reformatted: “According to federal elections records, those who listed their employer as a college or university have given, …”
Notable Quote – Trump Is the Best Stand-up Comedian Ever
“Now, she also said earlier that Trump had no sense of humor, therefore it couldn’t be a joke. To which I pointed out that he is the most successful stand-up comedian in the history of humanity. His rallies with gigantic audiences are literally stand-up comedy.
Democrat Hot Mic: Stupid Masks and Political Theater
In Act II, Scene 2, Hamlet plots to reveal his Uncle’s treachery by adding some lines into a play. “I’ll have grounds; More relative than this—the play’s the thing; Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.”
Michigan High Court Declares Gov. Whitmer’s Emergency Powers Un-Constitutional.
At the end of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy throws a bucket of water to douse the fire on the Scarecrows arm. Like the rest of us, Michigan Gov. Whitmer is probably wondering why there was a bucket of water there if it’s fatal to the witch. Though in Whitmer’s case, the bucket is the Court, and the water is the Constitution.
NH Attorney General Gives the Nod to Electioneering with Public Funds
October 2, 2020
Nicholas A. Chong Yen
Assistant Attorney General
Election Law Unit
Dear Attorney Chong Yen,
Thank you for your investigation of the Nashua Teachers Union’s actions in response to my complaint submitted on October 30, 2019. I’m writing to you in response to your letter dated September 28, 2020, where you concluded that there was no NTU electioneering in Nashua.
AP Makes it Official – We’re Covering Up for the Rioters
This is a constant refrain from me – the Left is always trying to bastardize, redefine, and weaponize what used to be our common language to move their agenda forward. You name it, any word that’s now used in politics has a far different meaning to the Left than we Normals.
Biden’s Prep Session Leaked?
Rumor has it that someone from the Biden campaign made recordings of the candidate’s prep sessions, and leaked one of the recordings from late Tuesday afternoon. It reveals that in a last-ditch effort to minimize the risk that the candidate would misstate a fact, misremember an event, misidentify a person or location, or suffer some … Read more