I found the story about the acquisition of a “no-till seeder” by Belknap County for the shared use by farmers to be quite rich — perhaps comical if it wasn’t so maddening. Hopefully, the county won’t lose track of THIS one and let it rot like the last one they had.
Tornadoes in Midwest Do Not Point to Weather Danger Everywhere
Seems a lot of people both here and nationally are becoming very worried about their safety after the reports of the terrible tornados out in the Midwest. The urge to panic is really not necessary as the highly hyped media reports make it seem far, far worse than it is.
Sen. Rand Paul Releases Annual Report Highlighting Over 52 Billion Dollars in Government Waste
Senator Rand Paul has released his annual Festivus Report on wasteful government spending. The late Senator Tom Coburn started this tradition when he was in the U.S. Senate and Paul has taken up the mantle since Coburn’s retirement.
Lawsuit Filed against NH’s Gov. Chris Sununu, Executive Council, and Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee
A lawsuit has been filed in Rockingham Superior Court, Docket # 218-2021-CV-01160, which states that the Governor, the Executive Council, and the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee have no Constitutional authority to accept and spend Federal Funds under color of law.
Will Biden’s New Economic Policy haunt our Democrat Reps?
The Biden administration is planning to take what has not been spent of the vast rental assistance package — about half of the $46.5 billion allocated — and give it to areas that have spent the most money.
In Biden’s America, Americans Should Go Where They’re Treated Best
With President Biden’s approval rating down to 36 percent, he is now more unpopular than his two predecessors ever were in office. But, beyond politics, the very idea of America is losing luster.
And God Reaches Down to Touch a Little Girl’s Heart
I got this email forwarded from an old friend; a High School classmate. It touched my heart so wanted to share. Not sure the origin so just taking it as-is. Our 14 yo dog Abbey died last month. The day she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she … Read more
Unintended Consequences
Earlier this year, the Burlington Vt. City Council bought into the defund police movement and jumped in with both feet. Something, however, did not go as expected.
So are Laconia Chair Aaron Hayward and Superintendent Steve Tucker Making Jackasses of Themselves?
A letter was sent to the Laconia School Board from a number of anonymous District employees. NH State Rep and Laconia School Board member Dawn Johnson tried to read it into the minutes of tonight’s meetings. I’ve been told that she was shut down almost immediately.
“Don’t Let Cancel Culture Grinches Strip Your Joy from Christmas”
“It’s Christmas Eve! It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be!
Constitution Day Talk
I originally meant to present the following talk at a Constitution Day celebration. Unfortunately, I came down with COVID-19, and was unable to attend. But several people have asked me what I had planned to say. So here it is:
So, who made YOU the Grand-PoohBa of “Responsible Digital Citizenship”, Superintendent Kirk Beitler?
Yes, he’s back from his leave. And he’s taking a rip against “misinformation”, fear, and feelings. Right. He wants to be the Grand Arbiter of what is “responsible digital citizenship” yet he’s all in on Coerced Speech when it comes to enforcing that the rest of us must allow our speech to be coerced when … Read more
In the Mail – “If Donald Trump is ever reelected, all of the blacks in America will be killed…”
I received an unexpected communication from a very disturbed person (unsigned) telling me that, “If Donald Trump is ever reelected, all of the blacks in America will be killed and all of the people in our beloved country from Mexico will likewise be killed and our democracy will be gone forever.”
The Cloward-Piven Strategy: Using Race, Poverty & Voter Rights to Destroy America’s Economy
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven were Ivy League political activists with an ironic concern for the poor. Both professors at Columbia University School of Social Strategy authored an article in 1966 titled “The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty” featured that year in The Nation magazine.
From the “Pass it To Find Out What’s In It File” – MA Voters Accidentally Ban* Eggs
Have to hand it to voters down in MA for their morals and integrity. Yup, they overwhelmingly voted for and passed an animal protection measure that no one bothered to look at closely (well, it sounded so good, right?).
Vital Stats
Steve recently published an article suggesting that the vaccines are killing an extraordinary number of pilots. It was based on the most recent obituary page in the Airline Pilot Association’s magazine.
The Red Tent
There was a movie from the 1970s with Peter Finch, Sean Connery, Hardy Kruger about an Italian expedition to the North Pole with a zeppelin, which crashes and the survivor’s huddle in a tattered ‘Red Tent’, the movie’s title.
BCRC – Howard Kaloogian, Hillsdale College
At the 12/6/21 meeting of the Belknap County (NH) Republican Party, Howard Kalloogian gave a talk about Hillsdale College – the premier Conservative college in the US.
Meet in the House Chamber!
Dear Speaker Packard,
You are quoted in NH Journal as saying the following: “With hospitalizations at record levels and community transmission still high, the responsible thing to do is to maintain health and safety protocols for our legislators and hold off on returning to the House chamber, at least for now.”
A Holly Jolly Christmas with a Touch of Despondency
The Fox News Christmas Tree was set afire early this morning. The blaze was spectacular. My response has been distressing and demoralizing. Where is my beloved country going? A Christmas Tree? An honored tradition? A symbol of love and redemption? Have we no soul left? What could the motive possibly be? Maybe it was meant … Read more