Finally, back in studio and only had to schlep the equipment from around the corner (for some reason, all the parking spaces in front of the building were taken – must be the yoga lady class starting earlier.  Be glad when “their” part of Concord’s Main Street reconstruction is finally finished…).

A lively show:

• Segment 1: Andrew Hemingway comes on to do a quick summary of last week’s 603 Alliance Grassroots Presidential Selection with some answers back to the Rand Paul campaign and their kvetching about the process being rigged (and no, it wasn’t and they should know that whining doesn’t help them any).  He also relays a story that will be catching on with the political insiders on the Right here in NH: NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn’s attempted take over of the NH Young Republicans (guess she doesn’t like them having a seat on “her” Executive Board). Online media / social accounts, bank accounts, and rights to the name – it like she thinks she has Obama like powers and that she OWNS it all.  And just like Obama, keeps getting slapped down.  This story will have legs here on the ‘Grok.
• Segment 2: Ed Naile, Chair of the Coalition of NH Taxpayers (“CNHT”) comes on to talk Voter Fraud and the latest with Democrat operative Carl Gibson (aka “C. Robert Gibson”) voting in multiple States AND his indictment here in NH for voter suppression (is this political transgenderism for tying to tell the media his Democrat boss candidate’s opponent (19 year old Republican woman) is out of the race)
• Segment 3: We go to our WTF moments of the week.
• Segment 4: NH State Rep Max Abramson comes on to talk about upcoming legislation you should know about.

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…she can’t tell us when her babies became human beings.  Good on the reporter asking the question – abortion lovers just LOVE to use all kinds of scientific words (e.g., a clump of cells, tissue mass, zygot, embryo, fetus) in order to diminish the one enduring and truthful fact – it is Life.  These same people get overwrought if they see a pregnant lady smoking, eating the wrong foods, or pounding down more brewskis than they believe is “healthy” – it’s all about the baby.  But when it comes to abortion, well now, we see the obfuscation and deflection arise from deep within to protect the (sometimes casual) taking of that “child’s potential” (as Hillary has been saying lately).

Here, watch Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Chair of the Democrat National Committee, go frog eyed at the question, and then refuse to answer the question:

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She can’t.  No, she really can’t.  After all, when confronted with situation and having to admit that HER OWN CHILDREN were once in the same position, the same development state, as the babies that get rent limb from limb, how could she answer that question?

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In addition to Cornerstone, American Principles Project was a sponsoring member for this “Practical Federalism” forum.  Chair of APP, Sean Fieler, spoke to the crowd on “The Politics of Easy Money”

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What would be a formal political event in NH without Presidential candidates being present and circling around a microphone like a pride of lions around an antelope on the Serengeti??  Three showed up and each is in two parts:

• Segments 9 & 10:  US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) Parts 1 & 2
• Segments 11 & 12: former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Parts 1 & 2
• Segments 15 & 16 former US Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) Parts 1 & 2

Segment 9 – Ted Cruz

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I have been reading Stanley Kurtz, Ph.D for years – first on research on Obama during the latter’s first Presidential run (which told me all I needed to know and NOTHING has transpired to any of that proved wrong and then on the evilness of Regionalism – that practices of setting in levels of “governance” that obviate our traditional American levels of authority by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats by seizing the levers of power of zoning and land use – he speaks to how that is now morphing into Education.  Robert Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, tells a poignant and heartbreaking tale of how the bureaucracy of the Feds EPA and other assorted bureaucracies are putting him out of business – and without any input from those that SHOULD be creating Law – legislators.

Stanley Kurtz                                              Robert Murray

Part 1                                                           Part 1

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The last segment for the event was a panel discussion on Winning Back Our County by two of the previous speakers joined by

• Emmett McGroarty, Esq (American Principles Project
• Ann Marie Banfield, Education liaison for Cornerstone
• Jamie Gass, Ed. Director, Pioneer Institute

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In concluding the entire day’s activities, Jeff Chidester gave his closing remarks to those still there at the end:

In large part, this was due to a lot of people there to hear Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, and Rick Santorum – the Presidential candidates.  Yes, many did show up for the beginning (more or less) and the room was filled to standing room well before those three showed up but it was clear the exits were seeing more activity the longer the event went on after the Wannabees had left.  This I can understand – at least they are trying to understand what the candidates are about on the issues.  For a lot of people, that may be all of the “dip into the political pool” they can stand – and I can’t say I blame them.  I, as a political blogger, news junkie, and philosophical in outlook, really got a lot out of the event – but it isn’t for most.  So all I have to do is convince another couple of percent of folks to be willing to jump right in and….

On the other hand, there was the Press…

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As Steve said in his recent post, it was a long day: “We recorded 7 hours of audio and video at SNHU”.  I’ve finished processing the video (re: chopped it up) but the uploading continues.  Given work will depress my posting next week, I’ll put up as many as possible today.  Like Steve, I’ll start out with our shortened GrokTALK! show segements:

• Pre-show: the ordinary odds and ends as we tidy up the last techie details from, once again, doing a remote event.
• Segment 1: ‘Grok friend Jeff Chidester (Talk show host, columnist, conservative activist) comes on to yak with us.  And we thank him for his nice words about us!
• Segment 2: Ann Marie Banfield, education liason for Cornerstone Policy Research Action to talk about, well, Education!
• Segment 3: Shane Vander Hart of The Family Leader (and blogger) comes on to talk about the Caucus activity going on in Iowa and how we see the differences between NH and Iowa.
• Segment 4: Utah State Representative Ken Ivory comes on to represent the American Lands Council – why should the Feds control so much state land?

And yes, I got “off numbered” starting with Ken – in the video, I got ahead of myself and called it Segment 5.  Apologies.

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Even before we could really finish with UT State Rep Ken Ivory and our discussion on why Feds controlling State lands (for no good reason, IMHO), the Practical Federalism Forum (sponsored by American Principles Project,  Cornerstone, and The Family Leader) began.  In this post:

• Segment 6: Jeff Chidester acted as Master of Ceremonies and gave his opening remarks and led in the Pledge.   Subsequently, Bryan McCormack (Executive Director of Cornerstone Policy Research Action) spoke to formally open the event.
• Segment 7: Emmett McRoarty, Esq., (American Principles Project) – “An Overview of the Federal Overreach”

Segment 6                                             Segment 7

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That was the headline at Breitbart / National Security.  I was at lunch when Bibi Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel spoke (after the jump) at the UN during this “terrorist” / backslapping self-congratulations over the “Iran will never get a nuke” conference.  I was mesmerized over how he constructed that speech and thought that his 45 seconds of silence was an absolute condemnation of the UN on a country it created in response to the Holocaust of WWII – and in my estimation, what seems to be the road to Holocaust 2.0:

“Seventy years after the murder of 6 million Jews, Iran’s rulers promise to destroy my country, murder my people, and the response from this body, the response from nearly every one of the governments represented here has been absolutely nothing,” Netanyahu said. “Utter silence. Deafening silence.”

But I draw your attention to the words of President Obama over the shooting at Umpqua Community College and the unfortunate tragedy that is.  Although I heartily disagree with his premises and his continued implication that we are less of a country because we won’t act like other countries.

Sidenote: yet another Progressive that thinks Europe is superior to the US; if you really think that, just GO there and leave the rest of us alone instead of continuously trying to drag us into being a socialist country where their freedoms and Rights pale in comparison to ours.  I reject that “safety & security” should trump Freedom

Yet, isn’t he being two-faced as

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A most lively show with folks we like to yak with – Jane Cormier (President, NH Right to Life) and Jody and Ian Underwood come in to talk about how the State of NH Board of Education is bullying their wee town of Croyden over the townfolks given parents the chance to have school choice with taxpayer monies.  And yes, we make sport of NH bureaucracies spouting RSAs to ordinary folks – which has nothing to do with the subjects at hand.

And these are our supposed betters and Smart People?

• Pre-show: the usual odds and ends, fodderall, and cleaning up the normal techie stuff
• Segment 1: Jane Cormier, President of NH Right to Life comes on to talk with Groksters Steve, Mike, and Skip
• Segment 2: Ian and Jody Underwood come in to yak with us.  Jody, being the Chair of the Croydon School Board, relates how the NH State Board of Education is trying to mess up “local control” by negating the townfolks efforts at letting parents have school choice when children are in need.
• Segment 3: Coming soon!
• Segment 4: Coming soon!

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Time was running short so Diane Bitter only had a few minutes to make the case for the 603 Alliance and its mission to try to split the moderate vote with a good conservative candidate coming out of their caucus.  That was followed by a Q & A session with the evenings’ Speakers taking questions from the audience – especially on an Article V Constitutional convention.

             603 Alliance                                          Part 1, Speakers’ Panel

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