We previously had “Mythology 101: Imaginary War on Women” by Sue DeLemus and Jane Cormier. Now, US Congressman Joe Walsh sums up and answers this overgrown “forever” student with a riff on “hey, try being self-reliant for a change”: I think that it is hilarious that CREDO SuperPAC has put this video out there – … Read more
We are at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH and starting to yak with folks. Given that the other Groksters are out and about at the different event / parties / gatherings, go see the live stream after the jump!
Normally WE are the ones that are doing the interviews – partly because we like to yak, partly because we like to yak with interesting people, and partly because, well, we like to yak. And in interviews, we love to listen to what the interesting folks have to say. Sadly, though, with real jobs and even more real lives with stuff that can be put off for only so long, time gets short. Thus, getting all the interviews we’d like to doesn’t always work out as we’d like.
So, in this case, Jerry was on a public access show, New Hampshire Issues with Peter Martin, and has graciously sent this one over. It goes, in total, just under an hour so I’ve chopped it up. Part 1 here and the rest after the jump.
All we hear nowadays from the Left is that Republicans are waging a war on women; the logical fallacy of the premise escapes most of them (and those driving this meme merely smile behind closed doors): really, would even the Stupid Party really decide to wage a war on 51% of the US population? Well, … Read more
Sheriff Joe Arpaio went after local corruption, and thumbed his nose at the Feds, so they tried to make an example of him. But if there is a Joe you don’t mess with it’s the Sheriff of Maricopa county Arizona.
The DOJ initiated a number of investigations from abuse of power to charges of the Sheriff’s office misusing credit cards. The end result?
All charges dropped. And the local US Attorney…even she appears to be trying to back away from the whole thing.
I can only guess how Democrat State Senate candidate Lee Nyquist’s campaign manger reacted to Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Convention. That campaign manager, Kevin Hodges, (batting coach for the New Hampshire Democrat party), had nothing kind to say about Republicans long before his invocation to beat them with a bat; particularity those who are as old as Clint Eastwood who is eighty-two. And Eastwood’s party registration, whatever it may be, is of no consequence. To Kevin ‘Awesome Cool Hodges’ he is probably just another one of those..
“…stingy old people who are stupid.”
That was his opinion of Republicans in the New Hampshire House back in April 2010, not long before his cool and awesome self got benched by the voters. But he’s back, helping Democrat Lee Nyquist run on a campaign to ‘Bring Civility back to Concord,’ which is extremely humorous considering Nyquist can’t even bring civility to his own campaign.
Trying to squeeze in speeches as time allows. Condi Rice, Susana Martinez, and this guy. Someday, if no one screws it up for him, this guy would probably make a good president.
As a suitable followup to my post on there being no Republicans for Obama, here is Conservative Republican Mayor Mia Love (running for the US House in Utah), on the American Story and how “we built it.” (c/o Hot Air)
As Ed Morrissey points out what a great trade this was. The Democrats got Charlie Crist for their convention, we get Artur Davis. Davis lost his faith in the Democrats because Obama made him see what had become of that Party. Crist veered left in pursuit of political power when it became clear that he … Read more
Granite State Future plan – that plan by which Federalizes (via “free money”) local zoning ordinances. And if you haven’t looked or known, they can have a LARGE effect on how you live and where / how businesses can be run.
There is a long standing animus between a business entity called the Ames Farm and a lawyer by the name of Stephen Nix here in my hamlet. For years now, the latter has tried to shut down parts of the operation of this 120 year cottage / restaurant / boat launch resort by using a number of legal maneuvers. In essence, he is trying to take away one of our basic Rights, that of Private Property, from this family so as to enhance the value of his property. Gordon Gecko has no skin on this play!
Nix’s warrant failed, but not through his lack of trying. Federal Departments (EPA, DOT, and HUD) are trying to do the same thing by dangling easy money in front of cash hungry politicians – like gold seekers, some of the latter will do what is necessary to get that honey pot regardless of what the “strings attached” may do to the Property Rights of the taxpayers (yet another tale of Washington taking local money and saying “You can have your own money back, but only if you behave in the way we want you to (after all, we have our own version of what Utopia is – and YOUR Individual version no longer counts)). Well, those that attended this past Tuesday’s Rochester City want this program to fail as well. Lots of folks spoke up:
NH State Senator Fenton Groen NH State Representative Lou Vida
“Why is the City subsidizing a private company at below market lease rates at the Community Center??“ Unlike most of the folks that went to Tuesday nite’s Rochester (NH) City Council that were there to berate the Councilors and Mayor TJ Jean for expending taxpayer monies in supporting President Obama’s campaign stop or to plead … Read more
While Doris Hinks was after one thing that the Councilors had lost $78,000 at the Community Center, a lot of other folks were after them for spending a lot less money ($9,400) but on a much higher profile event – President Obama’s campaign stop in Rochester where the City Council just said “no big deal – let’s spend the money” without going, seemingly, through the normal and formal process. I don’t live there (or near there) but the impression I get is that it is very much a Democrat type town. Thus, when the informal decision was “An honor – just make the in-kind contribution to the Obama Presidential campaign just like Obama does things as President: with other peoples’ money.
Problem is, lots of people had lots of problem in their elected leaders not being sensitive to the fact that folks don’t want their taxpayer money spent in supporting political campaigns – regardless of which party the pol is from! Here’s two; more after the jump!
Omer Oullette Norm Ellis
Not that Obama would pay the bill anyways – he’s stiffing town all over, even from 2008. Romney, however, is doing the proper traditional American thing – paying for services received.
The last post – full out complaining that the Rochester (NH) City Council should not have subsidized the Obama Presidential campaign stop by expending taxpayer monies and not billing the Obama campaign (not that he’s bothering to pay – just that kind of guy, he is). Here are more folks going after the City Council for the same thing, but at the same time asking them that the Councilors NOT sign onto the Federal mandates (EPA, DOT, HUD) of the Sustainable Communities Initiative known here in New Hampshire as the Granite State Future plan.
Jerry Delemus, head of the Rochester 9/12 Project (one of the most visible and well known of the Liberty& Freedom groups in the State):
I have known Sue for a few years now as a TEA Party / Rochester 9-12 Project member – and an utterly devoted person to her Bible, the US and NH Constitutions, and her guns (and her hubby, Jerry). I guess that the Obama Administration and the NH Democrat Party would call her a bitter, clinger, extremist. Me? A Patriot!
A first time NH House Legislator this session (R-Rochester, Strafford 1), the ‘Grok caught up with her at last night’s Rochester City Council meeting (concerning Public Input on The Granite State Future Plan that is supporting the Obama Administration’s Sustainable Communities Initiative (spearheaded by the money carrots to change local zoning ordinance to suit the EPA, DOT, and EPA; listen to Grokster Tom as he speaks here).
Both NH State Representatives Sue DeLemus and Warren Groen, testified before the City Council (against the Granite State Future Plan); both agreed to talk with GraniteGrok afterwards about whether or not they had words that didn’t get said, or items they wished to emphasize, like: “These people worship at the alter of Energy Conservation…they want … Read more
Ken’s mission at the Rochester City Council meeting( as it sought Public Input on its signing onto the NH version of the Federal Government’s Sustainable Communities Initiative (“SCI”), also known locally as The Granite State Future Plan) was to start connecting the dots between all of the groups that are pushing, advocating, and agitating for the passage of the Granite State Future Plan (to supplant local control of zoning ordinances with those mandated by the Federal Govt’s HUD, EPA, and DOT).
To wit: the Conservation Law Foundation (a partner in the Granite State Future Program) also runs the New Great Bay Coalition that is advocating for a new regional water treatment plant (which is going to cost Rochester mega buckeroonies) under the Water Sustainability Commission, whose final report will be incorporated into the Granite State Future Plan (Otherwise known as: a circular taxpayer firing squad hosted by NGOs and bureaucrats!).
Ken related a comment made during one of the Water Sustainability Commissions:
“Water and sewer rates are too cheap in the State” and at that point, a few of the Commissioners alluded to the Great Bay sewerage treatment project and chuckled that…
“The residents in those towns in that project would soon learn that water and sewer is not cheap.”
He also brought up the fact that the Planner for Rochester, Kenn Ortmann, has a conflict; he is also the Vice Chair of the NH Housing Finance Agency and has a fiduciary responsibility that supersedes that of his responsibility to the City of Rochester. Any further testimony by Ortmann needs to be challenged.
Last night the ‘Grok was invited to attend the Rochester City Council meeting as it sought Public Input on its signing onto the NH version of the Federal Government’s Sustainable Communities Initiative (“SCI”, also known locally as The Granite State Future Plan). The folks in Rochester have already been through a previous expensive Federal boondoggle … Read more
At the end of the evening, there was one more person speaking in their own defense for their candidacy in a NH House race, and that was Harry Accornero in District 9. He spoke alone as his opponent, Glen Dewhirst, was a no show for the evening. Then, Dr. Chuck Fink was introduced as a write in candidated. Finally, a number of folks were allowed to speak to introduce themselves to the room’s activists even though they are not worrying about the primary – they go right to the general election. At the end, Alan just opened up the rest of the evening as an Open Mic session.
