Seminar and Panel Discussion on “Coming to terms with the rulemaking power of the Judicial Branch and its impact on personal liberty: Article 73-A.
And! Continuing with our coverage of this event (Intro, Hon. Dan Itse & Hon. Paul Mirski), we had two more NH State Representatives speak to different aspects of this issue: is the NH Judiciary out of control, and if so, is there a remedy, and what can the Citizens do about it?
One of the biggest items that this two year session of the NH House has had to face was cleaning up the budget left by the Democrat supermajorities in the House and Senate that left the Republican supermajorities between a $600 million to a $1 Billion deficit. They handled it by cutting the budget back … Read more
Seminar and Panel Discussion on “Coming to terms with the rulemaking power of the Judicial Branch and its impact on personal liberty: Article 73-A.
was a Question and Answer period moderated by the M.C. for the evening, Patriot Pastor Garrett Lear. Questions were taken from the well attended crowd and it lasted about 45 minutes (which I have split into 3 parts, with parts 2 & 3 after the jump).
In all of the hubbub of the weekend, I kinda forgot to keep this going – but after seeing John this weekend, he certainly is not! We continue on with our interview as he is making a run to step up from the the NH House of Representatives (where he is a two term legislator) … Read more
This afternoon, the Rye Republican Town Committee held their “Gala Reception for 2012 GOP Candidates” at the Abenaqui Country Club in Rye, NH and GraniteGrok was there to livestream the event. Given such a name for an event, a number of NH GOP candidates vying for seats in 2012 did attend the sold-out crowd of about 250 – 300. The keynote speaker was James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, who Skyped in to give that address.
This video is the Intro Ceremonies (National Anthem, Invocation, Pledge).
The next clip is Jeff Chidester being introduce as Master of Ceremonies and Congressman Frank Guinta (R-NH, CD1) addressing the crowd at the top of the event:
Last night, we were at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH for an event hosted by the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies on the NH Constitution: Seminar and Panel Discussion on “Coming to terms with the rulemaking power of the Judicial Branch and its impact on personal liberty: … Read more
Seminar and Panel Discussion on “Coming to terms with the rulemaking power of the Judicial Branch and its impact on personal liberty: Article 73-A.
After the Intro Ceremonies conducted by M.C. Patriot Pastor Garrett Lear, NH State Representative Dan Itse took the podium to give his take on the NH Constitution, a history lesson, some comparisons with other state constitutions, and his general take on the relationship of the people to those that are stewards of the peoples’ power by election and appointment:
After the jump, NH State Rep. Paul Mirski continues the discussion:
This afternoon, the Rye Republican Town Committee held their “Gala Reception for 2012 GOP Candidates” at the Abenaqui Country Club in Rye, NH and GraniteGrok was there to livestream the event. Given such a name, a number of NH GOP candidates for seats in 2012 did attend the sold-out crowd of about 250. However, the … Read more
Some people think too much when they review a movie. Not so at GraniteGrok. I just spent a few hours with my kids at the movies. This is impressive because movies cost too damn much, I don’t make a lot of money, and my preference for Red Box is well documented. For me to haul … Read more
Continuing on with the interview with John Hikel, who is running for NH State Senate in District 20, we started to veer into one of my favorite questions: Should Govt be in the role of selling services and goods? because it always leads to my favorite topics: what is the proper role of Government? For … Read more
GraniteGrok has known NH State Rep John Hikel for a couple of years now an have interviewed him on a number of occasions. This time, it is a little bit different as he has decided to “up the ante” – last night at St. Anselm’s Institute of Politics, we had the chance to interview NH … Read more
After the NRCC event finished last night, I had the opportunity to have a quick interview with Howie Carr on tips on holding government accountable for its actions:
Also had the chance to talk with Jack Kimball and what is now up for the Granite State Patriot Liberty PAC, and a bonus “after event” interview from the DaTechGuy as he talks with NH Rep. Timothy Twombley.
Woke up early this morning, so the easy decision was to toddle downstairs and start processing the video from last night’sNashua Republican City Committee event labeled “Growing the Grassroots”. Intro ceremonies here and after the jump are the videos of the reading of US Senator Kelly Ayotte’s letter to the NRCC, Congressman Charlie Bass‘s address to the crowd, Charlie’s opponent in the primary Dennis Lamare implored the crowd to vote for him, and Kevin Smith made his pitch to be the next NH GOP nominee for NH Governor (note: NH State Senator Bob Luther was a surrogate for Ovide Lamontagne, but the it seems that my original button press to restart the recording did not really “press” – apologies. It can be seen in the replay of the live stream (to be posted later).
The video of the Keynote Speaker for the evening, WRKO talk host and Boston Globe Columnist Howie Carr, will be posted later on today.
The live stream recordings of the interview before the start of the event are after the jump with interviews with RNC Committeewoman Phyllis Woods, fellow Grokster Mike, NH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Pam Tucker, and an abbreviated (as the event formally started) interview with Kevin Smith who is running to be the NH GOP nominee for NH Governor. Also fellow blogger and talk show host at WCRN (50,000 watts!) Pete Ingemi (“DaTechGuy”) joins us at our micro “bloggers row” – we will be joining him in studio in a couple of weeks to discuss our ongoing Right To Know requests concerning the Internet escapades at the State of NH
We will be live streaming at the Crown Plaza in Nashua, NH as Howie Carr, talk show host from WRKO, will be speaking to the crowd. Streaming Live by Ustream We also will be having an interview with him at the end of the event and we’ll be talking about Right To Know requests that … Read more
Jack is BACK! was the name of the rally. Jack Kimball, founder of the original Granite State Patriot group, has returned to the Chairmanship of the following on organization, GSPLPAC. Message? You ask if he had a message?
Of course he did!
His answer to the question: where is the TEA Party?
Yesterday the ‘Grok went to the Granite State Patriot Liberty PAC (“GSPLPAC”) “Jack is Back!” TEA Party. Meant as the start of a rallying point, a number of conservative candidates and speakers talked to a crowd that was double that which was originally expected. Sure, most of the TEA Party rolled up its sleeves and went to work politically to effect the changes it knew had to be done – and the 2010 elections were the results. Even with that amazing result, the Dems and media kept kvetching about “well, where are you” (even as I kept saying “and the huge rallies by the Democrat / Socialist leaning Occupy Wall Street movement are – where?”.
We can be an obliging bunch. As I said here, the expectation was 100. I’ve been told by “official counters” that the actual attendance was just about 200 – far more than my lower range estimate of 150.
Sidenote: although not present at the rally, Jerry Delemus was mentioned often with many thanks for stepping up and stepping into the GSPLPAC Chair when Jack had his run at the NH Governorship. GraniteGrok extends its thanks to Jerry for taking on a hard job with no notice and getting the PAC into the fray!
This video is of the intro ceremony: Invocation, Moment of Silence in honor of the slain Greenland, NH Chief of Police (Michael Maloney who died protecting his men), Honoring our Veterans, Pledge to the Flag, and the singing of the National Anthem:
Right after that, Jeff Chidester (host of “NH Perspectives” and Conserva-tarian [Conservative / Libertarian] activist) stepped into the role of Master of Ceremonies and had some introductory remarks:
No one can accuse Ovide Lamontagne, candidate for NH GOP nomination for NH Gov., of sitting and waiting for that nomination to come to him. He doesn’t feel entitled to it – he knows he as to earn it. Here at Saturday’s GSPLPAC TEA Party, Friday night at the AFP/NH Conservative of the Year award for Kelly Ayotte – he’s working! He brought a message that fits the TEA Party philosophy (and the worst nightmare of Democrats / Socialists / Statists everywhere):
Free Markets
Limited Government
Constitutional outlook
The TEA Party can always count on the support of Ovide.
There were also others looking for TEA Party support:
Dennis Lamare (Republican nomination for Congress, NH-CD2)
Brendan Kelly (Libertarian nomination for Congress, NH-CD1)
John Hikel (Republican nomination for NH Senate, District 20)
I am a double Blue Star dad which means that I have had two children serve in our Armed Services (the Eldest a Marine who did a tour in Iraq and the Youngest a tour in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne). I consider myself lucky and blessed – they returned home safely with just some wear and tear….but they are home.
A Gold Star Mom (and Dad) is different, for their child made the ultimate sacrifice for our Country, and in Nat’s case, for his Navy SEAL buddies. Sr. Chief Petty Officer, US Navy SEAL Dan Healy didn’t have to go on that last helicopter ride to rescue his buddies on that Afghanistan mountain – but he did not hesitate. But let’s let Nat tell the story far better than I:
Dr. Joe Tarta, retired physician, also spoke on Obamacare and why it won’t work as President Obama has promised. He also talks about some of the practical bad outcomes that are already taking place and that are being noticed:
