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If you missed part one– link back here, part two–here, or part three, of Hillsdale’s Introduction to the Constitution, link back and check them out. For those who are caught up, here is part 4 of the Hillsdale College Introduction to the Constitution.
(MP3 version and Study Guide questions for part 4 on the jump.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ioikCihaGw
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Following on the heels of part one, link back here if you need to see part one or my text introducing it, we at the Grok proudly bring you part 2 of the Hillsdale College Introduction to the Constitution.
(An MP3 version of this video, and the Study Guide questions for part 2 on the jump.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eeQmtQVPbc&feature=player_detailpage
Please visit Hillsdale College and register for this series and their Hillsdale College Constitution 101 class.
Next to last question for Cliff Hurst who is running to fill the open slot of Vice-Chair of the NH GOP at the annual meeting April 14th. The seventh question I asked is one similar to that which has been addressed by both NH House Speaker Bill O’Brien and Ovide Lamontagne (who is running to … Read more
Ovide continued answering questions from the crowd which, very much , were concerned about healthcare costs and the government intrusion into that marketplace. They wanted to be in control of their own destiny, but found that Government was more of a hindrance than a help. Here, they kept prodding Ovide on a push to refine … Read more
As a followup to Skip’s post on the Hillsdale College Constitution 101 class, I wanted to make you aware of some excellent video-lectures called an “Introduction to the Constitution,” that you may want to watch before you proceed to ‘Constitution 101.’ You’ll have access to these if you register for the free Constitution 101 course, (a well as PDF’s of all the related founding documents, and study guides) but I wanted to post them over the next few days to give you a taste of what you can look forward to in Constitution 101.
Besides, like many of you, we plan to do a lot of things at the Grok that we never end up doing because there are only so many hours in the day. By posting these here we encourage ourselves, and hopefully others, to take advantage of these excellent opportunities–opportunities that arm us all with knowledge our progressive friends would rather you not have.
What better motivation is there than that?
Questions? We have questions? The only thing of which we have a higher quantity of than questions is opinions (go ahead, try us – I dare you!). So, in talking with Cliff Hurst, I had a few more questions for him than I normally do ask in these kinds of “micro-interviews” (which, with this question, … Read more
It seemed that healthcare was on the mind of the voters that gathered at the home of NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester who hosted an event for Ovide Lamontagne ( who is running to be the NH GOP nominee to be the next NH Governor). This one, for a change, from ‘Grok friend Henry, asked … Read more
Now that our technical problems are behind us (fingers crossed, knock on wood!), let’s continue with our interviews that we did last week. Diane Bitter is running to be the next NH GOP Assistant Secretary because she sees a lacking in the structure – a lack of communication to the membership of the NH GOP. … Read more
Continuing with our series with questions with Cliff, GraniteGrok presents Question 4: In your estimation, what are the biggest problems facing the NH GOP, and how would you fix them? Question 1, Question 2, and Question 3
Last week, the ‘Grok also went to the home of NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester who held a home event for Ovide Lamontagne (running to be the NH GOP nominee to be the next NH Governor). A full house listened to him first speak, and then answer question. This was asked: “Are you in favor … Read more
One has to wonder why some of these folks wish to serve in a political party structure? Well, given what Diane brings to the table, she does have history (short, but rich) of being active in Republican politics. A true grassrooter, she makes things happen – listen: Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3.
As with Diane, we have a couple more questions for Cliff Hurst as he seeks the Vice-Chair position at the upcoming Annual NH GOP meeting. Given the current controversy that Obama’s Administration unleashed (the unconstitutional mandate, from the ‘Grok’s perspective, that a simple HHS regulation trumps the First Amendment protected and specifically enumerated Freedom of … Read more
Last week, the ‘Grok also went to the home of NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester who held a home event for Ovide Lamontagne (running to be the NH GOP nominee to be the next NH Governor). A full house listened to him first speak, and then answer question. This was asked: “What would you do … Read more
Following on the talk that Ovide Lamontagne gave at NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester’s he opened the floor up to a number of questions from the crowd of about 60 folks that showed up this past Thursday (rainy) night. This is the first question: What is your solution to the crushing Healthcare expenses in the … Read more
Elections, elections, and more elections. The 2012 Presidential Primary has been taking first slot, but local elections are now starting to wind up as sign ups are over. Also, the NH GOP will be having a number of elections for offices during its annual meeting as there as been some turnover. While we at GraniteGrok … Read more
Yesterday, Cliff Hurst answered the first question posed by GraniteGrok: Why are you doing this? Well, we had a number of other questions for Cliff and here is Question 2: Your background includes being a chaplain – in helping people, right? Next question will be up tomorrow.
Last week I also had the chance to interview Diane Bitter as she is now seeking to be the next Assistant Secretary of the NH GOP (her opponent is Jeff Newman). Diane is also the Rye Town Republican Committee Chair as well as an Area Vice-Chair. This video is of Question 1: Why are you … Read more
In continuing the ‘Grok tradition of citizen journalism in covering events, issues, and people that the MSM won’t (or can’t, but mostly won’t), Diane Bitter good naturedly answered Question #2 from your’s truly (which was asked with a puzzled look on my face): How long have you been on the NH GOP ballot? Seems like … Read more
This past Thursday, NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester held a home event for Ovide Lamontagne, a candidate for the NH GOP nomination for NH Gov. This was an “intro” type of meeting but he also went into some of his philosophy of government. Following his talk, he took 8 questions (to be posted later). This … Read more
Anyways, I just thought I bring this up topic of Voter Fraud again as this afternoon at lunch, I went down to file the paperwork to run for elected office again. Well, given this topic of Voter ID, I wanted to find out if someone could come in and sign up to run – under … Read more