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So About That DEMAND NH State Rep Jan Schmidt Issued?

The DEMAND was that we take down the image of her daughter who had threatened a Conservative on Facebook (and either Facebook agreed and took it down or was deleted as it did seem like an imminent threat – as in END THIS WOMAN”):

A Study in Contrast: Heartfelt apology vs “EXTORTION!” NH State Rep Jan Schmidt does not disappoint

On one hand we have someone that returned to offer a heartfelt apology; it wasn’t asked for, nor sought out.  And it was offered to those directly affected. It didn’t have to be offered – but it was.  Nothing was asked for in return – it was a gracious exchange. And on the other hand, …

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UPDATE: Karen Costura-Hoffman: A perfect example that apologies are good for the soul.

…That being said, instead of maturely offering my perspective on why I felt the way I did, I hurled some rather distasteful insults toward those who happened to disagree with me, including Skip. I apologize to him and to anyone else I upset. UPDATE: Karen sent in her apology – it is below in full.  …

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Meadowstone farm

Meadowstone Farm Apologizes (For Violating NH Election Law)

Earlier this week we reported, with images, a blatant violation of New Hampshire election law. Meadowstone Farm posted pictures on Instagram (which they quickly removed) depicting cut up campaign signs. The proprietor has apologized formally on their business website. I would first like to apologize to the Northern Grafton County Republicans, especially those whose signs …

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Apologies, apologies – both show the rot in our culture…and both involve Obama

Obama Apologizes to California AG for Complimenting Her Appearance “President Obama has apologized to California attorney general Kamala Harris for calling her the nation’s “best looking” attorney general at a California fundraiser yesterday, according to White House press secretary Jay Carney. “He called her to apologize for the distraction created by his comments,” said Carney. …

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An apology and a retraction

Our official motto is “Spank’em when they’re wrong and Thank’em when they’re right”.  That can be applied to ourselves as well (as well as it should).  We try to get all of our facts rights.  With GraniteGrok closing in on 10,300 posts, we pretty much get it right almost all of the time. Almost. This …

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