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Burns Attacks Bastarche To Protect An NHGOP Insider

In yesterday’s mail, I received an item with my name and address on a sticker label, and there was no return address, at least not on the envelope.  Expecting it to be some routine innocuous solicitation, I opened it and found it to be a hit piece on Terese Bastarche by Bob Burns.  Terese is … Read more

Are Attorney Bolton and Bob Burns Kindred Spirits?

My RTK journey began almost 2 years ago when the City of Nashua was appraised for new property values (Laurie Ortolano has a wealth of examples to supplement mine).  Shocked by my personal copy of their report, I sought to know specific methods in which specific types of properties were appraised, compared to one another, … Read more

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Who is Running This Ship?

Two years ago, NH Conservatives had an ideal opportunity to win the two House seats now held by Democrats Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas. We put up Bob Burns and Caroline Leavitt.

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Is the NH GOP and RNC Going to Give NH Primary Winners Don Bolduc, Karoline Leavitt, and Bob Burns the “Joe Kenney Treatment”?

It doesn’t take a high-level seer to know that the NH GOP is mostly likely upset with Republican voters right now (“You peons didn’t listen to we experts and didn’t .vote RIGHT again!?!?!?!?!”). The GOPe (“NH GOP Establishment”) choice for US Senate was Chuck Morse, for CD-1 was Matt Mowers, and in CD-2 was George Hansel.

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Announcement: GraniteGrok Endorsement for NH Second Congressional District

And no, it wasn’t George Hansel, Sununu handpicked maiden – he (like Matt Mowers in CD-1) didn’t get a single vote.  Remember, he refused to participate in our GrokGauntlet series by saying that it would be a “gotcha” interview; I’m betting that not ONE of those candidates that DID participate would say that any gotcha … Read more

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WMUR Closeup: George Hansel and Bob Burns

As I was writing my previous post about the Good Guy with a gun stopping a bad guy going beserk, I was watching yesterday’s WMUR CLOSEUP show. I was going to leave this in that post but I was getting way long again so I decided to split it. Adam Sexton had George Hansel on … Read more

Chris Pappas – Spoken like a true Collectivist! He’s not grooving to “Live Free or Die”

UPDATED and BUMPED (from 10/16/2012): Chris Pappas, now running for Congress instead of NH Exec. Council back then, hates our “Live Free or Die” motto – said so himself. He’s all about putting the “Common Good” above your Freedom. You need to send him a message of “no, it isn’t”:

“…it is clear that the idea of Freedom necessarily is subservient to what he believes to be the constant Progressive Ideal: “the Common Good”.

(H/T: Tom for reminding me I wrote this back then)

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Got a tip from a loyal reader of an article that appeared on FaceBook – one that shows that one Democrat Progressive Chris Pappas would be self-righteously fine with New Hampshire getting rid of our State Motto, “Live Free or Die”.  He said so himself in a Hippo Press article back in Dec 15, 2005.  True, a long time ago both in real time and political epochs. But when you read what he wrote, you may take the attitude of “Humpf, this is an ‘tude not easy to ditch or change” (at least what my takeaway is).  That article is after the jump.

Now, at some sundry times, do make a wee joke about that New Hampshire’s beloved icon [The Old Man In The Mountain] lays in rubble at the bottom, but the motto is not just a phrase or a marketing blurb.  It is not just a motto – it is a philosophical statement.  Sure, it was a toast uttered by General John Stark, but it is one of the most succinct and pithy summaries of what Freedom is all about.  It is a truism from one that was willing to lay down his life for Freedom – the complete and all encompassing meaning of the word “Live Free or die – death is not the worst of all evils”.  Would you be willing to compromise your life, nay, lay it down, for a faux version of it?

Apparently, Chris Pappas would.  Read that article – it is clear that his idea of Freedom necessarily is subservient to what he believes to be the constant Progressive Ideal: “the Common Good”.  The article was written around the time that smoking was banned in many public spaces here in NH – especially restaurants.

He confuses what he perceives to be the tyranny of a few taking away a Right of the many (a few smokers, a lot of people “forced” to endure their “freedom”.  He, and the others that passed the law, truly believe that their “seeing the future benefit for all” was sufficient to take away just one more Liberty from those that do something with which they disagree and take away just one more aspect of owning, well, what used to be Private Property (you know, the ability of restaurant owners to actually set their own policies.  He also believes that the well-to-do should have to give up more of their Private Property (er, their money, which when you get to the blunt point, time from their lives) simply because they are “privileged” (and he has better ways to spend it than they do).

What concerns me the most, being a candidate for the NH Executive Council, is that he will continue this errant philosophy – that the Common Good always should trump Individual Freedoms, and that Private Property, when needed by the Common Good, is subject to the will of the Common Good.

Which doesn’t make it all that Free, nor all that Private, does it?

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Bob Burns: CD-2 Paper Maché Second Amendment Candidate

Paper-Mache-Congressional-Candidate-Bob-BurnsPaper Maché. Most of us did Paper Maché when we were in grade school. We blew up balloons, dipped strips of Newspaper into wheat paste and stuck them to the balloon to create some figure…a Pinata, perhaps, that we filled with Candy and later destroyed. People do creative things with Paper Maché. I once made a Dala Horse when I was about 12.

Paper Maché is great stuff for arts and crafts, but frankly it sucks for making anything else useful in life. Paper Mache is fun. Thats all. And Paper Maché candidates look great, sound great,  and are fun, but frankly they are useless.

When not running for office, you won’t find  a Second Amendment Paper mache candidate within miles of anything guns or Second Amendment.

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GraniteGrok Endorsement – NH Executive Council: Bob Burns

Bob Burns for NH Executive CouncilIn NH’s Executive Council District 4, we are endorsing Bob Burns.  While his youthful demeanor might signify little experience, the opposite is true.  His family has been active in politics in various ways and he has been actively involved for a long time; he is the current Hillsborough County Treasurer.  Having known Bob for several years now and having had the chance to listen and speak with him, we believe him to be the best suited candidate from the District to sit at the table to ride herd on the next Governor and keep the taxpayers’ interests first.  Of the folks we have had the chance to talk to about the position, he was the most able to talk about some of the nuances of what he would face and how he would bring a conservative view to that table.  We believe that he will translate those words into action.

We did have the chance to do an interview series with Bob Burns:

  • Question 1: Why are you running?
  • Question 2: You have a short list of things that the  Executive Council needs to do or needs not to do?
  • Question 3:  State Govt too big, too small, or just right and if you gain the seat on the Exec. Council, how would you answer that question and what would the Exec. Council be able to do to implement that?
  • Question 4:  But you are voting not on the bills but on the contracts stemming from passed legislation, right?  Can you change the contracts?
  • Question 5: “Hacks” vs “Public Servants” for appointments?
  • Question 6: A comment from Question 5: If you want a friend in DC, get a dog.
  • Question 7: You’ve mentioned contracts, you’ve mentioned judges / dept. heads; what else does the Council do that has a specific interest in your heart that you would need to monitor or change or…
  • Question 8: Coming up to a primary – why “me” versus those I am running against?

We fully endorse Bob for Executive Council and ask for your vote for him.

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GrokTV Special Interview: Bob Burns (Candidate for NH Exec. Council Dist. 4) – Question 8: Coming up to a primary – why “me” versus those I am running against?

And this is the final question we had for Bob Burns – the final pitch to those that could vote for him for NH Executive Council in District 4. Question 8: Coming up to a primary – why “me” versus those I am running against? Previous: Question 1: Why are you running? Question 2: You … Read more

GrokTV Special Interview: Bob Burns (Candidate for NH Exec. Council Dist. 4) – Question 7 – What else does the Council do?

Contracts.  Judges.  Appointments.  The NH Executive Council does that – but we asked Bob Burns what else the Exec. Council does that he thinks needs to be changed? Question 7: You’ve mentioned contracts, you’ve mentioned judges / dept. heads; what else does the Council do that has a specific interest in your heart that you … Read more

GrokTV Special Interview: Bob Burns (candidate for NH Executive Council District 4) – Q5: “Hacks” versus “Public Servants”?

Leadership counts and one of the primary jobs of the NH Executive Council is to confirm those that have been brought up for appointment for leadership positions like Commissioners of departments and such, and judges.  The person doing the nominating certainly has a philosophy as to why a given candidate should be confirmed, so we … Read more

GrokTV Special Interview: Bob Burns (candidate for NH Executive Council District 4) – Q3: How would the Executive Council advance your vision of Government?

Obligatory question for almost everyone I interview – and now adding in “and what would you do about that?”  In this case, Bob Burns was asked the same question  to find out what he thinks how the Executive Council could “progress forward” (heh!  take THAT Libs!) to his vision of a smaller government?  Given what … Read more

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