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Skip’s Sauntering Snippets – #17 – Even being a Political Junkie, I’m already tired of the campaigning

July 15, 2024September 13, 2022 Skip

Yes, I’m back, finally, with another edition of Skip’s Sauntering Snippets – and it has been a while, hasn’t it? But yes, I’m tired of it all and I’ll tell you all here: Too many polls, too many robo-calls to vote this way or that way, too many push polls, too many snail mail mailers … Read more

Quick Thought: What, You Haven’t Realized This Until Now? I’ve Been Saying This for Years!

April 1, 2021 Skip

Michael Graham has a post over at NH Journal (reformatted, emphasis mine): “DC vs. The 603: From Voting to Taxes to Minimum Wage, NHDems Back Feds Over Local Control.”

“Bad Things Are Happening in Pennsylvania.”

November 4, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The Trump Campaign released this statement today at 3:08 PM.

President Trump Fights for the Integrity of the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime

The Trump Campaign is taking critical legal actions in Pennsylvania

Uber-Wealthy Barack and Michelle Have Yet to Drop Even a Dime in Joe’s Lunchbox

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Words are nice. We use them every day. But when it comes to running for higher office, money talks. It says so much that the Left’s rants about how money isn’t speech make even less sense. Or how speeches about getting Joe elected to the Oval office mean less when those making them can’t part with a dollar to help him.

DOJ – Eight Indicted in Illegal Presidential Campaign Contribution Scam

December 9, 2019
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I know this is not news anywhere else, but US Attorney General William Barr indicted eight individuals for illegal campaign contributions to Democrat campaign committees supporting Hillary Clinton.

Breaking News: Senator Bernie Sanders Has Had a Heart Attack

October 2, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Vermont Senator and Democrat Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has just had the same surgery I had. After experiencing chest pain, he was examined and received two stents to open two blocked arteries.

As the Herd Thins the Desperate Show their True Stripes

As the Democrat Herd Thins the Desperate Show their True Stripes

September 21, 2019

Kamala Harris is in Iowa. There she plans to campaign with a labor leader who is fresh out of Jail. Dolores Huerta the United Farm Workers co-founder was arrested in August at protest after settling a long-running lawsuit. Harris is hoping to rally Iowa voters. Recent polling shows the senator receiving 5% support in the … Read more

Joe Biden’s Eye fills with Blood During Live Townhall

September 5, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Nothing to “see” here. As Joe Biden drolls on about (does it really matter?) his left eye turns red with blood. The reporting I can find says it’s a subconjunctival hemorrhage. Not an abnormal thing. Except maybe for a 76-year old with a history of aneurysms.

Hi! I’m Tom Steyer and I’m Pissing Millennial Voters Off in Droves

July 30, 2019 Steve MacDonald

My kids are all 18 or older, and in that “college-age” demographic. And they’ve got a message for Tom Steyer. Shut up! (they may have used other modifiers). You have so over-saturated the internet with political ads they wouldn’t vote for you if you paid them.

Bernie Sanders Field Staff Want 15.00/Hour – He Cuts their Hours.

July 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Bernie is telling America we need a $15.00 per hour minimum wage. But when his unionized salaried field staff said they want to make that too, Bernie did what we’ve been saying would happen all along to everyone else. He cut their hours.

How Fast Will Liz Warren’s Unionized Campaign Staff Plow Through Her Money?

June 5, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Being an undeclared communist means, you have to smile when your campaign staff wants to unionize. Warren did. Willingly. Had no choice. And now she has to pay.

Steve Negron Campaign Ad – Restore

September 26, 2018August 28, 2018 Op-Ed

GraniteGrok.com has endorsed Steve Negron in the Republican Primary for New Hampshire Congressional District 2

Democrats: Are You Paying Your Campaign Workers a ‘Living Wage?’

September 26, 2018April 16, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Torn from the headlines at HotAir.com, a question of epic and historical weight. Why won’t Democrats let their campaign workers unionize?

When workers on one self-proclaimed progressive’s congressional campaign decided to unionize, they ran into “classic union busting” tactics, according [to] a former staffer, who asked that he and the campaign remain anonymous for fear of jeopardizing future job prospects.

Ed Morrissey adds,

Des Moines Register – Front Page

September 26, 2018October 25, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Romney Expresses Optimism Obama Sharpens Criticism Updated with links to the stories and bumped – Mike. H/T Twitchy

Note From Julianna Smoot – Deputy Campaign Manager – Obama For America [Updated]

September 26, 2018October 16, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Update: Politico is now reporting on this – ‘Obama Camp uses Guilt In Fundraiser Email.’ (Me: What’s next, Calling them racists if they don’t donate?) Original post I recently received this email from Obama for America Steve — According to our records associated with this email address — hopefully it’s yours if you’re reading this! … Read more

Upcoming Obama Portsmouth Visit Angers Parents -Schools Will Have To Close [Updated]

September 26, 2018September 5, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Portsmouth has announced that it will cancel school on Friday to accommodate President Obama’s visit. The presence of dear leader will clog up traffic, block roads, and result in building closures so the district has thrown in the towel. They will have to make the day up In May.

This is not a decision in a vacuum. When kids stay home adults have to rearrange their lives. Work, appointments, the added cost for unplanned day care if they can’t change plans or skip work when Obama stops buy to campaign, it all adds up. Not that Obama gives a damn. His campaign isn’t going to pay for any of the other costs his campaign appearances force upon local tax-payers. Campaign appearances….paid for by taxpayers.

Has anyone estimated how much the campaign stop will cost the city of Portsmouth?

Perry Drops Out

September 26, 2018January 19, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Not sure I need to say much more, but when has that ever stopped me? Perry had a huge advantage but squandered it by being too casual about the public debate personae. The end result was the crash and burn of an otherwise competent conservative with far fewer negatives than the rest of the field … Read more

Palin for President (?)

September 26, 2018August 21, 2011 Steve MacDonald

It seems obvious that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is going to announce her intention to run for the Republican nomination on September third, the three year anniversary of her accepting the nomination for Vice President. The pundits are lining up in agreement.

Obama 2012

September 26, 2018April 12, 2011 Steve MacDonald

Can You Smell The Campaign Fires?

September 26, 2018February 10, 2011 Steve MacDonald

After two years of extravagance on the taxpayer dime. Week after week of high priced parties with expensive food and high priced entertainment. Date nights that shut down cities. Frivolous trips (in his and her jetliners complete with entourage) to various parts of the globe. Vacation, after vacation, after vacation. And despite the glamor of a designer wardrobe, pimped by the adoring media for the past 24 months, we are now supposed to be impressed by this?