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WMUR Closeup: George Hansel and Bob Burns

July 19, 2022 Skip

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

WMUR’s Adam Sexton – NO Pushback on NHDP’s Ray Buckley’s Non-Answers?

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Skip

I’ve been saying that WMUR has been drifting Leftward for a while. Part of that comes from the stories they cover – and in how they cover it. From a political standpoint, it has become clearer and clearer from the way the station has covered political rallies or protesters on both the Left and the Right.

Clemmer for Congress Excluded by WMUR’s Adam Sexton

August 24, 2020 Op-Ed

Berlin, NH: Despite a strong grassroots movement and enthusiasm for Eli Clemmer’s campaign, WMUR’s Adam Sexton has not responded to multiple attempts to reach out by Clemmer for Congress in regard to having Eli Clemmer appear on their Facebook Live Streams and CloseUp interviews.

Steve Negron Announces Rematch Against Congresswoman Ann Kuster in CD2

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Yesterday on WMUR’s Close Up Steve Negron formally announced his intention to challenge Incumbent Democrat DC Insider Ann Kuster to a rematch. Steve (whom GraniteGrok endorsed for the 2018 race) but lost the general election says “we’re getting the band back together.”

Ovide Lamontagne – strong words from the nicest guy in politics for the Jeanne Shaheen Machine (Nasty??)

September 26, 2018April 4, 2013 Skip

Ovide Lamontagne was on WMUR’s Close Up this past Sunday (and yes, I DVR it and yes, I forgot that I had transcribed this, so putting it up now. Josh McElveen, trying to wheedle out of Ovide whether or not he’s going to run for a specific office this time around. Here, he tries to … Read more