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LtE Doodlings – This stands as well today as it did back in 2006

Illegals and EconomyI’m trying to find some information in the second level basement of my emails – with well over 10GB of emails, there’s a lot of sub-basements to look through.  I stumbled across this Letter to the Editor and unfortunately, it rings as true today as it did back in 2006 (reformatted):

Doug Lambert’s column pointed out the differences between those coming here to be Americans and share our responsibilities and those here only to work and benefit from our prosperity. Ms. Morrissette amplified that, only to be taken to task by both Mr. Babcock and Mr. Cracraft. And, both of them missed the nuances and essential points of the discussion.

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The Interviews, Week Ending 3-3-2018

Another week’s worth of interviews in one convenient package on topics from parents, kids and the culture, gender equality legislation, the epic breakdown in Broward County, catching vote-stealers, and building up a political website with reach. (Plus, an extra six minutes with CNHT chairman Ed Naile.) More ways to listen from the blog post page or … Read more

The Trans-Bill is Back and There’s Gonna Be Trouble…

The Trans-Bill is back (HB 1319) as Kimberly Morin joins me to talk about the legislation, how it threatens actual rights, violates women’s privacy, carves out special exceptions, and why we don’t even need it. You can find other ways to listen here.

The Truth No One Wants to Hear

New Hampshire House Assistant Majority Leader Victoria Sullivan joins me to discuss kids culture and violence in the wake of the recent Florida shootings, with a focus on her recent article at NH Political Buzz.com, “The Truth No One Wants to Hear.” Find more ways to listen at the original blog post, here.

The Only Good Muslim is a Bad Muslim

The Senior Editor at Stream.org, John Zmirack joins me for a conversation about “refugees” from Muslim nations, the absence of persecuted Arab Christians among these relocated populations, and how the only good Muslim for American culture, is a bad Muslim.    

Men Have No Say? Then Why Make Them Pay?

[Bumped- because it came up on today’s GrokTALK!: Originally posted Feb 9th, 2012]

The short-lived Komen for the Cure controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood ignited more than a few debates in the verse, more of them about abortion as it turns out than breast cancer screening. And we (men) were “reminded” of a few things.  Not only does funding “women’s health issues” continue to be successfully propagandized as the latest invented constitutional mandate (men don’t have the same mandate if you forgot), but the femi-nazis and their gargoyle familiars have taken the occasion to remind anyone with a penis that they have no say whatsoever in whether or not a woman should, could, can, or will have an abortion.  Men have no say. Fathers have no say. Just go away

If this is your policy, that’s fine, but from now on permission to use your vagina should come with some kind of End User License Agreement (EULA) which can be read and signed in advance of any intimate contact. Let’s call it the VULVA– Vaginal Use Liability Verification Agreement

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Candidate Cults of Personality

Kevin Kervick (Masters in Psychology) joins us as we talk Mizzou and the price of social engineering, candidate cults of personality (danger! danger!), why did Carson run, some clarity on an old Rubio scandal, and we set the table for the rest of the program.  

How Do You Begin To Change Campus Culture

Kevin Kervick joined us for two segments to talk about a culture that forces people with more conservative views to remain silent – to stay, “in the closet.” He explains what he is doing to open up the debate in the classroom and to let in some light from the right, so to speak. This … Read more

December 19th, 2015

In our last live broadcast of 2015 we talk anti-gun groups, an energy paradox, Debates,Democrats Redistributing Democrat Data, Republican scheming, Budgets and spending, Immigration, and the latest in news, politics, and culture from GraniteGrok.com. New live shows begin Jan 9th, 2016  

Dan Gainor from the Media Research Center

Dan Gainor, VP of Business and Culture at the Media Research Center, joins us to talk about the Nexus of Evil (New York Times), and the media on religion, guns, the Constitution, Climate, and the culture.  

GrokTALK! November 14th, 2015

This week we are the guests with Grok Bloggers Kim Gilbert, Skip Murphy, Scott Morales, Mike Rogers, Kimberly Morin, Susan Olsen, Rick Olson, Don Ewing, and myself, on the issues of the day, debates, drugs, Democrats, Terrorism, Immigration, Snowflake U., and a lot more.  

Palate Cleanser – Iron Man 3

This is a featurette that is making the rounds.  There’s some actor commentary, a few clips, things blow up….good stuff.  (And for my progressive ‘friends’  no–I do not require that you watch it.)  

Red Box Review: Battleship

battleshipLet’s keep it simple.  Battleship is only good when there are ships and there is a battle.  So skip to just before the combat begins, anything that happened in the first 30-40 minutes or so you can work out for yourself by the end, and the battle sequences are a lot of fun to watch.  If you try to sit through the set up you’ll never make it to the good part.  And it was good.  Almost as if it were a different movie.

When you see the objects hurtling toward the earth’s atmosphere, that is probably the best place to start.

If you’ve got premium channels, by the way, the movie is currently available there as well (HBO I think), and worth the DVR space, assuming you skip the beginning.

So do you want spoilers?

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Gun manufacturers leaving Colorado – now Connecticut’s turn to lose jobs and tax money?

Good title – but this might be just as applicable: Is the US stratifying / splitting over culture and values?  Are the gun grabbers making this go faster?

After all, what good is it to stay in a State that has made it illegal to sell, transfer, or effectively transport your wares?  Or that your neighbors down the street couldn’t buy your product?  Hate to keep harping on it, but Progressivism depends on incrementalism – don’t go for the home run (unless you own all branches of Government) but do the singles all the time….one step by another.  Oh sure, you can sell your wares out of state…..today.  Tomorrow?  Some of the Connecticut gun and firearms manufacturers are confronting that now – like Stag Arms that makes AR-15s which can no longer be sold in Connecticut (reformatting, emphasis mine):

As the Connecticut General Assembly is poised to pass what is being called sweeping gun control legislation, the state’s gun manufacturers say the new laws could be crippling.  “I feel like we have one foot being pushed out the door,” Mark Malkowski, the owner of Stag Arms, said.   Stag Arms in New Britain, which makes the AR-15 rifle, received yet another offer on Tuesday to move out of the state. It brings the total to 21 offers.   “They’re really good offers,” Malkowski said. “They are offering tax abatement’s, they’re offering to build you a factory.”

Lots of Red States, more conservative states, are ACHING to have them move out of Connecticut and to their State.  An offer to build you a factory will be hard to resist.

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Riffs off Laura Ingraham’s opening monologue – social issues and the Republican Party.

I like Laura Ingraham, a Conservative talk show hostess, and I do listen into The Factor when she guest hosts.  I had DVR’d the program for a different segment, but this morning upon playing it back, her opening monologue caught my attention even more:

The question of what sort of culture our children are going to inherit is more important that the results of any one election.

This SHOULD be true: “culture our children are going to inherit is more important that the results of any one election.” The problem for Conservatives, especially Social Conservatives, is that the Progressives ARE making elections all about the culture, that they are playing “Culture Survivor” and we are in the process of getting thrown off the island.  I hear calls that “times are changing”, for folks like me to “get over it” or that I am “a Christian bigot”, and that my political Party just wants me to die off (shades of US Rep Grayson of Republicans wanting people to die quickly (although that was in terms of Republicans not wanting Obamacare)) just to take a flock of issues like gay marriage and abortion off the table (or any other issue on which they seemingly can’t articulate a clear message that could persuade even an ant).

The social issues are not merely a political football to be used by grasping politicians seeking to win power.

Yes, but that is how politicians and the rest of the Political Class see it. Power first and then we’ll….do something, sorta. BUT WE HAVE TO WIN! Yeah, winning is nice and winning feels good and winning lets you do things. But THAT is the question! After we pour in all of our money, and all of our effort, and all of our intellectual and spiritual effort, and our votes – what do we get?

Politicians who are already looking for the next election and Republican campaign promises end up having the same expiration dates that Obama’s do. I’ve oft posted about Frank Guinta and his failed votes on the Continuing Resolutions that only spent MORE than before (regardless of promises to cut spending). For a couple of YEARS, I’ve heard the the DC House Republicans say they will cut Obamacare funding – and Constitutionally they CAN as they are the branch of government that starts the appropriation process. Did they cut a DIME out of Obamacare on this last CR? Course not – the Party that proclaims “You can trust us – we’re not Democrats” makes a lie even out of that thin phrase. The very THOUGHT of being blamed for “shutting down government” turns them into statues of stone for a microsecond – my GOSH, I might get booted from office!

They really do establish the framework for the many aspects of American life, from our schools to our churches to our families.

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Guest Post by Susan Carroll, Rochester 912 – “Lie after Lie”

Yes, tonite is Guest Post nite – and can be almost any night.  We try to have new and interesting content on the ‘Grok each and every day – but we Groksters all have full time jobs and full time families (to whom are are grateful in allowing us to soldier on in the fight for Liberty & Freedom).  Part of our mission to engage and increase those that would be willing to stand with us – and if they wish to write, well, doing guest posts is the Right thing to do and are happy to do so!

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Lie after Lie

As a country we are at a critical juncture: which path will we take? I love America, just not the America I find myself in today. The lines of community vs. collectivism have blurred. Generosity is now taken out of your neighbors pocket not your own. Much of what we see happening today is the direct result of lies, outright blatant lies. Lies spread by those who wish to “transform” America, change America into what it is not, and they are succeeding. The seeds of these lies have been disseminated for many years.

First lie: Democracy. Every pundit and talking head, left or right, states we are a “democracy”. Indeed we even profess to be spreading democracy in the Middle East! Our Founders are rolling over in their graves as they went to every possible extent to enshrine a Constitutional Republic, a Nation of Laws. They knew all too well the failings and evils of democracy. They classified “democracy” as two wolves and a lamb deciding what is for dinner”. Liberty is an armed lamb contesting that vote. The only thing “democratic” about our form of government is our elections process. In a democracy the majority can take the rights away from the minority. In our Republic, our rights come from our Creator as stated clearly in our Declaration, and are protected by our Constitution. Rights are not privileges; rights that you are born with and are protected by these documents cannot be taken by a tyrannical government. In a Democracy, if 51% of the people decide that all people who are 5’3” with green eyes should be exterminated it can be done: not so in a Republic. In a Democracy if 51% of the people think the other 49% should pay to support them, it is done…this is what democracy breeds. It is where we are today.

Second lie: Separation of Church and State..

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