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The NH Legislative Ethics Commission Results Are In … Round 2?

July 1, 2023 Skip

So the last iteration in this series was the NH Legislative Ethics Commission whitewashing the breaking of the Law after they confirmed that the three defendants, Harry Bean, Travis O’Hare, and He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named (because of the NHLEC Confidentiality rules), Voldemort. They all pleaded akin to: Pleading ignorance of the Law gets you a pass. Unlike the … Read more

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The NH Legislative Ethics Commission Results Are In … And Guess What?

June 28, 2023 Skip

I want you to think back to the days of “Tom Sawyer” and one of his greatest pranks performed on his friends. Burdened with a chore for skipping school, Tom comes up with an ingenious way to get out of it.

Harry Bean testimony at the NH Legislative Ethics Committee GraniteGrok

Legislative Ethics Committee: Oral Testimony by NH State Rep Harry Bean

May 31, 2023 Skip

So, as regular readers know, I covered a lot of the “Gunstock Incident,” in which the Democrat founded, funded, and led the political action committee, Citizens for Belknap, tore asunder the Conservative Belknap County Delegation. Sadly, there were a number of Republicans that merrily joined in with that effort for a political purpose.

Legislative Ethics Committee: Testimony Against Three NH State Reps: Harry Bean, Travis O’Hara, (and Jane Doe?)

May 26, 2023 Skip

The hearing before the NH Legislative Ethics Committee is today at 1:30 pm in Room 104 of the Legislative Office Building. This is my brief testimony before the Committee (I only have a scant few minutes to speak).

NH Legislative Ethics Complaint Filed – NH State Rep Harry Bean

May 21, 2023 Skip

In our Constitutional Republic, we elect certain people to represent us when it comes to the management and oversight of Government. As such, we expect that they will use a blend of what our wishes may be (the “represent” part) as well as our judgment as to who they are, their sensibilities, their ideas, their honesty, and their values when we elect them (the “candidate” part).

Absence of Shame: Belknap State Rep Harry Bean & Laconia City Councilor Henry Lipman

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Norm Silber

After many months of apparently keeping a fairly low profile, Laconia City Councilor Henry Lipman has recently fielded a letter to the editor in the Laconia Daily Sun (also known as Pravda by The Lake) commending and endorsing the incompetent and inept management by Belknap Delegation Chair State Rep Harry Bean of the Belknap County … Read more

RINO Report, Prelim – 03/25/23

March 28, 2023March 26, 2023 Op-Ed

This is a preview of the RINO Report that will come out after the votes of April 6 (Crossover day – when the NH Senate’s bills go to the NH House and the NH House’s go to the NH Senate).

Skip’s Sauntering Snippets – the Ronnie Abbot Edition

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Skip

At my post “If You Live In Belknap County (NH), You are Looking At A 35% Rise In Your County Taxes. Blame Belknap Delegation Chair Harry Bean!“, my intent to bring a Big Flashlight that the Belknap County Delegation (made up of all the NH State Reps in the County, majority are Republicans) was about … Read more

Breaking: So NOW Belknap Delegation Chair Harry Bean Calls For Another Meeting – but Fairly Authoritarian & Rigid Rules, Wouldn’t You Agree?

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Skip

Update: another little birdie has said “Harry didn’t write that email – he doesn’t write that well. Somebody ghostwrote it for him” and has suspicions.”. Either way, the above title still stands as his signature is on it. And he was just a bad boy in another way, too!

If You Live In Belknap County (NH), You are Looking At A 35% Rise In Your County Taxes. Blame Belknap Delegation Chair Harry Bean!

March 20, 2023 Skip

You need to contact Belknap County Delegation Chair Harry Bean: Email: froggytouttaint@aol.com Phone: (603) 455-2993. He’s responsible for this. In NH, the various Counties, all County budgets start with the Commissioners. Here in Belknap, I’m betting that they didn’t just throw the kitchen sink into their budget, they put your street’s entire collection of kitchen … Read more

Belknap County Delegation – “We’re suffering the consequences of inexperience in county delegation”

March 13, 2023 Skip

At a recent meeting of the Tri-County Republicans, I learned that if Harry Bean, a State Representative from Gilford and Chair of the Belknap County Delegation, does not post three public meetings for the delegation (state reps from Belknap County), taxpayers are in danger of a 35% increase in county taxes.

Belknap County Deb Schakett 11-12-22 Delegation Notice

Belknap County Delegation – Chair Harry Bean Leads Republicans to Vote to Raise your County Taxes by 35.4%

March 9, 2023 Skip

Yep, that’s right. Instead of doing the right things by the right process (e.g., not properly noticing the Budget meetings, not making the proper motions, seconds, and votes on changing line item amounts, trying to circumvent NH’s Right To Know Law) that tainted / despoiled their work (look what happens when you try to cut … Read more

Citizens For Belknap - there I fixed it for ya!

Belknap County Delegation Chair Harry Bean Proves That the Peter Principle Is Alive and Well – The Video Edition

March 9, 2023 Skip

From Part 1:

The Reps that are being scapegoated by Harry Bean are Reps that have experience in doing these budgets. They also know the Law better than he does. And they have no problem calling out lapses in Following the Law and/or mistakes.

Belknap County Delegation Chair Harry Bean Proves That the Peter Principle Is Alive and Well

March 8, 2023 Skip

Background: Well, Monday night was supposed to be THE night that the Belknap County Delegation (made up of all the NH State Representatives from Belknap County) to finalize the Belknap County budget for the next year. The “Biz” items on the Agenda: Approve Budget Review Committee Minutes of February 15, 2023 Presentation of Review Committee’s … Read more

So No One is Holding Belknap County Chair Harry Bean Accountable for his RSA 91-A Misfits?

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Skip

So some birdies have been tweeting in my ear that a bunch of meetings have been held without proper noticing, the public doesn’t know, “fast and loose” is a phrase that could be applied to these “Citizens for Belknap PAC (Democrat) Republicans”. Starting to sound like a new project…guess I should go to the meeting … Read more

Thanks, Doug Lambert, for reminding me that I had unfinished business with Tim Lang

October 15, 2022 Skip

He’s such a pleasant fellow, isn’t he? But I don’t think his Anger Management classes have quite made the grade if you watch his expression at the end. At least he didn’t totally lose control of anger as he did here (scroll down to the middle of the post here starting at 18:00). His message … Read more

Challenge Accepted, Tim Lang!

October 10, 2022October 9, 2022 Skip

NH State Rep Tim Lang decided that it was incumbent on him, as he may well be my next “new” Elected Representative” due to the redistricting of NH State Senate District 2 and the retirement of Senator Bob Guida (who also handpicked Lang as his anointed replacement), to pick a fight with me a la … Read more

Citizens For Belknap - there I fixed it for you #1

What’s the Over/ Under That Citizens for Belknap Will Endorse Democrat Lisa Dimartino over a “Reasonable, Responsible Republican”?

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Skip

The CfB already knocked out the most conservative Republicans in the Primary over most of Belknap County. It is clear that those it missed and survived their Primaries (as in Alton Barnstead – Paul Terry, Barbara Comtois, Peter Vadney) will be targeted again. CfB is a Democrat-started, funded, and run Political Action Committee (even if … Read more

David Hershey for NH House campaign sign

David & Debra Hershey, Disobeying the Law, Belknap County Administrator Debra Shackett, and Electioneering?

September 21, 2022 Skip

Given that the election has already occurred, I can only say that someone with an extremely loose grip on the Law and Reality didn’t make it past the Primary. Yes, David Hershey melted in the heat of the race and came in fourth in a three-person race in Alton/Barnstead.

Laconia State Rep Gregg Hough: With All His Other Political Enemies, He’s Decided to Anger GraniteGrok, too?

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Skip

Gregg Hough has Gov. Chris Sununu calling for him to be ousted. The Progressive/Democrat Citizens for Belknap PAC is gunning for his seat. True Conservatives are set against him. And he wants to pick a fight with GraniteGrok??