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Sister Mary LaHood – No Talking in Cars

(Originally posted Oct 11th, 2010 – Seem relevant to re-post this given that NH HB 1117 went to executive session yesterday.) Bloomberg reports that Transportation nanny Ray ‘Sister Mary’ LaHood believes that all cell phone use in motor-vehicles, including hands free, are distracting. Well, no kidding Mr. Einstein. Prior to the invention of the cell … Read more

Such a media hound, this US Senator Chuckie Schumer

by Skip

And acting like a Ruler that issues decrees instead of a Servant-Leader, too:

NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer says retailers that sell assault weapons should stop offering them for purchase while Congress discusses gun regulation legislation.

Schumer on Sunday released a letter he sent to major retailers asking for a voluntary moratorium.

The New York Democrat says consumer demand for guns has gone up in the weeks since the December mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Schumer says Congress is debating the issue, and if measures get passed that limit these type of weapons, it won’t help if more of them have recently been sold.

Well, does that mean we, the Citizens, should stop using money, as you chuckheads in DC are “discussing” our $16 Trillion national debt ceiling (100% of our national GDP, btw, but you guys don’t seem to be counting) – which should alert you that we, THE NATION, have no money to spend?

Here’s a couple of observations for ya, Chuckie (giving respect in proportion to that which is due to this idea):

The Shrill Kathy And The Birthers

by Rick Olson

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” —Benjamin Franklin

Kathy Sullivan is not only dishonest, but she is also a rank charlatan. The Shrill Kathy is the epitome of moral bankruptcy when it comes to New Hampshire politics. In the UL today she quips, Why does Speaker O’Brien not call out his birthers? placing responsibility for the less than savory behavior of a few legislators squarely on his shoulders. So, let’s be clear about this because whatever “this” is, amounts to nothing more than another wanton pedestrian rant of the Shrill Kathy.

In prior writings, The Shrill Kathy calls out O’Brien alleging that he fails to respect the process and ignores long-standing rules. Yet here we see a circumstance where Orly Taitz asked for access and redress (due process) that our rules mandate must be provided. And the Shrill Kathy takes O’Brien to task for not stifling that process. Make up your mind! Sulli-Shrill… Which is it? O’Brien squelches? or O’Brien observes?

#OccupyRapSheet (So Far)

by Steve MacDonald

Direct from John Nolte at Big Government, we have a list things that the left wing and Democrats support and we can only assume emulate.

SHORT BUS ECONOMICS

by Rick Olson

“Imagine a political system so radical as to promise to move more of the poorest 20% of the population into the richest 20% than remain in the poorest bracket within the decade? You don’t need to imagine it. It’s called the United States of America.” —Thomas Sowell The collective voice of “Occupy Wall Street” has … Read more

JOE BRIGGS ON JOB CORPS CENTER

by Rick Olson

“The two pillars of ‘political correctness’ are: a) willful ignorance; and, b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth” —George MacDonald “Reform school” was a euphemistic term used to characterize what amounted to a penal institutions for teenagers, most often boys. Social reformers of America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries decried the … Read more

Britain Is A Riot

by Steve MacDonald

This is ranking quite high on the awesome scale. Thanks to Leigh Macneil for posting it on Facebook so I could then pilfer it and share it with you.

Evil Landlords Who Pick On Tenants

by Rick Olson

“I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a ‘learning experience.’ Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I’ve done as a ‘learning experience.’ It makes me feel less stupid.“ -P.J. O’Rourke

I was at a housing office today dropping off some “required paperwork.” As I sat waiting to review the issues that brought me there, I was forced to listen to a couple of young women talk about how they were going to hire attorneys and, “get their landlords.” Their complaints ran the gamut of being forced to get rid of pets (they were not supposed to have in the first place)… to the landlord’s refusal to repair a door broken by a boyfriend during a quarrel. Those Landlord bastards! The nerve of them! how dare they?

It is such conversations that so amuse me. For certain, being a landlord is a difficult endeavor. Take Manchvegas, for example where the city mandates Certificate Of Compliance Inspections (COC); A process that takes place every three years for those of us ‘evil bastards‘ who own multi-family residential housing. This can be an annoying process. One year’s COC inspection I was informed of a requirement to upgrade smoke detectors to the AC type with DC battery back-up. The current smoke detectors were already hard-wired so this wasn’t a difficult task. However, upon reviewing the building code, I found myself needing to call the building department for clarification. I was unable to find that specific reference. I was subsequently told the requirement had not been adopted yet. Guess it didn’t matter, though. I had already spent the 500 bucks to purchase the AC/DC smoke detector units and install them. For me this was an object lesson in (a) waiting for the post-inspection report to arrive in the mail, and (b) verifying the very issues cited in the report.

Window screens are yet another challenge. I mean, how stupid is that? Window Screens? But, a COC inspection cannot pass muster without the proper window screens in place. I always ensure window screens are in place for COC so that is not an issue. But, despite that, there are often tenants who are fundamentally challenged by the mere existence of window screens. They break them, lose them or destroy them. After I’ve replaced a couple and receive yet another request to do so, I demand the screen-challenged tenant “pony up” 22 dollars for an entire frame and screen replacement and 12 dollars for a screen replacement. The tenant gives me a bunch of indignant static. “It wasn’t on purpose!” he or she exclaims… Standing my ground and insisting, the tenant calls the building department to report my, “refusal to replace a missing window screen.” The building department subsequently issues a “violation of the COC:” “failure to have the window screens in place.” A landlord keeping proper track of expenses will quickly conclude that spending $700 per year on window screens is excessive and unreasonable.

UL Dope Slaps Former Governor Shaheen

by Steve MacDonald

In a staff editorial the Union Leader reminds us why Senator (and former NH Governor) Jeanne Shaheen still needs a blue ribbon panel to make decisions for her.

New Hampshire’s Hunting Tradition Under Attack From Within

by Rick Olson

“Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit.” ~Judge Mills Lane

Hunting is a time-honored tradition in New Hampshire. Interwoven into that tradition is a significant part of New Hampshire’s economy, relationships with landowners and other hunters. Unfortunately, hunting has now come under attack from within…in this case, by a hunter.

On April 8, 2011 William Jasmin of Manchester filed a lawsuit in the Hillsborough Superior Court alleging that Charles A Corliss of Epsom, (the land owner) was negligent in that Corliss allegedly gave his consent to Jasmin to use a tree stand situated on the property, but then failed to warn Jasmin that the tree stand was defective. Jasmin subsequently fell and serious injuries followed. Jasmin now sues Corliss, the landowner to recover for his injuries.

New Hampshire RSA 212:34 limits the liability of a person entering onto another’s land and states the owner owes no duty (author’s emphasis) of care to keep such premises safe for entry or use by others for hunting…[o]r to give any warning of hazardous conditions, uses of, structures, or activities on such premises to persons entering for such purposes, except as provided in paragraph III hereof…”(click the link above and read the full text of the law).

Since 1961, the legislative intent has been to shield landowners from liability when they open their land and make it available for public for use. Now, as with other things in life, lawyers tread upon our ground, seeking to pierce the shield of protection for the pursuit of the almight buck and the advocacy of those amongst us who make poor choices.

In addition to RSA 212:34, RSA 508:14 asserts, “[w]ho without charge permits any person to use land for recreational purposes or as a spectator of recreational activity, shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage in the absence of intentionally caused injury or damage…” It is clear that the legislature was duplicitous and intended to protect landowners from liability when people engaged in inherently risky activities.

But I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that the “slip and fall-smith” hired by Mr Jasmin didn’t include some allegation that Mr Jasmin was charged….a “fee.” The pleadings assert that “specific consideration” was asked for by Mr. Corliss in that he asked Jasmin to, “shoot as many Coyotes as he could..” Consideration? Seriously? I’ll be watching to see how the court wrangles with that, should this somehow make it past Summary Judgment.

It’s like, well, burning money…or letting money collect dust…

by Skip

"The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified." – President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09 This is not a sterling example of Goverment that … Read more

GOP Makes Quick Work Of Sargent Schultz

by Steve MacDonald

They call her DWS, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. I call her Carol SEIU Porter Supporter Sargent (Debbie Wasserman) Schultz, the Mouth of the South, who “knows nothing!!”

Throwing Fellow Democrats Under The Bus

by Rick Olson

“Why do Republicans want to turn New Hampshire into Mississippi?–Ray Buckley, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair In the Union Leader today, Democratic Chair Ray Buckley opined for State House Bureau Chief Tom Fahey, in a story entitled, “As promised, Lynch vetoes right-to-work” And as usual, Ray had me scratching my head and chuckling. In Defense … Read more

Michael Moore Is A Dumb Ass

by Steve MacDonald

Michael Moore is a dumb add, and in case you don’t want to just take my word for it…let’s go to the video.

Bedford School District Book Woes Re-ignite

by Steve MacDonald

Warning. Strong Sexual Content.

The Bedford Public School system is back in the news again. Another book has popped up in the curriculum that is questioning the standards of the towns (cough-cough) educational experts. This time is it ‘Water For Elephants.”

This book appears to have some very interesting subject matter, which someone in the Bedford District finds suitable for students to read. I’ll let you be the judge. (This is just a sample, and relates to the “warning” strong sexual content” portion.)

(Warning! By jumping to the conclusion of this post you accept all responsibility for the content you are about to read.)

Can You Smell The Campaign Fires?

by 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?

Mark Fernald as “Hugh Jihass”

by Steve MacDonald

Does Democrat Mark Fernald do the letters to the editor follow up over at Fosters Daily Democrat or is he just complicit? Amidst a series of letters posted on January 14th at Fosters.com is a smarmy bit of left wing drool authored by one Hugh Jidette. Fernald liked the letter so much that he shared it on his email distribution list saying…

Here’s an excellent letter from Foster’s Daily Democrat. I encourage all to write their own letters to expose what the right wing is up to.

Mark Fernald

Forget what the right wing has been up to, what has Fosters and Mark Fernald been up to?

Hugh Jidette is a false name. Huge Jidette (Huge Debt) appears as a fake Presidential Candidate to deliver awareness ads about out of control spending and the risks of borrowing on the scale the democrats embraced. Hugh was all about borrowing money. But Some on the left spun that and sold it to their peeps as proof that the Republicans were lying about taxes and using the campaign to justify slashing the deficit to punish hard working civil servants. That exact same theme has found its way here in the letter published in Fosters, by a Hugh Jidette from Rochester, but with a local spin. The national left wing meme viewed through a granite state filter.

But we have no way of knowing if it was written by Fernald himself, Kathy Sullivan, Ray Buckley, The Center for American Progress, ‘Norris Cotton’ over at Red Hampshire, or by Fosters Editorial Staff.

One thing we do know is that the person vetting letters over at Fosters should change their name to Hugh Jihass, and that by forwarding it as if it were written by an actual local resident, Fernald looks like a Hugh Jihass as well.

Once you have finished giggling, and before some democrat named Huge Jidette from Rochester comes forward to take credit, the text of Fernald’s Email is available on the jump, followed by an example of some original video put out in the debt awareness campaign.

Sullivan’s New Hampshire

by Steve MacDonald

Sullivan's NH -Burning down the house The ‘Su’ in Suckly, Kathy Lawsuit’ Sullivan, has a regular editorial in the Union Leader. I have no idea why but after reading it and taking a shower to get the brimstone smell off of me, I have to make an arbitrary decision as to whether I should comment. Normally I do not. Her template is the recipe for left wing baby formula and so unoriginal I could probably find it in every other paper in the country with the word New Hampshire replaced with (insert name of your state here.) But this time she closed her ditty with the words…"They are about to destroy the New Hampshire we love."

This is red meat-bait for right wing carnivores. It begs the obvious question, ‘"what New Hampshire do they love," they being Sullivan and the far left democrats, and history has been kind enough to provide us with an answer.

So, the Democrats hated married women when they passed this law!

by Skip

Ah, yes, once again, we see what happens when clueless politicians (in this case, the Democrats who rammed the Credit Card Act) plant their noses squarely into the cement wall that is called the Law of Unintended Consequences? Wall Street Journal (emphasis mine):

The suggested measure is "intended to enhance protections for consumers and to resolve areas of uncertainty so that card issuers fully understand their compliance obligations," according to the Fed proposal.

But retailers say the measures go beyond the original intent of the Credit Card Act that sought to limit financial institutions from offering credit cards to college students who don’t have income to pay bills.

So, no income or low income means no credit card at worst or very low limits on the card since only that person’s income could be used. Rich Daddy’s income just didn’t apply (or Mom’s). Problem for students solved by our paternalistic Congressional overlords as low limits means low capability to get into high debt.

Uh-oh….not quite. Maybe for students, but what about other people with low personal incomes trying to get more credit:

Stay-at-home Moms also fit that description, and from now on, they’re going to have a hell of a tough time getting credit in their own name:

Yeah, that’s a bug (vs. a feature).

"It is astonishing that people have forgotten how difficult it was 40 years ago, particularly for women, to establish credit," said Ms. Fortney, who represents banks and retailers on consumer-finance issues. "This would really take a lot of women back to where they were in the early 1970s."

In fact, if the rules are strictly applied, they’re going to impact a lot more than just stay-at-home Moms. Most women still earn less than their husbands, meaning that they’re going to end up with less ability to secure credit in their own name than their husbands have. That translates into less economic power to, say, open a business using her credit, or leave a bad marriage, because you might not be able to get a mortgage on your own with only a limited credit history. Presumably, more women are going to end up as joint-account holders with their husbands, rather than limiting themselves to the piddly amount of credit they can secure under their own names.

This is a problem that happens way too often – one reason why more engineers should be elected to office instead of a mere professional hack. By nature of what we do, we have to take into consideration things as a whole – as a system. We know, from training and by personal experience, that "%$*&#" moment when we…

The political knives are out over the shooting…

by Skip

Yup, Elwood over at Blue Hampshire is trying to be oh, so sophisticated about it. Just in case they try to walk it backwards, I scraped it – see after the jump.

The police are describing him as "troubled". Here, they are saying that Jared Loughner is NOT a TEA Partier, NOT a conservative, NOR Right Wing but a Left Wing Liberal. In fact, as I re-posted here, one of this whack job’s favorite books are:

Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (no Right Winger)
Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler (no Right Winger, as he started the Nationalist Socialist party)

From the early reports I have seen, however, I think the major problem with him is not that he is Liberal but that he has severe mental problems, and that the politics are a red herring (whether or not it turns out that he as Left, Right, or somewhere else).

Oh Yeah, elwood (ranting before all the facts – sure, why not?):

6. America is threatened by a loosely organized mob of bitter and irrational people who pull secondary triggers. They ratchet up hateful rhetoric – the Obama / Joker posters are one example, the Palin crosshair ads are another, the "Second Amendment remedies" language of GOP Senate nominee Sharon Angle is another.

7. "Guns don’t kill people." And by that same logic, lone nuts don’t. The real trigger is the hate-filled apocalyptic rhetoric. The real gun is the lone nut. The real assassin is the angry, self-righteous mob.

8. New Hampshire has become a playground for this mob.

What was that line from Star Wars? Oh yeah: "nice going, hairball". Wait for the info, the facts (you do claim to be from the "reality based community", right?), before immediately lashing out. Look, the Army rejected him, he’s been in legal problems before, it seems that he may be delusional.

Making political points on the back of a someone suffering from mental problems? Yeah, real compassionate, elwood. Good judgment call, that.

Sick people are sometimes just that – sick. If true, elwood deserves the opprobrium his words warrant. Again, if he is competent to stand trial, classify him not as political but just plain evil.

Update: What is with these Blue Hampsters? Do they think / dream evil all day long? One person who is sick, also of Blue Hampshire, is Mike Hoefer is just dreaming his number one scenario:

AND! Imagine what would have happend if a gunman did this in the State House the envisioned by the NH Republican Party.

… Tragedy in Concord NH today as several lawmakers and members of the gallery returned fire when a distraught gunman opened fire on on a young woman testifying on behalf of Mariage Equity. A third grader from Keene on a field trip to the capitol was caught in the crossfire and is in critical condition at Concord Hospital… Stay tuned for more information as it become available…

I sit here in just about disbelief. Then I remind myself: Blue Hampshire – it fits. The actual picture that is being painted as people dig for facts is one of severe mental problems – with politics involved as a manifestion – LIBERAL politics, if the report above is to be believed (and being "early info", let’s wait and see on that too).