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So Grant Bosse is advocating the same for the NH GOP as Obama actually did for immigration?

Smashing trash can lidGrant is the Editorial Editor for the UL and with his latest missive, he’s both right – and horribly wrong.  First for the good part (reformatted, emphasis mine; his editorial after the jump):

Where’s the big tent? NH Republicans hurting themselves

As a Republican’s Republican for the sake of the Republican Party (he leans more GOPe than Liberty) to say that the NH GOP and elected officials are off the rails is quite the stretch (careful Grant or they may revoke your hall pass!).  He’s correct in that the NH GOPe Republicans hurt themselves but often doesn’t bring what really ails them to the attention of the general public.

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NH GOP Elected Politicians – Trust? We don’t need to build Trust. What a quaint idea you have!

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And then some high up GOPe-er rants about “We need to reverse the trend of voters preferring Democrats over Republicans“?

Sorry, I’ve already digressed; that will be another series of posts. But keep it in mind as you read the following. And they wonder why I added the word “Snarl” to my blogging vocabulary because the NH GOP has seemingly deleted the word “Trust” from their “governance” vocab.

Well, I guess sometimes “snarl”ing can make a difference – this came in over the weekend from a reader that was screwed over by NH GOP elected politicians and laments that Bill O’Brien wasn’t still Speaker (emphasis mine).

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On another meeting I DIDN’T go to – Kevin Landrigan goes with the “rotten peeps, those GOPers are” with his headline

Kevin LandriganQuick Thought:

NH GOP members exclude delegate from convention, take no action on her pro-gay-rights proposals
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN

Yes, I slap them around when it is needful – but I’ll go the other way when needed as well. The NH GOP did no such thing as exclude a delegate from the NH GOP Convention yesterday. So he is one of two three four things:

  • He’s an outright liar
  • He’s fishing for clickbait
  • He’s wishing to cast aspersions of guilt amongst the Union Leader readership
  • He’s lazy.

Or all four.  He’s been around NH politics a long, LONG time – he knows better than to do this unless he was intent on making trouble where none exists. Yet, he decided to take a fact and make it an unfact: what’s a delegate by the rules?

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Quick Thought: “Medicaid expansion passes NH House on voice vote”

That’s the headline at the Union Leader on the NH Republican elected officials continuing Obamacare in NH, one of the most contentious pieces of legislation over the last five years.  What a weseal way of passing such legislature!  Nice, easy way to keep your constituents from holding you accountable for a package that may well lead to … Read more

NH GOP RINO’s, State Representative Stella Tremblay, and the Destructive Democrats….

Stella Tremblay: In error, but better than any Democrat
Stella Tremblay: Maybe in error, but still better than any Democrat….

High-level NH RINO’s (“Republicans In Name Only”) are at it again: Jennifer Horn, Gene Chandler, Steve Duprey, and Fergus Cullen are all in a tizzy over state Rep. Stella Tremblay’s recent thoughts on whether the Boston bombing might have elements of an “inside job.” In the Union Leader today, Cullen called Rep. Tremblay “delusional.” Well, whatever error in judgment she may be making, it is less egregious than “Republican leaders” who go out of their way to publicly attack a sitting Republican member of the State House. Here’s what I said today in response to a Union Leader article about it:

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Great, Just What We Need, More Anti-Republican Crap

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When I first announced the return of GrokTALK! a few weeks ago, in pursuit of likely guests, the very first response I got on my status update from a Republican Facebook page was, “Great, just what we need, more anti-Republican crap.”

In some respects yes, but not because the objects of our remarks happen to “claim” to be Republicans.  It would be a result of their behaving as something other than a Republican.  (And yes, I probably am a better arbiter of who is or is not behaving like a Republican, as we shall see shortly.)

And while we (I will include all of us on the Grok) are more than willing to accept the 80-20 rule in a general sense, there are specific issues and some votes that are just too important to let slide.

And when Party leadership itself does stupid things, yes–we will be all over that, as any regular reader already knows.

Here’s a recent example.

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NH GOP Executive Board Meeting – Monday, April 15th – Part II

Well, it seem that what I wrote here about last night’s NH GOP E-board meeting pretty much happened as expected – and worse.  I’ve had a number of little birdies flying overhead and dropping little packets all day long – a seed here, another one here.  Might as well read it here, ’cause I guess those seeds may run out soon…but I digress.

Long meeting – good thing I ended up with a customer as I hate wasting time twiddling thumbs – and the meeting didn’t go short.  Those that are “merely” State Committee Members had to cool their heels for quite some time as the E-Board declared that they were out of the executive privileged session.  I guess the E-Board wasn’t too Trusting of the Members;  there was a policeman in the lobby to prevent them from entering the elevator to take them up to the conference room.  Oh, and because this was in Executive Privilege – you can’t ask for any meeting minutes (can’t have the proles knowing the goings on of their own Party, eh?).

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Clarification: the emails that have been going out from “OccupyNHGOP”? Nope, not me and not us

I really can’t believe I really gotta do this, but I guess I hafta:

We are NOT “OccupyNHGOP@gmail.com“

Since the details of the on-g0ing Battle for the NH GOP Bank Accounts were reported to me and I’ve been posting them, someone else has been sending out mass emails from an email address called “OccupyNHGOP@gmail.com” to what seems to be ALL of the State Committee Members.  Often, the emails have links back to posts that ARE on GraniteGrok.  I have read them and so have the other Groksters who are also State Committee Members.  A guessing game has ensued as to who OccupyNHGOP really is (just like we do with our prodigious, and sometimes grammar stretching, commenter C.dog.e.dog).  We still don’t know in either case.

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NH GOP Executive Board Meeting – Monday, April 15th (appropriate day?) – but not at the regular place

The Executive Board meeting meets on a regular basis and it is my understanding that it is open to all State Committee Members (at the very least).  Well, I’ve never gone to one but have been told that it has enough for the E-Board member and about 10 or so more.  Thus, when Jack Kimball was ousted (resigned), it was held in one of the Holiday Inn conference rooms (and it was pretty well packed).  With all of the brouhaha happening concerning the NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn / NH GOP Treasurer Robert Scott (tax liens vs Signatory authority on bank accounts), I think they gotta get a bigger room for that 6/6:30pm meeting)

Sidenote: I’ve heard from a lot of people concerning the Coos County vote of no confidence in NH GOP Jennifer Horn, most agree with it but a number have complained that it was not “properly noticed” – including from the Area 1 Vice Chair Vicki Schwaegler.  Well, I dryly note that on the NH GOP Calender, at the time of this post, the E-Board (on which she is a member) meeting has not been “properly noticed“.

I have heard that they HAVE now moved the meeting – from an email from a loyal reader who wanted to let me know that there may be legal ramifications:

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Breaking! Coos County Republican Committee Approves ‘No Confidence’ Resolution

This just in: For Immediate Release: Contact – Eric Catman Email – eric.catman@gmail.com 603-348-1140 Coos County Republican Committee Approves ‘No Confidence’ Resolution This evening, the Coos County Republican Committee has approved, by a unanimous vote, a resolution expressing no confidence in New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn. The statement approved by the committee … Read more

NH GOP hierarchy – damage control: Oh no, that wasn’t REALLY a vote (er, was it?)

Last night I put up this post – a Presser by the Coos County Republican Committee sent out by Eric Catman, the Coos County Chair:

Expressing no confidence in New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn

Be it resolved that we the members of the Coos County Republican Committee do hereby issue this resolution due to recent actions of Chairman Jennifer Horn in her handling of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee.

Whereas the recent attack on longtime New Hampshire Republican State Committee Treasurer Robert Scott by Chairman Horn has distracted the party from its objectives…

Well, THAT didn’t take long – the Area 1 Vice Chair Vicki Schwaegler seemingly  immediately ran to the media in full out damage control (some reformmating, emphasis mine):

A no-confidence vote taken by members of the Coos County Republican Committee against New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Jennifer Horn Wednesday night via conference call was not an official act, according to the party’s vice chairman, Vicki Schwaegler.

Please note that she is not THE Vice Chair – that would be JP Marzullo; Vicki is only 1 of 5 AVPs;  in fact, this next part of the article is absolutely wrong:

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A bleg to Andy Leach’s Boss – where ARE you on this issue?

Yes, the Andy Leach of the Title is the same Andy Leach that I mentioned here (e.g., NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn’s email to NH GOP Treasurer Robert Scott; “Nice Treasurership you got there; a shame if anything were to happen to it…”):

QUESTION????   Why is Andy Leach, in his capacity of CoS to Kelly Ayotte, being copied on this kind of matter?  Yes, she may well be on the E-Board, but what does she OR Leach have to do with this internal governance spitting match?  Can someone tell me, your lowly blogger, the why of this, please?  After all, there are many folks out there that truly believe that I am of the dimmest bulb sort – I look to be enlightened!  Or is it as simple of what I have heard in rumor: simply one of a few whispers behind the throne?

Anyways, CoS stands for Chief of Staff – Kelly right hand man.  But I digress.  This post is not about him but rather the Jr. Senator from NH, Republican Kelly Ayotte.

Here is the question:

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What Is It That The NH-GOP Does?

It occurs to me that the town and county committee’s try to do quite a lot to support local candidates and races.   But what exactly is it that the State party, via the Executive Committee and chairman, do for Republicans in the state, other than give them an excuse to eat popcorn? They don’t … Read more

Statement by Jack Kimball on Signatory Authority by the NH GOP Chair

Former NH GOP Chair Jack Kimball’s statement concerning the email thread posted here on GraniteGrok of the situation concerning current NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn’s refusal to keep to her agreement to not seek signatory authority of the NH GOP’s bank accounts (and other financial instruments) (emphasis mine): Soon after my election as GOP Chair, … Read more

Come On Eileen

By itself, this video might seem strange and a bit out of place here, but be patient.  It is relevant, topical, and pretty damn funny once it has been put into proper context.  I’ll leave the latter to the next blogger willing to take up the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rVxcwe7EcaY

More than a food fight at NH GOP HQ – and only one standing up for Principle thus far?

Will he, Dr. Robert Scott, be that only one standing?  Or has he just been led in front of the firing squad wall – alone?

I received either the same or a similar email thread that was sent to Pindell over at WMUR.  Unlike him, who only put up excerpts (er, why?  He’s got that blog site and putting it up is almost a negligible marginal cost.), I’m putting up what I have and you can decide.  Will this prevent more from coming in?  Dunno, but here is one thing you can count on.  Over the years, the ‘Grok has ALWAYS been on the side of a more open and transparent Government.  Given that, why not be open about one of the Parties, especially since James has already started the email dump?  And yes, it seems like everyone is trying to dump on Robert Scott for trying to stand up and protect the assets / good standing / name / history / <insert “good stuff” name here>.

Why put them up?  Why yak about what is going on at the NH GOP E-Board level? After all, these elites “rule” Party since we elected them, right?  Why should we trouble our little heads, we who ARE State Committee Members (like most of us here at GraniteGrok)?  Turn that question around: why shouldn’t the State Committee Members know of the food fight (with what seems to be with embedded razor blades)?  And instead of “ruling”, shouldn’t they be governing the Party with our consent?  Should we not be holding them to the same standards that are espoused in our Platform?

A la Drudge, consider this “Developing”.  Interesting that Dr. Scott starts off with a “wait, you agreed to not sign” with a Ms. Horn immediate response on Dr. Scott concerning FEC reports – such a deal!  Seems from these emails to be a “I want what I want and here’s how I’m gonna get it” and if a sullying of Dr. Scott’s reputation is but a tool in which to get it, er, well, politics ain’t beanbags as Papa Smurf has been known to utter.  Well, we’ll take his other advise: “talk, talk, talk, talk, talk…talk to your family, talk to your friends, talk to anyone”.

Indeed; it is what we do at the ‘Grok!  Begin forwarded messages (emphasis mine):

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ROBERT SCOTT FIRST LETTER TO STOP SIGNATORY

Fiscal Liability?

Dr. Robert Scott (wisdomteam@hotmail.com)
3/28/13
To: jennifer@nhgop.org

Good Morning,

It has come to my attention of your interest in becoming a signer on one of our GOP bank accounts which is directly contrary to our mutual agreement that we determined after receiving the advisement of our counsel, auditor and insurance agent in regards to your personal fiscal liability. We agreed that you would not sign anything.

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GrokTV: Hillsborough County Republican Committee Lincoln-Reagan Gala – John O’Sullivan, Parts 1 & 2

The featured speaker for the Lincoln-Reagan Gala held last night at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua, NH was John O’Sullivan. During the Reagan era, he was a Special Advisor to then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and currently is Editor-at-Large at National Review, and also is a noted Conservative columnist, author, and speaker.  Here are … Read more

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