Indeed – Question 13 and closing candidate remarks from the
Question 13:
“What would you do so that the Veterans finally get a full service VA here in NH?“
Closing remarks by Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith, vying to become the Republican nominee for NH Governor:
And now for the third set of four questions (list of previous questions and their links after the jump) from the Granite State Institute of Politics Republican Gov. Debate that was hosted by John Burt, questions asked by Speaker Bill O’Brien and Alex Talcott , and answered by the Candidates for the Republican nomination for NH Governor, Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith.
Question 9:
“One of the least known aspects of Obamacare is how it seeks to hijack State finances in order to expand insurance coverage particularly in the area of Medicaid. One area it does this in is doubling income elegibility. That’s the aspect to bring forward the decision. That’s the aspect and the reason for the Supreme Court decision that it is optional to the States. Can you tell us whether or not NH should take up that option and expand its population? As part of your answer, can you tell us where Medicaid is going in NH and how NH is going to finally be able to protect its sovereignty from the Federal Government trying to push us to overspending here in NH?”
Question 10:
Continuing on with the questions from the Granite State Institute of Politics Republican Debate featuring Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith, here are the next four questions:
Question 5:
“Got my hair cut. Stylist complained about high gas costs. General thoughts on energy costs?”
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Question 6:
Debates are all about the questions – and Speaker Bill O’Brien and Alex Talcott asked some pretty good questions of Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith. . The first four are here (questions 2 – 4 are after the jump).
Question 1:
“What names are Democrat politicians or others calling you that distort or oversimply what you are about and why are they wrong?“
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Question 2:
Last night was the Granite State Institute of Politics Republican Gov. Debate that was hosted and moderated by John Burt. The two candidates seeking the Republican nomination for NH were Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith. Questioners were Alex Talcott (Communications Director for 4RG) and Speaker of the NH House Bill ‘Brien. The debate lasted about … Read more
Last night, it was a full house at the Granite State Institute of Politics Republican Gov. Debate hosted by John Burt. In fact – it was an overflow event; over 500 tickets sold when the event was estimated to pull in 400. It goes to show that the intensity is quite high on the Republican … Read more
We will be at the debate later on tonite and will be live streaming (Internet bandwidth and UStream servers , God willing) as well as recording it. Grokster Steve and I are planning on being there, and others may be as well. Certainly, we’ll be recording it for later posting and trying to get some … Read more
Manchester, NH – Two-term U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey today announced his support of Ovide Lamontagne for Governor. Sen. Humphrey represented New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1990. He declined to run for reelection in 1990, fulfilling a campaign promise to limit himself to two terms. He voted against the federal budget all … Read more
When contemplating all of the videos, and doubtful that folks would want to see a post for each and every one, we’re going to follow a more functional approach. This post contains all of the folks that spoke for the various candidates for NH Governor on the Republican & Libertarian tickets. Sidenote: strange; I am … Read more
I am awaiting some important phone calls so today, no parades for me (and I do like parades!). However, Grokster Mike sends this one in from Amhearst:
I know the person that built this – Bill Tobin of Sanborton. A good man, proud of his country and proud of his state – representing the Great Seal of New Hampshire! (And, by the way, an Ovide supporter- that frame on the truck bed is about to sport a pair of Ovide signs) Oh, and Mike found the center of the Obama – Biden contingent:
Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, Ovide Lamontagne takes the podium at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Flag Day Picnic.
Political event? Politicians! And politicians generally mean elections which means candidates – and from the Rye Republican Town Committee event that we live streamed, we had two more we wish to bring to your attention: Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith – both are running to become the NH GOP’s nominee for NH Governor. Each has their own style and stances. Take a listen, ya hear?
Ovide Lamontagne:
Kevin Smith:
There’s GOT to be a conservative TEA Party leaning person showing up for RRTC (Diane Bitter, Chair (and new NH GOP Assistant Secretary) at this event, so GraniteGrok is here. We were asked if we could provide live stream and record the event by ‘Grok friend Diane, so we are attempting to oblige. Unfortunately, the … Read more
This November, voters in NH are going to have a stark choice for Governor: On the Left, it will be one of two extremely hard Left, Progressive, “Government-centered society” candidates: Jackie Cilley or Maggie Hassan – both who are trying to “out-Progressive” each other On the Right, it will be either Ovide Lamontagne or Kevin Smith. … Read more
No one can accuse Ovide Lamontagne, candidate for NH GOP nomination for NH Gov., of sitting and waiting for that nomination to come to him. He doesn’t feel entitled to it – he knows he as to earn it. Here at Saturday’s GSPLPAC TEA Party, Friday night at the AFP/NH Conservative of the Year award for Kelly Ayotte – he’s working! He brought a message that fits the TEA Party philosophy (and the worst nightmare of Democrats / Socialists / Statists everywhere):
The TEA Party can always count on the support of Ovide.
There were also others looking for TEA Party support:
AFP is, no doubt, a conservative organization that supports limited government, free markets, and lower taxes in the pursuit of enhanced individual freedom and liberty (full disclosure – I was selected to be AFP’s 2011 National Activist of the Year for GraniteGrok’s new media activities; I believe in these foundational ideas). In being such, it … Read more
Before the NH GOP Annual meeting yesterday at the Inter-Lakes High school (Meredith, NH), the nascent Meredith Republicans decide that they’d host the announced candidates to replace Gov “Do Nuttin’ Lynch: Ovide Lamontagne Kevin Smith
We have known Ovide Lamontagne for a number of years now, and the longer we have known him, the surer we are of his Conservative Principles and his stances on current events based on those Principles. We have seen him refuse to take more politically expedient paths, ways the could yield better political outcomes for him personally, simply because it meant that he would have to cut corners instead of following those foundational guiding philosophies. Many times, you might hear that a politician is a man of his politics. That’s not Ovide; instead, you get a politician of steadfast convictions. Enough so that we endorsed him for US Senate this last cycle. Every stance is a Conservative one – we like an appreciate it. You know us – and we know Ovide Lamontagne.
Have no doubt, the Democrats will be putting up an extremist Progressive – and our bet is that Ovide will present the best alternative to those that will try (and make no mistake – they are campaigning on it right now) to recreate the Big Government go-round of 2006 / 2008?
Is this still the Live Free or Die State? If you agree that it is, but that it hangs in the balance, consider this: It needs a Live Free or Die Governor! One that not only can say the words but means, that lives, the philosophy behind it. That person, that Governor, is Ovide Lamontagne, the Happy Warrior!
We ask that when it comes to vote in the NH Republican primary in the Fall, please vote for Ovide. And then again in November.
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When NH State Senator Jeanne Forrester had house event back February, Ovide Lamontagne was gracious in granting us an exclusive interview after having already spent a couple of hours giving a talk to those present and then answered questions from them. Both parts of that interview:
Finally, the crowd decided it was time to move on from talking healthcare. Next up – economic development; they wanted to hear what Ovide Lamontagne would do to heighten economic development in the State of NH if he were to become the next NH Governor: Talk to the crowd, Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, … Read more
Ovide continued answering questions from the crowd which, very much , were concerned about healthcare costs and the government intrusion into that marketplace. They wanted to be in control of their own destiny, but found that Government was more of a hindrance than a help. Here, they kept prodding Ovide on a push to refine … Read more