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Speaking of that interview….it seems there are some Public Access directors playing dirty pool

About that interview that I just put up; Peter Martin interviewing Jerry Thibodeau, who is running to unseat long, long, long (er, too long) holder of said seat, Ray Burton–who seems to act like he is entitled to it.  While that interview is running in-and-about Northern cable systems (accessing about 19 towns / cities), two …

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GrokTV Event: Belknap County Republican Committee “Contested Primaries”- NH Executive Council

Going from the top race and proceeding “down ticket” at the event is that of the NH Executive Council and two candidates showed up for that: long time (in the tooth) politician and holder of the seat, Ray Burton) and Jerry Thibodeau who believes that he can overcome this ossified dinosaur and Master of the …

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GrokTV Event: Belknap County Republican Committee “Contested Primaries” – US Congress

This past Wednesday nite was the monthly Belknap County Republican Committee (“BCRC”) meeting.  I’ve missed the last few but only because there has been so many different meetings in so many places on Wednesday nites lately, I’ve gone to some of those “one time only’s” vs something that is there like a clock.  This month, …

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Update – Ray Burton (NH Exec. Councilor, District 1, Grafton County Comm.) is pulling a Governor Peterson in endorsing….a Democrat??

An update to the post where little birdies told me that Ray Burton, long time district 1 Exec. Councilor had decided to endorse a Democrat over a Republican (and NH GOP Chair Wayne MacDonald publicly took a walk on it) – someone finally sent me a copy of the news item: (“And Burton, a North …

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I still can’t wrap my head around this: little scooter……Big Andy Sanborn. But it seems to be working…

We get Press Releases (“Pressers”) all the time and now it is becoming a torrent – this one announcing this position, another one attacking somebody else, or commenting on some current event That How They Feel Should Matter To Me.  Right….er, no.  Don’t get me wrong, keep sending them, but I’m going to be more …

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So, Ray Burton (NH Executive Councilor, District 1, Grafton County Commissioner) is pulling a Governor Peterson in endorsing….a Democrat??

This came over the transom: ‘Republican’ Ray Burton has endorsed Democrat County Commissioner Michael Cryans for reelection.  Burton has also refused to endorse Republican Omer Ahern for re-election as District 2 Grafton County Commissioner against Democrat Martha Richards. Omer has been a great advocate for reigning in Grafton County spending and keeping Grafton County property …

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On NH GOP Chairman Wayne MacDonald’s version of Political Courage…

Or “What ever happened to that pair we saw Wayne MacDonald with when he debated NH Dem Chair Ray Buckley on Close-up“? Or “Leadership by cowering“? Or “See no evil, hear no evil, speak pablum” Problem outlined and question posited here.  Well, I got my requested answer (credit for that, anyways) and Tory Mazolla, the …

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