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Extremist Circumstances

by Steve MacDonald

Being a part time ‘hobby blogger’ who REALLY LIKES their hobby, I try to do more than is humanly possible.  (Yes, despite being a Conservative, I am also human).  One of the inhumanly impossible things I like to try to do but often fail (see also only ever did once last year that I can recall) is to visit the pages of other bloggers for content with the intent of linking and sharing it with our readers at GraniteGrok.

The ‘Other Bloggers’ in this instnce are folks I met at RightOnline 2012 or have since corresponded with–at least once to get their contact info–but have probably really been in contact with since then.  This is no reflection on any of us because we’re all busy rhetorically burning fossile fuels at both ends, so time is in short supply.  Everyone is busy working on their stories for their readers and that is as it should be.  But that does not mean we (or in this case me) do not mean well when we express a desire to share content.

So this morning (as my vacation winds down) I stepped out into the sphere to look for something to share but having forgotten to leave behind a trail of digital bread crumbs I got distracted and lost track of time.   The end result isn’t even a T-shirt that reads I went to GraiteGrok and all I got was More Right Wing Extremism.  Instead you get this.

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RightOnline 2012 – “My name is Michelle Malkin, and I am just a blogger”

by Skip

Most of the Groksters are in Vegas at the RightOnline yearly conference – but due to job consideration, I am not.  However, there will be portions of the conference that will be live streamed (here) and they will be putting up vids from the conference. The above line was the first line spoken by Michelle … Read more

RightOnline 2012……Loading….

by Steve MacDonald

I am sitting in the Manchester Airport waiting to board a plane to RightOnline in Las Vegas.  Several other Groksters and NH bloggers are also sitting in airports, or will be, from various places, headed to the same destination.  So with any luck, we’ll have plenty of content coming your way throughout the Weekend. I’m … Read more

BE BREITBART: DoIT Right To Know Request : Outbound Internet traffic summarizations – Update 3

by Skip

Telephone Rotary

Well, a quick update on setting up the Commish meeting:  Got a call yesterday afternoon from the “DES Commish Lady” (Commish Burak  Administrative Assistant, but DCL sound more bloggish) – the tentative meeting with Commishs Burack and Rogers (DES and DoIT) this  Friday at 6 pm is out of the question – somehow, I was not surprised.  Here’s how the [admittedly paraphrased] conversation went (hmm, next time I should just flip on the sound board on and record such conversations):

  • She asked – how about next week?  SURE!
  • And then I aGAIN explained we all work full time day jobs – we’re located all over the state and I said I’ll have to check schedules – several of us travel for biz and that can mean country-wide rather than just state-wide.
  • Hesitation on her part: “Er, well, the only days he REALLY has is Wed or Friday.”
  • Well, that will be OK – still at 6pm, though?  Remember, we’re working stiffs.  And being computer folk, we REALLY want to ask some questions (yes, I made a point to say it that way to make it PERFECTLY clear what our intent is).
  • Another hesitation moment.  “Um, that could be a problem – you see, he has a lot of work appointments – like ground breaking ceremonies and the like”

Yes, you REALLY read that right- she REALLY did say ground breaking ceremonies.

OK, I just hate to be cynical (watch for a post a bit later this evening – you’ll understand why my outlook would be a bit “shaded”), but methinks I be getting a sniff that perhaps  he’s not all that willing to make time after his working hours even as we are after ours – having dealt with politicians personally for a while, the “is it a ‘for show’ deal meter” is starting to twitch a tad.

  • I reiterated: I’ll ask about Groksters schedules
  • Her parting words “Commissioner Burack remains committed to meeting with you”

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RightOnline – Interview with Maggie Thurber of Thurber’s Thoughts

by Skip

RightOnline – an event by Americans for Prosperity I had the opportunity to be at the RightOnline conference in Las Vegas sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. Situated in the Bloggers Lounge area, I had a constant stream of folks sit down and yak with GraniteGrok.  The live stream worked fairly well and had a number … Read more

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