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Drip. Drip. Drip. Slow but steady goes the decline…

 

 

Guest post by Karen Testerman

What Happened?

I have been pondering a question recently posed to me asking what happened to my state?  What is happening to our nation?  I was reminded – "My people perish for a lack of knowledge."   Hosea 4:6 But what knowledge?

Do you wonder why the polls of our youth today show a leaning in favor of homosexuality?   Perhaps we can find a glimpse of an answer here.  Just recently the National Education Association (NEA) passed an action item that amounts to an endorsement of same-sex marriage – as well as a call to oppose national laws protecting one man, one woman marriage.

The NEA is described as the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States,[1][2] representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.   And they the people who teach at our public schools, have just passed an action item to endorse same-sex marriage.

Jeralee Smith is the founder of the NEA Conservative Educators Caucus.  Jeralee declared that the resolution will not stop at just endorsing gay unions. 

The NEA, financially supported the attempt to defeat Proposition 8 in California last year. Voters passed Prop. 8, which defines marriage as between one man, one woman.

The teachers have two alternatives. . . Teachers who do not want their money being used to support the organization’s liberal agenda can attempt to become a religious objector – someone who can show that their faith puts them in conflict with what the union is doing. They can file to have at least some of their dues redirected to causes that do not conflict with their faith.  Oh really?  What about the recent legal cases challenging the teachers for religious expression?

A better alternative for these teachers is to join an alternative union that does not support causes that conflict with their deeply held beliefs and values. Tracey Bailey, director of education policy with Association of American Educators, said he wants teachers to know his group can also help with any legal issues.

But what can we as parents do?  How do we combat the "tolerance" mantra when we ask as did David Parker and Rob Wirthlin to opt our children out of these instructions?  Is it really legal to displace parents?

 

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Saying NO to socialized medicine… TEA Partying on!

Tea Party

As promoted here on the ‘Grok last week, this past Friday July 17th featured protests outside local offices of US congressional representatives here in the Granite State and elsewhere throughout the country.

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Our friend Jack Kimball of the Granite State Patriots tells us about the Seacoast action:

Just got back from the protest at CSP & Jeanne Shaheen’s offices in Dover.  Here’s a quick report:  We had around 40 – 50 people in front af CSP’s office and another 20-25 in front of Shaheens.

WE also had around 12 SEIU/ACORN agitators and we smothered them.  They had their little chants and rants going such as "health care for all" etc.  But, we came up with a few of our own such as "no gov’t health care" and "Carol Shea Porter, you’re FIRED".  We also came up with "Bye, Bye, Carol" (similar to the Red Sox cheer).

According to the Capitol City event organizer Omer Ahern, about 35 people attended as participants in the Hodes/Concord TEA Party, with some folks going up to the Congressman’s office to hand-deliver letters expressing opposition to the nationalization of our health-care system.

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Meanwhile, down in the Queen City…

 

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Health Care Tea Parties Friday July 17th. High Noon [New posts below]

*NOTE: KEEPING THIS UP TOP AS A REMINDER. SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW POSTINGS*

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Join with NH citizens and fellow Americans from across the Nation to oppose the government takeover of our healthcare system. 

There will be rallies at the offices of Rep. Carol Shea Porter, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Paul Hodes and Sen Judd Gregg on Friday July 17th from 12pm-1pm to send the message that Government Run Healthcare is a losing proposition costing NH families more in taxes and reducing their freedom to seek the very best medical care. Details below…

It is hoped that this will be part of what will be a Nation-wide event featuring ordinary citizens telling their government to stay out of healthcare!

Because there is no "top-down" organization to this truly grass roots event, what happens is up to us, the people. The plan of action for this Friday July 17 as envisioned is to have a TEA Party at each local office beginning at Noon through 1:00 PM.    The focus at the Congressional offices of Hodes and Shea-Porter should be on Health Care Reform a/k/a Obamacare a/k/a socialized medicine.    At the Senate offices, in addition to the Health Care issue, thoughts on Cap and Trade energy tax should be made known.

The only other assignment is to simply make and bring a sign addressing the themes accordingly. ORGANIZED events thus far are as follows at NOON:

  • Shea Porter 33 Lowell St Manchester 
     

  • Shaheen 1589 Elm St Manchester 

  • Shea-Porter 104 Washington Street Dover

  • Shaheen 340 Central Ave. Suite 205 Dover

  • Hodes 18 North Main Street, Suite 400 Concord

Here are the rest of the congressional and senate office locations. Even if you are just a single person– SOMEBODY needs to show up at noon and let our representatives know that we are not going to be the SILENT majority any longer:

 

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What does SHE have to do with anything?

Other than being the newly crowned fashion queen, what does the President’s wife really have to do with anything in the life of an ordinary citizen? Elected to nothing, what business does the First Lady have with legislation and budget and economic issues? And what exactly does she know about such matters, anyway? While I … Read more

Recovery from the disaster in Concord IS possible, but it depends on good people getting active.

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Disaster in Concord

Guest post by Karen Testerman

NH’s General Court is proposing to tax anything that is moving or breathing.  However, you the taxpayer know their focus is misdirected.  The whole of the current administration is looking at the symptoms, what they term, "a lack of revenue."

However, the current economic disaster with a growing $150 million deficit is in reality a SPENDING problem. 

It is a sad commentary that the Governor continues to speak out of both sides of his mouth.  On the one hand he told the residents of this great state that we are facing a budget deficit and he would not approve further spending.  Oh, by the way that was several months ago while the corner office worked with both houses to make social reconstruction the number one issue in our state. 

Taking advantage of a self-created "crisis" to re-engineer the foundational institution of society to divert your attention, while the General Court passed spending measure after spending measure to create the current $150 million disaster.  One wonders what underlying activities are taking place while the attention is now focused on the self created "spending spree" crisis.

And now, to address the created budget deficit, the Governor and both houses are proposing tax increase after tax increase and other potential ONE TIME revenue resources like gambling to make up the difference.

However, any of you who sits at the kitchen table knows that if there isn’t enough coming in (revenue) then some how the spending (proposed budget) must be reduced.

 

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Gangster Government

Minnesota’s 6th District Republican Congressman Michele Bachmann on the recent political interference in automobile dealerships by the government and the unprecedented use of "czars" by the Obama Administration: "We now have an imperial presidency"     If only we had representatives such as this from NH. Sadly, we ain’t got squat… [H/T Alex P. story; … Read more

New GM introduces the 2010 Obama

Incredibly "green," this car runs on hot air and broken promises. It has three wheels that speed the vehicle through tight left turns. It comes complete with two Teleprompters programmed to help the occupants talk their way out of any violations.  Built by union labor  with full benefits, it’s base price is only $83,000, but low … Read more

Commander-in-Chief reminds the General who’s in charge…

Why would anyone really think the government can run the auto industry? Why can’t I help but to think about this when I think of the car they might bring to market:

Edsel

1959 Edsel

Or perhaps this?

Hitler VW

Have you ever heard the story of the "people’s car?" Now that Team Obama is running General Government Motors, I thought I’d repost this bit of information gleaned from my library archives of a story of a similar (in some ways) happening some sixty-odd years ago. From William L Shirer’s "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich":

One particular swindle perpetrated by Hitler on the German workers deserves passing mention. This had to do with the Volkswagen (the "People’s Car")– a brainstorm of the Fuehrer himself. Every German, or at least every German workman, he said, should own an automobile, just as in the United States. Heretofore in this country where there was only one motorcar for every fifty persons (compared to one for every five in America) the workman had used a bicycle or public transportation to get about. Now Hitler decreed that a car should be built for him to sell for only 990 marks– $396 at the official rate of exchange. He himself, it was said, took a hand in the actual designing of the car, which was done under the supervision of the Austrian automobile engineer Dr. Ferdinand Porshe.

Followed by this:

 

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It always tastes good going down…

Here’s the answer to your problems… Dr. Utopia’s sensational new discovery: "ISM." "ISM" will cure any ailment of the body politic… This short film, though made in 1948, is quite relevent given the present times:     [H/T Bob McCarty]

The Candy Man Can

Who can take tomorrow? Spend it all today? Who can take your income and tax it all away? Obama-man can! Oh yes, Obama-man can… Obama-man can Obama-man can cuz he mixes it with hope and makes the world feel good!     We may as well laugh. It’s better than cryin’…  

On government motors and alternative energy. Bloggers weigh in…

In this week’s National Journal poll, prominent political bloggers were asked about Obama’s handling of GM and Chrysler and the changes–if any– we might see as a result of the ongoing energy debate. Q: Do you support the Obama administration’s handling of General Motors and Chrysler? The answer choices were simply yes or no. As … Read more

Judd Gregg: The budget of the President spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much.”

Judd Gregg

US Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Regular readers know that from time to time, we have been quite critical of Senator Judd Gregg’s performance both as a Republican and as a supposed conservative. We’re happy to note that in the short time since his flirtation with the Magic Obama, the Senator has regained his footing and has been as strong in his criticism of the proposed taxpayer-busting budget as anyone. This week, our senior Senator provided the Republican weekly radio address and provided some much-needed detail and words of caution regarding the Magic Obama’s budget. I appreciate this, and would further add that, given Gregg’s attempts at bipartisan cooperation with the Democrat-led Executive Branch, he has a degree of credibility on these fiscal issues that cannot be tagged simply as partisan rhetoric…

GREGG: Hello, I’m Judd Gregg , Senator from New Hampshire. We all know these are difficult times. People are worried about keeping their jobs, paying their bills, the value of their homes and the cost of sending their kids to college. It’s hard.

Thus I appreciate, as do all Americans, the efforts being made by our President and his seriousness about addressing these issues.

But what concerns many of us are his proposals in the budget he recently sent to the Congress that dramatically grow the size and cost of government and move it to the left.

It is our opinion that this plan spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much.

You may have heard this before that the budget of the President spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much.

What do we mean? Well, let me give you a few examples.

 

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New Hampshire Taxpayer Tea Party on April 15th at Manchester’s Victory Park

Concord, NH- Yesterday, the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition  in partnership with the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, Granite State Taxpayers, Cornerstone Policy Research and the NH 9-12 Patriot Project, announced the NH Taxpayer Tea Party on April 15th, 2009 at 5:30 pm in Victory Park, Manchester, NH. This event is part of 200 plus tea … Read more

Watch the Magic Obama as he pulls an economic “fix” out of his hat…

Magic Obama

The FreeDictionary.com defines the word “bailout” as “a rescue from financial difficulties.” That was the term used to describe the initial government action and spending that occurred while Bush was still in office. We were told at the time that the $750 billion raised and appropriated by Congress at the behest of the President and his folks at the Treasury was to prime the pump so that cash-strapped banks and other institutions could begin lending again—entities deemed by the government “too big to fail.” And of course, it seemed plausible—and I only use that word with reservation—that because many of the lending institutions were in a jam due to failed mortgages and other similar loans (otherwise known as “toxic assets”) mostly due to government rules and regulations as dictated through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, they (the government) help clean up the mess. Of course, when the government gives out money, it comes from you and me.

And once the financial industry got their hands on this “bailout” money, other industries—most noticeably the automobile industry—decided to follow suit and came calling with outstretched hand looking for some, too. A business model based upon endless credit to keep production going to pay for expenses incurred previously and no cushion to fall back on, coupled with labor unions unwilling to give the slightest concession, is nothing more than the proverbial “sword of Damocles,” ready to drop at the first wrinkle. In this case, when the credit markets dried up, so did auto sales, as many people suddenly lost the ability to borrow because there was no money left to lend. At this point, we know that a “small” amount “bailout” funds have been funneled to the automakers, but we still hear that several are on the brink and in need of much more. The question is whether more money will really help fix the problem, or simply perpetuate systemic problems for another day? The same question applies to the financial institutions noted above.

As we moved down the road from the Bush Administration to the Obama Administration, it appeared that the word and notion of a “bailout” lost its luster. Time for a new word… The FreeDictionary.com defines “stimulus” as “something that acts as an incentive to (someone).” As you all know, following the bailout came the “stimulus” with a promise to “jump start” the economy. I guess it only seemed right—if “priming the pump” didn’t work, a “jump start” would come next. Of course, what came next was the stock market continued to tank and peoples’ money continued to evaporate—along with even more jobs. It seemed that the only good thing about “stimulus” was that it made for good fodder for jokes.

“Yo, Doug, feelin’ ‘stimulated’ today?” Of course the answer is, “Not really. But I AM getting bleeped…”

Uh-oh– Time for ANOTHER new word… and fast! Enter the term “recovery.” Ah yes, a much more positive word. Maybe this will be the one that gets the job done for Team Obama as they seek to “fix” the economy. Again, let us turn to the FreeDictionary.com, which defines “recovery” as “the regaining of something lost.” How perfect. As the government continues to dole out our children’s grandchildren’s great grandchildren’s money hand over fist, it can now claim to do so all in the name of going back to the way things were. Or something like that…

 

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“Poverty is good for the soul…”

Guest Post by Bill Asbell The Baby Boomers Strike Again to Inflict perhaps the Death blow on U.S. Capitalism Once and for All. No doubt, William Ayers, Abbie Hoffman, Noam Chomsky and Saul Alinsky are all most definitely proud "Americans"…wherever they currenty reside, above or below.   All we endangered rational types ask is to do what … Read more

With all eyes on Obama, closer to home, the spending continues apace..

.. Most regular readers are probably not surprised to hear that many people I’ve come in contact with in the last couple of days have all asked me the same question: “So Doug, how do you feel about the new President?” And of course, some ask it in a truly compassionate and sympathetic way while … Read more

Ted Nugent: “My name is Davy Crockett”

As regular readers know, in addition to being a HUGE fan of Ted Nugent’s music, I also find his views on various issues like guns and illegals logic-filled and worth repeating. He has long advocated for and celebrated the quintessential self-reliant traits of the rugged American individual that made our country great. He doesn’t suffer … Read more

McCain: “Anytime you hear talk of a targeted tax increase, you might want to double-check the skill of the marksman…”

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John McCain in Wolfeboro. (GG file photo)

John McCain’s Weekly Radio Address (click here to download mp3):

Good morning, this is John McCain, speaking to you just days away from the time for choosing.

In a time of economic hardship and uncertainty, for many Americans the choice will turn on whether we raise federal taxes or reduce them. My opponent is committed to a massive new tax burden on our economy, even at the risk of bankrupting small businesses and destroying jobs. I am committed to tax relief for working families and tax incentives for businesses to create jobs.

Senator Obama has been very guarded about his tax plans, and it took a working man to finally pull the truth out of him. As he told Joe the Plumber back in Ohio, he wants to quote "spread the wealth around." To pay for nearly a trillion dollars in new government spending, Senator Obama’s tax increase would impact 50 percent of small business income in this country, and the jobs of 16 million middle class Americans who work for those small businesses.

Senator Obama assures us that he has a very clear target of just the top five percent of income earners. And anytime you hear talk of a targeted tax increase, you might want to double-check the skill of the marksman — the U.S. Congress has been known to fire wildly. Remember the Alternative Minimum Tax? You probably do if you’re one of the more than 30 million Americans currently threatened by it. That "targeted tax" was originally aimed at just 155 specific people. Once enacted, taxes have a way of spreading and rising. And that is why, as president, I am going to put a stop to the out of control spending, so we can keep taxes low.

The McCain-Palin tax cut is the real thing. We’re going to double the child deduction for every family. We will cut the capital gains tax. And we will cut business taxes to help create jobs, and keep American businesses in America.

 

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