Tim Lang Archives - Granite Grok

SMITH: Will Kelly Sign HB451 Out of SPITE?

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 Julie Smith

A Ward 3 political watchdog called attention to the Americans for Tax Reform PLEDGE that Tim Lang signed, as did Denise Ricciardi. If you watch the video of the January 7 meeting of the Senate, you will observe Denise asking Tim if HB451 is a TAX, to which he denied, and I mentioned this discussion … Read more

SMITH: A NH Paint Tax SQUAD?

December 30, 2025 Julie Smith

When someone says “The Squad,” most people think of AOC and three other far-left young women of color in DC, but why should they have a monopoly on those words? Old white men in NH who call themselves Republicans appear to want in on it. They just don’t know it. Look at this fearsome foursome … Read more

SMITH: A Little Man That Likes Big Government

December 7, 2025 Julie Smith

This is not a Louisa May Alcott book, but a call to action. You don’t need to vote in District 2 to answer the call because the action item is to RECRUIT someone in District 2 to primary Senate Ways & Means chair Tim Lang, the namesake of the 2022 Gunstock Lang Gang. You might … Read more

Howard Pearl Needs To Be Primaried

July 2, 2025 Julie Smith

I am convinced that Howard Pearl was invited to that exclusive Bridges House lunch with governor Ayotte shortly before the legislature met to vote on that crappy budget. Even though he’s my new senator, he will probably diss me as persona non grata for this article, but that’s ok. It’s not about me, but about … Read more

Is Tim Lang “Controlled Opposition?”

March 6, 2025 Julie Smith

Tim Lang is the chair of Senate Ways & Means and most of us are familiar with how much power a committee chair has on “either side of the wall.” One of those powers is choosing who is heard and in what order. I wasn’t planning on being petty about it, but I’ll quickly point … Read more

Tim Lang’s Question Will Be Answered THIS November

February 8, 2025 Julie Smith

Grokster Beth Scaer shared an article written by Senate Ways and Means Chair Tim Lang. Despite being a Tim Lang critic, I happened to agree with his conservative talking points and funny quips. After the drunken sailor references, he asks the readers the following question: “But seriously, do Democrats actually think Granite Staters are naive … Read more

Family Football Fun at Frog Rock

September 21, 2024September 20, 2024 Michael Moffett

Much of the fun of watching NFL games involves more than just viewing terrific action. Venues and fan interactions are parts of the total gridiron experience—whether one watches the Patriots play at Gillette Stadium or on a big screen at the Frog Rock Tavern in Meredith. I’ve been to Gillette, and it can be exhilaratingly … Read more

Night Cap: Tim Lang, How Would You Like a “Report Card Tax?”

April 30, 2024 Julie Smith

Did that title get anyone’s attention? Hopefully, it will get Tim Lang’s sometime before the senate meets this Thursday, May 2. On the agenda is the dastardly RTK Tax, known as HB 1002, which Tim Lang supports.

Democrat PAC Citizens for Belknap Finished Its Take over of the Belknap County Republicans – Part 2

January 13, 2023 Skip

Well, this was more interesting than I thought it would have been. I figured that my previous post would have been a “capper” as in “the closing of a chapter”; write it, be done with it. I was wrong. A number of emails have come in over this but one came in that really showed the … Read more

New England Right To Work just made a HUGE mistake concerning Tim Lang (candidate for NH Senate, District 2)

October 25, 2022 Skip

Bonehead – didn’t do his homework. That would be McKayne Boedeker who is the Executive Director of the New England Right to Work (out of Manchester, NH). Got a missive from him and like a lot of organizations this time of year (er, election time), it came with a hand outstreched for your wallet. Sounded … Read more

Thanks, Doug Lambert, for reminding me that I had unfinished business with Tim Lang

October 15, 2022 Skip

He’s such a pleasant fellow, isn’t he? But I don’t think his Anger Management classes have quite made the grade if you watch his expression at the end. At least he didn’t totally lose control of anger as he did here (scroll down to the middle of the post here starting at 18:00). His message … Read more

Challenge Accepted, Tim Lang!

October 10, 2022October 9, 2022 Skip

NH State Rep Tim Lang decided that it was incumbent on him, as he may well be my next “new” Elected Representative” due to the redistricting of NH State Senate District 2 and the retirement of Senator Bob Guida (who also handpicked Lang as his anointed replacement), to pick a fight with me a la … Read more

GOP Candidate Tim Lang (NH Sen. Dist. 2) Is Sucking from the Union PAC Teat – AND Getting the NH GOP to Push Out Mailers for Him?

October 7, 2022 Skip

And the NH State GOP is PAYING for it? Good going, dufuses, right off target again! Yep, sent right to my house:

David Hershey for NH House campaign sign

David & Debra Hershey, Disobeying the Law, Belknap County Administrator Debra Shackett, and Electioneering?

September 21, 2022 Skip

Given that the election has already occurred, I can only say that someone with an extremely loose grip on the Law and Reality didn’t make it past the Primary. Yes, David Hershey melted in the heat of the race and came in fourth in a three-person race in Alton/Barnstead.

Pay to Play in New Hampshire Politics?

July 29, 2022 Skip

“We are a for-profit entity that has a donation line item in our budget and we donate to different things to promote Gunstock and promote the area and promote skiing in general,” he said. “We generate our own revenue and this donation does not affect Belknap County residents because we don’t take Belknap County money.” … Read more

Gunstock-You want EXTREMISTS?? Let Me Present “Citizens for Belknap”‘s NH State Senate Wannabe Tim Lang – and Arrogant Overreach

July 28, 2022July 27, 2022 Skip

Remember (and I’ll keep doing so) Tim Lang is the State Rep that was Sununu’s buddy during the long pandemic of deciding who among we NH residents were essential – and who wasn’t.

Belknap County Republican Committee – Candidates for NH State Senate: Dave DeVoy, John Plummer. And Kevin jerks Tim Lang’s choke collar HARD

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Skip

Interesting meeting this past Wednesday, as I previously wrote. Right now, it’s all about the EXTREMIST and DECEITFUL “Citizens for Belknap”Political Action Committee (“PAC”). More on CoB PAC in a moment, but there IS a tie-in for this race so give me a few minutes, please.

Common Sense Radio – What Is This “Citizens for Belknap” and Why You Should Hate Them. Willful Deceit Is Not Nice.

July 17, 2022 Skip

After all, they are trying to portray themselves as something they are not. Being led by Brian Biehl of the Socialist-leaning Open Democracy, this is supposed to be a “non-partisan” Political Action Group “with only the best interest of Belknap County residents at heart” (no, not a quote – it’s what they want you to … Read more

A Response to Drs. Hoffer, Shessler, and Chapman: How about Your Demand That Schools Break Trust with Parents over Their Children??

June 2, 2022June 1, 2022 Skip

The analogous situation to what you are advocating is to see a child and then, without saying a word to the Parent, whisk that child off to surgery for an hours, maybe a day long, procedure. And like the Florida case, return to the Parent and say “Sorry, she didn’t make it”, turn around and … Read more

Gunstock: What Was Foretold Is Now Reality: Guida Retiring, Nominates Lang as Handpicked “Political Son.” Nailed It!

May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 Skip

WMUR: State Sen. Giuda announces retirement, endorses Rep. Lang as replacement Not 10 minutes after he got booted from the Committee of Conference where his bill to redo Gunstock went down in flames as Chuck Morse shoved him out of the way. Now, I can’t take total credit for this prophecy made back on April … Read more