Something quite unusual is happening in New Hampshire. To coin a phrase, you could say that "a spectre is haunting New Hampshire—the spectre of freedom from the rapacious political classes." In politics, the conventional wisdom says that "the most organized group wins." That is, the group that can turn out the most warm bodies "on the street" will ultimately prevail. This is false: The ability to put bodies on the street…
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GrokTALK! – after thoughts…
During yesterday’s GrokTALK! show, we discussed the Right To Work bill (HB 474) making its way through the NH Legislature. After the show, I received this from GrokTALK! listener, Barbara: "…why does the public sector think they deserve a pension when pensions have largely been eliminated for the private sector?" Here were my 10 quick … Read more
Wisconsin Gold
In just a few days the unions and democrats gathering in Wisconsin have provided us with a treasure trove. They have bussed in AstroTurf with connections to the White House, backing the big business unions, bearing more Hitler signs in a few miles than since Hilter was alive.
Union Thug assaults 5’1″ female from Freedomworks….
If the SEIU or any other union thug protesters are out there at the state Capitol on Saturday, be careful. Read all about it HERE. There is further further information about this particular assault, and the apparent racism and anti-semitism of this particular union thug HERE. Note that a Massachusetts politician is cheering on the unions, saying it’s okay to … Read more
The Bottom Line: Public Employee Unions in New Hampshire Must Be Outlawed
Why? Because President Franklin D. Roosevelt, AFL/CIO leader George Meaney, President Calvin Coolidge, and other American icons opposed them? No. Because public employee unions are seeking to destroy the state of Wisconsin? No. Because public employee unions, in the end, amount to compacts against the public interest? No. It is because of this: "Private sector unions fight … Read more
The “Shrill” Kathy And Her Pen
Kathy Sullivan accuses House Republicans of engaging in hypocrisy and partisanship. I painfully read her boring 800-plus words with unfettered amusement given the "Shrill Cathy’s" finger-pointing and demagoguing. She claims the hiring of Greg Moore by Speaker Bill O’Brien is somehow interwoven with the State Republican Party. She characterizes Moore’s hiring as ripe of a … Read more
Who are the REAL “Tea Baggers”?
Remember all the derision and visited on the Tea Party movement by the Mainstream Media talking heads and Deep Thinkers? Remember how the Mainstream Media invented and then deplored the "extreme rhetoric" and "hatred" that didn’t exist in the Tea Party movement? And then they deployed a liberal "inside sexual joke," tagging the Tea Party protesters as "tea baggers"?
Well…GraniteGrok.com is pleased to announce that the real practitioners of hatred and extreme rhetoric have been spotted, photographed, and now labeled! What’s the opposite of a "Tea Bagger"? What’s really ugly, hateful, and perverted on the political scene today?
We now give you the practitioners of real hatred and extreme rhetoric—essentially, the "real" tea baggers, mounting the barricades for the political/government/ruling classes….
Public Employees with a Limitless Sense of Entitlement to Our Money
These are angry, dangerous people filled with hatred for anyone who dares to tell them "WE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY ANYMORE!" Do they not understand? Or are they merely filled with a sense of unlimited entitlement to our money? Here’s a report on one of the latest acts of hatred, violence, and vandalism….
Friday Morning Grab Bag
Too much going on to sit and write a decent post so let’s point you to a few conversation starters.
Political hatred and violence COMES FROM THE LEFT, not the political Right
The entire philosophical and rhetorical foundation of the political Left is based upon ignorance, falsehoods, and lies. Here’s yet another example:
Speaking of Wisconsin and union thugs….
…a "Union Thug Free Zone" has been created online at THIS FACEBOOK PAGE. Visit and support!
Who Voted Against HB 474? The Right to Work Bill
You can probably guess who voted against HB 474. Democrats. In fact not one single Democrat voted for it. But they are not beholden to the unions. Nah.
The Final Roll Call was 221 for, 131 against. My original post, with a margin of 221 to 121 was incorrect, (which means I need to find a second tweet source in the House for verification purposes.)
Of those voting no 40 were Republicans. Of those not voting, 11 were democrats and 36 were Republican. So while a veto is promised, an override is still very possible.
But is it likley?
The Republicans can’t just hope the entire caucus shows up, they need to flip a chunk of those 40 Republicans to make this happen. But can they herd cats like the left?
We’ll probably get to find out.
Until then, here are the lists of those Republicans who voted no, and those who did not vote. (on the jump.)
NH House Passes Right To Work Bill
By a vote of 221 to 121 HB 474 passes the NH House. While this is not a veto proof majority 58 House reps did not vote leaving plenty of room for a veto override.
If you are a union guy and hate seeing your dues going for political activities…
…am betting you are in the minority twice over: Sick of your money going against your political leanings You read the ‘Grok! Anyways, to point one: Union Refund Purpose: UnionRefund.org is NOT a political action organization. It is not tied to any political party. It does not run candidates for election, and it does not … Read more
“Retard” Makes A Comeback
In a moment of honesty, John Gage, the head of the American Federation of Government Employees Union (AFGE), calls elected officials who want to cut government pay “Mentally Retarded.”
Don’t Say There Is No Place To Cut.
Privatize the public school system and shift the educators, staff, maintenance, and transportation and facility costs off the books, along with converting public benefits and pensions into the same kind of programs the rest of the private markets have, and you would see property tax rates plummet.
Liberty Bills this week!
This from the the new RLCNH Report: The RLCNH Report Subscribe to the RLCNH Report at our website at RLCNH.org! SPECIAL ALERT! It came to our attention over the weekend that there are three important liberty bills in committee this week. Republican legislators are working hard for our liberty—we ask your support for these bills. … Read more
A Modest (Budget Cutting) Proposal
There are plenty of towns like mine trying to figure out where they can cut costs. But every conversation seems to end at cutting education or safety services. While I find it hard to believe that there is nothing else in a budget you can trim, I think I have come up with a reasonable compromise (if not just for the sake of our own rhetorical amusement) that can cut at least a little bit of money from the budget without affecting staffing or resources.
Any teacher, support staff, officer, firefighter or public employee who currently pays union dues will have the total amount of dues paid calculated and that amount removed from their respective department budgets (aka:paychecks). This will do the one thing no one ever seems willing to do; include the unions in the burden of cost cutting.
Repeal The “Evergreed” Law
The Evergreed law screws taxpayers. It gives automatic wage and benefit increases based on the last approved contract removing any incentive on the part of the unions to negotiate in good faith with a town or city unless it thinks or knows it can do better than the contract it already has.