Saturday • April 26 • 2025
Vol.XVII • No.XVII
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The Democratic Party once upon a time claimed representation of the working class. More Americans are seeing that this reputation is long gone. Barack Obama bailed out Wall Street and backed Monsanto – the exact opposite of what he promised. Joe Biden-Brandon promised to be a uniter.
Can I get an LOL?
What would the Martha’s Vineyard crowd do without false claims about DT to whip up terror in a dumbed-down electorate?
In “Listen Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?” Liberal political observer Thomas Frank boldly cautioned his party that policies would be required eventually – hating a single human is not a very effective long-term party platform, no matter how much the target is demonized. Indeed, some Americans are fatigued by the incessant hatred and intolerance in the name of a neo-liberalism that feigns tolerance and inclusion. What on earth would the deranged do without Donald Trump to fuel their insanity?
Frank reviewed Obama’s perfidy in Listen Liberals, but the liberals did not listen. He included a chapter about Martha’s Vineyard elitists, recounting the disgusting excesses of those who claim they help the impoverished. Like Soviet dachas or Marie Antoinette and cake, the Democrats have become the caviar-slurping pigs at the farmer’s table in Orwell’s Animal Farm. Fattened swine cannot roll out of the way fast enough if Trump dies and leaves them nothing upon which to gorge.
John Klar is an Attorney, farmer, and author. Mostly farmer… And Regular Contributor to GraniteGrok and VermontGrok.
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Tucker Carlson is back on our pages to talk about being brave about what’s required and what is involved. And the secret sauce, he suggests, is that you must stop being afraid to die. That embracing the inevitable can liberate you.
I have been called brave for the things I write and what we do here. I’m not sure that’s true, but I am viewing it from my side and my worldview. I’m just being me, and I am NOT inclined to self-worship (at least, I don’t think I am), so that makes me humble or stupid or both. You can decide. To others who are not inclined to share these sorts of thoughts publicly, I suppose it appears brave. There are plenty of other words that suit, but to stay on point, I’ve not felt fear of death for a long time, and surviving a heart attack five years only affirmed that.
Many a night, I would experience odd symptoms. Not enough to warrant a call to 911, but my body was doing curious things. Lots of people people die from heart conditions “in their sleep.” Maybe I’d be one of them. I later learned most of it was medication side effects, but at the time, it seemed a lot like I might be heading back to the hospital or – maybe, not waking up to do even that.
It didn’t stress me out or make me anxious, it just affirmed the inevitability. Death comes for everyone. If it’s my turn, I hope I managed to get a few things done before I’m gone and leave my family with the means or ability to continue on without me.
I’m not sure that made me brave. It hasn’t changed my behavior online, as far as I can tell – understanding that there is a stark difference between brave and reckless. I know distant “relatives” who have used the death of a family member as an excuse to embrace excess. That’s not brave—quite the opposite.
We all know people who use some outrage to be outrageous themselves.
So, Tucker Carlson embraces the topic of fear of death and bravery. The end of every life is coming. Tucker paraphrases an idea from an essay by Orwell, saying, you might as well die with your shoes on doing something you believe in.” Death is part of a cycle of life. It is always there, so why not play with house money?
He talks about God, faith, and, ultimately, that there is nothing to be afraid of other than cowardice, with the underlying idea that if we remain afraid, there is no chance our children will prosper in the country we leave to them and that your being brave is what the left fears.
Trust me, it all sounds better coming from Tucker Carlson.
The key to being brave is brooding about death. pic.twitter.com/GguFvPZrDs
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) September 30, 2023
The original published version was missing a critical word. Not. It should read. “I am NOT inclined to self-worship.” Talk about a strange way to fumble your point. It has been corrected.
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Some people might ask why I even bother with doing this, reaching out to him only to be both ignored and misrepresented(by voting the wrong way) again. It’s kind of like Robin Norwood’s book Women Who Love Too Much(when you keep wishing and hoping he’ll change).
No, I’m not in love with Wheeler. Let me get that statement out of the way, just for the record, though I know there are some Granite Staters who, unfortunately, are! And we all know what Einstein says about repeating the same behavior and expecting different results.
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I noticed another bad judge appointment with a hearing on the calendar for Wednesday, October 4, at 2:30 pm. The lucky appointee this time is Elizabeth Paine, who apparently goes by “Betsy.” What’s not so apparent, according to my initial internet search, is where she calls home. NH dot gov is implying it’s Center Sandwich, though it appears that she voted in Andover as recently as 2020. While it’s possible she moved from Andover to Sandwich in the past three years, the bigger concern with her becoming a judge is wokeness and covidiocy. I will save us some time by just pointing to a few links, which were supplied to me by the famous JR, for the readers to click on and explore for themselves.
It’s kind of like Groundhog Day all over again. Just like Sonny and Cher’s song playing at 6 a.m., I will email him to “give instructions” to reject this appointment. He will ignore it and rubber stamp the future Judge Paine as he did with Gordon MacDonald, Anne Edwards, and, though not a judge, the dishonorable DJ Bettencourt.
Again, why am I doing this, one might ask? I am doing this because “they”(meaning EVERYONE who had been in Concord for a long time in one elected office or another) just plain don’t care, and “they” want us just to give up. Think of Bart and Lisa asking Homer to take them to Mt. Splashmore.
Let us NOT give up in our search for an electable primary opponent for Councilor Wheeler. Let’s send him back to his cottage industry homemade Kinko’s factory, where he spends quality time with his family, farm Christmas trees, shoot guns, and make maple syrup as a PRIVATE CITIZEN.
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The direct link between physical fitness and financial health is often underestimated. At a cursory glance, they appear to occupy different realms of our lives: one focused on our bodies and well-being, the other on our monetary resources and economic stability.
Yet, there exists a subtle connection that emphasizes the old adage, “Health is wealth.” Not only does maintaining good health keep us from the clutches of medical bills or medical debt settlement, but it can also save us from other unseen expenses that chip away at our financial well-being.
The Hidden Cost of Poor Physical FitnessBeyond the visible expenses, like medical bills or treatments, there’s an undercurrent of costs associated with declining physical fitness. These hidden expenses manifest in various forms and can be more draining than one might assume. For example, when physical fitness is on the wane, an individual is more prone to seek solace in short-term pleasures. The immediate gratification derived from smoking, consuming alcohol, or indulging in stress shopping provides a temporary respite. But this comes at a cost. With the average American spending about a dollar of every hundred earned on alcohol and similar indulgences, the accumulated financial impact becomes significant over time.
Compromised Immune System: A Gateway to Rising ExpenditureAs our physical fitness deteriorates, our immune system is also compromised. This reduced immunity makes us more susceptible to illnesses, which in turn leads to medical visits, medication, and sometimes even prolonged treatments. All these can cause a significant dent in our savings.
Furthermore, an individual who isn’t physically fit may also experience decreased productivity at work due to frequent illnesses, low energy levels, or lack of focus. This can lead to missed opportunities, stalled career progression, and even potential job losses.
Economic Choices Driven by HealthWhen physical health is at stake, our purchasing decisions are often influenced. It is not just about indulging in alcohol or stress shopping, but also about opting for quick fixes like processed foods, which are easier to get and require less effort to prepare than wholesome meals. Over time, these seemingly small choices can lead to significant financial expenditure. Think about it – how much does one end up spending on takeout food or convenience meals annually?
The Vicious Cycle of Stress and ExpenditurePhysical unfitness often brings about a level of stress. Stress, in turn, can lead to impulsive buying or the so-called “retail therapy.” While it might provide momentary pleasure, such spending often results in buyer’s remorse, further exacerbating financial and emotional stress. This creates a vicious cycle of stress and unplanned expenditure, making it challenging to break free and make sound economic decisions.
The Road to Physical and Financial RecoveryRecognizing the profound interplay between physical fitness and finances is the first step to healing both aspects. As one embarks on the journey of improving physical health through regular exercise, balanced diets, and avoiding detrimental habits, there’s a noticeable shift in spending patterns. Fewer resources are allocated towards harmful indulgences, and more can be channeled into investments, savings, or experiences that bring genuine happiness and contentment.
ConclusionIn essence, physical fitness and financial well-being are intertwined in ways we often overlook. As we invest in our health, we’re not only enhancing our quality of life but also paving the way for a more secure and prosperous financial future. Making conscious efforts to maintain good health can lead to a holistic transformation that benefits both our body and our bank balance.
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October 2, 2023 – Pat Abrami, the former six-term State Representative from Stratham has formally announced that he will be running as a Republican for State Senate in District 24, which includes Rye, Greenland, Stratham, Exeter, Hampton, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls.
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This occurred on Tuesday evening, September 26, before a completely full Wiggin Memorial Library conference room in Stratham. Pat reintroduced himself to the audience by discussing his life experiences that will bring his knowledge, people skills, problem-solving skills, and strong leadership abilities, to the Senate just as he did as a New Hampshire House Member for 12 years, all on the Ways and Means Committee, and serving as Vice Chair for three terms under long-time chairperson Norm Major.
He discussed his life’s successes, academically, athletically, and professionally as a principal/owner of a hospital operations consulting firm. Pat then laid out his position on just some of the issues currently facing New Hampshire, namely, maintaining our business-friendly environment; the importance of low taxes; the need for reasonable, but non-stifling regulation; the importance of parental rights with safeguards against abusive parents which already exist in statute for the most part; for continued support for a ban on abortion at 24 weeks (with a few exceptions), emphasizing the need for continued dialog between all sides of this issue; how the illegal immigration crisis is impacting NH; about energy costs and the need for a rational realistic energy policy; voter integrity that ensures everyone eligible to legally vote can do so and the need for our voting processes to be as fraud-proof as possible, and the biggest, but most silent issue facing New Hampshire, which is our six-billion-dollar pension liability.
Mr. Abrami relayed what Senate President Jeb Bradley told him at a meeting several months ago as he was contemplating a run that, if elected, he would hit the ground running as State Senator given all his years as an active and productive member of the House, who always conducted himself in a statesman-like manner.
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Minnesota, sometimes described as the paintbrush on America’s canvas, offers an artistic blend of culture, nature, and novelty. When one imagines the state, it’s easy to think of lakes and forests; however, The Gopher State’s appeal extends far beyond its serene landscapes.
Whether you’re obtaining a title loan in Minnesota or just cruising the scenic byways, you’ll find a treasure trove of hidden gems to explore.
The Maze of MuseumsStep into a labyrinth of human invention, history, and art. Minnesota’s museums are not just rooms with exhibits but a fascinating journey into the dimensions of time, culture, and nature. Take the SPAM Museum for instance. It isn’t just a place that glorifies a canned meat; it’s a time capsule that reminds us of American innovation, marketing genius, and the stories behind household names.
Another off-the-beaten-path destination is the Museum of Russian Art, the only museum in North America dedicated to the preservation and presentation of Russian art and artifacts. Here, you get a unique chance to meander through the alleys of Russian history without ever boarding a plane.
Adventures in AmusementThink of amusement parks as adult sandboxes where everyone, regardless of age, becomes a child. While Minnesota offers mainstream parks, it also offers Paul Bunyan Land—an ode to folklore and history. It’s where stories come alive, and old tales find a fresh breath, just like opening a book and watching the characters spring to life.
Hidden Histories and EstatesBeyond the skyscrapers and modern amenities, Minnesota is a custodian of histories whispered through its mansions and estates. Places like the James J. Hill House are not just buildings; they’re time machines. Walking through these estates is akin to reading pages from a novel, with each room narrating a different chapter, giving you an insight into the gilded age, aspirations, and artistry of times gone by.
Vineyards: The Nectar TrailsWhile Napa Valley gets much of the spotlight when it comes to American wines, Minnesota’s vineyards are like those indie songs—less discovered but incredibly soulful. Dive into vineyards like the Alexis Bailly Vineyard, where the vines aren’t just about producing grapes; they narrate a tale of perseverance, cold winters, and the dance between soil and seasons. It’s where the taste of wine becomes a narrative.
Distilleries: The Spirit of MinnesotaIf vineyards are the gentle storytellers of Minnesota, distilleries are its vibrant raconteurs. Tattersall Distilling isn’t just about spirits; it’s about the spirit of place, people, and passion. When you sip a drink here, it’s not just alcohol but a concoction of history, innovation, and Minnesota’s distinctive touch.
A Shopper’s CanvasIf shopping were an art, Minnesota would be the Louvre. While it boasts the massive Mall of America, there’s also an underbelly of boutique shops that offer curations instead of collections. It’s a place where you don’t just shop but embark on a hunt, finding treasures that echo stories, craftsmanship, and the heartbeat of local artists.
ConclusionMinnesota isn’t just a state; it’s a storytelling tapestry where every corner, from its museums to vineyards, tells a tale. Whether you’re passing through after getting that title loan or settling down for a vacation, allow the diverse narratives of The Gopher State to enrapture you. With every step, you uncover a new story, a fresh perspective, making your journey not just about sightseeing, but soul-seeing.
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Offshore wind developer Ørsted has delayed its New Jersey Ocean Wind 1 project to 2026. Previously, the company had announced construction of the project would begin in October 2023. The delay was attributed to supply chain issues, higher interest rates, and a failure so far to garner enough tax credits from the federal government. For now, they are not walking away from all their U.S. projects but will reconsider long-term plans by the end of this year. Ørsted’s stock price has fallen 30% in 5 days. This is just the latest bad news for offshore win.
Ocean Wind 1 had one of the highest guaranteed prices among the 18 projects currently in the approval queue. The actual wholesale price guarantees for Ocean Wind 1 start at $98.10/MWh, rising 2% a year to $145.77. Over twenty years revenue will average $126.47/MWh according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Ørsted is seeking higher guarantees from the BPU and an increase in federal Investment Tax Credits from 30% to 40%. Recognizing the potential financial problems, New Jersey’s largest public utility, Public Service Electric & Gas Company sold its 25% share of the project to Ørsted in January.
The company said it is “reconfiguring” Ocean Wind II in New Jersey, and its Skipjack Wind project off the coasts of Maryland and Delaware because they do not currently meet its projected financial standards. The Maryland Public Service Commission guaranteed Skipjack Wind $146.42/MWh average over twenty years and also gets to keep revenue from sales to the regional grid. Apparently, the higher guarantee is still not enough to meet the company’s financial goals. Ørsted is working to renegotiate guaranteed prices on two other projects, Sunrise Wind and Revolution Wind, that would need a 30% increase just to meet the current Ocean Wind 1 guaranteed price.
Meanwhile, projects off New York are asking for an average 48% increase in guaranteed prices that could add $880 billion a year to electric rates, or almost $18 billion over twenty years (see table below).
In North Carolina, the latest long-term energy plan from Duke Energy drops offshore wind entirely in favor of nuclear, solar, and onshore wind. Furthermore, Duke has committed to only close any existing power plants once replacements are in operation, an idea that other states should follow. Two new offshore wind lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico failed to attract a bid. Vineyard Wind off Nantucket has begun construction but faces three unresolved lawsuits.
Wind turbine manufacturers are faring no better. Siemens Gamesa has announced almost $5 billion in 2023 losses from warranty repairs for turbines much smaller than those planned in the US. The company also faces price pressure. The stock price has dropped 30% since June.
This is not the time for Delaware to be considering offshore wind.
Clearly, the industry is in disarray, facing rising costs, durability, and legal issues. An 800 MW project similar in size and the current guaranteed price to Skipjack 2 may raise Delaware residential electric prices by $400 to $545/year and for businesses by the tens of thousands. A Monmouth University poll shows a major decrease in public support for offshore wind in New Jersey, falling from 84% to 54% with 40% opposed.
David T. Stevenson, Center for Energy & Environmental Policy, Caesar Rodney Institute.
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Funding for Ukraine is causing a lot of political drama – did you notice how I did not use the word “war”? Some politicians want additional funding for Ukraine, some do not, and there is a report suggesting we might want to rethink foreign aid.
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It seems there is an issue with corruption.
Ukraine is deeply corrupt. Don’t take my word for it; that’s according to the White House. It is so corrupt that unless President Zelensky cracks down on that corruption, future aid will likely be in jeopardy. This comes from a leaked State Department assessment, as reported by Politico.
This comes on top of previous reports from both the State Department and Pentagon that tracking aid inside of Ukraine is difficult to impossible. They know some of our aid, from military gear and cash, has been outright stolen.
Our regime says they don’t have proper auditing teams on the ground. And whose fault is that? Yea, yea, they are trying to fix it. For whatever good it will do, a team from the Pentagon landed in Ukraine over the weekend to start the auditing process… $74 billion dollars into it, and somebody just got the idea of auditing in the most corrupt country in that area of the world is a good idea.
Probably becasue that mess became part of our latest Act of shutdown theater when the bill passed to fund government operations stripped out funding for Ukraine.
Mr. Biden immediately started working the phones with international leaders. He is assuring them that more US aid will be coming, and most Senators share Mr. Biden’s desire to give more cash to Ukraine.
Why does no one else ever think to lend them money?
Lindsey Graham said that funding for Ukraine should be tied to funding the US border. The suggestion is that the two are of equal importance. But in the House of Representatives, officials are not as inclined to blow their lunch money on Ukraine. There is a group of 10 to 20 Republicans who say not one more penny for Ukraine.
Beyond them, support is a bit more mixed.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he doesn’t want to give Ukraine a blank check, but he is open to giving more. That’s led to accusations he made a secret deal with the Democrats to draft a new bill this week offering billions more for Ukraine. McCarthy denies it, but Mr. Biden suggested there is a secret deal of sorts; comments made a lot of people angry, especially those 10 to 20 Republicans who oppose more money for Ukraine. One of them has announced that he will try to remove Mr. McCarthy from the Speakership. A vote to do so could happen this week.
Polls out over the past two months show Americans think we’ve already given too much aid to Ukraine. A CNN poll showed 55% say no more aid; 45% say that, no, keep the spigot open and the dollars flowing. Democrats were more likely to support more war aid than Republicans.
Shouldn’t a conversation about corruption in Ukraine and our aid be a bipartisan concern? Shouldn’t the conversation be had before we send $74 billion? As the State Department says, it is real, it is important, and we should be talking about it. That’s irrespective of whether we want more aid or not.
You voted for the senators and representatives who supported our actions up to this point. What do they have to say about their actions with your money?
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Anyone old enough to remember the classic “Get Smart” TV series has to remember one particular gag often used by that bumbling secret agent, Maxwell Smart. Caught in another of his many precarious predicaments, he’d try to distract his adversaries by throwing out some incredible lie about his imminent rescue, closing the ruse by adding, “Would you believe it?”
When he realized it wasn’t working, he’d adjust the story slightly. “Would you believe…? The bit worked perfectly with Don Adams’ comic genius, and it popped up periodically throughout the series.
It seems that Democrats picked up a thing or two from Maxwell Smart. Just a few weeks ago, while honest news outlets were broadcasting endless scenes of mass migration and utter chaos on our southern border, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas, and White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre were confidently proclaiming that our border is secure. In fact, all the Democrats went along with that storyline.
But millions of new inhabitants are hard to hide, and when they started overflowing into sanctuary cities like New York and Chicago, Democrat mayors began to take notice. Eric Adams complained that the border crisis “will destroy New York City.” That’s when the Democrat lie began to unravel. The Biden administration needed to modify the story. Like the ever-resourceful Maxwell Smart, they quickly adjusted their narrative. “If you don’t believe the border is secure, would you believe Republicans caused the border chaos? No? How about this? “Republicans are making the chaos much worse by talking about it so much.” Or their latest claim: “Republicans are politicizing the border crisis.”
The essence of their argument goes something like this: “Rest assured that the border is secure, but if it’s not, don’t blame us.” Loyal Democrats might agree with that sort of blather, but rational Americans aren’t buying it.
Most Americans recognize it as a desperate and pathetic attempt by this administration to deflect responsibility for the disaster it created with the help of Democrat lawmakers. It’s not a new tactic. It’s how they deal with all their policy follies, whether the border fiasco, inflation, or the anarchy now spreading across our country.
While most of us like to think that facts are facts and the truth is the truth, politicians have developed a reputation for distorting both. They euphemistically call it spin. But, unchallenged by their allies in the news media, the lies coming from this administration have grown to epic proportion – so brazen, so outlandish that only committed Democrats continue to nod in agreement. They insult the intelligence of clear-thinking Americans.
Maybe it’s one reason Biden finds himself 10 points behind Trump in a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.
As far as the border is concerned, CBP statistics tell the simple, unvarnished truth. Encounters at the border skyrocketed after Joe Biden took office. During the year 2020, they were at a manageable 405,036. In 2021, during Biden’s first year in office, they quadrupled to 1,662,167. According to some estimates, more than eight million foreign citizens have entered the country illegally since Biden took office. The good news for the administration is that Kamala Harris can finally end her quest for the root cause of illegal immigration. It all begins with Biden’s policies.
The voters entrusted Joe Biden to enforce American laws and protect its citizens. For whatever reason, he and his administration have shown utter contempt for the safety and security of American citizens by eviscerating our sovereignty and inviting into our homeland millions of unscreened, unidentified foreign citizens, mostly from third-world countries. While border towns have suffered for years under the crush, cities like New York are only now beginning to feel the impact.
Like characters in a situation comedy, Biden and his administration will say anything to get themselves out of a jam. But there’s nothing funny about their lies. They’re killing Americans and destroying the entire country – not just New York City.
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With a few weeks left and only one CAT3 US landfall in 2023, the Climate Cult must be beside itself: all the boiling hot ocean water and only one landfall. The news gets worse. Nothing is coming (anytime soon) to save their narrative.
Related: It Was Not the Wettest July in NH History Nor the Hottest
The only tropical storm in the Atlantic is Phillipe, and his track is estimated to head north from the Sargasso Sea, far too far from shore to be of any use and never achieving hurricane status.
You might wonder, why, Steve, do we care? Perhaps you don’t, but you have to remember the context. July was hot. Not the hottest, but it was … hot. The media pretended there was nothing like it on record, by which they mean records they’d admit exist. A lot of people swallowed the bait, and what goes with it? The rest of the narrative.
Super-heated oceans create massive super-storms that wreak havoc on coastal communities: sea swell, flooding, damage and destruction, dogs and cats living together. But that last thing is the only thing mankind has caused. Cats and dogs can live together absent the alleged chaos, just like Hot Julys and this year’s hurricane season.
July convinced NOAA to tweak its previous forecast.
In May, it predicted “a range of 12 to 17 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA has a 70% confidence in these ranges.”
In early August, the prediction changed: “The outlook now includes a 70% chance of 14-21 named storms, of which 6-11 could become hurricanes, and 2-5 could become major hurricanes. The updated outlook also states that current conditions are likely to counterbalance the usually limiting atmospheric conditions associated with the ongoing El Niño event.”
As predictions go, they’ve done worse, but not much has come of getting close. Most of the storms were tropical and muddled about the middle of the Atlantic like Joe Biden looking for a hand to shake.
I wouldn’t call it embarrassing; Tropical Storm Phillipe is number 16, the fourth of his name, but when they predict 5-9 hurricanes, including 1-4 major ones, we expect them to be big and make landfall. The Cult gets giddy. Is this the year they get to use that bigger, more frequent storm narrative to socialize energy? Nope.
They must redirect their anger and frustration toward whatever sloppy excuses they can articulate. They certainly can’t say global warming makes more cyclones that just putter about the ocean never reaching land. Oh, and you’re still a denier! And their agenda is still getting rammed down our throats with CAT 5-level executive orders and bureaucratic rule-making.
They don’t need no stinkin’ storms, but it helps the optics.
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With the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein last week, the responsibility of replacing the late Senator falls on Governor Gavin Newsom of California. Newsom’s nominee will serve until a Senator is elected in 2024 and sworn in in January 2025.
Newsom had made two stipulations when it became apparent that Senator Feinstein was failing and would not survive the remainder of her term. Newsom committed to naming a Black Woman and would insist the nominee not run for the Senate seat in 2024. He has made good on one but may change his tune on the other.
On Sunday night, Newsom named Laphonza Butler to fill the role. Butler is not a household name and is unfamiliar to most, not just outside California but inside, too. Laphonza Butler is what you get when the person making the appointment paints themselves into a corner with specific promises.
Butler is not new to politics as a campaign organizer and operative who has never held a public office. She may not be qualified to be a Senator, but she did check off the two essential boxes. She is Black and a woman who comes to the table with a bonus box checked. Laphonza Butler is a Black Woman who happens to be a Lesbian. She is a trifecta for Governor Gavin Newsom. She is not the best person available for the Senate, but she checks boxes, which is more critical in this Woke World of Politics.
Nobody enters the political world quickly; something is always in their closet. In Butler’s case, she had a huge flaw that had to be rectified Sunday night before the announcement. Laphonza Butler was not a legal resident of California but of Maryland. Butler cannot serve as a Senator of a state she does not live in. So, Butler and Newsom miraculously found a Town Clerk working on a weekend and registered the appointee as a California voter on Sunday night. When will someone throw the Red Challenge Flag and call foul on this process?
From the first stipulation by Newsom, where but in politics can you narrow the search for an employee to a specific Race or Gender? To do so in a private business environment would land you a civil rights or equal opportunity employment violation. Not for the President with his Vice President pick and his Supreme Court nominee, and now we see it is perfectly legal for a Democrat Governor. Is it legal, or is it a case of nobody having the guts to challenge these selections?
Anyone must prove residence to register to vote in a new city or state. There is no way that she could produce the documents to show that she lived in California and not in Maryland, as was detailed in her biography on the website of Emily’s List, where she is the organization’s president. Emily’s List is a political action group focusing on abortion rights.
Aside from the technicalities, Butler’s real issue is whether she checks boxes or is she qualified to be a United States Senator. Nothing in her resume indicates her ability to perform the job, but she will probably be in D.C. for 15 months and will only need to vote, however, she is directed by Chuck Schumer. That she can probably handle. She just needs to watch John Fetterman and do as he does.
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America has a free speech problem. Not so much the idea. A majority of those recently polled by Real Clear Politics think “First Amendment protections for freedom of speech is a good thing.” But they don’t all agree on what free speech is or means.
That lack of understanding has led to unhealthy opinions about the First Amendment.
A few cherry-picked bullets from RCP.
As alluded to in the opening, “Overall, 9 in 10 voters in the U.S. think First Amendment protections for freedom of speech is a good thing, while only 9% think it is a bad thing,” said pollster Spencer Kimball, who directed the RCP survey. “This is agreed upon across the demographics, like party affiliation, age, and race.”
Good in principle but not in practice.
We know what Free Speech means. The government cannot infringe on public speech; allowing that camel’s nose under the tent ends with the camel in the tent and no room for anything but what it decides. We’ve seen how that works in real life, from COVID to Vaccines to masks to closing churches to so-called disinformation ministers (official or self-reclaimed) to shuttering businesses or jailing protesters because they are registered with the wrong political party. And that’s in America.
We’ve seen worse outside our borders and as close as Canada. It’s not pretty.
But the media, including social, have created reasonable doubt in the minds of many. Instead of Free Speech, we need free speech*.
Some conditions have always applied., but the new-age version knows not the evil it embraces. If you ask the government to regulate something, especially speech, it will not stop at whatever boundary line you’ve concocted in your imagination. Once invited across the threshold, it still sucks your rights dry; any bureaucracy tasked with policing words and ideas will do that and won’t stop. You won’t be able to stop it.
Candidates will run on it, but they’ll never manage to do more than get elected. And we are only a few Supreme Court justices away from what little protection we have, as capricious as that can be. Quite often, these unelected, robed hooligans are what stand between us and sanctioned, lawful censorship. A regime that expands its speech and thought policing far and wide such that it will inevitably trample on those who believe it a good idea to regulate some speech.
We do regulate some speech, libel, slander, and genuine threats of harm, but the government bungles these often. Why anyone would see fit to allow them to manage more astounds me, but they do, and it is a growing trend we need to reverse soon. The root of which is public education. We need to teach children why speech must be free, even when we don’t like it, or they might grow up in a nation without it.
Speech is free or not, and asking the State to manage the middle ground will only result in there being no ground left upon which to stand and voice your opinion, especially if it contradicts that of those with power.
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As promised in Monday Memes, I have an overflow. My meme cup runneth over. And yes there will be a Friday edition too.
Let the mayhem, mockery, and ridicule resume:
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Having some hiccups with meme collection. I think I’ve figured out the problem but small collection this post.
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Pick of the Post:
I just had one kid at the doctor’s office. They offered the flu shot.
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Palate cleansers:
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Come back on Friday for more. Same meme time. Same meme channel.
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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker, and people are, as they should, picking sides. Ray Cardello thinks Matt Gaetz is a petulant child without a plan. Ed Mosca is happy to see Republicans of the principle remove him for failing to do his job.
Republicans in at least one Facebook group where I lurk think dethroning McCarthy was a bad idea—party division. We are shooting ourselves in the foot. Question: if everyone agrees that Washington, DC, is broken, how do we think fixing it might look?
Did it look like the brief tenure of Speaker McCarthy?
While McCarthy was speaker, Joe, and the Democrats didn’t seem to have too much trouble advancing their agenda at a time when Kevin’s job – his only job – was to leverage significant concessions or bring Congress to a screeching halt. I don’t recall hearing any tires chirp.
Let’s turn that around. As the House ponders his replacement, can they be a disruptor? Someone who walks against the flow of politics as usual. A guy or gal who says no to open borders and uses the power of the body and the majority to cut purse strings to get the Executive Branch under control. Or will it be someone who must also agree to look the other way? A leader who, instead of returning the budget process to clean appropriations or bust, has to agree to support continuing resolutions and pork-filled omnibus bills to get Republican votes. Someone who agrees that 33 trillion isn’t too much debt, we can afford some more.
Kevin McCarthy might be a great guy and a passable member of Congress, but it took fifteen attempts before he managed enough votes to get the gavel. And only after multiple concessions to the freedom wing of the Caucus and the very thing that got him “fired” from the gig. One of those concessions was a rule allowing any member to call a vote to vacate. That’s not exactly a guy with a mandate. Any Republican pretending anything else has a poor memory.
Here’s another unpleasant truth. In the wake of his departure as speaker, only Republicans can fail to elect one of their own to the post. Democrats will reject anyone who is not an R, which is meaningless unless Republicans screw it up. Is the departure of McCarthy as Speaker an expression of distaste at the removal from leadership of a milquetoast insider, or are we afraid our Republicans will do worse?
I have a few years of experience as an observer of politics, including the ones where Kevin McCarthy was Speaker of the US House. He was no great find. He’s much closer to the Inside the Beltway party than flyover country Republicans, but he could have been more like the latter.
Twelve appropriations bills. All he needed to do was bring the budget process back into line by forcing votes on each of the individual appropriations bills, clean and neat. Democrats would have been the ones shutting down the government, and we’d be able to put a name to the department, its largesse, and who was affected. He opted for a continuing resolution which, like the omnibus bills of the past decade-plus, have helped drive waste, fraud, abuse, and deficits (plus interest) into the pockets of our grandchildren.
I’m not saying I didn’t like the guy. Given the choices at the time, he appeared to have potential, but as often happens, he hid his Georgetown flu or got a more severe case along the way. He’s not the first or the last, and such is our problem. Too few members of Congress keep the principles they claim to get elected when they get to DC – it is a rare, perhaps even precious, trait, and we need more of it.
And I get why you might think Matt Gaetz was a petulant child, but he did something of which most Republicans are incapable. He got Democrats to vote for change Republicans can believe in if Republicans can stop bitching about displacing a budding DC insider from leadership long enough to replace him with someone with a bit more backbone.
Republicans control the US House, but what exactly have they done with that? If you are unsure, compare McCarthy’s US House to any Democrat majority, no matter how slim. They act like they can’t lose and refuse to accept no for an answer. They use their power to advance as much of their agenda as they can and to block every other, regardless of which branch of government.
Was McCarthy finally moving in that direction? I saw no evidence of it. And I’m not saying the Republican majority will manage to do better, just that someone had to rip off the bandaid, or we’d keep doing worse. America is worse off under McCarthy as Speaker. Much worse.
Are you sure you want to defend that?
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About a month ago, I wrote a story about Slate Valley School Board member Curtis Hier’s battle with both the school officials he was elected to oversee and his fellow board members, who don’t seem to appreciate Hier’s desire to get to the bottom of some serious problems in the system that are negatively impacting students.
The main issue at the heart of Hier’s concerns (although there are several) is the physical and psychological abuse of students by faculty – primarily kids with special needs – and the alleged cover-up of these abuses.
From a news perspective, this would appear to be low-hanging fruit for the front pages of local and statewide reporting outlets. It has sympathetic victims our reporters usually like to cover (equity for special needs students), dramatic conflict between a whistleblower and an entrenched bureaucracy, and it explores a scandalous issue that is also a subject of statewide concern – the use of “restraint and seclusion” in our public schools.
This problem is so glaring and widespread that the state legislature introduced a bill in 2023 (H.409) banning the violent practices entirely and that Education Committee members promise will be a focal point of lawmaking in 2024. Since Hier brought attention to the issue, multiple local citizens with ties to the school have come forward with stories corroborating and/or expanding on Hier’s allegations.
Hier has filed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request for redacted records regarding restraint and seclusion incidents. This was met with a threat to release Hier’s personal file from his days as a teacher. Hier started Slate Valley Transparency Legal Fund. There have been calls from the board for Hier to step down, and calls from the community for the superintendent, Brooke Olsen-Farrell, to step down….
So where is the Vermont press corps?Looking back through the archives of our major statewide news outlets, there is no coverage of this story. Even coverage by the Rutland Herald, the paper of record for the Slate Valley District, has been anemic. (Just two rather vague articles, and largely disinterested in getting to the bottom of Hier’s accusations.) It’s not because Hier hasn’t reached out to them; he has. Is it because they just don’t cover specific local school board issues? This excuse would seem to apply to Seven Days and VPR (although VPR did have one recent story on the Green Mountain School Board’s allegedly racist “Chieftains” mascot controversy). WCAX covers Burlington and adjacent school board stories, but that’s about it, so they can plausibly say it’s just not in their wheelhouse.
However, VT Digger and WPTZ do love themselves a good local school board controversy from anywhere in the state! So long as, one must now assume, it fits a certain narrative. School boards battling over racist mascots is a favorite topic for these outlets, for sure. School board conflicts over transgender policies: check! But public school employees systemically abusing vulnerable students and administrators covering it up… apparently not so much.
VT Digger routinely covers stories about local school board controversies involving members, school staff, and/or concerned parents. Just within the timeframe that the Hier events have been active, Digger dug into such headlines as, Community members urge Middlebury school district to improve its response to racism (September 27, 2023), “Alburgh School Board moves to distance itself from Grand Isle Supervisory Union (August 30, 2023), Facing no-confidence vote, South Burlington school board chair steps down (August 17, 2023), Parents say a Strafford art teacher lost her job under cloudy circumstances. They want her back. (August 16, 2023), South Burlington school board will hold vote on chair’s ouster (August 11, 2023), How did an anti-trans activist book an event at a Vergennes public school? (June 16, 2023), Brattleboro Union High School retires ‘Colonel’ moniker, replaces with ‘Bear’ mascot (June 14, 2023), At Peoples Academy, allegations of ‘systemic’ racist bullying (June 12, 2023), Orange Southwest reaches settlement in locker room lawsuit (June 2, 2023).
On September 8th Digger ran, “Independent investigation finds multiple abuse allegations at Kurn Hattin ‘supported by evidence,’” so they apparently don’t have an aversion to discussing the abuse of special needs students. But Kurn Hattin is a therapeutic independent school, not a public school, and herein, I suspect, lies the rub!
Vermont’s Left-wing media routinely puts its thumb on the scale to advance the woke agenda of the public school monopoly and its political interests. Right now, those interests include absorbing birth to five-year-old childcare into the public school system (at massive taxpayer expense) and shutting down Vermont’s independent schools and the tuitioning system that supports them so as to corral those kids and that money for themselves as well. And they feel the need to do this now while the Democrats’ supermajority, which is totally in bed with the teachers’ union, is in place and can override Governor Scott’s vetoes.
Obviously, a broad, public conversation focused on violence and psychological trauma being inflicted upon young children by public school officials and gotten away with due to lack of transparency, and competent oversight isn’t one that recommends placing toddlers into that environment to be either witnesses to or victims of these practices.
As for the independent school/tuitioning issue, the main argument that public school lobbyists have put forward to justify shutting down tuitioning is that independent schools don’t serve students with special needs, whereas public schools must and do. And public schools are transparent and accountable, whereas independent schools aren’t. Neither accusation is true about independent schools. But what Hier is trying to expose provides evidence for the exact opposite case: that public schools aren’t transparent and accountable, they aren’t actually serving special needs kids, and, in fact, beyond mere neglect, may be actively causing them serious harm.
So, says our press, nothing to see here. Move along.
The Curtis Hier story exposes two stories behind the story. 1) The public school system is not performing as it should, especially for our most vulnerable students. And 2) Our reporters and editors at our most widely read/viewed news outlets are more concerned with protecting a politically powerful special interest than they are about informing the public about serious issues taking place in the most expensive sector of state spending – Pre-K-12 education. Our ignorance is their bliss.
Rob Roper is a freelance writer with 20 years of experience in Vermont politics, including three years of service as chair of the Vermont Republican Party and nine years as President of the Ethan Allen Institute, Vermont’s free-market think tank. He is also a regular contributor to VermontGrok.
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Thomas Sowell is Brilliant, but that quality is not new to the man. In today’s clip, we jump into the way back machine to watch a younger Dr. Sowell lay out the inconvenient truths about how blacks are being kept down in America.
This clip is only a minute long but worth the wait, as Sowell delivers the kill shot at the end of the clip. A truth from decades ago that he has revisited many times that is as or more true today.
Modern welfare programs keep blacks in America down.
Dependence was seen as the key to holding the slaves down. It’s ironic that same principle comes up in the welfare state a hundred years later.
pic.twitter.com/FsTsnaigaG— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) October 3, 2023
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Thank you, Matt Gaetz, for exposing Kevin McCathy’s House-GOP as controlled opposition. Not a single impeachment … the military-industrial complex’s War in Ukraine continues to get funded … the DOJ’s war against Donald Trump continues to get funded … and we end up with a “continuing resolution” because, as Gaetz exposed, that’s where McCarthy wanted to end up. Gaetz was one of eight Republicans who said that enough was enough and refused to go along to get along. Nancy Mace was another:
Today I voted for the Motion to Vacate and remove the Speaker.
This isn’t about left vs right.
This isn’t about ideology.
This is about trust and keeping your word.
This is about making Congress do it’s job.
(1/7)— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) October 3, 2023
No budget, no separate spending bills until it was too late, a CR which takes spending power out of the hands of the people and puts all the power into the hands of a select few. There has also been no action on many issues we care about and were promised.
(3/7)— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) October 3, 2023
I came here to take difficult votes and do the right thing, regardless of the pressure and regardless of the threats (bc there’s been plenty of both). Today I’m voting against 95 percent of my party in the hopes of fixing how Congress operates.
(5/7)— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) October 3, 2023
I’ll work with anyone willing to do that and look forward to voting for a Speaker who shares this vision for changing Congress and getting us back on a path to delivering results for the people.#IndpendentVoice
(7/7)
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) October 3, 2023
Doesn’t sound all that “petulant” to me. Actually, sounds rather principled.
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Greenland, NH – Conservative CEO and U.S. Army Reserves veteran Hollie Noveletsky announced that she is running for Congress in New Hampshire’s First Congressional District against Congressman Chris Pappas.
Army Reserves Veteran, Nurse Practitioner, and CEO Willing To Work On Solutions To Help New Hampshire
“When I look at Washington, I see a city run by Joe Biden and Chris Pappas, who bask in inaction and empty promises, while middle-class families in New Hampshire are stuck with inflation, higher energy costs, the rising cost of healthcare, and chaos at our southern border,” said Hollie Noveletsky, the CEO of Novel Iron Works.
“For me, the choice was clear: I could either complain and do nothing or use my experiences as a veteran, a nurse, and CEO to offer conservative, America First solutions that will help New Hampshire. Washington has enough career politicians; we need a veteran and CEO willing to work on economic solutions that will help our families and fix the illegal immigration crisis, and that’s why I’m running for Congress.”
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Great job, Matt Gaetz. You threw a temper tantrum and have no plan for your next move. When everything favors the GOP, you pulled the fire alarm and made it personal.
We have a President wearing Depends in the White House, a totally inept Vice President that nobody wants, a GOP front-runner who will spend more time in court than the campaign trail for the next year, and Matt Gaetz decided it was a good idea to throw a grenade into the GOP led House.
Kevin McCarthy had a no-win situation when he became Speaker of the House in a tumultuous battle in January. He performed above expectations for most with a slim five-vote majority but not well enough for Matt Gaetz. Gaetz has had McCarthy in his sights since McCarthy first held the Gavel, and today, he got his wish and got McCarthy expelled from the Speaker’s office. The third person in line for the Oval Office is out because a young punk from Florida flexed his muscles and got his wish.
Excellent work, Matt, but being young and stupid, you forgot to think the process through. Who is your successor? Who now holds the Gavel in Matt Gaetz’s House of Representatives? Don’t ask Matt. He does not have a clue, but the crap show we will witness over the next few weeks to find a new Speaker is all on Matt. Did I say, great job, Matt? I think so.
Matt Gaetz has a very short memory. He forgets he was almost outed from the House on charges of sexual improprieties. The GOP stuck with Matt when tossing him aside would have been easy. His way of thanking his fellow Republican Congressmen is to throw their party into major disarray. When the Republicans should be uniting and concentrating on defeating the Democrats in 2024, we are beating each other, and the Democrats are laughing at us.
Kevin McCarthy has been kicked to the curb. He worked tirelessly to keep a GOP House divided into five fractions. His job was compared to a Mafia Don, keeping the five families aligned. It was not the Republicans against the Democrats. It was the five caucuses fighting for relevance and McCarthy pulling the strings to try and keep it all together. Nobody could have succeeded under those conditions. McCarthy did his best, but in the end, one of the families prevailed, and Kevin was dead on the side of the road.
The Speaker selects his successor as one of his first acts in office. The list is kept secret and only revealed in the case of a situation like today. When McCarthy made his selections, he chose GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, a top McCarthy ally, to serve as interim Speaker. The House will now need to elect a new speaker. According to sources, the House GOP will have a conference meeting Tuesday night, although the election is not expected to happen on Tuesday.
It isn’t easy to be objective today. I am angry, frustrated, and disillusioned as I have never been. My hope, as this country is spiraling down the drain, was that the GOP could get their act together, win this election in 2024, and turn the lousy decisions of Joe Biden around. I do not feel too good about any of that tonight.
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A State Rep. who is supposed to represent Milford recently made some political noise by switching political affiliation from Democrat to Undeclared. But this State Rep … according to her X (Twitter) does NOT consider America “her country,” DESPITE being a citizen.
Rather, she considers El Salvador “her country:”
Do her constituents know that Rep. Perez does NOT consider them her countrymen? More importantly, do her constituents know how hard-left Perez is, that she’s a Communist? Maybe all we hear about New Hampshire having the most informed, engaged voters is just another BIG LIE. OR maybe a majority of voters in New Hampshire … at least in Milford, want Communism?
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