New Hampshire
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7:21 p.m.
Don't Believe the Hype from the Anti-Marriage Crowd
So the anti-marriage crowd is trying to make hay over the fact that some parts of New Hampshire adopted their stealth attempt to insert discrimination into our constitution, and alarm bells are going off among some in the wider LGBT community. Don't believe the hype. Let's put this non-binding nonsense into context and be honest about what it meant for non-SB2 towns. It meant the deli...
Blue Hampshire - 6:26 p.m.
NH-Sen: Oh Noes!!!! A Rasmussen Poll!
So there's a new poll out from GOP-pushing Rasmussen showing Hodes behind Ayotte. Yawn . Yawn . And yawn . Now leaving aside FAUX's favorite pollster, it seems likely that the race hasn't moved much since earlier polling. But there ain't no way I'm going to get worked up over Ras' margins. Yet what has changed since then is that Hodes was out in front on Vermont Yankee an...
Blue Hampshire - 4:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 
It's Time To Act on Health Care Reform
After more than a year of debating health care reform, it's easy to lose sight of what motivated us to act in the first place. But the recent news about insurance rate hikes for New Hampshire families and small businesses perfectly illustrates the urgent need to reform the insurance system in this country. According to a recent report by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, WellPo...
Blue Hampshire - 3:04 p.m. - 3 clicks
Lynch promises veto of medical marijuana legislation
For Immediate Release Gov. Lynch Statement Regarding Legislation to Decriminalize Marijuana “Marijuana is a controlled drug that remains illegal under federal law. I share the law enforcement community’s concerns about proliferation of this drug. “In addition, New Hampshire parents are struggling to keep their kids away from marijuana and other drugs. We should not make the jobs of parent...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 1:08 p.m. - 2 clicks
Governor and Council Approve Funding to Expand Real World Learning Opportunities for Students
For Immediate Release CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council today approved the use federal Workforce Investment Act funds to expand a successful program in Grafton County that offers real world learning opportunities and high school credit for students. The $234,678 contract with the Grafton County Economic Development Council will help to expand the existing North Country Work...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 10:29 a.m. - 2 clicks
Governor and Council Approve Funding for North Country Business Launching Pad, NH Talent Team
For Immediate Release Federal Funds Will Be Used to Implement Two Innovative Workforce Development Programs CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council today approved the use federal Workforce Investment Act funds to establish two new innovative programs to help North Country residents build their own businesses and connect North Country workers with jobs. White Mountain Community...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 10:03 a.m.
Governor Lynch Statement on the Death of Granny D
CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Doris “Granny D” Haddock: “Granny D was a true New Hampshire treasure, embodying the spirit that makes this such a great state. Granny D proved to us all that one person really can make a difference. Granny D's passion and commitment inspired tens of thousands of Americans to get involved and push for chang...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 5:49 a.m. - 2 clicks
Granny D dies peacefully at home at age 100
From Carol Wyndham: Doris “Granny D” Haddock died peacefully today in her Dublin, New Hampshire family home at 7:18 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. She was 100 years old. Born in 1910 in Laconia, New Hampshire, she attended Emerson College and lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. She was an activist for her community and for her country, remaining active until the return of ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 5:01 a.m. - 2 clicks
A life well lived: Thank you, Granny D! We will miss you
Doris 'Granny D' Haddock Dies At 100 Activist Walked Across Country For Campaign Finance Reform March 9, 2010 DUBLIN, N.H. -- Former U.S. Senate candidate and longtime political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock has died. She was 100. Gov. John Lynch spokesman Colin Manning confirmed Tuesday night that Haddock died. Haddock gained national recognition when she walked across the country ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 4:48 a.m. - 2 clicks
Memorial Open Thread: Sit Together at the Table of Power
Doris "Granny D" Haddock : There can be no true equality in America so long as only the rich are represented at the table of power. That is no democracy. There can be no true justice in America so long as only the privileged make the rules and build the jails for those outside the rooms of power. That is no democracy. Only when we sit together at the table of power can we do the right things by ...
Blue Hampshire - 3:43 a.m.
The Passing Of Granny D.
We have been informed that Granny D. has passed away this afternoon. She turned 100 on January 24th, and we had a large party at the State House for her on January 28th, which she so much enjoyed. With the help of many who read and blog on BlueHampshire.com, the House and Senate approved, and Governor John Lynch signed legislation last year creating a Citizen-Funded Campaign Task Force, wh...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 7:08 p.m. - 3 clicks
Black Box Voting on why the DOJ decision on ES&S-Diebold merger won't stop evoting industry problems
Here's a quick analysis of the possible impact of the USDOJ antitrust decision: The acquisition by ES&S of Diebold's Premier Election Solutions has been (supposedly) nixed by the US Department of Justice on antitrust grounds. However, the DOJ erred by not acting promptly to protect the Premier Elections operation from being gutted by ES&S. The Dept. of Justice claims that the deal flew un...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Tue 1:41 p.m.
Nancy Elliott and the Politics of Beavis and Butthead
Slate : New Hampshire state Rep. Nancy Elliott, at a recent state Judiciary Committee meeting on a proposal to repeal the state's same-sex marriage bill, described the issue of gay marriage as follows: "taking the penis of one man and putting it in the rectum of another man and wriggling it around in excrement." Rep. Elliott continued, irrelevantly, "and you have to think, I'm not sure, would I a...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 3:00 a.m. - 4 clicks
Joe Montibello for Exeter Selectman
I'm Joe Montibello, and I'm running for Selectman. I’m a family man living and working in Exeter, and I am concerned with the future of the town. Politically, I’m a progressive who believes that the purpose of local government is to put the will of the people into action. The town can’t afford to just listen – it has to ask the people what they need and make every effort to provide it. The Bo...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 7:25 p.m.
DOJ Statement on Diebold-ES&S Merger: ES&S must divest voting assets purchased from Diebold
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 8, 2010 Justice Department Requires Key Divestiture in Election Systems & Software/Premier Election Solutions Merger Divestiture Will Restore Competition in Voting Equipment Systems, Nine State Attorneys General Join in Department’s Resolution WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 5:48 p.m.
Ayotte Defends Jim Bunning's Attack on the Unemployed
...Yup, she must be worried about Ovide. She went where few will go ( .mpg ; transcript from a Hodes email release): Mr. Chidester: ...Hardly any Republicans came out in support of what [Senator Bunning] was trying to convey. He was chastised by the media. He was vilified by the Democrats. And yet here we have in little old New Hampshire a candidate by the name of Kelly Ayotte comes out and ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 5:03 p.m. - 3 clicks
Recovery Act Reality Bites GOP Talking Points
Beth Lamontagne Hall , for the Union Leader: New Hampshire has used its $708 million in federal stimulus funding to create more than 2,000 jobs, pay for scores of road projects, upgrade health centers, fund research projects at universities and provide public schools with computers and supplies. ...Chris Clement, director of the state Office of Economic Stimulus, said New Hampshire used $146.5 m...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 4:40 p.m. - 3 clicks
TODAY! Creating the Economy of our Future: JOBS
Event: Creating the Economy of our Future: JOBS "A Community Conversation" What: Informational Meeting Start Time: Today, March 8 at 7:00pm End Time: Today, March 8 at 8:30pm Where: Manchester YWCA...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
Icelanders reject bank bailout scheme (unlike US citizens, Icelanders had a vote on it!)
First Iceland, then the World Written by Michael Collins SOURCE: DailyCensored.com Michael Collins The public is angry. Why should the public pay for the bankers mistakes. Iceland blogger Halldor Sigurdsson Who cleans up the mess when ignorant, greedy bankers rack up massive debt then go broke? The people of Iceland made a strong statement Saturday. The ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.
The Doctor is In
Paul Hodes brought one of his supporters to Portsmouth yesterday. Dr. Howard Dean. Approximately 125 folks gathered at Portsmouth Gas & Light to see US Senate candidate Paul Hodes, and Dr. Howard Dean, former Governor of VT and one-time presidential candidate. A whole lot of Deaniacs were in that room, wearing their old Dean buttons, and wistfully imagining what this country would ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
Open Thread: Movie Dialogue Edition
It's quiet around here. Maybe... too quiet. Let's chatter some - what are your favorite movie lines? Mebbe because they're funny, mebbe because they're sad, mebbe terseness, mebbe other associations. I'll start with "You ain't heard nothing yet" from The Jazz Singer, just because Zandra thinks I might be too young for it. Or how about, sans attribution: It's the pictures that got s...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.
Open Thread: Ten Pages a Year
The Poet: This is an Open Thread. ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.
Marriage Equality: A Wonderful Gift To 734 Of Our New Hampshire Citizens
As of the beginning of this month, 734 of our fellow New Hampshire gay and lesbian friends, neighbors, and family members have been able to be married since the beginning of this year. That has been possible because of passage by our State Legislature of House Bill 436, which provides for marriage equality. They have been allowed to make legal commitments to share their love and carin...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
Dems Have No Principles In Kevin Landrigan's World
I think I've finally figured out why state media gatekeeper Kevin Landrigan's columns are so often irritating, and therefore, why I bother to read them less and less. In Kevin Landrigan's world, Democrats have no principles and are guided by politics in every decision. He never states this openly. Rather, it's like a natural law in the Universe According to Kevin Landrigan , and as a resu...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 6:29 a.m. - 2 clicks
Frank Schaeffer on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation
March 6, 2010, By Joan Brunwasser For a long time, I've been fascinated by the MRFF, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, especially after I read founder Mikey Weinstein's book. I recently learned that best-selling author and former evangelical Frank Schaeffer is on their advisory board. I interviewed him several mo...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Sun 5:46 a.m.
"To Hell With the Kids"
My town held its school district meeting today. We have not gone to SB2, so we meet and vote as a group. The quote of the day has to be one voter who stood up during the discussion of the operating budget and announced, "Taxes are going up, I like my house and want to stay in it and to hell with the kids." The budget was article 5. We had passed by substantial margins a new one...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 4:08 a.m.
To reconcile or rapture
For clarification of the issue, The Daily Show is incomparable. ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Sun 2:09 a.m. - 2 clicks
cacr 29
The House Republican Alliance, co-chaired by Nancy Elliott (R-Merrimack), William O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and Bob Mead (R-Mont Vernon) has been busy with constitutional amendments this session, the best known being CACR 28, which would ban marriage equality in the state. There is another constitutional amendment on their agenda CACR 29 That the first part of the constitution be amended...
Blue Hampshire - Sat 9:08 a.m.
Action alert: Protect our Tongass National Forest
A "sweetheart" deal working its way through Congress could allow a single corporation, Sealaska, to clearcut some of the best, oldest, most biologically-rich areas left in America's Rainforest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Please tell Congress to stop expanded logging in the Tongass. America's rainforest, the Tongass National Forest, is stunningly ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Fri 7:28 a.m. - 2 clicks
DOJ poised to approve ES&S-Diebold merger: NH would become part of nation's 70% elections controlled...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Fri 5:26 a.m. - 2 clicks
Action alert from Al Gore: Call now for clean energy
Democracy for New Hampshire - Thu 10:08 a.m. - 6 clicks
That Gun Control Case
Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 3 clicks
And Then There Were 34
Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 2 clicks
Gov. Lynch lauds senate's initial passage of NH working jobs initiative
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 7 clicks
ACORN completely exonerated from all charges and smears
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 4 clicks
Election officials primed to perpetrate election fraud
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 5 clicks
And Then There Were 33
Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 5 clicks
Green Tea Party?
Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 2 clicks
Better Democrats
Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 3 clicks
New Hampshire Republican Candidates Silently Support Republican Plans to Privatize Social Security
Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
And Then There Were 30
Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 4 clicks
Judge Alex Kozinski: The Fourth Amendment is Gone. "Welcome to the fish bowl."
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
shaheen: wellpoint's new hampshire rate hikes are why we need reform now
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 25 - 5 clicks
Stenography
Blue Hampshire - Feb 21 - 4 clicks
White House weekly address: Health insurance rate hikes out of control
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 21 - 3 clicks
Governor Lynch statement on death of Marine Pfc. Eric Currier
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 20 - 5 clicks
Turnout in Senate District 16
(Click on graph for larger view. Blue bars are city wards; red bars are towns. Beige = total turnout.) Turnout in Tuesday's special Senate election in District 16 did not hold a lot of surprises. Democrat Jeff Goley did well......
Granite Prof - Feb 18 - 3 clicks
Breitbart lied about ACORN 'pimp' videos when selling story in his own Washington Times column
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 18 - 3 clicks
Faux Libertarianism?
Blue Hampshire - Feb 18 - 6 clicks
Annette Vander Ploeg: We were first responders to Haiti's earthquake
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 18 - 3 clicks
qotd
Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 4 clicks
cacr-28
Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 6 clicks
Nancy's Bill
Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 7 clicks
Nashua Strikes Back
Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 7 clicks
Boutin carries Bow
The town of Bow once again displays a Democratic tilt. David Boutin carries the town (which almost certainly means a clean sweep for the Republican, given that GOP-leaning Dunbarton is the only place outstanding), but with only 54 percent of......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 4 clicks
Boutin carries Manchester, 53-47
If the vote in Senate District 16 follows 2008 patterns, Boutin's percentage heads north from 53 percent....
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 3 clicks
Boutin carries home base 2-1
873-470 in Hooksett. A little lower than I would have guessed, given Candia, but still an impressive total. That leaves Boutin at 59 percent with two towns to report, Dunbarton and Bow. Dunbarton should look similar to Hooksett -- another......
Granite Prof - Feb 16
It's a rout for Boutin in Candia
First town of the night, Candia, now in. Boutin wins by almost 3-1, 355-125, according to Pindell. Candia is the most Republican area of the district. If he keeps close to that pace outside of Manchester, he may flirt with......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 2 clicks
Boutin takes Manchester 1 and 12
According to Pindell, Republican David Boutin has carried both Manchester 1 and Manchester 12 in the special election to replace Ted Gatsas as state senator. Manchester 1 is Democrat Jeff Goley's home ward, which might explain why he did slightly......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 8 clicks
Goley's hopes in Senate District 16 depend on Manchester
In the days before the special election in Senate District 16, New Hampshire Democrats have been staking out the Amoskeag traffic circle, waving signs for Manchester state Representative Jeff Goley at morning commuters. The Democrat's hope for an upset tonight......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 7 clicks
The Fight For Marriage Equality Continues This Wednesday At The State House
Blue Hampshire - Feb 15 - 4 clicks
Netherlands: "Voting computers have been abandoned because they are not fraud-proof"
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 14 - 2 clicks
Incredible
Blue Hampshire - Feb 14 - 2 clicks
Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of citizens group Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks
Fight The "Citizens United" Court Ruling With The Fair Elections Now Act
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks
Would New Hampshire figure in a 2012 Palin run?
Most likely not, Nate Silver at 538 says, arguing that the Granite State will not be a good fit for the Alaska Republican. Too many college-educated voters in the electorate, and too few conservatives and white evangelicals....
Granite Prof - Feb 10 - 6 clicks
Governor Lynch requests investigation of Vermont Yankee Nuclear facility
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 10 - 2 clicks
AP: Tritium, a radioactive substance, now leaking into the Connecticut River
Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 3 clicks
Lynch job approval outshines Benson, Shaheen
Governor John Lynch's job approval ratings, just released by the UNH Survey Center, stand comfortably ahead of Craig Benson's and Jeanne Shaheen's at the same time in their final terms in office. Lynch's net approval stands at + 34 (60......
Granite Prof - Feb 9 - 6 clicks
Shining light on the Financial Resources Ponzi Scheme and NH's response (or lack thereof)
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 9 - 4 clicks
Things Are Changing
Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 2 clicks
Black Box Voting on election reform, concealed vote counting, and civil rights
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks
Black Box Voting on election reform, concealed vote counting, and civil rights PART II
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks
The Road To 'Global Zero': An Interview With Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks
It's an Election Year
Blue Hampshire - Feb 5 - 2 clicks
Move Over, UNH
Blue Hampshire - Feb 4 - 2 clicks
Shea-Porter, NH-02 make Swing State's top 50 vulnerable D seats
Swing State Project ranks Carol Shea-Porter's seat as the 41st most vulnerable for the Democrats in their most recent rankings. The open seat in NH 02 ranks six spots below, at No. 47. Stuart Rothenberg ranks NH 02 as one......
Granite Prof - Feb 4 - 4 clicks
The Obama brand: Feeling good while they rob you blind?
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 2 - 3 clicks
Governor Lynch statement on death of Pfc. Marc Decoteau
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
Breitbart Blasts Liberal Hypocrisy in Manchester as Stooge Confesses to Felonies in New Orleans
Blue Hampshire - Jan 31 - 2 clicks
In the Lions Den--Pres. Obama dialogues with Republicans
Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 30 - 2 clicks
PR firm celebrates SCOTUS decision by running for Congress
Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 30 - 2 clicks
Happy Anniversary
Blue Hampshire - Jan 30 - 3 clicks
Pollster, or Pundit?
Blue Hampshire - Jan 29 - 2 clicks
