I just read an article about the City of Dayton, Ohio being told by the United States Department of Justice that they will have to lower their testing standards because not enough black people are able to pass their police entrance exam.
Why on Earth should it matter what color someone’s skin is?
In response to an article in the Concord Monitor about disgruntled Republicans planning a “coup” against house speaker Bill O’Brien, Kris Roberts argues:
A coup would be a really bad idea because it would allow the speaker and his leadership team to avoid taking the hit for the major cuts; whoever became the new speaker and whoever assumed leadership positions would be held responsible for the final budget.
The most effective way to deal with the current problem, the best way to look out for the interest of the people of New Hampshire would be the formation of a third caucus, what I would call for a better term the “Common Sense Caucus” made up of men and women who would be willing to put New Hampshire first, party second. Men and women who can take the time and decide just what are our core values, what programs that we believe define us as a state, programs that we must find funding for; Programs that we would be willing to stand up and fight for.
Fifty or sixty men and women may not have the power to conduct a successful coup but they could have the power to limit the power of the king; requiring him to lead by a set of rules. If one doesn’t believe so I recommend that they take out their history book and read about a little place named Runnymede and that piece of paper called the Magna Carta. After all you don’t have to kill the king to get him to look after the welfare of all the citizens of New Hampshire.
While buying tobacco last week at the Corner News (on main st in Keene) I had a pleasant conversation with the owner, Roberta Mastrogiovanni, about her store and the ‘free staters’ within Keene. I asked if she’d be interested in selling CopBlock.org and LibertyOnTour.com shirts? She stated she wasn’t interested in the ‘message’ but if it made business sense, she’d entertain the idea.
This morning I went down to the store to show Roberta the T-shirts and to provide a better background on each site. After a brief conversation she decided to give them a try. (*Please note that Corner News takes no position on the goal, missions or tactics used by CopBlock.org and/or LibertyOnTour.com, this is purely a business decision.*)
I’d like to thank Roberta and Corner News for displaying our swag and look forward to continuing our professional (not to mention voluntary) business arrangement.
If you’d like a CopBlock.org or LibertyOnTour.com shirt head down to Corner News, you can find their hours and more on their Facebook page. If you’re not in Keene but would like a shirt, please visit CopBlock.org or LibertyOnTour.com’s Support pages.
On 01/23/11 when Seth Gagne passed a note to a pharmacist in Rochester, NH, his intentions were made quite clear:
“Police say he passed a note to a pharmacist saying that if the pharmacist “pushed the button and did not return, (the pharmacist) would die.””
Back in November of 2008 a Kensington, NH man was walking down the street in Portsmouth, NH around midnight when he became alarmed at two suspicious individuals following him. Fearing for his safety, the man opened a knife, spun around, held the knife at his side, and demanded to know what the two people following him wanted.
Sounds completely justifiable, doesn’t it?
Thanks to Biker Bill from Adventures in the Free State for more footage from the 420 Rally in Concord yesterday:
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