NH GOP - CHAIRMAN HORN'S LETTER TO SPEAKER NORELLI

Concord, NH- New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn delivered the following letter today to Speaker Terie Norelli's office in response to Rep. Timothy Horrigan's remarks:

Dear Speaker Norelli,

On behalf of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, I am writing to formally request that you immediately denounce the hateful and divisive comments made by a member of your caucus and reprimand him for his continued pattern of inappropriate behavior.  

The New Hampshire Union Leader (2/1/2013) reports that Representative Timothy Horrigan (D-Durham) made outrageously offensive remarks on his Twitter account that “expressed hope that former Vice President Dick Cheney would shoot conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.” Representative Horrigan’s comments mirror a similarly offensive statement that resulted in his resignation in 2010 about former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin being “even more dangerous” dead than alive.

Representative Horrigan’s disgusting comments have no place in our political discourse and his pattern of shocking behavior disgraces the House Democratic Caucus. There is simply no excuse for an elected official to repeatedly and publicly fantasize about the displeasure, and even death, of others.

As the leader of the Democratic Caucus and Speaker, it is your responsibility to publicly condemn these hateful statements and discipline Rep. Horrigan in order to uphold the integrity of the House of Representatives. A failure to denounce his comments will serve as a sign that the Democratic House Leadership is willing to tolerate this type of reprehensible behavior.

I look forward to your immediate response to this pressing matter.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Horn

Chairman, New Hampshire Republican State Committee

ALG's Daily Grind - Economic slowdown hurts Obama, but can Romney take advantage?

Sept. 28, 2012

Economic slowdown hurts Obama, but can Romney take advantage?

Second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been revised downward to 1.3 percent growth, unemployment is still unacceptably high, the debt is higher than ever, and things are only getting worse. But can Republicans win?

Cartoon: In his back pocket

Obama's media allies come in handy again.

Hollywood's Frackin' Fraud

Promised Land, starring Matt Damon and inspired by eleven residents from Dimock, Penn., who claimed that fracking had destroyed their water and their lives has those residents' claims investigated by the EPA, which found "there are not levels of contaminants present that would require additional action by the Agency." 

CapitalResearch.org: Southern Poverty Law Center a Wellspring of Manufactured Hate

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins: gunman was "given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center that have been reckless in labeling organizations as hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy."

NHDP - ICYMI: Pictures of Frank Guinta's Birthday Gifts!

Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Democratic Party obtained secret photos of the gifts ethically challenged Congressman Frank Guinta received at his birthday day party this week.

 

"Happy Birthday Frank! No need to flee the scene of you next bar fight before the cops arrive like you did as Mayor. This handy card will get you out of jail free." [link] 

 

"This three pack of frames, will fit your certificate for being on the "Most Corrupt Members of Congress" as well as the two pending FEC complaints against you perfectly. Congratulations again on the big news last week!" [link] 

 

"And won't this be handy! It's a checkbook to help you keep track of all your mysterious and magically appearing half-million dollar bank accounts and campaign contributions!" [link] 

BACKGROUND

Bass and Guinta make watchdog group's "Most corrupt" list. Frank Guinta was named one of the "most corrupt" members of Congress by the non-partisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington for previous "mystery money" that funded his campaign, contrary to campaign finance rules. [Nashua Telegraph, 9/21/2011] 

FEC takes first step in NH rep.-elect's case. "The Federal Elections Commission has taken a preliminary step toward investigating U.S. Rep.-elect Frank Guinta's personal finances.... [Democrats] called on Guinta to show bank records proving the account's earlier existence and have questioned how someone whose chief income over the last decade was his $72,000-a-year mayoral salary could save that amount." [AP, 12/16/2010]

Guinta, Garrity faulted in bar incident. Relatives of a city man who suffered a broken leg in a dust-up at a center-city bar last month are venting their anger at Mayor Frank Guinta and Alderman Mike Garrity for their response to the incident. The family members allege Guinta and Garrity left the bar while the man, Thomas English Jr., was still lying on the floor and that neither called for help. They have also accused Garrity of lying to reporters about why he went to the bar and how it was that English got hurt. [Union Leader, 7/1/2009]

Frank Guinta, Republican Candidate In NH, Fled Scene Of Friend's Bar Brawl Reportedly Stepping Over Victim's Body On His Way Out The DoorGuinta was present for the entire event but claims he was too engrossed with his BlackBerry to look up. He left before the ambulance arrived, reportedly stepping over the victim's body on his way out the door. [Huffington Post, 10/11/2011]

NH Democrats want Guinta fundraising answers. "Democrats on Monday asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate a news report about Guinta's fundraising published last month.The report in the New Hampshire Union Leader said 1st District Rep. Guinta tried to get the Republican Governors Association to donate $100,000 to the state Republican Party, but was rebuffed over concerns about former GOP chair Jack Kimball's management of party affairs." [Union Leader, 9/28/2011]

NRN - Must Reads from September 7, 2011

Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely:

• Obama will seek $300 billion in new 'stimulus'…
• Teamsters promise in 2003 not to use weapons including balloons filled with excrement anymore…
• Is the Euro about to collapse?
• Civility for me, but not for thee
• Gore in denial: The other climate theory
• SolarGate
• Barone: GOP needs a stronger front-runner than candidate X
• Obama avoids scrutiny of his respect for civil liberties
• GOP candidates need to get serious about entitlements
• How scared of terrorism should you be?
• Litmus test
• Some perspective on Obama's call for infrastructure spending
• Virginia's big-government conservatism

Read more at NetRightDaily.com.

ALG Statement on NPR's Schiller Resignation

March 9^th, 2011, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement responding to the resignation of National Public Radio's Vivian Schiller:

"NPR CEO Vivian Schiller should have been forced to resign months ago after her outrageous firing of Juan Williams because he did not toe their orthodox liberal line.  Her leaving now does not change the glaringly obvious fact that public broadcasting is nothing more than an expensive toy run by pseudo-intellectual snobs who despise the rest of us.  Not one dime of taxpayer's money should be spent to fund public broadcasting, which is nothing more than an elitist soapbox."

Background:

"It's Time for Big Bird to Fly on His Own," by Rebekah Rast, March 9^th, 2011.

Letter to the Senate, March 8^th, 2011.

"Defund Public Broadcasting Once and For All," by ALG President Bill Wilson, October 25^th, 2010.

ALG Praises Boehner's Call to Defund Public Broadcasting, October 22nd, 2010

"Where to cut, you ask?" Video by Frank McCaffrey on Doug Lamborn's legislation, October 19^th, 2010.

"The Bare Minimum," by Rick Manning, ALG Communications Director, October 20^th, 2010.

"Time to Stop Funding Luxuries, Like Public Broadcasting," by Rebekah Rast, ALG News Contributing Editor, June 14th, 2010.

"Is Public Broadcasting Hurting the Arts?" by Robert Romano, ALG News Senior Editor, June 15th, 2010.