More Airplane Death Jokes - This Time From Granite Grok, Prominent Guinta Supporter

Grok is a major backer of Guinta (4.00 / 1)

Grok endorsed Guinta back in May, and Guinta has appeared on Grok podcasts/liveblogs.  

http://granitegrok.com/blog/20...

Just about a week ago, Guinta invited Grok to live blog from one of his events.

http://granitegrok.com/blog/20...

So, what will Frank Guinta do? Will  he defer to Brett Bosse for a comment like, "it's his personal business'?



"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 10:27:43 AM CDT

NHDP: (4.00 / 2)

NHDP Calls on Republican Candidates to Denounce President Obama Murder Joke

Concord - This morning, prominent New Hampshire Republican activist and internet blogger Skip Murphy posted an offensive joke on his web site about President Obama dying.  The punch line involves the intentional killing of the President following a plane crash.  Murphy's post was titled "Friday Humor - Subject: Plane Crash" and appeared on his blogging website, GraniteGrok.com.

Murphy's "Granite Grok" is a go to site for Republican candidates and party leaders, and has endorsed  numerous Republican candidates such as John Stephen,  Frank Guinta, and several state senate and legislative candidates, including William O'Brien, a Republican candidate for speaker of the New Hampshire House.

Graphics representing campaigns are posted on the right hand column of his site.  Republican candidates have continued to appear on Granitegrok podcasts, even though just a few months ago Murphy's former colleague, Doug Lambert, resigned from the state due to controversial comments made about New Hampshire Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley. Congressional candidate Frank Guinta has even invited Murphy to "live blog" from at least one Guinta event.

"Murphy's comments are indefensible even by the standards of the NHGOP," said Harrell Kirstein, press secretary for the New Hampshire Democratic Party. "They have routinely ignored the hateful rhetoric preached by members of their Party, including Granitegrok, and as a result their activists seem to think it is fun to publicly discuss the death of the President.  The candidates supported by Murphy and Granitegrok, like Stephen and Guinta, need to denounce this outrageous behavior,"

"This is not the first time Granitegrok has joked about the deaths of public figures, yet Republicans not only have not disassociated themselves from the site, they patronize it regularly," continued Kirstein.  "Will Republican candidates like John Stephen, and  Frank Guinta finally say enough is enough? Will they  immediately denounce Murphy's hateful comments, and demand he remove his endorsement of them from GraniteGrok.com?"

A screen shot of Murphy's post can be found here, and a picture of his endorsed candidates can be found here.  His endorsement of state Rep. Will O'Brien can be found here.

birch, finch, beech

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by: Dean Barker @ Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 15:16:47 PM CDT

IOKIYAR (0.00 / 0)

Where is the outrage?

Ole Skippy is a self-proclaimed evangelical Christian. There would seem to be a disconnect between what Christians profess to be, and this guy's "humor."  

sanctimonious purist/professional lefty

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by: susanthe @ Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 16:02:25 PM CDT

this is not Skip's first plane crash joke (0.00 / 0)

In an earlier installment back in May, Skip posted another plane crash joke.  He basically suggested that you get back at "your annoying seat mate on your next [airplane] flight" by logging onto a web site which consists of a 60-second countdown timer accompanied by Arabic music and slogans.  That seems like a pretty good way to get yourself thrown in jail, actually.

Skip posts a lot of airplane-related material.  He evidently loves airplanes almost as much as he hates liberals.

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by: TimothyHorrigan @ Sat Oct 09, 2010 at 07:02:36 AM CDT

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Fair diary (4.00 / 1)

Unfair headline, in my opinion. I get that you were trying to highlight the Guinta relationship with GG for people who don't read it regularly, and singling him out in a comment is certainly fair game. But I think doing it in the headline is unfair. He didn't say it.

And, as you have excellently noted several other places on this site, there is plenty else to discuss about Frank.

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by: JimC @ Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 16:56:55 PM CDT

Sleep with dogs, etc n/t (4.00 / 2)

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 18:19:57 PM CDT

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Silly Democrat, (0.00 / 0)

those rules are only enforced against DEMOCRATS!

Sure, I voted for less government and less government spending...just NOT the parts that I benefit from!

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by: Ref @ Sat Oct 09, 2010 at 10:25:04 AM CDT