White House Press Ban Not a Constitutional Crisis But … Feb26

White House Press Ban Not a Constitutional Crisis But …

So, I’ve been thinking about the so-called “Constitutional crisis” of White House flack Sean Spicer holding a private gaggle for some news outlets while not allowing other outlets — including CNN and the New York Times — to attend. I wouldn’t have even bothered writing...

Trump Blows Off ‘Nerd Prom’ Feb25

Trump Blows Off ‘Nerd Prom’

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter today that he would be blowing off the White House Correspondents Dinner … I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening! — Donald J. Trump...

Editing Out ‘You Dumb Dago’ Feb25

Editing Out ‘You Dumb Dago’

I was watching “Rocky” streaming on AMC in the background while doing work today and was really puzzled — and angered — by an edit. During the scene where Rocky learns from Mickey that Apollo Creed’s people came by the gym to talk to him and dropped off a card, and then,...

Sabo Strikes Again … Feb25

Sabo Strikes Again …

And I’ll be watching “The Walking Dead” and not the Oscars.

Non-Residents Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote in NH Feb23

Non-Residents Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote in NH

A lot of discussion is being had about a number of voter registration bills before the Statehouse looking to address the domicile loophole and define who a resident of New Hampshire actually is when it comes to voting. While I don’t do a ton of Statehouse coverage at Patch, I do try to watch...

RIP, Alan Colmes Feb23

RIP, Alan Colmes

Talkers Magazine has just announced that liberal radio talk show host and FoxNews contributor Alan Colmes has passed away. I was a huge fan of his noon-time radio show back in the 1990s — he was the first radio host to take recorded comments and play them back, on his “graffiti...

I Tunes from the iTunes, Part 3 Feb22

I Tunes from the iTunes, Part 3

The Taste the Floor Show can be heard at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays on WNHN-LP 94.7 in Concord, NH. Listen to the stream here. The show is also heard on IPM Nation Live 2, global online radio streaming here, at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays. Pixies: Tony’s Theme A Flock of Seagulls:...

I Tunes from the iTunes, Part 2 Feb15

I Tunes from the iTunes, Part 2

The Taste the Floor Show can be heard at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays on WNHN-LP 94.7 in Concord, NH. Listen to the stream here. The show is also heard on IPM Nation Live 2, global online radio streaming here, at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays. Pixies: Tony’s Theme Wilco: I Got You (At...

I Tunes from the iTunes Feb08

I Tunes from the iTunes

The Taste the Floor Show can be heard at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays on WNHN-LP 94.7 in Concord, NH. Listen to the stream here. The show is also heard on IPM Nation Live 2, global online radio streaming here, at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays. The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the...

Missing the Mark on NH Redistricting Feb05

Missing the Mark on NH Redistricting

It’s been a while since I’ve looked at a Concord Monitor editorial and that, has been, nice. A friend on Facebook shared this one today: “Editorial: Working toward a fair map,” and there are just so many things wrong with it … where to start? First, it gets the...