Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Rule in the Time of Coronavirus

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Lawrence Person

The cliché is that the Chinese ideogram for “crisis” combines “danger” and “opportunity.” (This is not entirely true.) It’s widely believed that the “real” infection and death rates in China are five to ten times higher than the official rates. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Results: The Bidenburg Crashes and Burns

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Unlike Iowa, we actually have results to chew on the next morning. Bernie Sanders Pete Buttigieg Amy Klobuchar (only those three pick up delegates) Elizabeth Warren Joe Biden Tom Steyer Tulsi Gabbard Andrew Yang Others Deval Patrick Michael Bennet Two … Continue reading →

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.50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round vs.

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Lawrence Person

A rifle firing .50 BMG is the highest caliber weapon you can own without a special permit. The MK211 Raufoss is a heavy-core/explosive/incendiary .50 BMG round usually employed for anti-matériel and long-range sniping purposes. I was unabale to find any … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for February 10, 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Iowa screws everything up, the Bernie juggernaut gathers momentum, there was another debate, and Biden calls a voter a “lying dog-faced pony soldier.” It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Delegates So Sanders got 6,000 more votes than Buttigieg in … Continue reading →

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James Carville Is Right, But Not In The Way He Thinks

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Key Bill Clinton political advisor James Carville is not high on the current Democratic Party presidential field…or their policies: “I’m 75 years old. Why am I here doing this? Because I am scared to death — that’s why!” Carville said … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh on Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Here’s Rush Limbaugh describing what it was like to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald trump: The first seven minutes or so of the show are about his cancer diagnoses, the rest about receiving the Presidential Medal … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 7, 2020

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Another week chock-packed full of news: Impeachment farce ends with President Donald Trump acquitted. Let’s hope Democrats are severely punished in November for wasting so much time on bogus garbage. So Bernie Sanders won 6,000 more votes than Pete Buttigieg, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucuses Reloaded: FULL METAL MAYHEM!

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Lawrence Person

(I would like to claim the title of this post has particular meaning (like a clever allusion to machine politics), but really it’s only there because I’ve already used “Electric Boogaloo” too many times.) Silly me! I thought we might … Continue reading →

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President Trump’s Home Run Derby

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Lawrence Person

The reviews are in for President Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address. Observers seem to think he put on a home run clinic: Trump’s speech tonight was simply spectacular, and the Democrats in the room knew it. From … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucuses Winners: Trump. And Chaos.

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Lawrence Person

I’ll just go to bed tonight, I thought, then bang out a blog past tomorrow when it’s clear who won Iowa. Ha! You know who won Iowa last night? President Donald Trump, both literally, with 97% of the vote, as … Continue reading →

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