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.

Obama Surveillance Scandal Widens

This seems to be the way the world works now: President Trump: Tweets something crazy. Democrats: Look at that! Trump’s crazy! And also SuperMegaHitler controlled by Putin! National Review writer: Trump must stop tweeting immediately. World: Hey look, that totally … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Update for April 3, 2017

The first trial resulting from the 2015 Waco biker shootout, previously scheduled to start May 22, has been delayed: The trial for Christopher Jacob Carrizal, a member of the Bandidos motorcycle group, had been set for May 22. But state … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: “Hello Angry Losers”

Pat Condell has a message for those who are still fighting Brexit: “Your bitter and abusive response to Brexit makes the fact that you lost almost as pleasing as the fact that we won.” Some choice quotes: Now that Britain … Continue reading →

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Rep. Beto O’Rourke Declares For Ted Cruz’s Senate Seat

El Paso Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke is officially running for Ted Cruz’s senate seat in 2018. Cruz will still be a prohibitive favorite incumbent with a national profile, a battle-tested campaign team and demonstrated fundraising prowess running in a deep … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 31, 2017

Welcome to April Fool’s Eve! Don’t believe anything you hear tomorrow. Especially if it’s from CNN… Representative Moe Brooks of Alabama offers up a one sentence repeal of ObamaCare: “Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable … Continue reading →

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John Wiley Price Trial Update

In case you missed it, the long-delayed bribery trial of long-serving black Democratic Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price got underway February 27. For those who forgot about Price, the essentials are that Price is accused of taking some $950,000 … Continue reading →

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Brexit Is Served

The UK has officially invoked Article 50, kicking off the official 2-year Brexit countdown: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday sent formal notice of the country’s intention to withdraw from the European Union, starting a tortuous two-year divorce littered with … Continue reading →

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Johnny Rotten Backs Brexit, Trump

I’ll take things likely to make liberals heads explode for $200, Alex: British cultural icon and punk rock godfather John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) has hailed the “joy” of populist, anti-establishment movements across the West. Mr Lydon backed Brexit, claimed President … Continue reading →

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Did Trump Actually Want RyanCare to Pass?

Yesterday House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the ObamaCare “repeal” bill from consideration. This was not surprising, in that the Republican base hated the bill even more than Democrats did, mainly because it was an awful bill. Voters elected Republicans who … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 24, 2017

This week I started a new job and started working on my taxes, so expect scattered patches of Light Blogging for the next few weeks… “Everyone in Washington hates Donald Trump’s new budget. So it must have something going for … Continue reading →

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