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.

LinkSwarm for December 11, 2015

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Been an awful week for a variety of reasons, perhaps the least of which is I’m getting over a nasty cold. Hillary Clinton and the Chamber of Suckups. Hey Democrats: Why do you insist in shoving Hillary down our throats? … Continue reading →

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Texas Racing Commission Handed Clue-By-4

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hey remember how the state legislature told they Texas Racing Commission that they didn’t have the authority to approve “historical racing” machines (i.e., gambling machines prohibited by law)? And remember how the Racing Commission said “Screw you, we’re doing it … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Leads Trump in Iowa

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There appears to be a new GOP front-runner in Iowa. Sen. Ted Cruz more than doubled his support among Iowa Republicans since October and now leads the field with 24%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. It … Continue reading →

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I Think I Struck A Nerve

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Shot: Noted Trans-Black Social Justice Warrior Shaun King flipped his position on guns from pro- to anti-, then went on a Twitter deleting spree in a clumsy attempt to hide his tracks. Chaser: Hey @ShaunKing, I'm confused: Did you switch … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Says “No Mas” To Socialism

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that 100% inflation, widespread repression and corruption and endemic shortages of basic consumer goods are not a recipe for electoral success: Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the opposition coalition won a key two-thirds majority in the National … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for December 7, 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Finally, some news from California that doesn’t involve radical islamic jihadis killing innocent people… California lost 9,000 business HQs and expansions, mostly to Texas, 7-year study says. “It’s typical for companies leaving California to experience operating cost savings of 20 … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for December 4, 2015

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I have drafts of both a new Texas vs. California Update and a new LinkSwarm bubbling along, but the jihad-related news just keeps coming down the chute: What has decades of Islamic immigration done to tolerant Sweden? Made life suck. … Continue reading →

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San Bernardino Gunman “Devout Muslim”

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Evidently the two San Bernardino gunmen were Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, both now dead from police gunfire. Farook’s name came up early from Twitter users listening to the police scanner. Farook was evidently a state environmental employee. To … Continue reading →

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This Week in Democratic Party Corruption

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a big week for Democratic Party corruption. First, Democratic Speaker of New York’s Sheldon Silver was convicted of all the corruption charges against him: “The Democratic speaker of the state Assembly for more than 20 years, Mr. Silver … Continue reading →

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Something Something Something Climate Change

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This week in Paris there’s evidently a summit to address what “world leaders” feel is a pressing crisis, namely that the governments they lead somehow aren’t able to exercise more control over our lives and take more of our money. … Continue reading →

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