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.

Reminder: Mark Udall is a Gun Grabber

After his fellow Democrats went down in flames during the recall election, Colorado’s incumbent Senator would probably prefer you forget his own support for gun control,. After all, his own campaign website is silent on the issue, and his Senate … Continue reading →

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Who Is Joe Biden?

Jimmy Kimmel asks random passersby on Hollywood Boulevard who Joe Biden is. Ignorance ensues.

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Kay Hagan’s Family Dips Their Beaks Into The Stimulus Trough

It’s no longer a surprise when Democratic cronies rake in the benefits from pork programs created by Democratic Senators and Representatives. After all, giving out taxpayer money to connected interest groups is pretty much the Democratic Party’s business model. However, … Continue reading →

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Why Mary Landrieu Sucks

(I was trying to think of a more clever headline, but let’s just go with the obvious, shall we?) One of the last, best hopes for Obama and Harry Reid to keep control of the senate is Louisiana incumbent Mary … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Friday, October 3, 2014

Here’s your Friday LinkSwarm of semi-random linkage goodness: ObamaCare’s war on women: higher premiums, cancelled plans, fewer options. ObamaCare has already cost $73 billion and counting. And the Healthcare.Gov website cost 2.5 times what the Obama Administration told us. The … Continue reading →

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A Quick Look At Texas Migration Patterns

Will Franklin of WILLisms put up an interesting link on his Twitter feed: A PDF of Texas relocation data from the Texas Association of Realtors. There’s lots of interesting information to be gleaned: The 2014 Texas Relocation Report shows that … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: Hispanic Edition

I don’t know how I missed this Mike Gonzalez editorial in the Dallas Morning News from early September, but it’s well worth your attention. It goes into some detail on how Texas Hispanics are radically outperforming California Hispanics. The relative … Continue reading →

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In Which I Pwn Liberal Tweeter @2miche

“Daddy, what did you do during the Twitter Wars?” I offer up the following example of countering the usual “The evil Koch brothers outspend everyone!” liberal talking point, and how quickly Democrats turn tale and run when faced with actual … Continue reading →

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Vox Proves Its Cultural Criticism Is Just As Competent As Its Political Coverage

Last night was the much-anticipated Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode. I enjoyed it, since it played very well with the bringing the Family Guy tropes into The Simpsons universe, right down to using Hans Moleman and Kang and Kodos. The episode … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Democrat Indicted on Nineteen Counts of That Voting Fraud That Doesn’t Exist

Yet another Democratic office-holder has been indicted on nineteen counts of voting fraud. You know, the voting fraud Democrats keep existing doesn’t exist: HARTFORD >> State Rep. Christina “Tita” Ayala, D-Bridgeport, was arrested Friday on 19 voting fraud charges. Ayala, … Continue reading →

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