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.

Ferdinand Frank Fischer III Condemns All Non-White Non-Democrats

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So Democratic state representative Trey Martinez-Fischer used his speech at the Texas Democratic convention to say that GOP stands for “gringos y ostros pendejos” (or, roughly, “gringos and other assholes”). In other words, he just insulted every black, Hispanic and … Continue reading →

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Plano Bomber Anson Chi Pleads Guilty (Again)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Remember Anson Chi, the Ron Paul/Occupy follower accused of trying to blow up a gas pipeline in Plano? Now he’s apparently plead guilty to charges he already plead guilty to before: Anson Chi, 35, pleaded guilty to two of the … Continue reading →

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The Rank Dishonesty of Liberal Reactions to the Hobby Lobby Decision

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The liberal outrage machine was working overtime yesterday to see who could issue the most hysterical denunciation of the Hobby Lobby decision. Without actually, you know, addressing the language of the decision. First an foremost are the idiots who scream … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Strikes ObamaCare Abortifacient Mandate in Hobby Lobby Case

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The Supreme Court handed the Obama Administration yet another defeat today: 1. For-profit corporations are persons protected under RFRA. (Pp. 16-20.) 2. Closely held for-profit corporations are capable of engaging in an exercise of religion protected by RFRA. (It “seems … Continue reading →

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Another Dispatch from the Front Lines of ObamaCare

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This one about narrowing pediatric service networks when your baby has a hole in her heart: Norah was diagnosed with a hole in her heart and Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Norah’s heart has extra circuits and will randomly fire off … Continue reading →

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Your Lazy Saturday Anti-Gun Control Tweet Repost

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Pretty much what the title says. Consider it a cheap but tasty add-on to your regular blogging menu, like those “crumblies” at Long John Silvers… Convicted Mayors – #MAIG #Bloomberg Mayors Against Illegal Guns, criminals pic.twitter.com/akDOEe9vD4 #2A #tcot #ccot #NRA … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 27, 2014

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A small LinkSwarm for a busy Friday: Evidently Obama wants $500 million to arm the Syrian rebels that we’re supposedly trying to fight in Iraq. Oh, the article says he wants to arm “moderate” rebels. Has anyone seen these moderate … Continue reading →

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Iraq/Syria/ISIS Update

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Since Iraq and Syria are now all part of the same greater Sunni/Shia conflict, let’s take a look at recent developments in the broader theater: The War Nerd pinpoints the biggest reason for ISIS’s rapid Iraq advance: the flat geography … Continue reading →

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How Bad Has ObamaCare Been for the Economy?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This bad (click to embiggen): GDP Disaster: Final Q1 GDP Crashes To -2.9%, Worst Since 2009 Far Below The Worst Expectations http://t.co/mUd91DZrdA pic.twitter.com/NhtywQBpW4 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 25, 2014 Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced … Continue reading →

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1,000 Veterans Dead Through Neglect?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

“A new report released Tuesday by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., claims more than a thousand veterans may have died between 2001 and 2011 as the result of misconduct and a ‘culture of mismanagement’ at the Department of Veterans Affairs.” Obama … Continue reading →

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