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 Is Not A Crook!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Or so he would have us believe. But the Obama Administration has been acting pretty Nixonian as of late. First there’s how the White House lied about Benghazi, and how the CIA’s original talking points were altered to support the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 10, 2013

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

For a shocking change of pace, the Friday LinkSwarm will be on Friday: “How can we ‘gun people’ honestly be expected to come to the table with anti-gunners when anti-gunners are willfully stupid about guns, and openly hate, despise and … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for May 9, 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update! “It’s time for public employee unions to wake up and take a look around. Government services are shrinking, cities are crumbling, and they’re enjoying pay and benefit packages that many in the private … Continue reading →

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South Carolina CD1 Election Fallout

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Lawrence Person

A roundup of interesting commentary on Mark Sanford’s defeat of Elizabeth Colbert-Busch in the SC1 special election: Erick Erickson on Mark Sanford’s victory: “[Colbert-Busch] opted out of most debate opportunities. Instead of debating her, Mark Sanford toured the district with … Continue reading →

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Sandford Beats Colbert-Busch

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In the South Carolina First Congressional District race. In fact, it wasn’t even particularly close. Stephen Colbert may be America, but his sister can’t be a U.S. Representative on his coattails.

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LinkSwarm for May 6, 2013

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Time for another LinkSwarm! Silly Joanne Chesimard. If she had just served her time, she’d have tenure by now. Europe is “bleeding out”. Youth unemployment? “59.1% of those under 25 are unemployed in Greece, 55.9% in Spain, 38.4% in Italy, … Continue reading →

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I’m Not at the NRA Meeting in Houston. But Ted Cruz Is.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I couldn’t go to the NRA annual meeting in Houston this weekend, as much as I would have liked to, because I went to a family even in Houston last week. But fortunately, Ted Cruz is there. “The Constitution matters. … Continue reading →

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The Decline and Fall of the Austin American-Statesman

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I’m not sure if you noticed (and it’s entirely possible you haven’t), but the Austin American-Statesman has instituted a paywall on their website. Obviously the Statesman feels that their slow, steady decline just isn’t getting the job done, so they’ll … Continue reading →

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May 1st: Victims of Communism Day

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Today is an important day. I’m speaking, of course, of Victims of Communism Day. People may say that anti-communism is a cause that’s passe, but keep in mind that: The Hermit Kingdom of North Korea continues to starve and torture … Continue reading →

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This is EXACTLY Why We Sent Ted Cruz to Washington

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Republican Senators have been yelling at Ted Cruz. At the top of their lungs, no less. “How dare you make me stand on principle???” We won the gun control fight because Senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Rand Paul stood … Continue reading →

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