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.

Romney is Talking About Hope and the Future

Mitt Romney’s latest video, “Red Rocks,” talks about hope for America’s future: That was posted yesterday, and already has over 117,000 views. Obama is talking about revenge and rape.

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Nick Lampson: “We need greater civility. That’s why I’m going to shove your camera away.”

Obviously Democratic 14th Congressional District candidate (and former congressman) Nick Lampson really doesn’t like being asked how often he voted with Nancy Pelosi in the middle of his lecture on bipartisanship. I talked about the CD14 race between Lampson and … Continue reading →

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Ohio: Mitt Romney is Drawing Crowds Like U2, Obama is Drawing Crowds Like Whitesnake

Romney draws 30,000 at single rally in Ohio. (Pic via Brennan Hall (@bren_nan) on Twitter) Meanwhile, Obama is drawing crowds in Ohio between 2,800 and 4,000. That’s a good crowd…for a Whitesnake concert. It’s pretty piss poor for the President … Continue reading →

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Republicans Serious About Winning Third Court of Appeals Ground Game

I just got my fourth direct mailer supporting Jeff Rose, Scott Field, David Puryear, and Bob Pemberton for the Third Court of Appeals. The Third Court of Appeals covers a large swath of central Texas, stretching from Fayette up to … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: Halloween 2012 Edition

Six days to the election, and I’ve spent most of the night handing out candy. Six days until we choose to follow the successful Texas Red State path of low taxes and limited government, or the failing Blue State California … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 30, 2012

I was going to have an insightful, data-filed post on the Texas 23rd Congressional district race, but then I realized that the Los Angeles Times data I was relying on flipped at least one bit of information (NRA-ILA is doing … Continue reading →

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Tough Race to Replace Ron Paul in U.S. 14th Congressional District

When I looked over the new redistricting numbers, the Texas U.S. Congressional seat that leapt out at me as the most competitive was Rep Francisco “Quico” Canseco’s CD23, a swing seat which got minimal Republican reinforcement during redistricting. But right … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama Stands Down Throughout History

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers For he today that stands down with me on Crispian’s day shall be my brother” — King Obama V, October 24, 1415, the day before the English surrender at Agincourt “Come … Continue reading →

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“Democrat of the Year” Convicted of Stealing Money From Mentally Handicaped Elderly Woman

If you put this in a novel, the editor would reject it for the symbolism being too heavy-handed. Estelle Carson, the Denver woman named the “Jefferson County Democrat of the Year,” has been convicted of stealing money from an elderly … Continue reading →

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Shrinkage

Mark Steyn’s latest column looks at the Incredible Shrinking Obama presidency, contrasting two videos (“the Islamophobic one and the Obamosexual one”) that “bookend the remarkable but wholly deserved collapse of the president’s reelection campaign.” Given yesterday’s revelations about Benghazi, that … Continue reading →

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