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.

Kay Bailey Hutchison Declines to Run for Reelection

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today that she will retire at the end of her current term, quashing speculation that she would run for a fourth full term in the U.S. Senate.” Given the drubbing she received at the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few links of interest, some Tucson-shooting-related, some not: Wow. There’s crazy. There’s super crazy. And then there’s even the people on AboveTopSecret think you’re a loon crazy. Cry for help, insane person, or random troll? Really, there’s no way … Continue reading →

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Judge Kevin Fine: No, You Can’t Magically Rule the Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the highest criminal court in Texas, as the Texas Supreme Court does not handle criminal cases) told State District Judge Kevin Fine, in essence, cut it out. One key factor in the ruling is … Continue reading →

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Paul Kanjorski Hits Bottom, Goes Spelunking

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Remember Paul Kanjorski? You know, the Democratic congressman and Stupak block turncoat from Pennsylvania that Lou Barletta slaughtered in November? (Can we still use “slaughtered” in a political context post-Jared Lee Loughner? How about creamed? Spanked? Hmm, I should probably … Continue reading →

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Jared Lee Loughner/Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Link Roundup

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I was going to post another piece on the shooting, but Instapundit has already covered pretty much everything I wanted to say. (Shakes tiny fist in impotent rage. “Damn you, Glenn Harlan Reynolds! Damn you to Hell!”) By now the … Continue reading →

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Republican Judge Killed by Left Wing Extremist Insane Lunatic

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The good news is Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is alive and able to communicate. Sadly, Federal Judge John Roll, appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the bench in 1991 is dead. Roll received death threats over his ruling … Continue reading →

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Jared Lee Loughner is a Left-Wing Extremist Raving Nutbag

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The evidence is now in, and what little seems to be known about accused Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner from people that knew him was that “he was leftwing” and “liberal in wanting to change the way the world was … Continue reading →

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“Each subject is unlocatible!” or the Unreadable Manifesto of Accused Gabrielle Giffords Shooter Jared Laughner

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here is part of the alleged manifesto of accused Gabrielle Giffords shooter Jared Laughner (which comes from people doing screen caps of his purported videos): Hello, and welcome my classified leak of information that’s of the United States Military to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for January 6, 2011

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. Here’s a roundup from the world of Jihad, where things aren’t nearly so happy: Salman Rushdie explains the Islamist threat: One of the things that liberal opinion in the West doesn’t understand … Continue reading →

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Obama Loses the David Brooks Vote

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It is well known that one of the biggest reasons for columnist David Brooks’ otherwise inexplicable swoon over Obama was his natty dressing style. “I remember distinctly an image of—we were sitting on his couches, and I was looking at … Continue reading →

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