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.

614,935 to 1

Number of people in Rep. Jim Oberstar’s Minnesota Eighth Congressional District: 614,935 Number of individuals in his District who donated to Oberstar’s election campaign this year: 1 I’ve long thought that limiting campaign contributions to in-district or in-state might radically … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad

Though I’m going to be concentrating heavily on election coverage the next three weeks, the rest of the world doesn’t stop just because the U.S. is having an election. Here’s a roundup of this week’s problems with Jihad, Islamists, Sharia, … Continue reading →

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NRO’s New Battle ’10 Blog

I’m not sure if you noticed, but National Review Online has put up a new blog, Battle ’10, for this year’s elections. It’s well worth checking out if you want to follow various races. (And I’m not saying that just … Continue reading →

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After Getting Them to Flip for ObamaCare, National Democrats Says “See Ya!” to Kosmas, Driehaus, and Dahlkemper

So right after I put this piece on vulnerable Democratic House seats, this New York Times story appears stating that three of the Dem Reps we profiled, Steve Driehaus (OH 1), Suzanne Kosmas (FL 24) and Kathy Dahlkemper (PA 3) … Continue reading →

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Washington Post Editors Are So Afraid of Islamists…

That they’re refusing to run a cartoon that doesn’t show Mohammed. Evidently the right for Muslims not to be offended now trumps all other considerations in the minds of the MSM. See also: Molly Norris. Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.

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Selected House Democrats Who May Be Swamped By The Coming Tidal Wave

So how bad are Democratic House members doing this election? According to the National Journal, pretty bad. They count 60 seats among the most competitive and another 19 very close. Of those 79 House seats in play, 72 are currently … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 10/10/10

A few links for 10/10/10 Sunday: Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district Lou Barletta posts a Fox News video that tells how his opponent, Rep. Paul Kanjorski, earmarked $10 million for a business run by his own family. Kanjorski … Continue reading →

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Why Journalism Jobs Are Disappearing

Instapundit usually puts up good, interesting links, but this one by Cindy Perman on disappearing jobs suffers from the fact that the woman who wrote it has no idea what she’s talking about, at least when it comes to computers: … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 10/8/10

Some links of potential interest to tide you over the weekend while I work on a more substantial post. The 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America. W. Lake St. (60612) in Chicago tops the list, with two from Texas: E. … Continue reading →

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Williamson County Republicans Spend $5 Million on Donuts

Or so their filing report would lead us to believe. Oh sure, you say it’s a typo. But just wait until they grab 100% of the police vote in November…

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