Category Archives: Media Watch

Texas Senate Race Update for October 28, 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A roundup of Texas Senate Race news, some of which I would have reported sooner if my week hadn’t been so packed… Rep. Mike McCaul passes on the race. Big news, and I think the Ted Cruz campaign is heaving … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 25, 2011

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Have a nice cup of randomness: Post-Gadhafi Libya will be run as an Islamic state under Sharia law. Thanks a lot for that great foreign policy triumph, Obama. This Islamsists also came out on top in the election in Tunisia. … Continue reading →

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“Red State” Turns Out To Be “Red Ink State”

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I have no particular sentiment for, or against, Kevin Smith. Dogma was good, but I thought Clerks was mediocre and overrated. His video rants can be intermittently amusing, but he hasn’t made a movie I was remotely interested in seeing … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Howard Stern

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Dear Mr. Stern, I just wanted to thank you for your reporter’s incisive, man-in-the-streets interviews with various Occupy Wall Street participants. While listening, it occurred to me that you are ideally situated to test Eric Cartman’s theory that hippies can’t … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Update For October 10, 2011

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You know, when I started doing Fast and Furious updates, I didn’t realize I’d have to update this daily. But events are moving at a pretty brisk pace: Rep. Daarrell Issa says to Holder that he owns Fast and Furious, … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Updates for October 8, 2011

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been following the Fast and Furious scandal for a while, but haven’t been blogging about it much since so many other fine bloggers were on the case. I didn’t want to just post a chunk of text only to … Continue reading →

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Holder Goes With The “I’m Incompetent and Let My Subordinates Handle All Memos” Defense

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

CBS lets Sharyl Attkisson decloak long enough to print Eric Holder’s “I didn’t lie, I swear, I was just incompetent” defense for the Fast and Furious scandal: Holder says that his testimony to Congress, stating he first heard of Fast … Continue reading →

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New York Times “80 Dead” Number in Oslo Shooting Almost Certainly Wrong

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The New York Times is reporting 80 dead in the shooting spree attributed to Anders Behring Breivik. That’s almost certainly a mistranslation or a wild exaggeration. While theoretically possible, it would make him not only far and away the most … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for July 20, 2011: Roundup of Reactions to Dewhurst’s Entry

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Lots of reaction to Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s long-awaited announcement that he was getting in the Senate race yesterday. Here’s Dewhurst’s official announcement: Ted Cruz offers a video response: That video offers a URL for another Cruz website, https://www.provenconservative.com/, but … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka Offers Advice for Yankee Journalists on Rick Perry

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You might have noticed that I have not been overly kind in my assessments of Paul Burka’s political observations. He comes across as a world-weary, old school, middle-of-the-road liberal reporter who can’t come to grips with the changing political landscape, … Continue reading →

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