Category Archives: Democrats

Will Kinky Friedman Run for Governor Again? Will Rick Perry?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Word is he’s considering a run in 2014. Could Kinky get nominated? Sure. You saw how little effort it took to run as a Democratic statewide for the Senate, and Kinky starts off with greater name recognition than any of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 3, 2012

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A random compilation of vaguely interesting news that you may have already read elsewhere. So it goes: The definition of FAIL: trying to escape police in a Smart Car: (Hat tip: Dwight.) Obama has secretly killed all the 1990s welfare … Continue reading →

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Cruz Beating Dewhurst in Early Voting

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Now that polls have closed, runoff voting results are trickling in, and Ted Cruz is currently beating David Dewhurst by a little more than 52% to 48% in early voting results. Remember, Dewhurst dominated early voting results in the primary; … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 30, 2012

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Tomorrow’s election day! Get out there and vote! And if you’re still making up your mind, you might want to read my endorsement of Ted Cruz. Now the final roundup of pre-runoff Senate race news: Evan at Perry vs. World … Continue reading →

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Liberals Continue Their Twitter Losing Streak

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

On Twitter, you can mark any word (or combination of words) you want with a hashtag (#) #likethis. Naturally, as part of the current election season, liberals have been trying to create various Twitter tags (#ows for Occupy Wall Street, … Continue reading →

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IowaHawk Brings The Gospel of Barack

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

And Lo, Iowahawk did step forth from the heavens, and deliver unto us the Book of Barack. And it was good.

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 20, 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Senate race runoff is barreling down the track toward us, so there’s a lot of race news this week: New poll has Dewhurst down by 10 points. One caveat is that I haven’t heard of Political Gravity before, so … Continue reading →

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Best Presidential Campaign Ads of the Last 30 Years

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So Mitt Romney’s campaign has taken Obama’s yawning gaffe and run with it, producing a dozy of an ad called “These Hands”: I like it! But people calling it “the best political ad in 30 years” are overselling it. Even … Continue reading →

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The Files (Short and Long) On Convicted Felon Brett Kimberlin

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

If you’re confused by all the twists and turns of convicted felon Brett Kimberlin’s story (don’t worry, I am too), this condensed version should get you up to speed. But wait! Aaron Worthing has has done his own summary! But … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: A Quick Roundup

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Spent most of the day checking things off my list and web-surfing Creepy Pasta. So here’s a quick roundup of Texas vs. California tidbits: A ballot initiative could derail the union stranglehold over California. Among all states, Texas has the … Continue reading →

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