Category Archives: video

Pete Sessions vs. Katrina Pierson: Super-Brief Race Update

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t been covering the primary race between incumbent Pete Sessions and Tea Party favorite Katrina Pierson for a couple of reasons. First, it’s not my district. Second, when it comes to incumbent Republicans drifting too far left, Sessions (with … Continue reading →

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Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The Lt. Governor’s race presents plenty of irony, namely in that it features incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, whose lost the 2012 Senate race to Ted Cruz, and three statewide office holders, all running as staunch conservatives, who endorsed Dewhurst … Continue reading →

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Texas Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s a mere six days before the March 4 primary, and I haven’t covered the various statewide races nearly as well as I would have liked. (Maybe Ukraine will refrain from blowing up this week.) So I’ll try to catch … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 25, 2014

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another roundup of tab-clearing news, much of which got pushed aside by Ukraine updates: Obama Administration admits that ObamaCare will screw small businesses. (Hat tip: Instapundit.) Why are any Republicans futzing around with any fix but full repeal? Bobby Jindal: … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Ukraine Update For February 20, 2014

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A super-brief update on Ukraine: Current conformed death toll for recent fighting at 67, unconfirmed at 100 dead. Euromaidan captures 67 policemen. EU agrees to impose sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans. It’s a start. Refusing to pay for … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot Whipped

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

That happens sometimes, when you try to escape your country’s harsh political bondage, despite the clamps and chains Putin’s police state has forced on dissidents, reformers and lesbians… (Hat tip: Moe Lane, who doesn’t seem to have realized the glorious … Continue reading →

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Morning Ukraine Update for February 20, 2014: Mass Gunfire and Violence in Kiev

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So much for that truce: Central Kyiv turned into a war zone on Feb. 20, with indiscriminate shooting, burning fires and the mass evacuations of government buildings. At least 35 people were reported dead by noon, bringing the total count … Continue reading →

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Ukraine/Euromaidan Afternoon Update

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Events in Ukraine are galloping at a furious rate: Death toll currently at 26. Yanukovych moves toward declaring martial law, though in the thinly disguised form of “anti-terror operations.” He also just fired his army chief, presumably because he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Morning Ukraine Update For February 19, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Current Ukraine status: 26 dead so far, including 10 riot police and journalist Vyacheslav Veremei. Putin’s government gave Yanukovich’s another $2 billion payout. Yanukovich demands people live the Maidan before any concessions. Protestors tell him to get stuffed. On the … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Slides Toward Civil War

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I knew things in Venezuela were bad, thanks to the magic power of socialism, but now they’re poised to get a whole lot worse. “Over the past week, Venezuelan protesters have been fighting against corruption in the government, high inflation, … Continue reading →

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