Monthly Archives: May 2011

Election Tdibits for Monday, May 16, 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m having some computer issues, so expect blogging to be light for the next few days. Trump decides not to run. Tom Leppert bashes the IMF. Just because I doubt Mr. Leppert’s conservative bonafides doesn’t mean he’s wrong. Speaking of … Continue reading →

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Round Rock ISD School Board Elections Tomorrow

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Those of you in RRISD should be aware that school board elections are tomorrow, Saturday, May 14. A list of voting locations can be found here. Holly Hansen, who follows RRISD far closer than I, has endorsed Brian Sellers and … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for May 12, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A smattering of senate race updates: Iconblog is not impressed with Ricardo Sanchez’s declaration of candidacy: “Repeating standard Democratic talking points word-for-word in Texas is not a winning strategy. Sanchez completely missed an opportunity to explain his candidacy—he just defined … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update: Ricardo Sanchez to Run

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Various news outlets are reporting that former U.S. general Ricardo Sanchez will be announcing his Senate run today. I’m linking to the USA Today story of Catalina Camia because, unlike her journalistic brethren, she actually noted that Sean Hubbard was … Continue reading →

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2012 Election Tidbits for May 11, 2011

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few 2012 election tidbits, on the Senate race and others. Since I dinged them over inaccuracies in their reporting on the Texas Senate race, it seems only fair to praise Ryan Murphy and Matt Stiles for this nifty interactive … Continue reading →

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Texas To (Further) Outlaw Cockfighting

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Right Side of Austin reports that HB 1043 will further outlaw cockfighting by closing several loopholes in the law. The news gives me the excuse to post a video of the greatest song ever written about cockfighting, Tom Russell’s … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Flood

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Randall Munroe, the guy who does XKCD has an interesting post up on the possibility that the current Mississippi flood may overwhelm the Old River Control Structure that keeps the river from shifting course to the Atchafalaya, as I discussed … Continue reading →

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Tom Leppert And ACORN

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Matt S. Dowling has a post up up claiming that not only was Tom Leppert playing footsie with the SEIU, but he also sought the endorsement of everyone’s favorite pimp assistance agency, ACORN. Unfortunately, he hasn’t actually provided the links … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Monday, May 9, 2011

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few links of potential interest: “Candygram.” Al-Zarqawi complains about his new roommate. Cracks in the Eurozone. Deficits have consequences. “Each hid his homosexuality, each was racist, each took pains to manufacture favorable coverage, each was driven by petty hatreds … Continue reading →

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Osama Bin Laden IS Norma Desmond!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So the Pentagon has released captured video of Osama Bin Laden watching footage of himself on TV: Setting aside why he would have had anyone filming him watching TV (maybe he was testing a new camera, or maybe he was … Continue reading →

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