Monthly Archives: July 2011

Anti-Semitism: The Flowchart

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Over at Talking Squid, Chris Lawson has come up with a flow chart to determine whether criticism of Jews and/or Israel is anti-Semitic or not. Since its seems pretty useful, and since Lawson says “Anyone else is also free to … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Uncategorized | Tagged anti-semitism, Chris Lawson, Israel, Jews, Jihad | Leave a comment

Texas Senate Race Updates for July 18, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few quick updates on the Texas Senate Race: Dewhurst sounds like he’s in, to be made official “midweek.” So also says the Denton County GOP chair… …who will be hosting a Senate forum with Ted Cruz, Tom Leppert, Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elections, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Jason Embry, Lela Pettinger, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert | Leave a comment

Dissension in the Ranks of the SDEC

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I went poking around the web to see if there were any signs that Ricardo Sanchez was actually assembling something resembling a serious campaign when I stumbled across some intriguing comments from one J. R. Behrman, a member of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Texas | Tagged Democrats, J. R. Behrman, State Democratic Executive Committee, Texas, Texas Democratic Party | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Elections, Media Watch, Texas | Tagged 2012 Election, Kevin D. Williamson, Paul Burka, Rick Perry, Texas | 2 Comments

Senate Race Updates for July 15, 2011 (Including Some Fundraising Numbers)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The candidates have started releasing their fundraising totals for Q2: Ted Cruz came out on top of the fundraising quarter with $800,000. According the the Statesman, Leppert raised $750,000 and Elizabeth Ames Jones raised $313,000. Ricardo Sanchez raised $160,000. Which … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Ed Whitacre, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Obama Motors, Paul Burka, Ricardo Sanchez, Sean Hubbard, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert | 3 Comments

Senate Race Update for July 13, 2011

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

There’s two big senate race shoes waiting to drop over the rest of July: The announcement (whatever it is) Dewhurst is going to make on July 18, and FEC releasing Q2 fundraising results. In the meantime, here’s a smattering of … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged Andrew Castanuela, Cathie Adams, David Dewhurst, Elections, George Strake, Glenn Addison, Iran, Lela Pittenger, Paul Burka, Republicans, Ricardo Sanchez, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tina Benkiser, Tom Leppert | 1 Comment

Ron Paul to Retire From Congress

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

To concentrate on his 2012 Presidential run. After which, since he won’t be the GOP nominee, he will presumably retire from politics. More about Paul’s somewhat-mixed legacy, and the nature of his supporters, at a later date…

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This Month in Jihad

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Well, I’m not really updating it weekly anymore, am I? So here are some notable Jihad-related stories from the last month or so: Geert Wilders acquitted. Pakistani generals helped sell nuclear secrets to North Korea. Lovely. Christopher Hitchens, who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad | Tagged al Qaeda, Christopher Hitchens, Gaza Flotilla, Hamas, Iran, Nidal Hasan, Robert Spencer, This Week in Jihad | 2 Comments

Tom Leppert’s Campaign on Programs He Cut as Mayor of Dallas

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

At the Texas Tribune Senate Candidate Forum back on June 8th, Tom Leppert said that he could be counted on to be a staunch budget cutter in the U.S. Senate, and for supporting evidence claimed that he had cut or … Continue reading →

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