Monthly Archives: April 2012

BattleSwarm Blog Endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm Blog endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator. I believe that Cruz is the best candidate, that he has the longest, strongest, and deepest commitment to conservative principles among all the candidates running, and that he will … Continue reading →

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Mark Steyn Dogs Obama

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The whole “Obama Eats Dog” Kerfuffle was notable only for the amazing speed liberal pundits shut their lips instead of continuing to mouth off about a 1983 Romney family vacation. But we can be thankful the episode allows us to … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 27, 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Working on a major senate race post, so enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm: Maureen Dowd has a fairly limited range of issues upon which she’s actually worth reading, but the personal scandals of sleazy corrupt politicians (in this case the John … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 26. 2012

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

We’re a little more than a month out from the elections, and the rhetorical blows are already raining down among the candidates: The Dewhurst campaign doubles down on the Communist Chinese attack: The Dewhurst campaign also says the longer piece … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at David Dewhurst’s Q1 Donors

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been going through all 767 pages of David Dewhurst’s Q1 FEC report to see if anything leapt out at me. Honestly, this is really more of a sampler, since as the bank in the race, there’s just no end … Continue reading →

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New PPP Poll: Dewhurst 38%, Cruz 26%

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A new PPP poll shows that Ted Cruz continues to gain ground on David Dewhurst. Dewhurst’s lead has decreased 6 points from a PPP poll in January, when it was Dewhurst 36% and Cruz 18%. I think this is also … Continue reading →

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Jason Altmire (PA-4) Headed for Defeat?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Remember Jason Altmire? The Blue Dog Democratic representing Pennsylvania’s 4th District who didn’t roll over when Nancy Pelosi snapped her fingers, and voted against ObamaCare? Thanks to that, while scores of his fellow Democrats were booted out of office in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 23, 2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I have a few major posts in various stages of gestation, so here’s a LinkSwarm to tide you over in the meantime: Mark Steyn on our heroic Secret Service agents: “It’s not just the entitlements. Everywhere you look in the … Continue reading →

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PETA With Suits and Deodorant

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a superb example of a viral attack ad that accomplishes everything it sets out to do: attract attention, create an impression, make viewers question their previous view on a subject, and provide a few laughs: Until I saw this, … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 20, 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Q1 reports trickle out and Team Dewhurst attack websites start popping up like mushrooms: Ted Cruz has accused David Dewhurst of helping use gimmicks to balance the state budget because, well, gimmicks have been used to balance the state budget. … Continue reading →

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