Monthly Archives: September 2012

Add LSU to the “Colleges Threatened by Bomb Threats” List

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“Louisiana State University’s main campus is being evacuated following a bomb threat.” Last week was UT, North Dakota State, and Hiram college. Islamists? Copycats? Pranksters? Who knows? Until they actually set off a bomb, or pull this sort of thing … Continue reading →

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Map of Muslim Riots Across the Globe

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Map of Muslim unrest using Google maps. I think this is updated in real time but I’m not 100% sure. Update: now embedded: View Muslim Protests in a larger map

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UT Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The University of Texas has evacuated campus due to a possibly Jihad-related bomb threat. At 8:35 a.m. the university received a call from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus. He said … Continue reading →

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Billionaire Wants Ft. Worth Taxpayers to Pay For His Hobbies

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ft. Worth has a $49 million budget deficit. So they’re doing the responsible thing that Texas governments do when faced with budget shortfalls: Cutting back on spending. (Maybe someone should tell California (or Europe) about this radical approach, since no … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Land of Smart Diplomacy: Islamists Storm American Embassy in Cairo

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I think those parallels between the Carter and Obama Administrations are getting a bit too close for comfort. It’s gone from homage to plagiarism. Radical Islamists storm American embassy in unstable Middle East country. I’m sure that’s not a headline … Continue reading →

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Asking the Important Questions: Presidential Knife Fight Edition

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“In a mass knife fight to the death between every American President, who would win and why?” Got to agree on Teddy Roosevelt. The man was just indomitable. (Hat tip: Ace)

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Polling in Perspective (or: Chill)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This is the time of year when the political world is awash in polls. Some otherwise sensible Republicans take a look at those polls and go “Oh my God! Obama is up by 2! Or 5! He got a big … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 7, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Still trying to get back in the swing of things, so here’s a LinkSwarm for a lazy Friday: Texas is on track to enjoy a $5 billion budget surplus, which I thought news too good to hold for the next … Continue reading →

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Today’s Award for Most Delusion Democratic Optimism…

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

…goes to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee for predicting that Texas will turn into a Democratic blue state “as early as 2014.” Yeah, right. Maybe you should, oh, I don’t know, elect a single statewide office-holder before asserting that Texas is … Continue reading →

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Californians Can’t Even Stop Spending When They’re Actually in Bankruptcy

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The City Council of San Bernardino, California failed to pass budget cuts at their meeting Tuesday, despite the city already being in bankruptcy. After a meeting that lasted more than nine hours and stretched past midnight, the San Bernardino City … Continue reading →

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