Monthly Archives: April 2014

WordPress Appears To Be Broken Today

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It won’t save drafts. More specifically, it won’t save drafts from the dashboard, though you can publish them, and you can edited previously save drafts. If you save a draft from the dashboard, it creates what appears to be a … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: A Ray of Light Amidst the Encroaching Darkness?

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

When last we checked, Venezuela had come down with a case of Terminal Socialism. Here’s an update. Faced with crippling inflation and a shortage of basic goods due to endemic cronyism, horrible mismanagement and laughable official exchange rates, Nicolas Maduro’s … Continue reading →

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Ben Carson for President: Save Your Money

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been getting a lot of political solicitations this year, one of which came from the Draft Ben Carson for President campaign. Since this is now a real thing (run by a John Philip Sousa IV) collecting real money, I … Continue reading →

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Leland Yee/Shrimp Boy Chow Update for April 7, 2014

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Here are some updates to the story of California Democratic State Senator Leland Yee and Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s federal weapons trafficking charges, via Dwight and Instapundit (among others): “State Sen. Leland Yee spent campaign donations in recent years to … Continue reading →

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Hope You Didn’t Want To Do Anything in Downtown Austin This Week

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This week, UT’s LBJ Presidential Library is having a three-day Civil Rights Summit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For this they’ve managed to snag four different past and present U.S. Presidents: … Continue reading →

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Texas Statewide Race Updates for April 4, 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Lawrence Person

My taxes and family health issues have curtailed blogging somewhat, so here are some statewide race updates, some of which stretch back to just after the primary: The Weekly Standard covers the Abbott campaign. One Abbott supporter in Edinburg, former … Continue reading →

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Ft. Hood Shooting Followups

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A few random followups on the Fort Hood shooting: Three people remain in critical condition. More on Fort Hood shooter Ivan Lopez, who was apparently Puerto Rican, not Mexican American as some sources erroneously asserted. Lopez saw no combat in … Continue reading →

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Another Ft. Hood Shooting

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another active shooter at Fort Hood. One confirmed dead. 14 reportedly injured. (Some reports have the shooter dead of self-inflicted wounds; let’s hope so.) Early reports of two shooters are most likely erroneous (as is fairly common in these situations). … Continue reading →

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The Real Reason Democrats Hate the Koch Brothers: They’re Getting Their Asses Kicked

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

You may have noticed that all the usual media outlets and liberal extensions of the Democratic Party (but I repeat myself) falling in line to attack the Koch brothers, as I’m sure has been decreed by either the DNC or … Continue reading →

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Well, That Was Quick

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lucky Gunner is offering Shrimp Boy Tactical Statesman Ammunition. Lucky Gunner is proud to announce that we now have in stock a special batch of 9mm Statesman Ammunition™. Originally made as a special production run for a California state official, … Continue reading →

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