Monthly Archives: May 2014

More Signs of “Dewhurst Disgust”

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

More fallout from Jerry Patterson’s release of Dan Patrick’s mental health information from the 1980s to aid David Dewhurst. David Jennings of Big Jolly Politics, who was notable for being perhaps the only conservative blogger in Texas to back David … Continue reading →

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Ugly Campaign Against Dan Patrick Gets Uglier

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Someone should contact the David Dewhurst campaign and inform them the the calendar doesn’t read 1989 anymore. There’s been yet another attack on Dan Patrick dating (like all Dewhurst’s attacks) from the golden age of hair metal. After Jerry Patterson … Continue reading →

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Conservative America Now is Another Tyler Whitney Scam PAC

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

If you can remember all the way back to Tuesday, I noted how “Patriots for Economic Freedom” is a scam PAC run for the benefit of consultant Tyler Whitney and lawyer Dan Backer. Another group I get email from is … Continue reading →

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Humane Society USA Agrees To Pay Ringling Brothers $16 Million

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Today it was announced that the Humane Society of the United States and other “animal rights” groups had agreed to pay Feld Entertainment, the corporate entity that own Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus would pay $16 million to … Continue reading →

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Administrative Note: Blog Back Up

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This week I’ve been having some fairly heinous performance issues with the blog, as in “takes 30 second to a minute to load the dashboard” heinous. After some song and dance from BlueHost support (“CPU throttling! Chinese hackers!”), they took … Continue reading →

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Update on Indicted Democratic State Rep. Ron Reynolds

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Do you remember District 27 Democratic State Representative Ron Reynolds? I mentioned his indictment back in 2012 on barratry charges in 2012. (For those unfamiliar with the term, “barratry” essentials amounts to illegal ambulance chasing.) Evidently the 2012 charges were … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for May 14, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Chief Executive ranks the states for business friendliness. Once again, Texas is ranked the best state for doing business in. And once again, California is ranked the worst. “Texas is the best state … Continue reading →

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“Patriots for Economic Freedom” is a Scam PAC

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I’m on enough mailing lists that I get a lot of campaign/PAC/etc. solicitations. One of the ones I get pretty regularly in email are missives from “Patriots for Economic Freedom” seemingly soliciting for one or another notable conservative candidates. Take, … Continue reading →

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Texas House Transparency Committee Votes in Secret to Impeach Wallace Hall

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The Texas House Transparency Committee voted to impeach University of Texas regent Wallace Hall. Hall’s case will go to the full Texas House of Representatives. If a majority of the members of the House approve of the case’s merits, it … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 12, 2014

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Health care costs up most since 1980. Thanks, ObamaCare! And low wage workers are the ones hurt worst by the employer mandate. Adventures in Liberal Racism: The late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., a former leader of the KKK, twice was … Continue reading →

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