Monthly Archives: August 2014

In Which I Make Fun of Matthew Yglesias’ Fashion Choices

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

If you haven’t see Matthew Yglesias’ purple plaid sports coat and pastel plaid tie combination (which has been making the rounds for a while now), it is something to behold: I mean, Obama could do worse. pic.twitter.com/E40h4lEIzz — Sonny Bunch … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 29, 2014

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

In addition to not having a clue, when it comes to ISIS, Obama says that “we don’t have a strategy yet.” I’m sure if someone asked Franklin Roosevelt in early 1942 what his plans were for dealing with Imperial Japan … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look Now, But Russia Is Invading Ukraine

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Russian forces in two armored columns captured a key southeastern coastal town near the Russian border Thursday after Ukrainian forces retreated in the face of superior firepower, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. The two Russian columns, including tanks and armored … Continue reading →

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The Late, Not-So-Great Wendy Davis Campaign

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s not been a good month for people trying to pretend the Wendy Davis campaign is actually capable of winning the Governor’s mansion. First, during a time when Davis desperately needs media attention to have any hope of closing the … Continue reading →

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Setback to FBI Case Against Leleand Yee?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This story came out while I was away in London, but evidently Leland Yee’s defense attorney is claiming that the FBI’s lead informat is unreliable because he has some baggage of his own: the attorney for former San Francisco school … Continue reading →

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The Valiant: “One of The Worst Tanks Ever Made”

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Before we get into the British and U.S. tanks I saw at the Bovington Tank Museum, let’s look at one British prototype tank they had there, the Valiant, AKA “One of the Worst Tanks Ever Designed.” Let’s look at the … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for August 25, 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another look at how Texas stacks up to the no-longer-so-Golden state: Problem: Those lousy taxpayers get pension reform passed. Solution: CalPERS uses “99 categories of ‘special pay’” to go on a pension spiking orgy. What are some of those 99 … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 22, 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Just making it to Friday coming back from vacation to Texas in the middle of August seems like it’s own victory condition… The Great Obama Meltdown. “Ferguson is the Great Society writ large because the Great Society convinced, and then … Continue reading →

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ISIS: More Reports From the Land of Rape

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

​The two things ISIS seems to be most successful at are butchery and rape. Since there have been plenty of media reports of the former, let’s look at the latter:​ “Muhammad Karim, one of the soldiers, said that when they … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Amuse Myself

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Some more Low Calorie Content Substitute: Whatever she touch. It starts to melt in her clutch. She's too much! pic.twitter.com/tbdhiBvGgF — Meta World Data (@Pqlyur1) August 21, 2014 "She's Mrs. Vodka Miser/She's Mrs. Cry/She's Miss Pegged Breathalizer/She Mrs. DWI!" @Pqlyur1 … Continue reading →

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