Monthly Archives: November 2014

And Here Come the Wendy Davis Campaign Recriminations!

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

You don’t have such a high profile campaign flame-out as Wendy Davis for Governor without either some spectacular mismanagement within the ranks of the campaign, or a truly abysmal performance by the candidate themselves. While Wendy Davis certainly turned in … Continue reading →

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More Violence in Mexico

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

In a follow-up to my previous pieces, protestors have set fire to the ruling PRI party’s building in the state of Guerrero. Also, I missed this earlier, but the U.S. state department has warned Americans away from most of Guerrero. … Continue reading →

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Guns and Crime Round for November 11, 2014

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Veteran’s Day seems like a good time to have another gun and crime roundup. Includes some stuff held from before the election: In case you missed it, Eric Holder’s Justice Department performed a 65,000 page Fast and Furious document drop … Continue reading →

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Twitter Suspends @Nero’s Twitter Account

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It seems that the Social Justice Warriors fighting #GamerGate have temporarily taken another scalp in getting the Twitter account of Milo Yiannopoulos (@Nero) suspended. The acerbic gay British journalist was constantly reporting on the nefarious goings-on of the anti-#GamerGate gang. … Continue reading →

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More Post-Election Tidbits

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A few more bits of 2014 election analysis: Instapundit offers up six bills a Republican congress should pass. Can’t disagree with any of them. How the Obama years have hollowed out the Democratic Party. “The more serious problem for Democrats … Continue reading →

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“Tear down this wall!”

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Today is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Communism is evil, no ifs, and or buts, and the dramatic difference between freedom and slavery on different sides of the Iron Curtain was too stark for any … Continue reading →

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Mexico Burning Followup

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The news reports are downplaying last night’s Mexican protests, saying they only succeeded in setting the front door of the ceremonial National Palace alight. The dramatic pictures of burning trucks appear to be from Chilpancingo, the capital of the state … Continue reading →

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Undernews: Mexico Burning Tonight

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Doesn’t look like the American MSM have caught up, but Mexico’s National Palace appears to be on fire tonight: #Mexico: The popular uprising of the people continues! The national palace burns! #YaMeCanse #Ayotzinapa pic.twitter.com/Kdc4GqnERs — Insurrection News (@InsurrectNews) November 9, 2014 November 8, 2014, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 7, 2014

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A Friday LinkSwarm after a very eventful week… So exactly when was it that the UK became the child rape capital of the Western world? First Rotherham, now Manchester. Government of Burkina Faso falls. Evidently people there thought that 27 … Continue reading →

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Two Dissections of Democrats’ Failure to Turn Texas Blue

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy these two moderately lengthy dissections of liberal failures to turn Texas blue: First, here’s this Jay Root/Texas Tribune piece by way of the Washington Post on why Wendy Davis lost the election. The piece soft-peddles Davis’ incompetence as a … Continue reading →

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