Monthly Archives: July 2016

Texas Attorney General Sues Austin for Breaking the Law

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is so unreasonable as to expect that the City of Austin actually obey the law, and is now suing them for failing to do so: Section 411.209 prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from wrongfully … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 29, 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Finally, the Democrats have a presidential candidate that combines the honesty of Bill Clinton, the electrifying personality of Walter Mondale, the down-to-earth demeanor of Adlai Stevenson, the even temper of Lyndon Johnson, and the humility of Barack Obama. In short: … Continue reading →

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Why Poor People Support Trump

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Lawrence Person

If you’re looking to figure out the Donald Trump phenomena, you could do a lot worse than reading this interview with J.D. Vance, the author of the book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. It’s … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption/DNC/Election Update

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Yeah, I’m in a rush, so it’s going to be one big list tar-ball. (Or if you prefer, tarball. Call it clintoncorruption.tar.gz.) Nate Silver at 538 now gives Donald Trump a 55% chance of winning the presidency over Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading →

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What is It With the Clintons Hiring Employees With Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood?

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I can certainly understand the Clinton clan’s self-centered greed and avarice. What I struggle to understand is why they keep repeatedly hiring employees with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Take, for example, former Clinton Foundation employee Gehad El-Haddad, who was … Continue reading →

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First Day of DNC Makes RNC Look Like A Lovefest

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

You’ve probably already heard that DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned for leaked DNC emails showing the whole DNC was in the tank for Hillary as deeply as we already knew, and that she instantly accepted a position with the … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for July 25, 2016

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy another Texas vs. California roundup: June marked the 114th month that Texas was at or below the national unemployment average. Texas also created 246,600 jobs in the service sector. Once again Texas ranks as the best state for business, … Continue reading →

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Obama: “I’m Voting for Trump”

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Obama says he’ll be voting for Trump. Although it’s not clear that he’s an American citizen, and thus eligible to actually vote for President. Enjoy this accurate-but-misleading headline on a slow news Sunday.

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LinkSwarm for July 22, 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Haven’t been covering the RNC because I have too much going on. So enjoy this LinkSwarm instead: Full text of Donald Trump’s RNC speech. No I didn’t watch it. “It’s telling that so many city leaders hate their state or … Continue reading →

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Turkey: Here Come the Death Squads

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Lawrence Person

“Turkey will temporarily suspend the European Convention on Human Rights after announcing a state of emergency following the attempted coup.” After all, you can’t very well let pesky documents stand in the way of your liquidating your political enemies. The … Continue reading →

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