Kinky Friedman to run for Texas Governor

[villager]

where do I sign up? and what better time to get "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore" back on radio rotation?

Race for Texas governor gets Kinky
B y JON HERSKOVITZ

Reuters News Service

MEDINA, Texas -- Unleash your inner Texan and vote Kinky.

Kinky Friedman, best-selling author, country music singer, humorist, friend of stray dogs and salsa merchant, is running for governor of Texas in 2006 as an independent. Friedman is the man behind the song Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed and author of the book Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned.
Friedman

For all of those wondering why the front man for the country music group The Texas Jewboys wants to run the Lone Star State, Kinky will put down his cigar and say from under his 10-gallon hat: "Why the hell not?"

"I want to fight the wussification of the state of Texas. I want to rise and shine and bring back the glory of Texas," Friedman said. "I am a writer of fiction who tells the truth."

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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/2433037

[DoNotRefill]

1. I LOVE Kinky!!!!

"Asshole from El Paso" is TIMELESS!!!

"We keep our women virgins till they're married,
So hosing sheep is good enough for us!!!"

BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[reprehensor]

2. Yay! You go, Cowboy! n/t

[sonias]

3. Hey why the hell not

Anything to take the repukes out of office. Mind you the Democrats will not be backing Kinky, but so far the Texas Democratic party has not done very well at fighting anyway. So let's elect a green or an independent, it's sort of a state ABB issue only it's a ABAR (anybody but a repuke).

We have got to make a joke out of this legislature (78th) and try to gain some sanity by going completely nuts.

Sign me up for Kinky.

Sonia

[GermanDJ]

4. People in Austin will vote for him

that's for sure.
I saw him a couple of years ago there, so I can say for sure that he *rocks*.

Nice to hear that he'll run for governor!

[sendero]

5. Kinky is a rare gem....

... in the conservative wasteland of Texas!

I'd vote for him in a heartbeat!

[mac56]

6. I heard somwhere that Kinky and Dubya have been good pals.

I'm just saying

[Bridget Burke]

7. Kinky has been to the White House

But "good buddies" is an exaggeration. I advise you to check out Kinky's essays published in Texas Monthly; he's not simple.

"heard somewhere" isn't good enough...

[mac56]

10. Thanks for the referral.

It's always good to check rumors out.

Never accused Kinky of being simple.

[GOPisEvil]

8. He makes a tasty salsa!

He can't be any worse than Gov. Goodhair.

[bspence]

9. Rorshach kicks ass

"You've got it all wrong! I'm not trapped in here with YOU, YOU're trapped in here with ME!"

Alan Moore, pure genius.

[villager]

12. hurm!

n/t

[yellowcanine]

11. Can he beat Gov. Goodhair?

And why doesn't he run as a Democrat?

[tex46]

13. The Kinkster ROCKS

Sign me up.