The Associated Press / Harry Cabluck
Texas independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, left, is shown with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett before a benefit performance for Friedman's campaign Tuesday in Austin.
Posted on 09/19/2006 7:43:04 PM PDT by Dubya
The Associated Press / Harry Cabluck
Texas independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, left, is shown with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett before a benefit performance for Friedman's campaign Tuesday in Austin.
Well, if he's got Jimmy playing for him, he's got the Parrothead vote locked up.
This guy can't actually win the race, can he? Or can he pull enough votes from Perry to hand the race to the Rat?
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It is amazing that Texas has as much patience and interest as it does, with this circus act. I thought my state was had more affinity for that.
If Jimmy Buffet is supporting him, then he is a freakin' lefty.
Texas needs a gov like Kinky, Yee-Haw!
Can you imagine what kind of hissy the libs will fling if he gets elected? Sheeeee-it!
If they think that they're going to beat a PC apology out of a guy who called his band Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, they're probably mistaken.
But people ought to look at Minnesota's experience with Jesse Ventura. Ventura came out of that not only reviled as a pol, but even his fellow SEALs can't stand him now.
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I don't know. At first I didn't think but people are really fed up with what we have and a lt of people I know say they are to vote for hm.
Of course, he would have. He's a Republican.
And Friedman's not.
The man wrote a song called:
"They ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore"
No. It's a novelty show. But a good one.
The fun thing is that Kinky will probably run 2nd -- ahead of the Democrat.
No one thought Ventura could win either - thought Minnesota's registrer at the pooling place law helped him pick up a TON of college-age voters who went out to vote for him on a lark.
Can't see Friedman winning in Texas, but it ought to make things interesting.
From what I've learned recently Perry is getting a bit of a raw deal here....
Back in the 70's part of The Texas Jew Boys shtick was to wear nazi stuff. Kinky's father used to come into the store where I worked. He sometimes mentioned his embarrassment, and shame at his son's antics.
I would tend to agree. The thing about a 4-way race -- with everybody funded and with ample media attention -- is that Perry becomes the target for three campaigns.
They're all running against Perry and he's taking it from all sides, so to speak.
It's Ben Barnes and his crowd that is financing her. For some unknown, but doubtless nefarious, purpose...
Friedman offered no apologies then and offers none now,
Now I'm definitely voting for him. Anyone taking this much flak is over the target, and I like un-PC politicians not afraid to speak the forbidden truths.
This guy can't actually win the race, can he?
It may not matter too much. If we survived Ann Richards (God rest her soul), we can probably survive most anything.
Texas govenors have considerable power through the appointment process, but that's about it. If someone wants to try to demonstrate that Rick Perry's appointments have been better than Kinky's would be, I'll sure listen; but it's pretty far from obvious--to me, at least.
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