Dallas Morning News: Kinky's back, and this time he's a Democrat

[Heidi]

08/31/2009

Humorist and author Kinky Friedman says he's running for governor again, this time as a Democrat.

Friedman, in an interview with The Associated Press on the eve of his formal announcement, described himself as a "true populist." He said he's offering Democrats a new, winning model, noting that the last Democrat to hold the Texas governorship was Ann Richards in the early 1990s.

Friedman planned to make his announcement official in a series of interviews Tuesday, but described his plans to the AP on Monday.

He said he wants to give teachers a $3,000 across-the-board pay raise and get rid of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills standardized testing for public school students. He said there are too many toll roads in Texas and that he would prefer to pay for roads with tax revenue from legalized casinos in certain parts of the state, such as Galveston.

Friedman said he's planning a fundraiser with Willie Nelson later this month and that he hopes to raise money from thousands of supporters online, like he did when he ran as an independent in 2006. That year Republican Rick Perry won, and Friedman was fourth.

"It's really time for Texas to secede from Rick Perry," Friedman said.

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[eShirl]

1. annnd we're off!

:bounce: :popcorn: :bounce:

[rucky]

2. Are there any viable Dem candidates running for TX Gov?

Nothing against Kinky, but if he's the frontrunner, Texas is in trouble.

[susanr516]

6. Not really

Hank Gilbert is the only one who deserves to be called a Democrat.

[redqueen]

25. And Hank Gilbert is viable.

If the state party throws its weight behind Kinky I'm frickin done with them.

[blogslut]

7. So far, I'm liking this guy

http://hankgilbert.com/

This fellow is also running:

http://www.tomfortexas.com

[rucky]

8. Wow! An Aggie from East Texas, even!

what are his chances?

[blogslut]

9. That's up to we Texas Democrats

As soon as I can afford it, I plan to start making regular donations to his campaign - Obama style, in small monthly increments.

We sure as hell can't expect any national Democratic entities will support our candidate, that's for damned sure.

[Javaman]

16. no shit. nt

[Jakes Progress]

23. With him gumming up the works,

Texas is in trouble.

[kentuck]

38. There is no doubt that he can gum up the works...

But if there is no credible Democrat running, what difference does it make? How can the Texas Democratic Party be gummed up any worse than it already is?

[redqueen]

39. READ, dammit! (nt)

[kentuck]

44. Yeah, for Hank Gilbert!

These politically correct assholes on DU really get to me. They will attempt to tell you when you can have an opinion. They will attempt to tell you what to watch on TV. They will attempt to tell you what politicians are assholes and which are not. I know Kinky Fiedman is a crazy bastard. I also know that Texas voted for George W Bush for Governor. You think he was better than Kinky Friedman? I read a lot. I just disagree with what you read.

[redqueen]

45. You have demonstrated that you don't know what you're talking about.

Sorry if it bothers you that you're being called out on it.

[Jakes Progress]

54. Too many see this as a game.

It really does make a difference who the party backs. Thanks for setting things straight.

[seabeyond]

3. UH OH... bah hahahaha. lol lol. slappin knee. and all the libertarians in panhandle of texas

that put a ole kinky bumper sticker on truck and proudly driving around, will be labeled a DEMOCRAT, lol lol, by their neighbors.

sorry. just really funny

maybe you have to live here.

[Javaman]

15. I'm so glad you said what you did.

only people in Texas know full well what a complete jackass fly by night opportunist kinky is and how willing he is to switch from this to that to pump up his ego. People be damned, he doesn't give a shit about anyone other than himself.

[tularetom]

4. He'll provide some entertainment

And having Willie Nelson support him means he'll take a progressive position on the legalization of a certain substance.

But he'll never be able to keep his cowboy boot out of his mouth for an entire campaign.

Last time he came out with a racial slur and self destructed.

[Javaman]

14. No he won't. last time when he ran Willie was will him.

and he was a libertarian then. And I repuke before that.

bottom line: kinky is full of shit and don't believe anything he says.

[tularetom]

21. Oh I agree -he is an asshole and a buffoon

And his "music" sucks.

But he has no chance of being elected.

So why not have some fun watching him make an ass of himself as he reveals his stupidity every day of this campaign.

[sui generis]

5. Hell yes!

Time to beat the rest of those slack jawed inbred hard haired dueling banjo yokel hillbilly suburban drivin' loose nostril no neck backwater republican motherfuckers back into the outhouse shit hole where they belong and get a real governor back in office in Texas.

[redqueen]

26. So er... you think Kinky would be a 'real governor'?

I *must* be misreading you. :wow:

[sui generis]

46. well not worse than what's in there now.

That's for sure -

KBH - same deal. Texas Zen: Whatever Texas is doing right now is exactly enough to give us what we have.


If we want something different, we need to do something different. More of the same just yields more of the same. I don't know a whole lot about Kinky other than he's different and his heart seems to be in a better place, regardless of where his mouth leads him.

If he's the opposition candidate then that's who I'm voting for. :hi:

[blogslut]

47. I suggest you read about this fellow

http://hankgilbert.com

He's the real deal.

[Odin2005]

10. "It's really time for Texas to secede from Rick Perry," BWAHAHAHA!!!

:rofl:

[whathehell]

11. Love the Kink !

[kentuck]

12. If I lived in Texas...

I'd vote for Kinky.

[Jakes Progress]

24. That's the problem with him running.

Ego over substance. Money over people.

[redqueen]

27. We're doomed.

*sigh*

[blogslut]

43. I do live in Texas

And Dick Friedman is no friend of mine.

I'm going with this man:

http://hankgilbert.com

[Javaman]

13. kinky: the loud mouth opportunist libertarian full of shit jerk.

All you praising this ego maniac, knock yourself out. I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

you think this asshole is "suddenly" a Democrat?

I have a warehouse full of bridges to sell you.

Let me clue you in about kinky if you don't already know.

If it's not about kinky, kinky doesn't want to hear about it, and if you are talking about something other than kinky, he will make sure that you will either shut up or make you talk about him.

This self centered "man of the people" is nothing but a colossal blowhard with a thimble full of brains.

if that is who you want to support, fine, but please don't call yourself a Democrat if you do.

I know of what I talk, I had to work with this fool a few years back.

he's nothing but a pontificating jackass.

[redqueen]

29. Best post in the thread.

It floors me that anyone here has anything good to say about the man as a politician.

As a comedian? Sure, if that's your thing, guffaw away... but supporting the man as a politician? Anyone doing that better not have SHIT to say about Californians who voted for Arnie... cause it's the same celebrity-worshipping, thought-challenged 'rationale' driving the support.

:puke:

[UTUSN]

17. What a piece of CRAP he is!1 He's got two things going on:

1) His IMUS-like chip on the Redneck shoulder, having resentment towards anybody who doesn't speak with a twang, having to prove that he is SO creative---writer, musician, artist, composer.

2) As quoted in the o.p., an "If I ruled the world" college-type bull session.

As for somebody saying (above) that Libertarians are his base, well, it was also (last time) the idiot "liberal" STUDENTS who have fallen for the "Both parties are the same" crap for years. They just LUERVED his campaign posters, the pastel sillohuete thingy that was SO artistic!1 More than likely he will have less of an impact this time around. Even the idiot students should be able to see that somebody who is opportunistic about changing party labels is just a jerk.

All he and the Carole KEATON-RYLANDER-STRAYHORN (& other spouses's surnames), mother of the McCLELLAN boys, did was to split the opposition and get Governor GOODHAIR elected with, like, THIRTY percent of the vote. The teachers voted for Grandma STRAYHORN-McCLELLAN.

As for somebody asking about a "real Dem with a chance, not REAL. The supposed front runner, with endorsements from the state Dem legislators is one Tom SCHIEFFER, Bob's brother, who was another one of the brains behind Shrub, who ran the Rangers baseball business deal while Shrub posed for pictures out front. Shrub appointed him to two plumb ambassadorships, but this SCHIEFFER dude claims to have been a lifelong Dem voter---well, except for those couple of times Shrub ran.

[UTUSN]

20. This got me SO pissed, this is the e-mail I just sent his website:

Why doesn't Kinky BUTT OUT of politics and go off to some therapy spa with fellow idiot IMUS, so the two of them can work out their Redneck-chip-on-the-shoulder issues in a jacuzzi with whatever chemicals they want to ingest.

All you and Grandma STRAY-McCLELLAN did last time was to ensure GOODHAIR could get elected with THIRTY percent of the vote. You are SCREWING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES, all for the sake of "proving" how smart and creative you are, proving it TO THE EASTERN MEDIA ELITE who are SO intimidated by you that they can't call you the CLOWN you are.

Get the F out!

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His website and the ART there:

http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/

[UTUSN]

33. My horoscope today:

http://www.nypost.com/horoscope/horoscope.htm



September 1, 2009

Other people's views and opinions may drive you crazy but you won't change them by pointing out how stupid they are. Listen to what they have to say and resist the urge to be sarcastic. You can laugh out loud when they have gone!

[redqueen]

30. Hear fucking hear!

It kills me that "liberals" would support this DB. Fuckin kills me.

[kentuck]

18. I would bet..

that he would do better than any "Democrat" that has run in recent years. Just a hunch, but Texans, like most Americans, do not like milquetoast politicians that straddle the fence and cannot take a stand. That has been a major weakness of Democrats in Texas for quite some time. They will vote for Kinky simply because he has the balls to speak up. It doesn't matter if he's crazy...

[Jakes Progress]

28. You live in Texas?

You work for Democratic candidates here? You try to convince people that Kinky's roadshow isn't what all Democrats want or will do?

When you come here and try to get progressive candidates elected in the places where we can with hard work and serious campaigning do so, then you can have an opinion. You want this fuck-up for candidate in your state? Write him a letter. Offer him some money and come coke and he'll come.

All he does here is help Rick Perry and the horde of republican cock roaches that infest our districts.

[kentuck]

32. You don't have to tell me....

when I can have an opinion. Give us a list of your "progressive" Democrats that we can support.

[redqueen]

34. Why don't you do some reading before you form your opinion?

That's always a good idea. I highly recommend it.

[kentuck]

36. I think we could all take that advice...

including yourself?

[redqueen]

37. I'm not the one cheering for a fucking opportunistic phony.

I've already done my reading, TYVM.

[kentuck]

40. I'm not cheering for Kaye Bailey Hutchinson??

:-)

[redqueen]

42. ...

:eyes:

[Jakes Progress]

55. I should have said you can be informed

or you can talk out of your ass. Certainly you can have an opinion, but it would be better if you know anything of which you speak when you voice that opinion. As it is, your voiced opinion just makes you look uninformed and inexperienced.

[redqueen]

31. Educate yourself, PLEASE. Hank Gilbert is running.

Now do some reading.

[Javaman]

56. you really don't know anything about kinky do you?

do you even live in Texas?

and you made reference to KBH as an opportunist and yet you think that kinky is not? LOL she took lessons from him, more than likely.

man, get a clue.

Hank Gilbert is the guy you should be reading about, not that halfwit crap spewing colossal ego maniac kinky.

[Subdivisions]

19. I'll take Kinky over Hutchison any day.

But I prefer a good actual Democrat. Problem is, a good Democrat has yet to make the scene that I'm aware of.

[blogslut]

22. Try this fella

http://hankgilbert.com

[kjackson227]

51. I'm with you, blogslut- I'm throwing my support to Hank Gilbert...

Kinky Friedman is a joke, and I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher. I wonder how he has the funds to keep campaigning every election when other candidates have such a hard time.

[redqueen]

35. HANK GILBERT.

Please, read about this man.

He ran for AG and did very well. He's the real deal.

[redqueen]

41. Real TX Dems: Fuck Off, Kinky... we have an actual Democrat in the race already, thanks. (nt)

[sui generis]

48. well I did some reading

"Schieffer has been struggling to win over hard-core Democrats because he was business partners with former President George W. Bush and served in his administration as ambassador to Japan and Australia, where he had to defend the policy of indefinite detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." (from news link on his web page)

Hmmmmmm.

Whichever "democrat" and yes those are quote you see, looks more likely to win is who I'm supporting, and since I will have my fingers pinching my delicate nostrils closed either way, it won't matter much to me other than to get a dem in office.

[redqueen]

49. Go see the candidates for yourself.

I'm confident you'll see what so many other TX Dems see in Hank.

If you can, go see them speak, and stick around and talk to them afterward if at all possible.

He's our best shot at winning the Governor's office, because he's the real deal... IMO of course.

[sui generis]

52. I'll vote for the best guy

I hope it's him. Richard and I will probably be regulars at his formal fundraisers if he vets out.

But if by some odd twist of fate Texas puts Kinky way ahead I will change horses in favor of the potential winner. I no longer know what the real deal is, but my inner machiavelli says the one that can consistently build momentum and consensus is the horse to back - and that will get proven out in the preliminaries.

[kentuck]

50. In Hank Gilbert's own words...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT6H0Ex68Vo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhankgilbert.com%2F2009%2F&feature=player_embedded

[AllenVanAllen]

53. I know enough about Friedman

that he won't get my support for Texas Governor. For one, he's not a democrat and two he's a total opportunist.
I'm also very hesitant to throw my support behind anyone who had close Bush ties. One thing I know for sure, no support for Kinky from me.
So far Hank Gilbert looks promising.