Kinky
Posted by TFG on August 10th, 2005
I guess, as a Texan, I am somewhat required to address this Kinky Friedman for Guvner business. OK, here goes. Can we please just ignore him? He’s selling books. And not very good books, unless you like a lot of casual drug use in your murder mysteries, which I don’t — I like a lot of drunks, practicing, recovering or otherwise, in my murder mysteries…but casual drug use is very junior year of high school. He’s also selling records, I guess, if you can still get them. Don’t know, don’t care, because his music to my ears is mostly novelty crap. He’s maybe got some good Guvnor ideas, most of them wrapped around this “de-wussification” theme, but honestly, anybody seriously supporting Kinky for Guv is probably responsible, through their voting record, for the initial wussification of our great state in the first place, so, like…late to the party, peeps. Too late, by my reckoning.
In the short run, I guess it’s kind of funny and harmless. In the long run, what worries me, is the non-stop influx of yankees who might just jump on this bandwagon with their new Tony Lamas and their Escalades and Cadillac pick-ups and actually elect this man. Mind you, I’m not up at night fretting over this bit of theatre, but stranger things have happened. We elected Ann Richards not a few years ago, didn’t we?
Important point: I don’t know, because I don’t have the energy to care, what my fellow Texans think, except in the most abstract or the most individual sense. I am so very out of touch with most humans anyway. Regardless, they should all be listening to me, and voting accordingly, that’s what I think. If everybody would just listen to me, everything would be fine.
This useless bit of political baloney brought to you by Banjo Jones, who has informed me that Kinky has hired Dick DeGuerin as an adviser. Actually, that makes sense…neither is a stranger to self-promotion, and that’s what this whole enchilada is about. And fix your permalinks, there, Banjo…
August 10th, 2005 at 10:19 pm
1st of all – I like feisty broads like Ann Richards. (you knew that
2nd – I love Kinky and even if he might not be the savviest political football, he is something different, a breath of fresh cigar smoke. To hell with the polished politicians with their bad hair and worse ideas:
“Give ‘Em Hell, Kinkster!”
(*Besides, Texas Governors don’t seem to need any big brains, as evidenced prominently in the last couple of elections)
August 10th, 2005 at 11:05 pm
You sum him up perfectly. This is now a Republican state. No one is going to vote for him. Your correct in writing that your are out of touch with most humans. That is because you neglect to have an occasional beer with your buddies
August 11th, 2005 at 12:06 am
Ann built a lot of prisons. I’ll always appreciate her for that…makes her crappy, cornpone jokes worthwhile. Getting wiped by supposedly-not-a-big-brain GWB was fun to watch, too. Not sure what that says, but I’m no analyst of nothing.
Otis, let’s have a drink tomorrow. I’ll meet you after work. Call me.
August 11th, 2005 at 9:54 am
Who needs brains when you have Big Oil and Money in your pockets?
Big Wheels keep on turning…and squash any voice that says “Nay” with nary a look back. It’s the American Way!
August 11th, 2005 at 10:03 am
Yes, all the voters were hypmotized by Big Oil.
August 11th, 2005 at 9:17 pm
Kinky says he’s out of the book writing business. Sorry for the permalinks flub.
August 12th, 2005 at 4:11 pm
And Ann Richards was broke too, don’t forget that Scott.
As a non-Texan I’ve always viewed Kinky’s run as just another avenue for a helluva lot free advertising, and boy oh boy do the NPR types fall all over themselves to give him publicity. Mind you, I’m not complaining. Whatever works for him. But he sure ain’t a serious candidate.
August 18th, 2005 at 1:35 pm
Hell, I would vote for Kinky, but only because I think there is a distinct lack of Crazy in the lege and Guvners Mansion lately, and we need a little more batshit. It’s been what, 15 years since we had an actual brawl in the lege? I mean, we’ve had a punch here and a jab there, but I don’t think we’ve had any 60+ reps, senators and aides duking out on the floor in ages.
Maybe Kinky can change that.
August 19th, 2005 at 7:31 am
Well, the batshit crazy quotient would certainly be higher, so that’s a plus.
March 20th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
first it’s ludicris to belive kinky is only doing this to sell books or for publicty. he really cares about texas and truly belives he can make a differance as do i.people are so wrapped up in the bull that the democrats and republicans put out no one belives a independent can do the job.they follow the elephant and donkey like the children in the pied piper story.well kinky is the right man and he will give it his heart and soul and not what the lobbyists want ,like too many times in todays politics.have any of you been to his rallys or spoken to him about his intentions with texas?i know kinky personally and i wish i lived in texas because he will be the best govener texas ever had.go to a rally or read a interview…stop following the big wheels and open your mind to atleast listen to what a person who truly loves his state and wants to make it better has to say. if kinky was just another guy on the street would you be so quick to accuse him of trying to get publicty?? ofcourse not ,but the two big partys would come up with some other bull for you to follow and belive against him.don’t hold kinkys past as a writer and singer against him.. look to see how his experiance can make the state better.and belive me he will make the state better.i know your gonna say “oh this guy is a friend of kinkys and a fan what does he know?” well i know this.. this country and every state from coast to coast is getting more fucked up every year by proffesinal polticans.both republican and democrat. thers no differance to either side anymore.and we need people like kinky friedman who love thier states and love their country to make it better.think back to when you were a kid.wasn’t life better?wasn’t there more freedoms and the country was in a better position? i know that in my opnion this counrty has gone down hill in the last 20 years maybe more because of proffesinal polticans.so vote kinky friedman or if not, atleast listen to him with a open mind and see there is room to make things better.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:08 am
FUNNY & HARMLESS???
Get your freakin’ facts straight, people!! Kinky Friedman voted for BUSH – NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE.
Let’s not give another sh*tty musician/con-artist/Republican plant more attention than they deserve – zilch!
May 13th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
he isn’t a republican plant nor a con artist as for a sh##ty muxscian thats your opinion, i like his music . a lot of people voted for bush i personnaly wasn’t one of tehm.so what does that mean if you voted for bush your banned for life as a bush lover and a republican???hell no..i bet theres a lot of people who voted for bush that regret it.i know kinky and he means what he says and he will do texas right.his heart and soul are in teh right place for teh people and for texas.if you don’t like him don’t vote for him but don’t call him things he isn’t..wheres your proof he is a con artist and a republican plant.. show it here… but i know you won’t find any because he isn’t one.. anybody can say stuff about anybody.but without facts it is just all shit.i mean i can say a person liek to do sexual things to farm animals..but it doesn’t mean its true.until you have factss against him just keep your mouth shut with false derogatory remarks.