A community portal about Kinky Friedman with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly. He...
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A community portal about Kinky Friedman with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the five-party race.
The colorful wisecracker Kinky Friedman announced his intentions to seek the Democrat nomination for Governor in 2010. At this point the Democrats have few other options with the equal celebrity and recognition of Friedman, and he appears to have a good shot of winning the nomination. He's already out the gate taking swipes at incumbent Republican Rick Perry. From The Hill Blog Briefing Room , April 17: [On secession] "You know, we tried that once," Friedman, a cigar wielding Democrat, told... Read Full Story
(Perhaps so but politicians remain the cheapest sell-by-dates on the calendar…)
You know, you read about modern-day parliamentarians and their feeble expenses scams and you can’t help but compare their behaviour rather unfavourably with the much more entertainingly lurid corruption of the old Roman empire.
Sure, our present Masters of the Universe also consider themselves above the law but they translate this into moats, duck floats and the odd exaggerated gardening bill – which isn’t... Read Full Story
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The League City chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the 7th annual South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival " Sippin' on the dock of the Bay... Read Full Story
bymtkr by lanier67
The League City chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the 7th annual South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival " Sippin' on the dock of the Bay... Read Full Story
Humorist and author Kinky Friedman has formed a political committee to begin fundraising for the Texas gubernatorial race in 2010. Friedman said Tuesday that he'll travel the state to talk to residents about whether to run as a Democrat in 2010, when Republican Gov. Rick Perry's second term ends. He ran unsuccessfully as an independent in 2006. Friedman told supporters in a letter that he intends to run "a serious campaign" and "play by the rules." Democrats who have also expressed interest... Read Full Story
Texas Monthly has a hilarious piece from Kinky Friedman. He talks about how his previously rocky relationship with Bill O’Reilly has blossomed into a friendship. He says his life has improved dramatically since O’reilly hired him to appear on the show once a week.
…Bill is dealing with me in his most self-effacing Lieutenant Columbo fashion. He asks me questions, and I say things like, “Well, Bill, Obama’s too skinny to be elected president, McCain’s too old, and Hillary’s just staying... Read Full Story
The Editor's Column
Posted by WhosPlayin on 2009/9/1 21:30:00 ( 10 reads )
In 2006, humorist author Kinky Friedman ran for Governor of Texas as an independent. Today Friedman announced he would run as a Democrat: Dear Fellow Texans: Here’s the way I see it: Democrats + Independents = Victory. I was serious when I ran for governor in 2006 and I’m serious now. I am a humorist, but I know these are not humorous times for a lot of us. Part of the reason is the pathetic lack... Read Full Story
Forget the GOP Primary: The General Election has already begun Likely Democrat nominee for Texas Governor Kinky Friedman took some potshots at Republican incumbent Rick Perry yesterday. Friedman sent Perry a gag gift of bicycle training wheels, in reference to Perry's recent mountain bike accident. Perry broke his collar bone. But Friedman also attacked Perry for being a johnny-come-lately to libertarian ideals. From DFW News : "Rick Perry is a guy who is great at jumping in front of parades... Read Full Story
Humorist and author Kinky Friedman is toying with another run for Texas governor, but if he does, he says he's serious this time. "I'm toning down the one-liners a bit. If I run, it's going to be a serious run," Friedman told The Associated Press on Tuesday, peppering the interview with one-liners. Friedman said he learned some hard lessons from his fourth-place defeat in 2006 to Republican Rick Perry in a race with three political veterans. He said he found out he couldn't win as an... Read Full Story
Lyrics for the new song from Kinky Friedman - People Who Read People Magazine lyrics
Well, I’m here to say I got turned away from Studio 54
Back to neon lights and lonely nights and saw-dust on the floor
And if she ever loved me, she don’t love me anymore,
And if anyone should ask me, here’s who I’m singing for:
For the people who read People Magazine,
For the soap opera lovers, for the home-town bowling team,
For everybody everywhere who’s ever lost a dream,
For the people who... Read Full Story
