Kinky Friedman

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 the BBR in an interview. "I would remind him that there was great visionary hero named Sam Houston who traveled all over the ... 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"  presented scheduled for Saturday, October 18, at 11am until 10pm. First class atmosphere,one of a kind festival on the gulf coast. Kinky Friedman will be a guest signing autograph boxes of the new Kinky Friedman Cigars from 5pm-8pm.  There will be four themed pavilions featuring over 50 different wines for tastings. High end merchants and car exhibits as well as a sports pavilion for beer and spirit tastings and ... 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"  presented scheduled for Saturday, October 18, at 11am until 10pm. First class atmosphere,one of a kind festival on the gulf coast. Kinky Friedman will be a guest signing autograph boxes of the new Kinky Friedman Cigars from 5pm-8pm.  There will be four themed pavilions featuring over 50 different wines for tastings. High end merchants and car exhibits as well as a sports pavilion for beer and spirit tastings and ... 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 include former U.S. ambassador to Japan Tom Schieffer and state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte. If he declares his candidacy, Friedman will ... 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 quite in the same category as emperor’s Caligula elevating his horse to the position of senator and marrying & killing (& deifying) his pregnant sister. Kinky Friedman and the ... Read Full Story