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Friday, October 06, 2006
WHEN THE GOING GETS WEIRD, THE WEIRD TURN PRO
If you've read some of my previous posts, you know that I'm a big Hunter S. Thompson fan..hence the title of this post.
Things seem to be getting more and more weird here in Michigan, especially as the race for governor heats up. It's a scary thing in my opinion. Anyway, I'm not going to get on my political soapbox this morning....I'm going to stick to the subject of this post. Thats why I want you all, dems, republicans, independents, to go visit Kinky Friedmans website and check out his online store. He's truly a weird turned pro. My kinda guy.
Its www.kinkyfriedman.com
I first learned of Kinky Friedman when a friend gave me one of his books. Years ago. He's a good mystery writer. The bio on the back cover led me to his banc "Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys". Damn, that just cracks my sh*t up.
Anyhooo....now he's running for Governor of Texas. I seriously doubt he's gonna win, but the guy has some fantastic campaign schwag at his website. Talking action figures, great t-shirts, bumperstickers...you name it. And lets face it...with a name like Kinky, you're bound to have a few good slogans. If I lived in Texas, I would vote Kinky just for a few years of hilarity with slogans and ads and such.
He ain't kinky...he's my governor. Awesome.
I'll leave you with the top ten reasons to vote Kinky (from his brochure). I've added my own #11
1) "MY ONLY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IS THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS." Without a political party to appease or lobbyists to pay back, Kinky will answer only to the people of Texas.
2) WHAT'''S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Although the Republican and Democrat candidates spent $100 million in the last governor's race (for a job that pays $100,000 a year!), less than a third of eligible voters showed up at the polls. Texans didn't die at the Alamo for that.
3) PUT TEACHERS IN CHARGE OF EDUCATION! They do our most important job, yet teachers in Texas get paid over $6,000 a year less than the national average. Kinky will boot the career desk jockeys out of the education system, put teachers in charge at every level, and end the practice of ‘teaching to a test' – one that gets dumber every year!
4) KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. Texas prisons are filled with drug addicts who are sick, not criminals. Let's get them into treatment and out of prison, making room to lock up murderers and sexual predators for the rest of their lives.
5) IF YOU'RE BORN POOR, DON'T GET SICK IN TEXAS. Only one in five children has health insurance in Texas. If the best test of government and society is how it treats its poorest citizens, Texas is failing badly.
6) FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION. Political correctness has become stifling in Texas. Kinky wants to "de-wussify" Texas. People ought to be able to wish each other "Merry Christmas" if they want to. The Ten Commandments shouldn't be reduced to "The Ten Suggestions." And a man (or a woman) ought to be able to light a cigar once in awhile.
7) MAKE TEXAS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN THE EMERGING RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY. Renewable energy is becoming one of the world's biggest growth industries, and only 0.7% of Texas' energy comes from renewable energy. Using proven technologies like biodiesel, (fuel you can grow!) we can expand Texas' economy, create jobs, and help get America off the "Saudi oil merry-go-round".
8) THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IS BROKEN. The current governor isn't getting it done. The Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature aren't getting it done. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, Texas is plumb crazy.
9) THE BEST PEOPLE GET THE JOB. With no political party demanding patronage jobs for party hacks, Kinky will hire the most qualified person for every job in his administration. Then he'll get out of their way so they can do their jobs – and make state government really work for the people of Texas.
10) IT'S TIME FOR TEXAS TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM POLITICS-AS-USUAL. Texans are the most independent-minded people in America. The last independent governor of Texas was Sam Houston. The time has arrived for the next independent governor of Texas - Kinky Friedman!
11) KINKY KINKY KINKY!!! How often do you get to go to political rallies and shout KINKY over and over again. With everyone else doing it too!
Name: Jonathan Home: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States About Me: Just a guy who trying to eek out a living as a graphic designer in SW Michigan. See my complete profile
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