While it’s entertaining and interesting to have so many candidates for Texas governor, I don’t believe we can afford to risk another Rick Perry victory. His corporate welfare fund and environmental record pose such a terrible threat to the future of Texas that we all need to pull together to stop his reelection. While I certainly hope for an Independent governor soon, I think the stakes are simply too high this time. I urge everyone to visit Chris Bell’s website and read his stand on environmental issues.

Gosh, Molly came out for the democrat zombie in the race.  Huuuuge surprise.  Sorry Molly - Texas Deserves Kinky!

“Kinky is the only candidate brave enough to say we need armed military generals on our southern border.”

That’s probably, actually, the most idiotic thing he’s ever said. Even ignoring the hubris of it all, the fact of the matter is that putting Mexican generals on the border is like getting on your knees and begging Mexico to send more drugs over.

Please, generalissimo, please!

I too wasted an hour on the debate. I think every one of the candidates did poorly, not one would have lasted a single round in a high school debate.
I’ve talked to over 30 people that haven’t voted in over a decade that claim they are going to vote for Kinky, several that looked to be over 50 that were registering to vote for the first time.
I really don’t think that Bell is losing any votes to him; it’s the voters that have given up on the system that are coming out to see if Kinky can win.

What I find comical is how serious people take the Texas governorship. It’s a powerless position. Basically, the only thing going for it is the bully pulpit and the line item veto (which is powerful in a way). But ultimately, Texas governors do little. It’s the lieutenant governor that wields all the power. So why not have someone like Kinky? Forget the done-for Democrats (Bell) and Religious Republicans (Perry). Change will never come with either of them.

Where was James Werner (Libertarian)? He is probably the best candidate running for Gov.

Right on as usual, Molly. Kinky is about as useless a tits on a boar hog. He is doing nothing more than trying to take votes away from someone else (Bell) who could actually do something constructive for Texas.

Comedy is all fine and good but not for the Governorship of Texas. Kinky, imo is an idiot and embarrassment to Texans. Time to bring back honor and integrity to the great state of Texas. After what Bush and Perry have done to the reputation of Texas (made us a laughing stock) it’s time to get a REAL Texan in office who actually cares about Texans.

If you’re a real Texan and care about our great state of Texas vote...Bell (Democrat).

God bless Texas

How I wish any of your candidates were our candidates! California deserves Kinky!

I had supported Kinky, but after the debate sent him an e-mail that I was leaving him.  I told him I am now supporting Chris Bell, and that I hope he will abandon his campaign and urge his supporters to do likewise.

Watch this video clip. It is hilarious, it is true, and it is politically incorrect as hell.

Next, read up on Kinky’s get-tough illegal alien plan and his 5 Mexican generals plan.  Kinky’s common sense border security plan is the straight up “minuteman” approach, not Perry’s namby-pamby “let’s set up cameras” approach. Make no mistake, Kinky is the only candidate brave enough to say we need armed military generals on our southern border.

Now consider Kinky’s party affiliation.  Kinky has run for office in the past as a Republican and he voted for Bush/Cheney in 2004.

Here is an excerpt from Kinky’s interview with Ruminator magazine which confirms that he supported Bush’s Middle East foreign policy:
Question: So does this idea of the honorable cowboy have anything to do with why you threw your support behind President Bush in this last election? You did, didn’t you?
Kinky: Yes. I did in this last election, but I didn’t vote for him the first time.
Question: Who did you vote for in 2000?
Kinky: I voted for Gore then. I was conflicted. . .but I was not for Bush that time. Since then, though, we’ve become friends. And that’s what’s changed things.
Question: So it’s your friendship with him that’s changed your mind about having him as president more than his specific political positions?
Kinky: Well, actually, I agree with most of his political positions overseas, his foreign policy. On domestic issues, I’m more in line with the Democrats. I basically think he played a poor hand well after September 11. What he’s been doing in the Near East and in the Middle East, he’s handling that well, I think.

Now maybe you are like me and you were worried that Kinky showed liberal tendencies by voting for a tree-hugger like Al Gore. Well, rest assuredthat Kinky was mistaken when he said that. Kinky’s public voting records confirm he didn’t vote for Al Gore in 2000 because Kinky didn’t waste his vote on any candidate from 1994 to 2004 when he voted for Bush/Cheney.

Maybe you think Kinky’s a liberal because he’s a Jew. Rest assured, Kinky’s views on religion are well to the right of Perry’s. Kinky wants to take time during the school day for prayers in schools, and he wants to post the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

GO KINKY!!!

“Sorry, Molly, but Texas DESERVES Kinky. “

And aside from the improvement, nobody would know the difference! (With apologies to the ONLY Marxist I respect and follow--Groucho Marx)

ALL HAIL MARX AND LENNON!

(That’s the silliest thing I ever heard!)

While Bell, Perry and Strayhorn were spouting rehearsed talking points, Kinky was speaking like a real human being.

I love Molly Ivins, but her extreme need to elect a Democrat Governor is shining through here.

Kinky is not a career politician.

Vote Kinky on November 7th

Why do the news outlets keep announcing polls showing the Democrats are ahead?  It has become increasingly evident that those poll results may mean absolutely nothing in states with a Republican Secretary of State in charge of voting or any county with a Republican supplied Diebold electronic voting machine. 

It is hard to continue believing in the honesty of officials or voting maching suppliers when the party they publically support continually announces that any means are justified if they help achieve that party’s particular goals.

More thoughts at resistence-is-possible.blogspot.com.

As a Texas Dem, I’d love to believe the Democratic “base” vote is 40 percent. As someone who watched Tony Sanchez pour ten million dollars into voter turnout four years ago in a two way race only to come up with 38 percent, I’m not quite sure I see that being the case.

Sorry, Molly, but Texas DESERVES Kinky.

You think you got troubles..we in Oregon got a do-nothing democratic Governor running on an invisible record facing a religious hypocrite, and no comedy relief. And the winner will be..Corporate Amerika.. er ahh make that Oregon.

Sigh. You’re right. Our family was disposed towards Kinky, but watching his lack of performance on the “debate” with Bell, Perry, and Strayhorn, all of us felt he lost it.

My guess is, Kinky is not very good in a public appearance he does not control. Too bad. I was really hoping that Kinky would shake up the system.

We will likely go for Bell.

David - While I agree, Kinky would be fun to watch, it’s it enough that we have a former cocaine using, beer drinking, vacuous WASP as President?  Do we really need to promote drug use among young people by consoning more stoner politicians??

I am an expat Texan living in California, but I have followed this race with great interest. Ok, that’s not true. I have followed Kinky Friedman’s running with great interest. I even contributed to his campaign. Anyway, it makes me really sad he didn’t rise to the occasion to defend himself against the race card. What fun it would be to have a former cocaine using, music playing, animal loving Jew for a governor. Too bad. Here’s hoping he wins anyway.