Kinky Friedman, underdog candidate, sets aside the wisecracks in his latest ad -- and gives the camera time to his rescued dogs. They seem more than happy to help daddy accentuate the positive. Behind his ads is a fellow who specializes in dark horse candidates and has helped get quite a few of them elected; most recently, Ned Lamont.
Also, in a move that Friedman rightly calls gamesmanship, his rivals have found a joke Kinky used his comedy act 26 years ago, and have asked that he apologize for it. He's refused.
UPDATE:
Rightwingsparkle gives a little videoblog introduction to Kinky.
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Serious question from a furriner in Oz. Has Kinky got any chance of being elected or is he a sort of joke with the voters?
He seems to make a lot of sense in many of his public statements, can he overcome the political machinery in Texas?
Yes, he's an 'outsider' with a strong personality and good name recognition in TX.
As a 'maverick' with a different take on politics he has a good chance at being the next govenor of Texas.
Go have some fun learning more about him here: http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/
Have been following your blog for a while, and though it's off topic I wanted to pass this link to a Forbes article about Kathleen Harris...
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/09/21/ap3036357.html ... will be interested to read your take.
That 25-year-old joke -- I heard that in a Hunter S Thompson essay of the period (in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, I think), with added HST Gonzo commentary. According to the Gonzo Papers, HST said he read it in a local paper while covering something in Florida (with his usual chemical aids).
Posted by: Ken at September 22, 2006 12:30 PMI don't think Kinky will win, but he has a better chance of winning than the Democrat candidate, Chris Bell. I think it's hilarious that a comedian who doesn't take anything seriously is still a better candidate than whatever the Dems could cough up.
Posted by: kbiel at September 22, 2006 05:32 PM