Kinky Friedman statement on alleged racial slur

[villager]

intersting... he does have a point about "opposition research..."


Kinky Friedman Campaign Statement

Friends and neighbors,

While Rick Perry was cheerleading in college and Chris Bell was being potty trained, Kinky Friedman was picketing segregated restaurants in Austin to integrate them. Now that Kinky’s in second place and a serious threat to the two-party system, Perry and Bell have paid political assassins to dig back as far as 30 years through fictional books, comedy shows and song lyrics, desperately seeking to paint Kinky as a racist.

Republicans and Democrats have created an entire industry -- called Opposition Research -- whose sole purpose is to tarnish and destroy people’s reputations. This is why regular citizens don't run for office. If you do, and you start to threaten the system as Kinky has, you’re going to be attacked.

Kinky has overcome all of the obstacles placed before him -- getting on the ballot, raising millions of dollars, building the largest grassroots network Texas has ever seen, and breaking 20% in the polls months ago. He's a serious threat to the establishment, and when you threaten the political establishment, they use the money generated from their formidable fundraising machines to pay for "dirty tricks" tactics to manipulate the press.

It's a slimy industry that exists for the sole purpose of destroying people and -- like cockroaches -- scurries for the shadows whenever a light is shined on it.

The latest political assassination attempt takes completely out of context a controversial word that Kinky was using in a 1980 stand-up performance to lampoon racists. Playing a character on stage, Kinky was exposing bigotry through comedy and satire.

It’s pathetic that the major-party candidates have sunk to this -- trying to paint Kinky as a racist when, in fact, he was poking fun at racists. Shame on the press for being complicit. Rather than confront our opponents on their tactics and get the full story, they are allowing industries like opposition research to exist and operate outside the understanding of most voters.

[jhrobbins]

1. When Kinky began this campaign, we all thought it was funny...

but we really didn't think it would go anywhere (we didn't think that Kinky did either). But now it looks like he might have a chance and I am going to help him however I can.:thumbsup:

[tammywammy]

4. Why would you help him?

I mean, what exactly is it that he's for that you think will help Texas?

He's a republican is a independants cloth.

[Herman Munster]

7. he's a republican

a republican that wants to legalize pot?

Show me any democrat with the balls to run a campaign based on that pledge.

[NoPasaran]

10. There is ZERO chance of Kinky legalizing pot

He has a much better chance of having the Texas Legislature approve his plan to nail the Ten Commandments to the wall of every classroom in the state however.

[tammywammy]

12. He also...

wants to make abortion illegal and put the 10 commandments in every school/public building and also bring back prayer in school.

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Dan Patrick (who will likely be the next Texas State Senate for District 7 — yikes!) plans to introduce a pro-life trigger law in anticipation of the right-wing's hoped for Supreme Court judicial activism overruling Roe v. Wade.

However, in a radio interview with Dan Patrick on Wednesday afternoon, Kinky was asked what he would do if (1) he were elected governor, and (2) Patrick’s proposed trigger law legislation were passed. Friedman’s first reaction was simply, “Well, I’m running for governor, not to play God.” But when pressed by Patrick as to whether he would sign or veto such a law, Friedman said that he would sign it."

http://lonestarpundit.wordpress.com/2006/09/08/texas-gubers-on-abortion

And then if you look at Kinky's website it say:
"Q: How does Kinky feel about abortion?
A: Kinky believes in a woman's right to choose."

So which is it??
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"I am going to see nondenominational prayer and the Ten Commandments put back in the schools," he told the Kilgore News Herald several weeks ago. "If you don't love Jesus, go to hell," he added.

http://stopkinky.blogspot.com/2006/08/truth-about-kinky-spreads-across.html
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And considering he couldn't legalize pot if he wanted too, it makes him pretty darn republican when you add in the other stuff.

[AspenRose]

15. "A republican that wants to legalize pot"

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson

(he didn't get far with that particular idea....)

[acmejack]

8. Why in God's name would you do that?

What does Kinky bring to the table for Texas? Please tell me what he is going to do for us. Just tell me what is so beneficial about this guy?

[pretzel4gore]

2. if he was a rightwing boor, he'd be a shoo-in...

just like the shwartzezhogger character (arnie)
funny how that works, aint it?

[Loki]

3. Kinky Friedman........

someone more ignorant than George W. Texas sure knows how to grow 'em. I live here and I won't be voting for him.

[KamaAina]

5. Breaking: Kinkster "insulted" people with disabilities, too

From Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola: after Kinky and Rambam have knocked on lots of doors in a Manhattan apartment building/crime scene without success, one remarks to the other, "Maybe everyone in the building's autistic."

There you have it! The Kinkster is insensitive to peole with cognitive disabilities! Why, I have half a mind (Kinky would say even less :P ) to move on down to Texas just so's I can vote agin him!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

P.S. In the same novel, the key to Kinky's loft was attached to -- wait for it! -- some kind of black African doll figure or something! And whenever he wanted to let someone in, he threw the black doll thingie out the window! :sarcasm:

edit: 'everybone'? Eurghh.

[Lisa]

6. and in "Armadillos and Old Lace"

(I think that was the book -- otherwise, I stand corrected) -- Kinky says something to the effect that in Texas, even "autistic midgets" had to be large and loud!

[sandnsea]

9. Yep - the age of the unhinged

Things are still relatively sane in Oregon - anybody who sees through Bush, Kinky, Arnold and Chavez - come on up. I'm ready to toss it in until Pluto becomes a planet again.

[Ksec]

11. Hes a cartoon

And not real funny imo.

[pinto]

13. I agree. And a libertarian cartoon at that. He's no Dem, nor progressive.

[tammywammy]

14. But, but, but...

he wants to legalize pot!!! He must be a progressive!!!

:sarcasm: