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Kinky politics

Meet Kinky Friedman. He's running for Texas Governor. He's Texan, Jewish and an independant. He's been invited to both the Clinton and the Bush White Houses -- apparently naming his dog pen after First Lady Laura Bush (she's reportedly a supporter of that move). A quick browse through his website proves a very liberal streak (he's a huge supporter of the the Utopian Animal Rescue and simply the word "utopian" says something of unrealism. But animal rescue? Who can't get behind that effort, unrealistic or not?)



The man and I caught a bit of a 60 Minutes interview with him where he was asked about comparing himself to Jesus, something he apparently did that upset some staunch Texas Christians. He responded by saying that both he and Jesus were Jewish, independantly minded and traveled around the country irritating people. Like it or not, it's a shallow but fair comparison.

And in Texas, even liberals are still basically conservative in comparison to the rest of the country. That's just how they grow 'em in Texas. I was particularly interested in his support of renewable energy, namely biodiesel, the use of which hurts no one "except OPEC."

Oh yeah, and he has his own salsa...

posted by Lola @ 8:21 AM