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Thread ID: 18487 | Posts: 15 | Started: 2005-06-02
2005-06-02 01:56 | User Profile
Today i seen a window sticker like ive never seen before. It had the star of david on a texas flag, where the normal star would be. The words on the "flag" said 'why not kinky'. This was in reference for Kinky Friedman, a jew that is trying to run for governor of Texas, and getting numerous mentions on radio stations.
What a name for a joo...kinky. His website says "VOTE KINKY. YOUââ¬â¢LL LIKE IT"
2005-06-02 02:25 | User Profile
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2005-06-02 08:13 | User Profile
What the... kind of name is ââ¬ÅKinky?ââ¬Â
I always used to think he was a woman till I saw a story about him on some TV program a while back. I never read anything he wrote I only knew the name from seeing some of his books on display at the bookstores and Libraries. I mean a name like ââ¬ÅKinkyââ¬Â what I supposes to think...
Here is his stupid website: [url]http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/[/url]
2005-06-02 13:14 | User Profile
Faust, based on what he claims on his site, he would be sure to get the support of many neocons and freepers. He seems to be a michael savage type of kosher konservative. I can hear the argument already - "Hey! kinky wants to end affirmative action".
Isnt the mayor of Dallas, laura miller jewish also, along with her husband ? I seem to recall she "converted" to judiasm after marriage.
Texas, what a great place.
Shalom everyone!
2005-06-02 18:19 | User Profile
[QUOTE=JoseyWales]Isnt the mayor of Dallas, laura miller jewish also, along with her husband ? I seem to recall she "converted" to judiasm after marriage.
Texas, what a great place.
Shalom everyone![/QUOTE]
Yup. Look at his proposal for the Texas flag! [IMG]http://www.kinkajourecords.com/KF032_lg.jpg[/IMG]:lol:
Shute, with the likes of dubbya and Tom Delay, the flag probably just reflects reality for the way Texas is going, before the Mexicans finally take it back.:thumbd:
I think though there may still be some old-school Texans who won't let Texas go down without a fight. Texas Dissident, Mad Science Type, MWDallas and others Texas old timers here know that.
2005-06-02 19:14 | User Profile
I heard an interview with "Kinky" a few months back on the local radio station, conducted by the nominally-libertarian host. This smart gal called in and flat-out asked Kinky what his position on illegal immigration was and he said he "hadn't studied the issue." My posterior he hasn't. How can you contemplate a run for guv and not at least have thought about it? Then he launched into a speech indistinguishable from a Bush teleprompter reading about the poor Mexicans coming here for a better life, etc, etc. So, really his position is continue the wink-and-a-nudge status quo. The host blabbered his agreement, talking about how there would be $15 hamburgers and $600-a-night hotel rooms without our precious imported low-wage workers.
Kinky: the real "Kosher Conservative!"
2005-06-02 19:26 | User Profile
MST,
It won't surprise you that Neal Boortz is a friend of this guy.
2005-06-02 19:59 | User Profile
"Kinky" Friedman was an infamous "counter culture" writer and comedian back when I was growing up. I think my dad referred to him as part of the Lunatic Fringe. He is nowadays a regular guest on the Don Imus radio program, which probably says something, and I think that ultimately the joke's on him: he has turned establishment on himself, and may not even realize it.
[QUOTE=Sertorius]MST,
It won't surprise you that Neal Boortz is a friend of this guy.[/QUOTE]
2005-06-02 20:12 | User Profile
[QUOTE=MadScienceType]Kinky: the real "Kosher Conservative!"[/QUOTE]Wat gets me is - who is this guy anyway? Reading [URL=http://www.kinkajourecords.com/kinkybio.htm]his bio[/URL] one get's the impression he's never held a real job in his life, other than his career as an itinerant musician. People like us, they'd call us vagrant no-accounts, people like Richard aka Kinky, he runs for governor and seems to be getting a substantial amount of official recognition for it.
He seems to have a substantial network built up among the Austin mafiosi that dominates the Neiman-Marcus circles in Texas, and that pretty much seems to be the long and short of it. Apparently that's all you need nowadays to be taken seriously.
Of course you can't blame Texans for dreaming. I can imagine they all look at dubbya and say "lawdawlmighty, if this no account two-bit coke fiend can become two-term President, anybody in Texas can!"
2005-06-02 20:14 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Angeleyes]"Kinky" Friedman was an infamous "counter culture" writer and comedian back when I was growing up. I think my dad referred to him as part of the Lunatic Fringe. He is nowadays a regular guest on the Don Imus radio program, which probably says something, and I think that ultimately the joke's on him: he has turned establishment on himself, and may not even realize it.[/QUOTE]In other words - he's a "personality". Sort of an Austin City Limits version of Susan Sontag.
Any doubts how he was able to get somewhere?
2005-06-02 20:23 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Okiereddust]In other words - he's a "personality". Sort of an Austin City Limits version of Susan Sontag.
Any doubts how he was able to get somewhere?[/QUOTE] Yes. :shocking: I wonder if this run for governor is not just another of his jokes, and with all the hippies who got rich over the past 30 years, many of whom live in Austin, I imagine he'll find plenty of funding. :blink:
2005-06-02 20:32 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Sertorius]MST,
It won't surprise you that Neal Boortz is a friend of this guy.[/QUOTE]
Well, that's news to me, but as you say, hardly a big surprise. If you can judge a man by the company he keeps, then I'm not sure who's worse off between the two.
[quote=Okiereddust]In other words - he's a "personality". Sort of an Austin City Limits version of Susan Sontag.
He seems to have a substantial network built up among the Austin mafiosi that dominates the Neiman-Marcus circles in Texas, and that pretty much seems to be the long and short of it. Apparently that's all you need nowadays to be taken seriously.
That about nails it.
[quote=Angeleyes]"Kinky" Friedman was an infamous "counter culture" writer and comedian back when I was growing up. I think my dad referred to him as part of the Lunatic Fringe.
That's his resume, and your dad was spot on, except that the Lunatic Fringe is now the Mainstreamââ¢, God help us.
2005-06-02 21:38 | User Profile
[QUOTE=MadScienceType]That's his resume, and your dad was spot on, except that the Lunatic Fringe is now the Mainstreamââ¢, God help us.[/QUOTE]It seems to me Kinky's Texas political personna is an awfully lot like Howard Stern's, who ran for NY governor as a libertarian. Libertarianism fits the vaguely "countercultural" mindset, especially with celebrity jews like Stern with political ambitions, or at least ambitions of gaining some mainstream recognition political talk of this kind can bring, who want some way to occasionally make conservative sounding noises without requiring any firm commitment.
Of course libertarianism doesn't fit Kinky's criticism of Texas's low level of social services. Maybe he'll have to find some other label - "populist" maybe?
2005-06-03 00:01 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Okiereddust]It seems to me Kinky's Texas political personna is an awfully lot like Howard Stern's, who ran for NY governor as a libertarian. Libertarianism fits the vaguely "countercultural" mindset, especially with celebrity jews like Stern with political ambitions, or at least ambitions of gaining some mainstream recognition political talk of this kind can bring, who want some way to occasionally make conservative sounding noises without requiring any firm commitment.
Of course libertarianism doesn't fit Kinky's criticism of Texas's low level of social services. Maybe he'll have to find some other label - "populist" maybe?[/QUOTE] The problem with true populists, like a Gov Ventura in Minnesota -- is wrassling with the extant power base in the legislative branch.
Someone can call himself a populist, but arriving in the State House or White House runs him into the two party (sort of) system.
My money is still on the "it's a practical joke" theme. :glare:
2005-06-03 01:03 | User Profile
Angeleyes,
Why did you say anything good about Gov Ventura of Minnesota. Kinky sound a lot like a Texas version of Ventura. Ventura was a PC, pro immigration, culturally marxist, big government type. He raised taxes, attacked religion and gave more money to the state run ââ¬Åeducationââ¬Â system. I can not think of anything much good to say about him.