Kinky Friedmans Common Sense........
Below is a copy of the email I got from the Kinky Friedman Campaign and signed by Kinky. Read it and decide for yourself.
Dear Folks,
As Roger Miller once said, "Sorry I haven't written lately." I've been all over the state with Little Jewford, speaking to big crowds and small crowds, all of them having this in common: they're very excited about the change that's coming to Texas. The young folks feel they can finally be part of the political process. The old folks feel they've been lied too long to. All over the Lone Star State everybody's tired of politics as usual. And I'm here to tell you it's going out with the buggy whip and TAKS Test when I get into office. I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. Too much of our money has already gone to lobbyists and career politicians. But, fortunately, money doesn't vote - people do. What a surprise they're going to get in November '06! And, believe me folks, when an independent wins in Texas for the first time in 146 years, it ain't going to be news, it's going to be history. You'll see bluebonnets springing up all over America!
I'd like to share with you one of our new ideas that could help restore some of the pride in Texas that she richly deserves. The suggestion first came from Danny Davis, a friend of Billy Joe Shaver's, my spiritual adviser. (He's the one who says, "If you don't love Jesus, go to hell!") Anyway, I talked the idea over with Senator Dean Barkley, who ran Jesse Ventura's campaign and is now our campaign director. Here's what we've come up with. It's called the Trust for Texas Heroes. It involves placing a one per-cent surcharge right at the well-head on every barrel of oil and all natural gas produced in Texas. In today's market that's about sixty cents a barrel which wouldn't kill anybody but would rack up a very sizeable amount of money, running in many, millions, each year. This money then goes solely to increasing the salaries of teachers, cops, and fire fighters. What do you think, folks? The Trust for Texas Heroes. It's not only do-able, it's the right thing to do.
There's a lot of right things to do in Texas that currently aren't being done. That's because the career politicians aren't doing them. The only time the Republicans and Democrats seem to get off their asses these days is when they attack each other. Well, I'm not passionate about either party or about holding onto power. In Abilene last month, somebody asked me about the old, beaded leather vest I was wearing. I told the crowd that Waylon Jennings had given it to me over thirty years ago when I was opening shows for him in Colorado. I'd told Waylon I liked it, and he'd said, "Take it. It's yours." And that's what I'd like to tell you now about our campaign: Take it. It's yours. Take it to heart, folks. Because I believe that deep in our hearts, every Texan is an independent. That's how I know we'll win in November '06!
Love, the Gov!!
Governor-in-waiting
Paid For By The Kinky Friedman For Governor Campaign
John McCall, Treasurer, P.O. Box 293910, Kerrville, TX 78029
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