We reported that Texas Jewboy Kinky Friedman announced he wanted to run for governor of the Lone Star State back in June, and now it seems he ain’t lyin’: The author/activist/country fried rocker offically announced his candidacy for George W. Bush’s old job at the Alamo just after the sun rose yesterday, declaring “We’re going to wake up this great slumbering giant of Texas independence.”
The Kinkster may be a jokester, but incumbent Rick Perry, who plans to seek a second term, knows enough to take his competition seriously. “The Kinkster’s independent candidacy is no less of a joke than what Democrats have put up in recent years,” says Luis Saenz, Perry’s campaign manager.
We’re way partial to Jewish cowboys and will be following his campaign as it heats up in 2006. To donate to Kinky’s campaign, click here.